SummarySheriff’s deputy Lou Ford (Casey Affleck), a quiet charmer of his idyllic West Texas town, has a simple life and a pretty girl (Kate Hudson) to come home to. But when the job brings him face to face with a gorgeous prostitute (Jessica Alba) on the edge of town, Ford's fragile world cracks - unbridling his own dark urges. [IFC Films]
Directed By:Michael Winterbottom
Written By:John Curran, Jim Thompson
The Killer Inside Me
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53
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
53
45% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
42% Mixed
14 Reviews
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12% Negative
4 Reviews
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Jul 27, 2014
88
The Killer Inside Me is tough, disturbing stuff: We're tagging along with a sociopath as he explains himself, reveals himself, works things out inside his head.
User score
Mixed or Average
5.6
34% Positive
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
44% Mixed
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
22% Negative
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
Mar 27, 2011
10
If you enjoy watching likeable characters beaten to death, then this is your movie. Why nice actors like these folks would agree to make this movie speaks to the craft itself, where some people will take any role for money. I hated this movie!
Oct 19, 2010
9
I highly recommend this film to anyone who isn't upset by depictions of some of the uglier things that happen in real life, or who aren't so far detached from themselves that they can't actually feel the killer that we bury deep inside ourselves, or are so dishonest that they can't admit that it is there. If you can't identify with Casey Affleck in this film you are either a liar, a coward, or you suffer from psychosis.
The killer in me is the killer in you.
The execution of the ending (though not the events) left a little to be desired, and the special effects in the final scene were low quality.
Jul 27, 2014
60
Affleck is playing someone split down the middle, but we're stuck seeing only one side of him.
Jul 27, 2014
50
Good-looking but not very effective adaptation of the seedy classic by "Grifters" author Jim Thompson.
Jul 27, 2014
20
Little more than torture porn tricked out in art-house finery. That is the bigger crime here.
Jan 20, 2011
8
Great Film. dark and Mysterious yet light and unknowingly distorted. Casey Affleck is brilliant in this and is showing signs of being a truly great actor.
Jun 13, 2013
5
Masochistic, and anachronistic; beautiful, summery cinematography and light-hearted period (1950s) tunes juxtaposes with disturbing scenes of violence against women. Weird, but watchable.
Aug 29, 2010
5
When a film deals with such themes as violence against women then the makers best be sure they are making it in a way that at least speaks a message against such a theme. And when they are explored to the extent that they are in a film such as The Killer Inside Me then there better be a seriously big message being sent because it is incredibly confronting to watch. All I can say for this film is at least they didnâ
Nov 3, 2011
3
Sadly "The Killer Inside Me", despite its few impressive tensions the movie creates, is your average sadistical porn horror.
Oct 2, 2010
3
The Killer Inside Me was offbeat, odd, vulgar, with a pinch of good acting. The storyline was stellar, and the acting was beyond my expectations, but the movie is only good for the first twenty minutes. After Jessica Alba "died" I knew I was in for a slump.
Production Company:
- Hero Entertainment
- Muse Productions
- Stone Canyon Entertainment
- Revolution Films
- Curiously Bright Entertainment
- Indion Entertainment Group
- BOB Film
- Film i Väst
Release Date:Jun 18, 2010
Duration:1 h 49 m
Rating:R
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Awards
Razzie Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Berlin International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
