Killer Joe (film)
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| Directed by | William Friedkin |
| Screenplay by | Tracy Letts |
| Based on | Killer Joe by Tracy Letts |
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| Cinematography | Caleb Deschanel |
| Edited by | Darrin Navarro |
| Music by | Tyler Bates |
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| Distributed by | LD Entertainment |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8.3 million |
| Box office | $4.6 million |
Killer Joe is a 2011 American Southern Gothic 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.
In the film, 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.