Lars von Trier

Lars von Trier

April 30, 1956 · 70 years old

Lars von Trier (born Lars Trier; 30 April 1956) is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He is closely associated with the Dogme 95 collective, although his own films have taken a variety of different approaches. He is known for his female-centric parables and his exploration of controversial sub…

Known For

21 titles
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The House That Jack Built

The House That Jack Built

2018 · 2h 32m · Movie

In five episodes, failed architect and vicious sociopath Jack recounts his elaborately orchestrated murders -- each, as he views them, a towering work of art that defines his life's work as a serial killer in the Pacific Northwest.

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Melancholia

Melancholia

2011 · 2h 15m · Movie

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

7.1
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Dogville

Dogville

2003 · 2h 51m · Movie

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 finds out that their support has a price.

8.0
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Antichrist

Antichrist

2009 · 1h 48m · Movie

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

6.5
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Nymphomaniac: Vol. I

Nymphomaniac: Vol. I

2013 · 1h 57m · Movie

A self-diagnosed nymphomaniac recounts her erotic experiences to the man who saved her after a beating.

6.9
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Dancer in the Dark

Dancer in the Dark

2000 · 2h 15m · Movie

An Eastern European US immigrant with a love for musicals has to cope with the gradual loss of her vision.

7.9
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Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

2013 · 2h 4m · Movie

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

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Breaking the Waves

Breaking the Waves

1996 · 2h 33m · Movie

Oilman Jan is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when Jan urges her to have sex with another.

7.8
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A Royal Affair

A Royal Affair

2012 · 2h 17m · Movie

A young queen, who is married to an insane king, falls secretly in love with her physician - and together they start a revolution that changes a nation forever.

7.5
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The Idiots

The Idiots

1998 · 1h 57m · Movie

The group of people gather at the house in Copenhagen suburb to break all the limitations and to bring out the "inner idiot" in themselves.

6.7
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Manderlay

Manderlay

2005 · 2h 19m · Movie

A story of slavery, set in the southern U.S. in the 1930s.

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Europa

Europa

1991 · 1h 48m · Movie

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.

7.5
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Side by Side

Side by Side

2012 · 1h 39m · Movie

The documentary investigates the history, process and workflow of both digital and photochemical film creation.

7.6
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The Boss of It All

The Boss of It All

2006 · 1h 39m · Movie

An IT company hires an actor to serve as the company's president in order to help the business get sold to a cranky Icelander.

6.6
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The Element of Crime

The Element of Crime

1984 · 1h 44m · Movie

A cop in a dystopian Europe investigates a serial killings suspect using controversial methods written by his now disgraced former mentor.

6.7
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The Five Obstructions

The Five Obstructions

2003 · 1h 30m · Movie

Filmmaker Lars Von Trier challenges Jørgen Leth, the filmmaker behind The Perfect Human (1967), to remake his classic short under circumstances of increasing constraint.

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Epidemic

Epidemic

1987 · 1h 46m · Movie

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

6.0
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To Each His Own Cinema

To Each His Own Cinema

2007 · 1h 40m · Movie

A collective film of 33 shorts directed by different directors about their feelings about Cinema.

6.7
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Visions of Europe

Visions of Europe

2004 · 2h 20m · Movie

An anthology film is a collection of short film projects by different directors for a common aim. Usually they are unified by a common theme - in this case, the European Union.

5.8
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...Men filmen är min älskarinna

...Men filmen är min älskarinna

2010 · 1h 6m · Movie

Guided by Liv Ullmann and with commentaries from a number of prominent filmmakers for whom Bergman is and remains an important influence - such as Woody Allen, Olivier Assayas, Bernardo Bertolucci, Arnaud Desplechin, John Sayles, ...

7.0
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Arteholic

Arteholic

2014 · 1h 26m · Movie

A road trip through famous museums in Frankfurt, Cologne, Paris, Copenhagen and Berlin.

6.8