The Minus Man (1999)

Directed by

Hampton Fancher

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

R

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 106 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A drifter moves into a small town and begins charming its residents. But he is carrying a dark secret that slowly comes to light.

slow-burntensemelancholicunsettlingcerebralquietgrimsubtly menacing

What happens

The Minus Man is a 1999 thriller film starring Owen Wilson and Janeane Garofalo. It is based on the novel by Lew McCreary, and directed by Hampton Fancher, who also wrote the screenplay. The film centers on a serial killer whom Fancher describes as "a cross between Psycho's Norman Bates, Melville's Billy Budd and Being There's Chauncey Gardner". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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