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  • 2010
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  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 49 m
  • 2010
  • R
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 49 m

Summary Sheriff’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

  • 2010
  • R
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 49 m
  • 2010
  • R
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 49 m

The Killer Inside Me

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 33 Critic Reviews
53
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 81 User Ratings
7.5
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Summary Sheriff’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

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 33 Critic Reviews
53
45% Positive
15 Reviews
42% Mixed
14 Reviews
12% Negative
4 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 33 Critic Reviews
53
45% Positive
15 Reviews
42% Mixed
14 Reviews
12% Negative
4 Reviews

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88
Jul 27, 2014
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.
By Steven Rea FULL REVIEW
75
Jul 27, 2014
The movie does Thompson proud. It's a scorcher.
By Peter Travers FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 81 User Ratings
7.5
62% Positive
50 Ratings
27% Mixed
22 Ratings
11% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 81 User Ratings
7.5
62% Positive
50 Ratings
27% Mixed
22 Ratings
11% Negative
9 Ratings

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10
MooVeeLVR
Mar 27, 2011
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!
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DGDSN
Oct 19, 2010
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.
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67
Jul 27, 2014
The Killer Inside Me may be the darkest film noir ever made.
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW
60
Jul 27, 2014
Affleck is playing someone split down the middle, but we're stuck seeing only one side of him.
By Joe Neumaier FULL REVIEW
50
Jul 27, 2014
Good-looking but not very effective adaptation of the seedy classic by "Grifters" author Jim Thompson.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
40
Jul 27, 2014
[A] minor and distinctly unchilling fare.
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20
Jul 27, 2014
Little more than torture porn tricked out in art-house finery. That is the bigger crime here.
By Betsy Sharkey FULL REVIEW
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juliet1000
Jan 20, 2011
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.
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5
AlienSpaceBats
Jun 13, 2013
Masochistic, and anachronistic; beautiful, summery cinematography and light-hearted period (1950s) tunes juxtaposes with disturbing scenes of violence against women. Weird, but watchable.
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5
FilmTrout
Aug 29, 2010
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
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grandpajoe6191
Nov 3, 2011
Sadly "The Killer Inside Me", despite its few impressive tensions the movie creates, is your average sadistical porn horror.
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mrcritic
Oct 2, 2010
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.
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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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Website http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Killer-Inside-Me/352110860468
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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

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