Arriving in Chicago, Henry moves in with ex-con acquaintance Otis and starts schooling him in the ways of the serial killer.
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measureddarkharrowingapproachableseriousintimatebleak
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Movie1986·83 min
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Directed by John McNaughton
A crime horror film directed by John McNaughton.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 49%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.7/10
About Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Harrowing (9 of 9)
- Complexity
- Approachable (4 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Intimate (1 of 9)
- Spirit
- Bleak (1 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Unsettling
- Story Tags
- isolation loneliness, trauma recovery, obsession, sex work, sexual violence, chicago, siblings, villain protagonist, anti hero, rise and fall, cat and mouse, serial killer