Killer Joe

Jun 7, 2012

1h 42m

★ 6.5

A Totally Deep-Fried Texas Redneck Trailer Park Murder Story.

Overview

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.

Genres

Crime

Thriller

Drama

Production Companies

ANA Media

Worldview Entertainment

Voltage Pictures

Picture Perfect Corporation

Killer Joe Trailers

Cast

Killer Joe Cooper

Matthew McConaughey

Chris Smith

Emile Hirsch

Dottie Smith

Juno Temple

Ansel Smith

Thomas Haden Church

Sharla Smith

Gina Gershon

Digger Soames

Marc Macaulay

Pizza Patron

Gralen Bryant Banks

Saleslady

Carol Sutton

G-Man

Danny Epper

Biker Thug

Jeff Galpin

Pizza Manager

Scott A. Martin

Filpatrick

Gregory C. Bachaud

Raka, a court security officer, and his pregnant wife, Nina, celebrate her success in passing the bar exam. But their joyous celebration is shattered when Nina is found brutally murdered. As the trial spirals towards an unjust outcome, Raka resolves to overturn the corrupt verdict and seek justice for his late wife.

6.0

A Violent Life

Aug 9, 2017

Despite the life threat hanging over his head, Stéphane decides to go back to Corsica for the funeral of Christophe, a childhood friend and companion in arms, murdered the day before. On this occasion, the chain of events which made him, the learned petit-bourgeois from Bastia, shift from delinquency to political radicalization and then to clandestinity, comes back to his mind.

0.0

The Bastard Son

Aug 28, 2019

A young man is going through a deep dilemma between killing his brother to keep his father's inheritance or leaving him alive, so he decides to meet a lawyer in a cafe to ask him for advice. The story is intertwined with an event in his family past, because when the boy decides to act, he is surprised by the consequences of an infidelity that occurred 25 years ago.

6.6

Cut Off

Oct 11, 2018

A coroner finds a capsule in the head of a heavily mutilated corpse, containing a phone number and single word: the name of his daughter.

6.0

Red Rain

Jan 1, 1996

Suspense film from the "Cine 100" series about a deserted motel, a woman with a broken-down car, a shower curtain and a knife.

0.0

Chasing Bonnie & Clyde

Nov 27, 2015

'Don't build prisons, they cost too much!' In this era of Great Recession, the conservative and tough-on-crime State of Texas takes an unprecedented path by becoming a social justice leader with programs that rehabilitate offenders. Looks like rape, abuse and death are no longer parts of the solution for modern-day Bonnie and Clyde...

6.4

No Return

Mar 12, 2021

A video store crew close up for the evening and finish with their last customers.

0.0

The Alternative

Jun 24, 2017

Valentina Moreno, a single mother who works as a housekeeper for a wealthy Manhattan family, takes decisive action when something from her past threatens to ruin her personal and professional relationships.

4.7

Wartime

Jan 1, 1988

While on a seemingly routine delivery run for the Brigadier, Benton finds himself close to his childhood home, where ghosts from his past have never rested easily… Trapped in a nightmare world where past and present are one, will he be lost forever or can he fight his way back to reality, where he is desperately needed?

5.5

Eating Cars

Sep 26, 2021

Max, a failed writer, goes in search of her estranged girlfriend while simultaneously, trying to unload a large quantity of drugs she stole off her bosses to pay for a trip back East to care for her dying mother. She also might have her dead sister in the trunk of her car.

10.0

West in Itamonte

Mar 7, 2020

No overview available.

5.6

Small Town Killers

Jan 12, 2017

The two tradesmen Ib and Edward are tired of their lifeless marriages and dream of living the good life from the stash of money they've earned moonlighting for years. After a huge fight with their wives the two men get drunk and hire a Russian contract killer to do a hit on their spouses. But they have badly underestimated their wives, and this becomes the start of an absurd journey where Ib and Edward to their own horror end at the top of a kill list.

5.5

Children of the Night

Nov 23, 2016

Somewhere in the bleak Italian Alps is an isolated boarding school for troubled boys of the ultra privileged. 17-year old Giulio is sent there by his mother and finds himself instantly at odds with both his peers and the staff until the arrival of the eccentric Eduordo. The pair bond over their mutual desire for escape, which they eventually do, and run away to a nightclub in the middle of the woods. There they meet Elena, a young prostitute whose destiny will be unforgettably linked to theirs. For the boys, the night is full of freedom, disturbing experiences, and secrets. But what they discover about their experiences, and their school, may be the biggest secret of all.

6.6

I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore

Jan 19, 2017

When a depressed woman is burglarized, she finds a new sense of purpose by tracking down the thieves alongside her obnoxious neighbor. But they soon find themselves dangerously out of their depth against a pack of degenerate criminals.

6.1

The Hero

Jun 9, 2017

Lee, a former Western film icon, is living a comfortable existence lending his golden voice to advertisements and smoking weed. After receiving a lifetime achievement award and unexpected news, Lee reexamines his past, while a chance meeting with a sardonic comic has him looking to the future.

6.1

Beach Rats

Aug 25, 2017

On the outskirts of Brooklyn, Frankie, an aimless teenager, suffocates under the oppressive glare cast by his family and a toxic group of delinquent friends. Struggling with his own identity, Frankie begins to scour hookup sites for older men.

6.8

Lords of Chaos

Sep 20, 2018

A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the 1990s results in a very violent outcome.

5.6

Thumper

Apr 20, 2017

In a town of low-income and fractured families, a group of teens are lured into working for a dangerous drug dealer. A new girl arrives who hides a dangerous secret that will impact everybody and change their lives forever.

2.5

Atoosa's Laughters

Apr 26, 2016

Twelve strangers embark on the Trans-Asia Express, a four-day train journey from Tehran to Istanbul. But not everyone is who they pretend to be or seem to be,