Killer Joe
2011 · Movie · NC-17 · 102 min · ★ 6.5 · 71% critics
A cop moonlighting as a hit man takes on a grim job: kill the hated mother of a desperate drug dealer. The payment is tied to the young dealer’s family, pulling everyone into a dangerous, morally corrosive bargain.
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Details
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2012-06-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NC-17
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 71/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (1,579 votes)
- Box office
- $4,600,000
- Budget
- $10,000,000
About
If you’re in the mood for a gritty, darkly comic crime thriller with nonstop escalation, Killer Joe may hit hard; Not for you if explicit sex/nudity or unrelenting, disturbing violence offends you, or if you prefer lighter titles like Brotherhood or The Overnight.
Pros: darkly funny crime ride; standout lead performance; tension that escalates | Cons: explicit sex and nudity; very disturbing violence; polarizing, uneven structure
Themes
- trailer park
- gun
- psychopath
- texas
- deal
- dark comedy
- money
- arson
- sexual humiliation
- lingerie
- drugs
- police detective
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Cast & crew
Matthew McConaughey
as Killer Joe Cooper
Emile Hirsch
as Chris Smith
Juno Temple
as Dottie Smith
Thomas Haden Church
as Ansel Smith
Gina Gershon
as Sharla Smith
Marc Macaulay
as Digger Soames
Gralen Bryant Banks
as Pizza Patron
Carol Sutton
as Saleslady
Danny Epper
as G-Man
- JG
Jeff Galpin
as Biker Thug
Directed by William Friedkin