The House That Jack Built

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.

Cast

Matt Dillon

as Jack

Bruno Ganz

as Verge

Uma Thurman

as Lady 1

Siobhan Fallon Hogan

as Lady 2

Sofie Gråbøl

as Lady 3

Riley Keough

as Simple

Jeremy Davies

as Al

Jack McKenzie

as Sonny

Mathias Hjelm

as Glenn

Ed Speleers

as Ed - Police Officer 2

Reviews

LachieD

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 con...

Stephen Campbell

_**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); _Littl...

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