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The House That Jack Built

  • 20182018
  • RR
  • 2h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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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.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
74K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,469
766
  • Director
    • Lars von Trier
  • Writers
    • Lars von Trier(based on idea by)
    • Jenle Hallund(based on idea by)
  • Stars
    • Matt Dillon
    • Bruno Ganz
    • Uma Thurman
Top credits
  • Director
    • Lars von Trier
  • Writers
    • Lars von Trier(based on idea by)
    • Jenle Hallund(based on idea by)
  • Stars
    • Matt Dillon
    • Bruno Ganz
    • Uma Thurman
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 475User reviews
    • 266Critic reviews
    • 42Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 11 wins & 22 nominations

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    Uma Thurman and Matt Dillon in The House That Jack Built (2018)
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    Matt Dillon in The House That Jack Built (2018)
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    Matt Dillon
    Matt Dillon
    • Jackas Jack
    Bruno Ganz
    Bruno Ganz
    • Vergeas Verge
    Uma Thurman
    Uma Thurman
    • Lady 1as Lady 1
    Siobhan Fallon Hogan
    Siobhan Fallon Hogan
    • Lady 2as Lady 2
    Sofie Gråbøl
    Sofie Gråbøl
    • Lady 3as Lady 3
    Riley Keough
    Riley Keough
    • Simpleas Simple
    Jeremy Davies
    Jeremy Davies
    • Alas Al
    Jack McKenzie
    Jack McKenzie
    • Sonnyas Sonny
    Mathias Hjelm
    • Glennas Glenn
    Ed Speleers
    Ed Speleers
    • Ed - Police Officer 2as Ed - Police Officer 2
    • (as Edward Spleers)
    Emil Tholstrup
    • Young Jackas Young Jack
    Marijana Jankovic
    Marijana Jankovic
    • Female Studentas Female Student
    Carina Skenhede
    • Little Old Ladyas Little Old Lady
    Rocco Day
    Rocco Day
    • Grumpyas Grumpy
    Cohen Day
    Cohen Day
    • Georgeas George
    Robert Jezek
    • Police Officer 4as Police Officer 4
    Osy Ikhile
    Osy Ikhile
    • Military Manas Military Man
    Christian Arnold
    Christian Arnold
    • Man 1as Man 1
    • Director
      • Lars von Trier
    • Writers
      • Lars von Trier(based on idea by)
      • Jenle Hallund(based on idea by)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The film had its world premiere at the Cannes International Film Festival on May 14, 2018. It was reported that more than a hundred audience members - including some critics - walked out during the premiere, though a six-minute standing ovation followed the screening. Some of the upset audience members continued to condemn the film on social media for its extreme violence and nihilistic tone.
    • 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

    User reviews475

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    The House That Jack Built (2018) Review
    I just saw Lars Von Trier's new film 'The House That Jack Built' at the Atlantic Film Festival. I'm not extremely familiar with Trier's other work (I love Antichrist and Dancer in the dark is one of the most depressing films I've ever seen), but I've still been looking forward to this one since its premiere at Cannes. The subject matter peaked my interest and the trailer looked great. The early reviews got me even more invested as everyone was saying it was Trier's most disturbing and violent film yet.

    'The House That Jack Built' was fairly brutal, yet oddly comical (if you can look past the disturbing material) and widely entertaining. I was not expecting it to be as funny as it was considering all of the 'hype' around the film's dark brutality since its screening at Cannes. Having said that there are some extremely gruesome and disturbing scenes which are effective in what they set out to do.

    The film is divided into 5 sections plus an epilogue. A strange structure but ultimately I think that it benefited the film as we see a slight progression of Jack's character throughout. Though it can feel a bit repetitive at points, it never gets boring and is continuously engaging. Matt Dillon was excellent as the truly psychopathic serial killer Jack. It was honestly probably the best role I've seen him in (seriously, he should be in more movies).

    There are many philosophical discussions about the nature of art throughout the film. This can either come off as super pretentious or can actually add to the film. I thought it worked fine in the context of the film as it relates very much to the character of Jack and how he views himself and his, so to say, 'art'

    The film portrays the violence in a fairly realistic manner and does not hold back. At all. Seriously, the movie is not for the faint of heart. But it never came across as gratuitous or 'edgy'. It felt like Trier was just showing us what these scenarios would look like if a serial killer viewed his killings as art.

    If you're a fan of Trier's work then definitely try and see this one. Even if you're just a fan of disturbing art-films, check it out. It has a screening at VIFF in October but other than that I have no idea where you can see it. Surprisingly, the Atlantic Film Festival (Halifax, Nova Scotia) had a one-night screening for the film. Either way, try and see it if it looks interesting to you. I highly recommend it. 9/10.
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    • Sep 19, 2018

    FAQ4

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 17, 2018 (Belgium)
    • Countries of origin
      • Denmark
      • France
      • Sweden
      • Germany
      • Belgium
      • Tunisia
    • Official sites
      • Curzon Artificial Eye (United Kingdom)
      • Les Films du Losange (France)
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Jek qurgan uy
    • Filming locations
      • Copenhagen, Denmark
    • Production companies
      • Zentropa Entertainments
      • Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image
      • Copenhagen Film Fund
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    Box office

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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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39:1

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