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Killer Joe

2011 · Movie · 102 min

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Scores

  • Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer80%as of 2021-10-05
  • Rotten Tomatoes average6.9/10as of 2021-10-05
  • Metacritic62/100as of 2024-05-18

What it is

Killer Joe is a 2011 American independent Southern Gothic black comedy crime film directed by William Friedkin. The screenplay by Tracy Letts is based on his 1993 play of the same name. The film stars Matthew McConaughey in the title role, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Gina Gershon, and Thomas Haden Church. It is one of the final films directed by Friedkin.

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Genres
Comedy / Crime / Thriller / Drama
Original language
English

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