Henry Thomas’s Typical Vibe
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Henry Thomas has 22 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2020s. 2 rank in the Top 10%, led by E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
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Homecoming
2009
Horror · Thriller

The Ring Two
2005
Drama · Horror

Venus
2022
Drama · Horror

The Lodger
2009
Horror · Mystery

The Skeleton Key
2005
Drama · Horror

The Echo
2008
Horror · Thriller

The Girl Who Killed Her Parents
2021
Crime · Drama

The Boy Who Killed My Parents
2021
Crime · Drama

The Haunting of Hill House
2018 · Mini · Actor
Top 4%Netflix · Included

Gerald's Game
2017 · Movie · Actor
Top 21%Netflix · Included

The Haunting of Bly Manor
2020 · Mini · Actor
Top 28%Netflix · Included

Midnight Mass
2021 · Mini · Actor
Top 29%Netflix · Included

Fire in the Sky
1993 · Movie · Actor
Top 29%MGM+ · Included

The Fall of the House of Usher
2023 · Mini · Actor
Top 31%Netflix · Included

An alien is left behind on Earth and saved by the 10-year-old Elliott who decides to keep him hidden in his home. While a task force hunts for the extra-terrestrial, Elliott, his brother, and his little sister Gertie form an emotional bond with their new friend, and try to help him find his way home.
Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Robert MacNaughton

Flashing between past and present, a fractured family confronts haunting memories of their old home and the terrifying events that drove them from it.
Dir. Mike Flanagan · With Michiel Huisman, Elizabeth Reaser, Kate Siegel

In early 20th-century Montana, Col. William Ludlow lives on a ranch in the wilderness with his sons, Alfred, Tristan, and Samuel. Eventually, the unconventional but close-knit family are bound by loyalty, tested by war, and torn apart by love, as told over the course of several decades in this epic saga.
Dir. Edward Zwick · With Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn

In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Vallon's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people.
Dir. Martin Scorsese · With Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz
Tells the seemingly random yet vitally connected story of a set of incidents that all converge one evening at 11:14pm. The story follows the chain of events of five different characters and five different storylines that all converge to tell the story of murder and deceit.
Dir. Greg Marcks · With Rachael Leigh Cook, Ben Foster, Clark Gregg

When her husband's sex game goes wrong, Jessie (who is handcuffed to a bed in a remote lake house) faces warped visions, dark secrets and a dire choice.
Dir. Mike Flanagan · With Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, Carel Struycken

After an au pair's tragic death, Henry Wingrave hires a young American nanny to care for his orphaned niece and nephew who reside at Bly Manor with the estate's chef Owen, groundskeeper Jamie and housekeeper, Mrs. Grose. But all is not as it seems at the manor, and centuries of dark secrets of love and loss are waiting to be unearthed in this chilling tale.
Dir. Mike Flanagan · With Victoria Pedretti, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Henry Thomas

The arrival of a charismatic young priest brings glorious miracles, ominous mysteries and renewed religious fervor to a dying town desperate to believe.
Dir. Mike Flanagan · With Hamish Linklater, Zach Gilford, Kate Siegel

After clearing brush for the government, a group of men return to town claiming their friend was abducted. Despite no apparent motive or evidence of foul play, no-one believes their story and his disappearance is treated as murder.
Dir. Rob Lieberman · With D. B. Sweeney, Robert Patrick, Craig Sheffer

Ruthless siblings Roderick and Madeline Usher have built Fortunato Pharmaceuticals into an empire of wealth, privilege and power. But past secrets come to light when the heirs to the Usher dynasty start dying at the hands of a mysterious woman from their youth.
Dir. Mike Flanagan · With Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, Mary McDonnell

Carlo, a former mobster, is abducted by five privileged young men desperate to raise a $2 million ransom to save the sister of a friend. As Carlo plays mind games, however, his captors splinter -- each wondering whether one of their own had a hand in the crime.
Dir. Peter O'Fallon · With Christopher Walken, Henry Thomas, Sean Patrick Flanery

