Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- eerie
- witty
- darkly humorous
- halloween night
- late night horror viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the well-acted adaptation for blending gore and dark themes with wry humor and retro horror atmosphere.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
John Wayne Cleaver's knowledge of serial-killer psychology shapes how he interprets the murders and his own behavior.
The Minnesota town's ordinary seasonal life is disrupted by murders and an elderly neighbor's inhuman secret.
The film combines wry humor with gore, dark themes, and John's morbid observations.
The creature kills and steals body parts to preserve his human form and remain with the woman he loves.
Films like I Am Not a Serial Killer, and why
Let the Right One In
coming-of-age horror, psychologically conflicted young protagonist, and dark humor
Super 8
small-town supernatural mystery, adolescent perspective, and wintry unease
The Frighteners
gory genre conventions balanced with wry humor and an emotionally grounded central relationship
Movie Details
- Director
- Billy O'Brien
- Release Date
- 2016-08-26
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (552)
Cast
- Max Records
- Christopher Lloyd
- Laura Fraser
- Christina Baldwin
- Karl Geary
- Dee Noah
- Lucy Lawton
- Anna Sundberg
- Raymond Brandstrom
- Michael Paul Levin
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Sundance Now, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is I Am Not a Serial Killer about?
- A troubled Minnesota teenager who studies serial killers investigates local murders and discovers that his elderly neighbor conceals a terrifying supernatural identity.
- What is I Am Not a Serial Killer like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of I Am Not a Serial Killer as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is I Am Not a Serial Killer violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in I Am Not a Serial Killer as graphic.
- What did critics think of I Am Not a Serial Killer?
- Critics broadly praised the well-acted adaptation for blending gore and dark themes with wry humor and retro horror atmosphere.
- Which films are like I Am Not a Serial Killer?
- Films with a similar feel include Let the Right One In, Super 8, and The Frighteners.
- How long is I Am Not a Serial Killer?
- I Am Not a Serial Killer runs 104 minutes.
- Where can I watch I Am Not a Serial Killer?
- In United States, I Am Not a Serial Killer streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Sundance Now, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel.
