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The Killer Inside Me

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2010 | 109 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a lukewarm 5.8 out of 10 from audiences and a box office loss, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Se7en or Mississippi Burning, start here.
The mood
Tense, dark and gritty.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 49 min.
What might put you off
Rated R: expect violence.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    55% on Rotten Tomatoes, 53 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesBelow par

    5.8 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $4 million worldwide on a $13 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 94K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Michael Winterbottom

  • Casey AffleckLou Ford
  • Kate HudsonAmy Stanton
  • Jessica AlbaJoyce Lakeland
  • Ned BeattyChester Conway
  • Tom BowerSheriff Bob Maples
  • Simon BakerHoward Hendricks
  • Bill PullmanBilly Boy Walker
  • Elias KoteasJoe Rothman
  • Liam AikenJohnnie Pappas
  • Brent BriscoeBum