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Killer Joe (2011)

Directed by William Friedkin · Cinematography by Caleb Deschanel

NC-17102 min50 frames

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What is Killer Joe about?

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.

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.

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What does the cinematography of Killer Joe look like?

Sampled across 50 frames, the coverage of Killer Joe leans on medium shots (34% of the sample) and close-ups (34%). Cinematographer Caleb Deschanel keeps 58% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 58% of the frames. Focus stays shallow in 64% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

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The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Killer Joe (2011) are #2f2c30, #0d0d10, #4f494b, #d0cdcb, #30324c, #10182b — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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