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.
Acting
McConaughey's career pivot from rom-com king to terrifying predator.
Direction
Friedkin's 76-year-old chaos energy—zero punches pulled.
Writing
Tracy Letts' stage play adaptation—every line drips with venom.
Director
William Friedkin
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