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Angst
Why this pick
Like Henry, it uses a cold, near-documentary proximity to a violent drifter, with stripped-down psychology and an oppressive refusal to make its killer charismatic.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1986 1h 23m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
A grim, naturalistic portrait of violence taking root in marginalised lives, matching Henry’s oppressive realism, bleak American-social undercurrent, and lack of sensational catharsis.
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The Golden Glove
Why this pick
This shares Henry’s grimy, unglamorous immersion in a killer’s routine and its interest in the suffocating environments that surround everyday brutality.
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The House That Jack Built
Why this pick
Jack’s episodic recollection of killings offers a similarly disturbing confrontation with serial violence, filtered through a more stylised, analytical, and darkly comic sensibility.
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Nitram
Why this pick
A chillingly restrained study of alienation and impending violence, built from mundane details and an unnerving central performance rather than conventional suspense mechanics.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Henry is a drifter who murders scores of people - men, women, and children - as he travels through America. He migrates to Chicago, where he stops at a diner, eats dinner, and kills two waitresses.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Tracy Arnold
Becky
David Katz
Henry's Boss
Michael Rooker
Henry
Tom Towles
Otis