A cop who moonlights as a hit man agrees to kill the hated mother of a desperate drug dealer in exchange for a tumble with the young man's virginal sister.
Matthew McConaughey
Killer Joe Cooper
Emile Hirsch
Chris Smith
Juno Temple
Dottie Smith
Thomas Haden Church
Ansel Smith
Gina Gershon
Sharla Smith
Marc Macaulay
Digger Soames
Gralen Bryant Banks
Pizza Patron
Carol Sutton
Saleslady
Danny Epper
G-Man
Jeff Galpin
Biker Thug
Scott A. Martin
Pizza Manager
Gregory C. Bachaud
Filpatrick
Charley Vance
Preacher
Julia Adams
Adele (uncredited)
Lynette Zumo
Waitress (uncredited)
Director
William Friedkin
Screenplay
Tracy Letts
February 6, 2017
5
On the one hand, Killer Joe does get better as it progresses, but on the other, it's also the first Friedkin movie I haven't loved.
Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.