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Critic Scott Tobias
rated 8

This is not some nostalgia-soaked throwback to the noir of old, but a rude, shit-kicking thriller that co-opts—and merrily defiles—a classic like Double Indemnity.

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Ian Nathan
rated 6

...thanks to McConaughey’s oily power and Friedkin’s unflinching purpose it’s a compelling beast.

Read full review at Empire
Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 6

...a gruesome, brutally violent and queasy trailer-park nightmare from deep in the heart of Texas.

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Critic Fredrik Adolvsson
rated 8

Det är lite tajtare, lite tuffare, lite snyggare utfört, lite bättre skådespeleri.

Read full review at Moviezine

Cast & Crew

Danny Epper
As G-Man
Gina Gershon
As Sharla Smith
Jeff Galpin
As Biker Thug
Matthew McConaughey
As Det. Joe 'Killer Joe' Cooper
Marc Macaulay
As 'Digger' Soames
Thomas Haden Church
As Ansel Smith

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Killer Joe is a dark comedy-thriller film that follows the story of a desperate drug dealer, Chris, who plans to kill his mother and collect on her life insurance policy to pay off his debts. He hires a hitman named Joe Cooper, who has a side career as a contract killer, to carry out the deed. However, things take a turn when Joe demands payment in advance and Chris's sister Dottie becomes the focal point of the plan. The film explores themes of greed, family dysfunction, and violence in rural Texas.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Killer Joe include High Life (2009), Walk All Over Me, The Scenesters, Mortdecai PG-13, Stressed to Kill, Refuge.

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Killer Joe was released in theaters on July 27, 2012.