In 1967 Los Angeles, a widowed mother and her two daughters add a new stunt to bolster their séance scam business and unwittingly invite authentic evil into their home. When the youngest daughter is overtaken by the merciless spirit, this small family confronts unthinkable fears to save her and send her possessor back to the other side.
Dir. Mike Flanagan · With Parker Mack, Annalise Basso, Elizabeth Reaser

While Sergeant John Tyree is home on two weeks leave from Germany, he meets Savannah after he dives into the ocean to retrieve Savannah's purse that had fallen off a pier. John eventually falls in love with Savannah, who promises to write to him until he returns from overseas.
Dir. Lasse Hallström · With Amanda Seyfried, Channing Tatum, Richard Jenkins

Set in Baroque France, a scheming widow and her lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman. The lover, Valmont, bets that he can seduce her, even though she is an honorable woman. If he wins, he can have his lover to do as he will. However, in the process of seducing the married woman, Valmont falls in love.
Dir. Miloš Forman · With Colin Firth, Annette Bening, Meg Tilly

Davey Osborne is an average 11-year-old boy with an overactive imagination. He spends his days playing video games and pretending to be a spy with his imaginary father-figure, Jack Flack - a substitute for his real father, who is struggling with the recent death of Davey's mother. However, fantasy becomes reality for Davey after he witnesses the murder of an FBI agent, who in his dying breath, gives Davey a mysterious video game cartridge called Cloak & Dagger, which in actuality contains top-secret government information. With the help of his younger friend Kim, the tech savvy Morris, and even a little help from his fictional secret agent mentor, Davey must stay one step ahead of pursuers as he tries to survive a real-life game of espionage in the streets of San Antonio, Texas.
Dir. Richard Franklin · With Henry Thomas, Dabney Coleman, Michael Murphy
When he hears talk radio host Fran Ambrose discussing the topic of matricide, Norman calls in under a false name to tell his story.
Dir. Mick Garris · With Anthony Perkins, Henry Thomas, Olivia Hussey
Towards the end of the Civil War, a group of Confederate soldiers hole up on an abandoned plantation after robbing a bank, and find themselves at the mercy of supernatural forces.
Dir. Alex Turner · With Henry Thomas, Patrick Fugit, Michael Shannon
In 1969, young Jud Crandall has dreams of leaving his hometown behind, but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a dark family history that forever binds him to Ludlow.
Dir. Lindsey Anderson Beer · With Jackson White, Forrest Goodluck, Jack Mulhern
After witnessing a brutal murder in a cabin, a man hides in a crawlspace while the killers scour the property for a hidden fortune. As they draw nearer, he must decide if the crawlspace will be his tomb or the battleground in his fight for survival.
Dir. L. Gustavo Cooper · With Henry Thomas, Bradley Stryker, C. Ernst Harth

Gail is forced to come to terms with Josh, her new stepson, at a remote country home. After stealing an evil talisman from a mysterious neighbor, Josh has sinister dreams of his dead mother, who commands Josh to murder Gail. When Josh's dad returns, he and Gail suspect that their son has been possessed by an ancient, bloodthirsty spirit. Is it too late to save Josh's life — or their own?
Dir. Kerry Harris · With Radha Mitchell, Henry Thomas, Lin Shaye

The year is 1949. A young Texan named John Grady finds himself without a home after his mother sells the ranch where he has spent his entire life. Lured south of the border by the romance of cowboy life and the promise of a fresh start, Cole and his pal embark on an adventure that will test their resilience, define their maturity, and change their lives forever.
Dir. Billy Bob Thornton · With Matt Damon, Henry Thomas, Lucas Black
When a sheriff arrests a writer, a family, a couple, and a hitchiker and throws them in a jail cell in the deserted town of Desperation, they must fight for their lives.
Dir. Mick Garris · With Tom Skerritt, Steven Weber, Annabeth Gish
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