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Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

1986 · 83 min

A cold, grimy plunge into mundane evil that unsettles through flatness and quiet rather than spectacle, leaving a lingering chill.

Directed by: John McNaughton
Genres: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Starring: Michael Rooker, Tracy Arnold, Tom Towles

Tagline: He's not Freddy, he's not Jason...he's real.
Overview: 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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Directed by: John McNaughton
Genres: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Starring: Michael Rooker, Tracy Arnold, Tom Towles

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: violence
crime
madness
isolation
betrayal
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Humour	1
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Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: crime, horror, thriller, drama
Directed by: John McNaughton
Written by: John McNaughton, Richard Fire
Starring: Michael Rooker, Tracy Arnold, Tom Towles, Mary Demas, Anne Bartoletti, Elizabeth Kaden, Ted Kaden, Denise Sullivan
Music: Steven A. Jones, Ken Hale
Cinematography: Charlie Lieberman
Runtime: 83 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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