Jack Goes Home

Jack Goes Home

Let the condolences begin

Directed by Thomas Dekker

Produced by Yale Productions, Isle Empire Pictures

2016100 min5.2 / 10

A dark, introspective psychological thriller that uses family trauma and buried secrets to explore identity and grief.

After his father is killed in a car crash, Jack travels home to Colorado to help nurse his mother (who was injured in the crash) back to health. There, he uncovers long buried secrets and lies within his family, his friends, and his very identity.

Questions people ask

  • Is Jack Goes Home sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Does Jack Goes Home end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is Jack Goes Home scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Jack Goes Home easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Jack Goes Home violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

13/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity40

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Jack Goes Home

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Jack Goes Home

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Jack Goes Home, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Jack Goes Home, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Jack Goes Home, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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