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The House That Jack Built

2018 · 152 min

A cold, provocative descent into a killer's mind, mixing grim violence with philosophical musings and unsettling dark humor.

Directed by
Lars von Trier
Genres
Drama, Horror, Crime
Tagline
If you feel like screaming... you definitely should.
Overview
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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Directed by
Lars von Trier
Genres
Drama, Horror, Crime
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • violence
  • art
  • morality
  • death
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror8
Humour4
Realism6
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness10
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, horror, crime, thriller
Directed by
Lars von Trier
Written by
Lars von Trier
Starring
Matt Dillon, Bruno Ganz, Uma Thurman, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Sofie Gråbøl, Riley Keough, Jeremy Davies, Jack McKenzie
Music
Víctor Reyes
Cinematography
Manuel Alberto Claro
Runtime
152 min
Country
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Languages
English, German, Italian

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