The House That Jack Built

2018 film directed by Lars von Trier
Movie film Q27920121
The House That Jack Built
Zentropa Film i Väst TrustNordisk IFC Films · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

The House That Jack Built is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,173 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Lars von Trier[3]
  • Screenwriter: Lars von Trier[4]
  • Genre: thriller film[5], drama film[6], horror film[7]
  • Cast member: Matt Dillon[8], Sofie Gråbøl[9], Uma Thurman[10], Bruno Ganz[11], Siobhan Fallon Hogan[12], Riley Keough[13], Jeremy Davies[14], Yu Ji-tae[15], Ed Speleers[16], David Bailie[17], Marijana Janković[18], Jerker Fahlström[19], Osy Ikhile[20], Ola Normelli[21]
  • Producer: Louise Vesth[22]
  • Production company: Zentropa[23]
  • Director of photography: Manuel Alberto Claro[24]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[25]
  • Commons category: The House That Jack Built (2018 film)[26]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[27]
  • Review score: 60%[28], 6.2/10[29], 42/100[30]
  • Country of origin: Denmark[31], Sweden[32], France[33], Germany[34]
  • Publication date: November 29, 2018[35], December 14, 2018[36]
  • Distributed by: Vidéa[37], Vertigo Média[38]
  • Narrative location: Washington[39]
  • Official website: http://trustnordisk.com/film/2018-house-jack-built[40]
  • Film editor: Molly Malene Stensgaard[41], Jacob Schulsinger[42]
  • Participant in: 31st European Film Awards[43]
  • Executive producer: Tomas Eskilsson[44]
  • Title: The House That Jack Built[45]
  • MPA film rating: R[46]
  • Duration: 155[47]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 2.39:1[48]
  • Capital cost: 8,700,000[49]
  • NMHH film rating: Category V[50]

Why It Matters

The House That Jack Built has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  6. 22w ago · Joao4669 · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Director → Lars von Trier
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