Killer Joe vs Prisoners
Prisoners has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.5/10 for Killer Joe). Killer Joe is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 2h 33m. Killer Joe is the older of the two (2012 against 2013). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Killer Joe
Prisoners| Killer Joe | Prisoners | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2013 |
| Length | 1h 42m | 2h 33m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | William Friedkin | Denis Villeneuve |
| Main cast | Juno Temple, Matthew McConaughey, Thomas Haden Church, Gralen Bryant Banks, Danny Epper | Dylan Minnette, Len Cariou, Paul Dano, Jake Gyllenhaal, Terrence Howard |
Synopsis
Killer Joe
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.
Prisoners
Keller Dover is facing every parent’s worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy, and as minutes turn to hours, panic sets in. The only lead is a dilapidated RV that had earlier been parked on their street.
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