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Quick Info

Rating

7.1/10

Release2018

Runtime2h 32m

StatusReleased

Budget$9,800,000

Revenue$5,566,776

Production

Zentropa Entertainments

Copenhagen Film Fund

Copenhagen Film Fund

Slot Machine

Film i Väst

Zentropa International Sweden

Zentropa International France

Zentropa International Köln

Movie

The House That Jack Built

2018

2h 32m

7.1

Drama

Horror

Crime

Thriller

Synopsis

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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