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Killer Joe (2011)

Name: Killer Joe
Director: William Friedkin
Genre: drama film, comedy film, exploitation film
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 6.7

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.

Directed by William Friedkin · Shot by Caleb Deschanel · Music by Tyler Bates · 102 min

Behind the scenes

Q&A with Filmmakers and Stars, "Killer Joe" — Film at Lincoln Center · 54 min
Tracy Letts Panned on His First Play 'Killer Joe' — theoffcamerashow · 5 min

Elsewhere

More by William Friedkin

The People vs. Paul Crump — 1962
The Bold Men — 1965
Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon — 1965
The Thin Blue Line — 1966
Good Times — 1967
The Birthday Party — 1968
The Night They Raided Minsky's — 1968
The Boys in the Band — 1970
The French Connection — 1971
The Exorcist — 1973
Fritz Lang Interviewed by William Friedkin — 1974
Sorcerer — 1977
The Brink's Job — 1980
Cruising — 1980
Deal of the Century — 1983
To Live and Die in L.A. — 1985
C.A.T. Squad — 1986
Rampage — 1987
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf — 1988
The Guardian — 1990
Jailbreakers — 1994
Blue Chips — 1994
Jade — 1995
12 Angry Men — 1997
Rules of Engagement — 2000
The Hunted — 2003
Bug — 2006
The Devil and Father Amorth — 2017
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial — 2023

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