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Movies that feel like The House That Jack Built (2018)

If you loved The House That Jack Built, the closest films we have are Antichrist (2009), Knock Knock (2015) and Saw IV (2007). All three share The House That Jack Built's dread and unsettling feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 10 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video and others, checked against today's data.

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.

πŸ… 59% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.8 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Lars von Triercontemplativedreadunsettlinggrittytense
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Antichrist
2009 Β· dir. Lars von Trier
πŸ… 53%β˜… 6.5drama Β· horror Β· thriller

Lars von Trier directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

The difference: Not nearly as gritty

A grieving couple retreats to their cabin 'Eden' in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.

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Knock Knock
2015 Β· dir. Eli Roth
πŸ… 37%β˜… 4.9horror Β· thriller Β· crime

Two things both keep coming back to: sadism and architect

When a devoted husband and father is left home alone for the weekend, two stranded young women unexpectedly knock on his door for help. What starts out as a kind gesture results in a dangerous seduction and a deadly game of cat and mouse.

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Saw IV
2007 Β· dir. Darren Lynn Bousman
πŸ… 19%β˜… 5.9horror Β· thriller Β· crime

The same preoccupation in both: psychopath

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

Despite Jigsaw's death, and in order to save the lives of two of his colleagues, Lieutenant Rigg is forced to take part in a new game, which promises to test him to the limit.

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The Girl Who Killed Her Parents
2021 Β· dir. MaurΓ­cio EΓ§a
β˜… 5.9crime Β· drama Β· thriller

Contemplative and dread-soaked in the same breath

Based on one of the most shocking and gruesome murder cases in Brazil, the film presents Daniel Cravinhos's point of view of the events that led to the death of MarΓ­sia and Manfred von Richthofen, his girlfriend’s parents.

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Funny Games
1997 Β· dir. Michael Haneke
πŸ… 73%β˜… 7.5drama Β· horror Β· thriller

Common ground: serial killer

The difference: Made in the 1990s, in a different era of the craft

Two psychotic young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic "games" with one another for their own amusement.

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Red Dragon
2002 Β· dir. Brett Ratner
πŸ… 68%β˜… 7.2crime Β· thriller Β· horror

One thread runs through both: psychopath

Former FBI Agent Will Graham, who was once almost killed by the savage Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter, now has no choice but to face him again, as it seems Lecter is the only one who can help Graham track down a new serial killer.

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Berberian Sound Studio
2012 Β· dir. Peter Strickland
πŸ… 85%β˜… 6.2horror Β· drama Β· thriller

Both keep coming back to the same thing: 1970s

In the 1970s, a British sound technician is brought to Italy to work on the sound effects for a gruesome horror film. His nightmarish task slowly takes over his psyche, driving him to confront his own past.

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The Golden Glove
2019 Β· dir. Fatih Akin
πŸ… 54%β˜… 6.7crime Β· thriller Β· horror

Both are built on the same subject: 1970s

The difference: Leans further into comedy

A serial killer strikes fear in the hearts of residents of Hamburg during the early 1970s.

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The Exorcism of Emily Rose
2005 Β· dir. Scott Derrickson
πŸ… 20%β˜… 6.7crime Β· drama Β· horror

Both land unease and grit at once

When a younger girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trial begins with lawyer Erin Bruner representing Moore, but it is not going to be easy, as no one wants to believe what Father Moore says is true.

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Green Room
2016 Β· dir. Jeremy Saulnier
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7horror Β· crime Β· thriller

Both lean on tension more than on horror

A punk rock band is forced to fight for survival after witnessing an act of violence at a skinhead bar.

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Titane
2021 Β· dir. Julia Ducournau
πŸ… 90%β˜… 6.5drama Β· thriller Β· horror

Another one that scratches it

A woman with a metal plate in her head from a childhood car accident embarks on a bizarre journey, bringing her into contact with a firefighter who's reunited with his missing son after 10 years.

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Creep
2014 Β· dir. Patrick Brice
πŸ… 91%β˜… 6.3horror Β· thriller

Dread-soaked thriller, and it commits to that

Looking for work, Aaron comes across a cryptic online ad: β€œ$1,000 for the day. Filming service. Discretion is appreciated.” Low on cash and full of naivetΓ©, he decides to go for it. He drives to a cabin in a remote mountain town where he meets Josef, his cinematic subject for the day. Josef is sincere and the project seems heartfelt, so Aaron begins to film. But as the day goes on, it becomes clear that Josef is not who he says, and his intentions are not at all pure.

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