Killer Joe

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

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

Jeff Galpin

as Biker Thug

Reviews

Gimly

On the one hand, Killer Joe does get better as it progresses, but on the other, it's also the first Friedkin movie I haven't loved. Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole....

John Chard

William Friedkin serves up Trailer Trash Neo-Noir with a side order of Fried Chicken. Killer Joe is directed by William Friedkin and adapted to screenplay by Tracy Letts from his own play of the same name. It stars Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Thomas Haden Church and Gina Gers...

Nathan

_Killer Joe_ had the making to be a genuinely great film, but the quality control in the writing room limits the results. So much of the story works for me on a thematic and plot progression basis. I enjoyed the premise and the stakes that this movie provides, but writer Tracy Letts wrote this li...

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