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Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
The shocking true story of Henry Lee Lucas.
The shocking true story of Henry Lee Lucas.
Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller - 1986
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Henry likes to kill people, in different ways each time. Henry shares an apartment with Otis. When Otis' sister comes to stay, we see both sides of Henry: "the guy next door" and the serial killer.
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Details

Rated:
Unrated
Runtime:
83 min
Release date:
10 Apr 1986
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$111,000
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
9 wins & 8 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer is as fine a film as it is a brutally disturbing one.
– Sheila Benson,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Aug 2013
rotten:
Sure, it's compelling; the nature of the material guarantees that. But it doesn't seem to be telling us much more than that the world is a scary place and murder is ugly. We knew those things. This is tabloid chic.
– Terrence Rafferty,
New Yorker,
12 Aug 2013
fresh:
The difference between John McNaughton's incredibly chilling film and the usual serving of screen carnage is the difference between the mind of a murderer and the cynical and manipulative depiction of mindless murder.
– Desmond Ryan,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
12 Aug 2013
fresh:
The film is an honest and disturbing attempt to come to grips with the sort of modern horror that we must -- more urgently every day -- try to understand.
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
12 Aug 2013
fresh:
In a world in which eight nearly identical Friday the 13th movies offer the adventures of Jason the ax-murderer as entertainment for teen-agers, maybe we do need this sobering alternative.
– John Hartl,
Seattle Times,
16 Sep 2014
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