Is Jack's Back scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Jack's Back easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Jack's Back violent?

Yes. More violent than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Jack's Back end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Jack's Back

Name: Jack's Back
Genre: Horror, Thriller, Mystery, Crime
Released: 1988
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 5.4
Cast: James Spader, Cynthia Gibb, Jim Haynie, Robert Picardo, Rod Loomis

One hundred years ago, in the City of London, in the East-End slum of Whitechapel, a man shocked the world by murdering, raping and mutilating five women. He was never caught.

Directed by Rowdy Herrington

Produced by Cinema Group, Palisades Entertainment

198897 min5.4 / 10

A dark, paranoid thriller that uses Jack the Ripper mythology and a dual-role twist to explore suspicion, murder, and the unreliability of perception.

A young doctor is suspected when a series of Jack the Ripper copycat killings is committed. However, when the doctor himself is murdered, his identical twin brother claims to have seen visions of the true killer.

Clusters

Claustrophobic Paranoid Thrillers Mental Illness And Psychosis Twins and Lookalikes Weapons and Violence

Genres

Horror Thriller Mystery Crime

Keywords

Hypnosis Scalpel Dual Role

Questions people ask

Is Jack's Back scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is Jack's Back easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Is Jack's Back violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.
Does Jack's Back end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Jack's Back sad? 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.

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