

The House That Jack Built
2018-10-04 · 152 min · ★ 7.1
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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Production details
- Directors
- Lars von Trier
- Production companies
- Zentropa Entertainments, Copenhagen Film Fund, Copenhagen Film Fund, Slot Machine, Film i Väst, Zentropa International Sweden, Zentropa International France, Zentropa International Köln
- Countries
- Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 9,800,000
- Revenue
- USD 5,566,776
Top Cast
Matt DillonJack
Bruno GanzVerge
Uma ThurmanLady 1
Siobhan Fallon HoganLady 2
Sofie GråbølLady 3
Riley KeoughSimple
Jeremy DaviesAl
Ed SpeleersEd - Police Officer 2
Emil TholstrupYoung Jack
Marijana JankovićFemale Student
Robert JezekPolice Officer 4
Osy IkhileMilitary Man
Christian ArnoldMan 1
Yoo Ji-taeMan 2
Johannes Bah KuhnkeMan 3Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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