The Book of Henry

Never leave things undone.

Susan, a single mother of two, works as a waitress in a small town. Her son, Henry, is an 11-year-old genius who not only manages the family finances but acts as emotional support for his mother and younger brother. When Henry discovers that the girl next door has a terrible secret, he implores Susan to take matters into her own hands.

Drama · Crime · Thriller · Released on 2017-06-16

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puppybytes gave this a 7 on 2026-01-16

The book of henry. On second watch this movie makes so much more sense. Two main issues that break this fucking film for me: The Book of henry 1: the guy does not need to be there post-hospital, he is shoehorned in and the writer should’ve considered Lesbians: Sheila would’ve been a nicer fit for all the scenes he has outside of a medical setting. did not keep me from wanting to fuck him, though. The Book Of henry 2: they should’ve shown Glen being more evil. Bruises, even shadows that elude to him hitting his kid. Fuck this, you’re depicting a child seizing twice and not even showing a makeup-bruise on a child for the MAIN PREMISE OF THE THIRD ACT? HALF OF THE MOVIE???? ARE YOU STUPID?

THE BOOK. OF HENRY. 7⁄10

nbsp watched this on 2025-04-09

absolutely bonkers from start to finish — it’s fascinating how a trainwreck like this ever made it to the big screen. this is my favourite movie of all time, i think

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