The Killer Inside Me

R

Released Jun 18, 2010

1 hr. 48 min.

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

List

56%

130 Reviews

Tomatometer

40%

10,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

An encounter with an aggressive prostitute (Jessica Alba) brings a Texas lawman's (Casey Affleck) homicidal tendencies screaming to the surface.

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Critics Consensus

The Killer Inside Me is stylish and beautifully shot, but Michael Winterbottom's distance from his characters robs this often brutally violent film of crucial emotional context.

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Allison M

Overacted and underdeveloped

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

08/11/23

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Ernesto R

Why? Just why? There was no need for this movie to be so graphic , I know some will say it was a creative choice , i creatively choose to call this movie sadistic trash!

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/28/23

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Jelisije J

If you want to see Casey Affleck as a deputy who is a complete sociopath trying to get away with a crime then this movie is for you.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/15/23

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David F

This film was a very faithful adaptation of the book but for some reason didn't catch fire in quite the same way. I think there must have been something about the narrative voice of Lou Ford, and probably the experience of seeing the action unfold on the page instead of in pictures that must account for the difference. I think the filmmakers and actors made a valiant effort here, and I give them credit for that, but if you want to see what all the fuss is about concerning this nasty little sendup of small town America, read the book.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/14/23

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Audience Member

My favorite crime drama! Also easily my favorite Jessica Alba movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/25/23

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s l

I'm not sure why the rating total is comparatively low for this film, maybe because the main character, the subject matter, etc is so gruesome. And it's gruesome without being a slasher. It's definitely horrific. The main character is a serial killer, an evil officer of the law who gets away with almost everything, until the end. Or does he absolutely get away with everything? Watch it and find out. This definitely drew out some angry emotions. It's very well made. The acting is great. No holds barred. This baby faced officer definitely will make you understand looks are deceiving. I feel so bad for the people who love someone like this. I recommend it but I'm letting you know, you will feel hatred, maybe a little bit of sorry too.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Michael Winterbottom

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Casey Affleck

Lou Ford

Kate Hudson

Amy Stanton

Jessica Alba

Joyce Lakeland

Simon Baker

Howard Hendricks

Bill Pullman

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

It does not endorse the violence, glamorise it, or normalise it in any way... But if Winterbottom had shown more discretion, had pulled back so that we might stomach it, at least, it would have been a considerably improved film.

Aug 30, 2018

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Ty Burr

Boston Globe

Rated: 2/4

Nov 24, 2011

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

This adaptation of Thompson's 1952 novel about a cunning, psychotic sheriff's deputy in a small Texas town locates the killer inside him and immerses us in the cold calculation and horrible logic that pull him from one murder to the next.

Jan 3, 2011

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Although controversial and not for the timid, this unnerving, macabre tale of a psycho killer has its rewards for the right audience.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 18, 2023

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Not the disaster that everyone complains about…A melodramatic thriller that could have been much more. [Full review in Spanish]

Aug 2, 2022

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Jason Best

Movie Talk

The prolific Winterbottom has got closer than most to the bleak spirit of his film's source - the 1952 novel by pulp writer Jim Thompson. No mean feat.

Dec 4, 2020

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Synopsis

An encounter with an aggressive prostitute (Jessica Alba) brings a Texas lawman's (Casey Affleck) homicidal tendencies screaming to the surface.

Director: Michael Winterbottom
Executive Producer: Lilly Bright, Chad Burris, Alan Liebert, Randy Mendelsohn, Fernando Sulichin
Screenwriter: John Curran
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Stone Canyon, Revolution, Muse Productions
Rating: R (Disturbing Brutal Violence|Aberrant Sexual Content|Some Graphic Nudity)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 18, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 27, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $215.0K

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