Henry Johnson

Name: Henry Johnson
Genre: Drama
Released: May 9, 2025
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 58

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| Release Date: May 9, 2025 | NR

Summary: Henry Johnson follows the title character (Evan Jonigkeit) as he navigates his search for a moral center, after an act of compassion upends his life. Looking to authority figures he encounters along the way — including his eventual cellmate, Gene (Shia LaBeouf) — Henry’s journey leads him down a road of manipulation and ethical uncertainty.

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: NR

Runtime: 85 min

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David Rooney

May 8, 2025

This is distilled Mamet, peeling back psychological layers and building characters exclusively through chiseled dialogue. Read full review

The Daily Beast Nick Schager

May 8, 2025

[Its] staginess is offset by their blistering investigation of morality, manipulation, individual and social responsibility, and masculine power. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Glenn Kenny

May 9, 2025

Mamet’s stark existentialism comes to a shudder-inducing yet mordantly satisfying head in this expertly rendered picture. The text might not be vintage Mamet, but it’s a real meal. Read full review

Jacob Oller

May 8, 2025

Though it’s still thrilling to hear actors fire out Mamet’s heated arguments, when the dust clears from the film’s dense conversations, what remains is hollow. Read full review

Ty Burr

May 9, 2025

Henry Johnson is unusual for Mamet in that it focuses on the prey. It’s also as close as a movie can get to a filmed play without including your dinner and a ride home. Read full review

Kyle Smith

May 8, 2025

The film’s airless, cramped quality demands consistently high-level dialogue—words that sting and burn. Instead, the two big speeches, especially the second one, land somewhat like filibusters. Read full review

David Robb

May 7, 2025

Ultimately, Henry Johnson’s cynical assertions about society and human nature are the only aspects that end up resonating, for better or worse. Read full review

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