Jack Goes Home

Jack Goes Home is a 2016 American independent horror film written and directed by Thomas Dekker and starring Rory Culkin, Daveigh Chase, Nikki Reed (in her final film role), Britt Robertson, Lin Shaye, Natasha Lyonne, Louis Hunter, and Serge Levin. The film premiered at the South by Southwest international film festival and was theatrically released on October 14, 2016.

Jack Goes Home
Promotional release poster
Directed by	Thomas Dekker
Written by	Thomas Dekker
Starring	Rory Culkin Daveigh Chase Nikki Reed Britt Robertson Lin Shaye Natasha Lyonne Louis Hunter Serge Levin
Music by	Ceiri Torjussen
Production companies	Yale Productions SSS Entertainment
Distributed by	Momentum Pictures
Release dates	March 14, 2016 (2016-03-14) (SXSW) October 14, 2016 (2016-10-14)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

After his father is killed in a car crash, Jack (Rory Culkin) travels home to Colorado to help nurse his drug addicted mother (who was also injured in the crash) back to health. He is cursed by his past, and it takes a dark sinister turn when Jack finds a message from his late father, containing a clue that leads him on a mind bending scavenger hunt. There he uncovers long buried secrets and lies within his soul, family, history, his parents, his friends, and his very mind.^[1][2]

Cast

• Rory Culkin as Jack
• Daveigh Chase as Shanda
• Britt Robertson as Cleo
• Lin Shaye as Teresa
• Nikki Reed as Crystal
• Natasha Lyonne as Nancy
• Louis Hunter as Duncan

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports a critic score of 31% and an audience approval score of 34%.^[3]