The Killer Inside Me
2010 · Movie · R · 109 min · ★ 5.8 · 54% critics
In a quiet West Texas town, a deputy sheriff seems steady and harmless on the surface, but he hides a dangerous compulsion he calls a “sickness.” As pressure builds and his private life grows complicated, his double life starts to spill into violence, deceit, and a tightening net of suspicion.
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Details
- Years
- 2010
- Release date
- 2010-02-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Critic score
- 54/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (627 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a bleak, disturbing crime thriller about a trusted lawman with a hidden dark side, similar to The Iceman; Not for you if graphic, prolonged violence or nihilistic stories turn you off.
Pros: unsettling small-town setup; intense lead performance; grim, relentless tension | Cons: graphic violence; uneven tone; confusing or thin plotting
Themes
- hotel
- small town
- prostitute
- sheriff
- airplane
- based on novel or book
- sadism
- psychopath
- crime fighter
- texas
- deputy
- cigar smoking
- +7 more
Cast & crew
Casey Affleck
as Lou Ford
Kate Hudson
as Amy Stanton
Jessica Alba
as Joyce Lakeland
Ned Beatty
as Chester Conway
Tom Bower
as Sheriff Bob Maples
Simon Baker
as Howard Hendricks
Bill Pullman
as Billy Boy Walker
Elias Koteas
as Joe Rothman
Liam Aiken
as Johnnie Pappas
Brent Briscoe
as Bum
Directed by Michael Winterbottom