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The Killer Inside Me

2010 · 109 min

A slow, suffocating descent into a charming sociopath's mind, punctuated by shocking brutality that leaves you cold and uneasy.

Directed by
Michael Winterbottom
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Starring
Casey Affleck, Kate Hudson, Jessica Alba
Tagline
Nobody Sees It Coming
Overview
Deputy Sheriff Lou Ford is a pillar of the community in his small west Texas town, patient and apparently thoughtful. Some people think he is a little slow and maybe boring, but that is the worst they say about him. But then nobody knows about what Lou calls his "sickness": He is a brilliant, but disturbed sociopathic sadist.

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Directed by
Michael Winterbottom
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Starring
Casey Affleck, Kate Hudson, Jessica Alba
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • madness
  • violence
  • deception
  • guilt
  • isolation
Places
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
crime, drama, thriller
Directed by
Michael Winterbottom
Written by
Michael Winterbottom, John Curran
Starring
Casey Affleck, Kate Hudson, Jessica Alba, Ned Beatty, Tom Bower, Simon Baker, Bill Pullman, Elias Koteas
Music
Joel Cadbury, Melissa Parmenter
Cinematography
Marcel Zyskind
Runtime
109 min
Country
Canada, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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