Psycho II

Psycho II

1983 · 113 min · EN · R · 6.5 (777 votes)
Dir. Richard Franklin · Starring Anthony Perkins, Meg Tilly, Vera Miles, Robert Loggia, Dennis Franz, Hugh Gillin · Music Jerry Goldsmith · Psycho Collection

“It's 22 years later, and Norman Bates is coming home.”

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Norman Bates is declared sane and released from the facility in which he was being held, despite the complaints of Lila Loomis, sister of his most famous victim. Is he really cured, or will he kill again?

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This film feels like a slow-burn descent back into madness, draped in an unsettling atmosphere. It's a tense, paranoid exploration of a fractured psyche, constantly questioning the line between sanity and relapse. The mood is disturbing, with a melancholic undercurrent for its troubled protagonist, making for a truly unsettling experience.

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