The House That Jack Built

2018 152 min ★ 7.1 Drama, Horror, Crime, Thriller

Failed architect, engineer and vicious murderer Jack narrates the details of some of his most elaborately orchestrated crimes, each of them a towering piece of art that defines his life's work as a serial killer for twelve years.

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Cast

Matt Dillon

Jack

Bruno Ganz

Verge

Uma Thurman

Lady 1

Siobhan Fallon Hogan

Lady 2

Sofie Gråbøl

Lady 3

Riley Keough

Simple

Jeremy Davies

Al

Jack McKenzie

Sonny

Mathias Hjelm

Glenn

Ed Speleers

Ed - Police Officer 2

Details

Director

Lars von Trier

Tagline

"If you feel like screaming... you definitely should."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$9,800,000

Revenue

$5,566,776

Production

Zentropa Entertainments, Copenhagen Film Fund, Copenhagen Film Fund, Slot Machine, Film i Väst, Zentropa International Sweden, Zentropa International France, Zentropa International Köln

Reviews

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LachieD

December 26, 2018

★ 6/10

Another film by Lars von Trier done very much in the flavor of his previous picture, Nymphomaniac. It is, in my opinion, much less uneven and messy, but still too undisciplined to feel fully realized and satisfying. It ranges from brilliant to dubious constantly, while Nymphomaniac, despite also containing brilliant segments, sinks to cringe-worthy more than once. Similarly to Nymphomaniac, whe...

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Stephen Campbell

July 5, 2019

★ 7/10

_**Self-indulgent? Absolutely. Disturbing? Partly. Hilarious? Definitely**_ > _Jack is a part of me. But I'm not a psychopath. I'm pretty sure. I've been diagnosed since I was six. So I think I'm safe to be with._ - Lars von Trier; "Lars von Trier: 'I know how to kill'" (David Jenkins); _Little White Lies_ (December 13, 2018) Ostensibly a psychological horror/serial killer film, in realit...