Killer Joe

2012 • 102 minutes
4.0
71 reviews
80%
Tomatometer
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About this movie

When drug dealer Chris (Emile Hirsch) has his stash stolen by his mother, he plans to dispatch of her and cash in on her $50,000 life insurance to repay his debts. He hires Detective Joe Cooper (Matthew McConaughey), a dirty cop who moonlights as a contract killer, who sets his sight on Chris's innocent sister Dottie (Juno Temple) as collateral for the job. But the agreement turns complicated when Dottie forms a bond with Killer Joe and everything begins to unravel. Killer Joe is a controversial and shocking black comedy thriller from director William Friedkin (The Exorcist, The French Connection). 2012 Sixteen Films. All Rights Reserved.

Ratings and reviews

4.0
71 reviews
Jack Doherty
January 3, 2015
This isnt the kind of film you watch with your family on a lazy saturday. This is the kind of film you watch alone to fully appreciate its glory, from the acting to the ultra violent nature of our title character Killer Joe. This is the perfect film.
Paul Pape
April 9, 2015
Fantastic movie apart from the tacky chicken drumstick scene.other than that loved every minute of it.Juno temple is mint.
Jason Cosgrave
October 10, 2014
What was mattuew mc Conahage thinking.