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Summary When 22-year-old Chris 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. Chris finds Joe Cooper, 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 th...

Directed By: William Friedkin

Written By: Tracy Letts

Killer Joe
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 38 Critic Reviews
62
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 157 User Ratings
6.6
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Summary When 22-year-old Chris 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. Chris finds Joe Cooper, 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 th...

Directed By: William Friedkin

Written By: Tracy Letts

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 38 Critic Reviews
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11% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 38 Critic Reviews
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63% Positive
24 Reviews
26% Mixed
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11% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 157 User Ratings
6.6
61% Positive
96 Ratings
27% Mixed
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12% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 157 User Ratings
6.6
61% Positive
96 Ratings
27% Mixed
42 Ratings
12% Negative
19 Ratings

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Production Company Voltage Pictures, Picture Perfect Corporation, Worldview Entertainment, ANA Media
Release Date Jul 27, 2012
Duration 1 h 42 m
Rating R
Tagline Murder never tasted so good.
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations
Golden Trailer Awards
3 Nominations
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations