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The Killer Inside Me

The Killer Inside Me

Nobody Sees It Coming

20105.81h 49m

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.

Directed by Michael Winterbottom
Written by John Curran, Jim Thompson, Michael Winterbottom
Produced by Bradford L. Schlei, Andrew Eaton, Chris Hanley
Box OfficeBudget: $13.0MRevenue: $4.1M

Top Cast

Casey Affleck

Casey Affleck

Lou Ford

Kate Hudson

Kate Hudson

Amy Stanton

Jessica Alba

Jessica Alba

Joyce Lakeland

Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty

Chester Conway

Tom Bower

Tom Bower

Sheriff Bob Maples

Simon Baker

Simon Baker

Howard Hendricks

Bill Pullman

Bill Pullman

Billy Boy Walker

Elias Koteas

Elias Koteas

Joe Rothman

Liam Aiken

Liam Aiken

Johnnie Pappas

Brent Briscoe

Brent Briscoe

Bum

Themes & Keywords

hotelsmall townprostitutesheriffairplanebased on novel or booksadismpsychopathcrime fightertexasdeputycigar smokingmurderkillermental hospitalsadistic psychopath1950sbrutal violencehomme fatale

About The Killer Inside Me

The Killer Inside Me is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 2010 exploring themes of hotel, small town, prostitute, sheriff, airplane, based on novel or book. Directed by Michael Winterbottom, it stars Casey Affleck, Kate Hudson, Jessica Alba. 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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