Killer Joe (film)

Killer Joe
Killer Joe
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William Friedkin
Screenplay by	Tracy Letts
Based on	Killer Joe; by Tracy Letts
Produced by	Nicolas Chartier; Scott Einbinder;
Starring	Matthew McConaughey; Emile Hirsch; Juno Temple; Gina Gershon; Thomas Haden Church;
Cinematography	Caleb Deschanel
Edited by	Darrin Navarro
Music by	Tyler Bates
Production; companies	Voltage Pictures; Worldview Entertainment; Ann Media Production;
Distributed by	LD Entertainment
Release dates	September 8, 2011 (Venice); July 27, 2012 (United States);
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^[5] 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. They realize too late that they are not the actual beneficiaries of the policy, and the co-conspirators quickly turn against each other.

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