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Killer Joe

20121h 42mCrime · Thriller · Drama
directed by William Friedkin

“A Totally Deep-Fried Texas Redneck Trailer Park Murder Story.”

6.8 / 10 Compare with…13 stills

Ratings report

My score
6.8 / 10
TMDB
6.5 / 10
1,585 votes
IMDb
6.7 / 10
86,210 votes
Metacritic
62 / 100
Rotten Tomatoes
80%

The scorecard 6.8 / 10

Content 3.2 Form 3.6
CONTENT · 3.2 Originality4Character3Continuity4Suspense4Message1FORM · 3.6 Acting5Cinematography4Sound2Directing3Design4Overall6.8 / 10
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Synopsis

A cop who moonlights as a hit man agrees to kill the hated mother of a desperate drug dealer in exchange for a tumble with the young man's virginal sister.

Cast

Matthew McConaughey·Killer Joe Cooper
Emile Hirsch·Chris Smith
Juno Temple·Dottie Smith
Thomas Haden Church·Ansel Smith
Gina Gershon·Sharla Smith
Marc Macaulay·Digger Soames
Gralen Bryant Banks·Pizza Patron
Carol Sutton·Saleslady
Danny Epper·G-Man
Jeff Galpin·Biker Thug

Stills

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