Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

Movie • 1986 • Crime  

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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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Does the dog die?
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AmandaLeigh
There is one scene where a character comes upon a woman and a dog but the dog is completely safe. Is not even afraid or mistreated.
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Unanswered Triggers
Is an animal abandoned?
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Is an animal sad?
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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Is there on-screen pooping?
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Is autism misrepresented?
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Is there throat mutilation?
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Are there end credit scenes?
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Abuse
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Yes, but not onscreen.
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Is someone stalked?
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rabidhousewife
Otis physically and verbally abuses his sister.
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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DemonDuckofDoom
Henry claims to have been abused by his mother, but his story is very inconsistent and strongly implied to be false.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Is a child abused?
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DemonDuckofDoom
Onscreen child murder, discussion of various forms of child abuse
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Addiction
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rabidhousewife
Otis deals drugs to teenagers, though there is not graphic imagery depicting this drug use.
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Is there addiction?
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Barkley824
Ottis is constantly drinking beer
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Animal
Were animals harmed in the making?
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Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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Are animals abused?
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Is there a dead animal?
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Does a cat die?
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Does a pet die?
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there spiders?
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Are there alligators/crocodiles??
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Are there snakes?
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Are there bugs?
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Assault
Is someone drugged?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is someone held under water?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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Is someone restrained?
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rabidhousewife
Becky is assaulted and eventually r*ped by her brother Otis.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Is there decapitation?
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is someone crushed to death?
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Is someone choked?
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Is someone burned alive?
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there body horror?
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Is there amputation?
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EamonToPlease
A head is bashed with a television set.
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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Is there a hanging?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Not really fingers, but someone is stabbed in the hand.
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Is someone tortured?
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Is someone stabbed?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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Does a kid die?
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Someone tells a story about being abused as a kid.
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Does a major character die?
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Does a non-human character die?
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Does someone die?
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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Family
Is someone kidnapped?
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Does a parent die?
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Does someone cheat?
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Does a family member die?
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Fear
Are there jump scares?
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Is someone possessed?
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Are there ghosts?
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Are there clowns?
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Is there a shower scene?
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Are there mannequins?
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Gross
Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Does someone vomit?
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Is someone eaten?
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Does someone spit?
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Is there audio gore?
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Is there farting?
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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LGBTQ+
Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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Are there transphobic slurs?
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Is there bisexual cheating?
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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Are needles/syringes used?
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Does someone have cancer?
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Mental Health
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Does someone self harm?
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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Is there misophonia?
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Is there ABA therapy?
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Is there body dysphoria?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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SPOILERS
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After Otis is killed, Becky sobs uncontrollably and sounds/looks like she is having an anxiety attack. She continually says "I am scared" and "what are we going to do"

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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Noxious
Does a baby cry?
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Is there shakey cam?
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
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Is there childbirth?
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Are there abortions?
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Does someone miscarry?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
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Does the black guy die first?
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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No, Henry does talk about how his mother would make him wear dresses as a child but it is shown as abuse and NOT as a joke
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Is there hate speech?
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MyTurn91
No idea,why people are voting, "No" when multiple men refer to multiple women as, "whore", and, "bitch". This IS hatespeech.
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Are there n-words?
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Race
Is there blackface?
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Are there nude scenes?
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Is there bestiality?
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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rabidhousewife
Otis repeatedly harasses his sister Becky, eventually r*ping her.
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Sexism
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Sickness
Does someone have a chronic illness?
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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Is someone terminally ill?
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Social
Is someone homeless?
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Are there anti-abortion themes?
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Are there fat suits?
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Does a plane crash?
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Violence
Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Is there blood/gore?
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Does someone drown?
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Is there gun violence?
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