Killer Joe

Killer Joe

2011

Finding himself in considerable debt, Chris, a Texan drug dealer, decides the only solution is to murder his mother to collect the insurance money. Getting together with his father, the ex-husband of Chris' mother, they decide to hire Joe Cooper (a contract killer) who also happens to be a police detective. The plan is that the money will go to Chris' sister Dottie. However due to the size of the contract fee, Chris agrees that Joe can take Dottie as a retainer until the insurance comes through.

Murder never tasted so good.

JBscale
70
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Crime - Thriller
Length
1 hr. 43 mins.
US Theatrical Release
July 27, 2012
US Box Office
$220,282 (#6364 of 7074)
Global Office
$3,665,069 (#3499 of 3929)
Rating
NR
Not Rated

Collection Detail

Release Method
Single Disc Unrated Director's Cut & Digital
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DTS-HD Master 5.1
Studio
Lions Gate Films
Released
December 21, 2012
Acquired Date
February 14, 2013
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
February 28, 2013

Actors

Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey
Emile Hirsch
Emile Hirsch
Juno Temple
Juno Temple
Thomas Haden Church
Thomas Haden Church
Gina Gershon
Gina Gershon
Marc Macaulay
Marc Macaulay
Gralen Bryant Banks
Gralen Bryant Banks
Carol Sutton
Carol Sutton
Danny Epper
Danny Epper
Jeff Galpin
Jeff Galpin
Scott A. Martin
Scott A. Martin
Gregory C. Bachaud
Gregory C. Bachaud
Charley Vance
Charley Vance

Directors

William Friedkin
William Friedkin

Producers

Nicolas Chartier
Nicolas Chartier
Scott Einbinder
Scott Einbinder

Writers

Tracy Letts
Tracy Letts

Special Features

Commentaries
  • director William Friedkin
Featurettes
  • Southern Fried Hospitality: From Stage to Screen
Other
  • SXSW Intro by William Friedkin
  • SXSW Q&A With Cast
  • Audio Commentary
  • Featurettes

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User Reviews

  • 2.28.2013 by biglummox (8/10)

Ratings

JB Users
80
Excellent
RT Fresh Certified
80%
Tomatometer
168 votes
RT Hot
61%
Popcornmeter
2,006 votes
METASCORE
62
38 votes
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
85,035 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Official Website
  3. Kids-in-Mind
  4. Common Sense Media