Killer Joe (2011)
- Directed by
- William Friedkin
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film, exploitation film, crime thriller film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Rated
- NC-17
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 1,591 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A poor Texas family plots to have the mother killed for her insurance money. They hire a smooth-talking detective who turns out to be more dangerous than they expected.
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What happens
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. In Killer Joe, the estranged family of a woman scheme to kill her in order to collect on her life insurance policy, and conspire with a corrupt police officer to do the deed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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