Killer Joe

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Trailer for William Friedkin's Killer Joe Hits. Emile Hirsch, Matthew McConaughey, Juno Temple and Thomas Hayden Church star in the black comedy directed by William Friedkin (The Exorcist, The French Connection). When Chris (Hirsch) finds himself in debt to a drug lord, he hires a hit man (McConaughey) to dispatch his mother, whose $50,000 life insurance policy benefits his sister Dottie (Temple). Based on the play by Pulitzer and Tony Award winner Tracy Letts.

Killer Joe movie poster
  • Release Date: July 27, 2012 (limited)
  • Studio: LD Entertainment
  • Genre: Thriller, Comedy, Adaptation
  • Director: William Friedkin
  • Screenwriter: Tracy Letts
  • Official Website: KillerJoeTheMovie.com
  • Starring: Emile Hirsch, Matthew McConaughey, Juno Temple, Thomas Hayden Church, Gina Gershon
  • Running Time: 1 hr. 43 min.
  • MPAA Rating: (NC-17) for graphic aberrant content involving violence and sexuality, and a scene of brutality.

Synopsis

When 22-year-old Chris (Emile Hirsch) finds himself in debt to a drug lord, he hires a hit man to dispatch his mother, whose $50,000 life insurance policy benefits his sister Dottie (Juno Temple). Chris finds Joe Cooper (Matthew McConaughey), a creepy, crazy Dallas cop who moonlights as a contract killer. When Chris can't pay Joe upfront, Joe sets his sight on Dottie as collateral for the job. The contract killer and his hostage develop an unusual bond. Like from a modern-day, twisted fairy tale, "Killer Joe" Cooper becomes the prince to Dottie's Cinderella.

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Killer Joe – Movie Trailer

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