Michael Shannon stars in the role of Herbert White, a character based on the poem of the same name by Frank Bidart. The story follows Herbert as he works in the lumber industry, supports his family, and stalks and murders women he picks up in town. While Herbert is not exactly sympathetic, viewers are allowed to enter the mind of a serial killer, and realize that most of the time he behaves like everyone else. Movies like “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer” have done this before, but to successfully position the audience inside the mind of a complex human monster in 14 short minutes is quite a feat.
House by the River
1950
6.8/10
Conflict
1945
6.7/10
While the City Sleeps
1956
6.9/10
The Calling
2014
5.9/10
Mindcage
2022
5.9/10
Black Widow
1987
6.2/10
The Unforgivable
2021
7.4/10
The Silence of the Lambs
1991
8.3/10
Faces in the Crowd
2011
6.1/10
The Good Neighbor
2022
6.5/10
Moonrise
1948
6.3/10
Hider in the House
1989
5.8/10
Copycat
1995
6.5/10
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
2019
7.0/10
Rogue Agent
2022
6.3/10
The Clovehitch Killer
2018
6.4/10
Run
1991
6.1/10
The Experiment
2010
6.4/10
Suburbicon
2017
5.9/10
Imperial Dreams
2014
6.6/10
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
1999
6.4/10
