Just after World War II, an American takes a railway job in Germany, but finds his position politically sensitive with various people trying to use him.

The Boss of It All

2006

Danish

6.6

♡ 2

74%

Lars von Trier Director

Mia Lyhne as Heidi A.

Iben Hjejle as Lise

Louise Mieritz as Mette

Lars von Trier as Narrator

The owner of an Information Technology firm wants to sell his business for profit. The trouble is that when he started his firm he invented a nonexistent company president to hide behind when unpopular steps needed to be taken. When potential purchasers insist on negotiating with the "Boss" face to face the owner has to hire a failed actor to play the part.

Dancer in the Dark

2000

English

7.9

♡ 61

69%

91%

Action

blindness and impaired vision

Lars von Trier Director

David Morse as Bill Houston

Stellan Skarsgård as Doctor

Peter Stormare as Jeff

Catherine Deneuve as Kathy

Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.

Melancholia

2011

English

7.1

♡ 108

79%

Lars von Trier Director

John Hurt as Dexter

Kiefer Sutherland as John

Kirsten Dunst as Justine

Alexander Skarsgård as Michael

Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.

The Idiots

1998

Danish

6.7

♡ 25

72%

Lars von Trier Director

Troels Lyby as Henrik

Lars von Trier as Interviewer

Nikolaj Lie Kaas as Jeppe

Louise Mieritz as Josephine

A group of people gather at a Copenhagen suburban home to break all the limitations and to bring out the 'inner idiot' in themselves.

The Five Obstructions

2003

Danish

7.4

♡ 17

88%

mentor protégé relationship

third world

Lars von Trier Director

Charlotte Sieling as Naked Woman

Lars von Trier as Self / Obstructor

Alexandra Vandernoot as The Perfect Woman

Stina Ekblad as Woman with Money

In 1967, experimental filmmaker Jorgen Leth created a striking short film, The Perfect Human, starring a man and women sitting in a box while a narrator poses questions about their relationship and humanity. Years later, Danish director Lars von Trier made a deal with Leth to remake his film five times, each under a different set of circumstances and with von Trier's strictly prescribed rules. As Leth completes each challenge, von Trier creates increasingly further elaborate stipulations.

Epidemic

1987

Danish

5.9

♡ 4

25%

Lars von Trier Director

Colin Gilder as

Olaf Ussing as

Udo Kier as Self

Lars von Trier as Self / Dr. Mesmer

A director and screenwriter pen a script and, in the process, blur the line between fiction and reality.

Manderlay

2005

Danish

7.2

♡ 10

50%

Lars von Trier Director

Bryce Dallas Howard as Grace Margaret Mulligan

Willem Dafoe as Grace's Father

John Hurt as Narrator

Jeremy Davies as Niels

In 1933, a young woman and her father discover an Alabama plantation whose inhabitants live as if slavery had never been abolished. Feeling a sense of duty to those behind the heavy gates, she stays to liberate the people and see them through their first harvest. With four of her father's colleagues and a lawyer, she faces the daunting task of resurrecting the place known as Manderlay.

Breaking the Waves

1996

Danish

7.8

♡ 55

84%

parent child relationship

prostitute

Romance

underdog

Lars von Trier Director

Emily Watson as Bess McNeill

Katrin Cartlidge as Dodo McNeill

Adrian Rawlins as Dr. Richardson

Stellan Skarsgård as Jan Nyman

In a small, conservative Scottish village, an oilman is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when he urges her to have sex with another.

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

2013

English

6.6

♡ 162

Lars von Trier Director

Shia LaBeouf as Jerôme

Willem Dafoe as L

Uma Thurman as Mrs. H

Mia Goth as P

The continuation of Joe's sexually dictated life delves into the darker aspects of her adult life and what led to her being in Seligman's care.

The House That Jack Built

2018

English

6.8

♡ 148

59%

Lars von Trier Director

Emily Watson as Bess McNeill

Willem Dafoe as He

Matt Dillon as Jack

Uma Thurman as Lady 1

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.

The Element of Crime

1984

Danish

6.7

♡ 6

83%

Lars von Trier Director

János Herskó as Coroner

Michael Elphick as Fisher

Esmond Knight as Osborne

Lars von Trier as Schmuck of Ages

Fisher, an ex-detective, decides to take one final case when a mysterious serial killer claims the lives of several young girls. Fisher, unable to find the culprit, turns to Osbourne, a writer who was once respected for his contributions to the field of criminology. Fisher begins to use Osbourne's technique, which involves empathizing with serial killers; however, as the detective becomes increasingly engrossed in this method, things take a disturbing turn.

Antichrist

2009

English

6.5

♡ 88

53%

Lars von Trier Director

Willem Dafoe as He

Storm Acheche Sahlstrøm as Nic

Charlotte Gainsbourg as She

A grieving couple retreats to their cabin 'Eden' in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage. But nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.

Nymphomaniac: Vol. I

2013

English

6.9

♡ 192

77%

Lars von Trier Director

Shia LaBeouf as Jerôme

Connie Nielsen as Joe's Mother

Uma Thurman as Mrs. H

Saskia Reeves as Nurse

A man named Seligman finds a fainted wounded woman in an alley and he brings her home. She tells him that her name is Joe and that she is nymphomaniac. Joe tells her life and sexual experiences with hundreds of men since she was a young teenager while Seligman tells about his hobbies, such as fly fishing, reading about Fibonacci numbers or listening to organ music.

Dogville

2003

English

8.0

♡ 101

70%

Lars von Trier Director

Jeremy Davies as Bill Henson

Nicole Kidman as Grace Margaret Mulligan

John Hurt as Narrator

Paul Bettany as Tom Edison

A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town, she learns that their support has a price.

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The Boss of It All

Dancer in the Dark

Melancholia

The Idiots

The Five Obstructions

Epidemic

Manderlay

Breaking the Waves

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

The House That Jack Built

The Element of Crime

Antichrist

Nymphomaniac: Vol. I

Dogville