The Holy Boy vs The House That Jack Built
The House That Jack Built has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.8/10 for The Holy Boy). The Holy Boy is the shorter watch at 2h 2m compared with 2h 31m. The House That Jack Built is the older of the two (2018 against 2025). Both are drama, horror, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Holy Boy
The House That Jack Built| The Holy Boy | The House That Jack Built | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2018 |
| Length | 2h 2m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Paolo Strippoli | Lars von Trier |
| Main cast | Paolo Pierobon, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Anna Bellato, Roberto Citran, Michele Riondino | Ed Speleers, Jeremy Davies, Riley Keough, Uma Thurman, Siobhan Fallon Hogan |
Synopsis
The Holy Boy
A PE teacher moves to a isolated mountain village where the people appear to live in unshakeable serenity, but soon stumbles across a disturbing ritual. Once a week, the locals are freed of their pain by a lonely boy born with the power to heal one's soul just by hugging them. Trying to rescue him from this madness, the man unleashes his dark side.
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.
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