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Jack's Back

1988·Movie
1h 37min
66
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A , horror movie: .

Good for friends night · drop-in friendly · pure escapism

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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.

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.
Late 80s SlasherJack the Ripper HomagePsychological ThrillerTwin Brother MysteryCopycat KillerGritty CinematographyTense AtmosphereDark Undertones

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Is Jack's Back worth watching?

66
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 66 (IMDb 5.8 and Rotten Tomatoes 83%). Critics rate it higher (83 out of 100) than audiences (49).

Will Jack's Back scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

At times: scares are rated 7 of 10.

Will I feel good after watching Jack's Back?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for bleakness and 4 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.

What tropes does Jack's Back use?

Black Guy Dies FirstNot Me This TimeThe RevealDarker and EdgierDecoy ProtagonistDisc-One Final BossBreak the CutieVigilante ManDisposable Sex WorkerNice GuyHoist by His Own PetardSupernatural Fictionand 11 more

TV Tropes lists 23 tropes for it, including Black Guy Dies First, Not Me This Time, and The Reveal.