The House That Jack Built

20182018
RR
2h 32min

Matt Dillon in The House That Jack Built (2018)

The story follows Jack, a highly intelligent serial killer over the course of 12 years and depicts the murders that truly develop Jack as a serial killer.

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The story follows Jack, a highly intelligent serial killer, over the course of twelve years, and depicts the murders that really develop his inner madman.The story follows Jack, a highly intelligent serial killer, over the course of twelve years, and depicts the murders that really develop his inner madman.The story follows Jack, a highly intelligent serial killer, over the course of twelve years, and depicts the murders that really develop his inner madman.

Director
- Lars von Trier
Writers
- Lars von Trier(based on idea by)
- Jenle Hallund(based on idea by)
Stars

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Awards
- 11 wins & 20 nominations

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Matt Dillon in The House That Jack Built (2018)

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Matt Dillon, Lars von Trier, and Siobhan Fallon Hogan at an event for The House That Jack Built (2018)

The House That Jack Built (2018)

The House That Jack Built (2018)

The House That Jack Built (2018)

The House That Jack Built (2018)

Matt Dillon in The House That Jack Built (2018)

Matt Dillon in The House That Jack Built (2018)

Matt Dillon in The House That Jack Built (2018)

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USA in the 1970s. We follow the highly intelligent Jack over a span of 12 years and are introduced to the murders that define Jack's development as a serial killer. We experience the story from Jack's point of view, while he postulates each murder is an artwork in itself. As the inevitable police intervention is drawing nearer, he is taking greater and greater risks in his attempt to create the ultimate artwork. Along the way we experience Jack's descriptions of his personal condition, problems and thoughts through a recurring conversation with the unknown Verge - a grotesque mixture of sophistry mixed with an almost childlike self-pity and psychopathic explanations. The House That Jack Built is a dark and sinister story, yet presented through a philosophical and occasional humorous tale. —Zentropa Entertainments

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Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for strong disturbing violence/sadistic behavior, grisly images, language, and nudity.
Parents guide

Trivia
The 'Iceman' mentioned by Jack was contract killer Richard Kuklinski who committed over a hundred murders for organized crime syndicates. Like Jack, Kuklinski often kept the bodies inside a freezer for a while to make the time of death impossible to ascertain, a habit that earned him his infamous nickname.

Goofs
When Jack cut's off the leg of the baby duck, you can see it's real leg, bent in his palm.

Quotes
Jack: The old cathedrals often have sublime artworks hidden away in the darkest corners for only God to see. The same goes for murder.

Alternate versions
An R-rated version exists alongside the unrated 'director's cut'. The UK/Irish release is of the unrated version, as confirmed by the press invitation.

Connections
Featured in ARfRA: The House That Jack Built Controversy (2018)

Soundtracks
Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826
(Johann Sebastian Bach (as J.S. Bach))
Performed by Glenn Gould

Top review

7/10

Disturbing, with a weird ending but very skillfully made non the less

Greetings from Lithuania.

"The House That Jack Built" (2018) is a movie that made me feel disturbed while i was watching it. I won't spoil anything, but the movie is about serial killer, and the way he does his "thing" was disturbing for me. And make no mistake, this a movie by L.V. Trier, so it won't be your typical and straightforward story about serial killer. And for the most part i was really involved into this movie, but then the last 20 min or so were really poetic and just a bit to much for me.

Overall, if you didn't like any of L.V. Triers previous movie, "The House That Jack Built" won't make him your fan that is for sure. On the other hand its a very skillfully made movie that kept me involved into its disturbing story right until the ending, which was a bit to much for me, unfortunately.

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7

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Budget
- €8,700,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $258,106
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $34,273
- Dec 16, 2018
Gross worldwide
- $3,081,913

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Runtime
- 2h 32min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 2.39:1

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