Dancer in the Dark

Name: Dancer in the Dark
Duration: 2 h 15 min

2hr 15m

2hr 15m
4.2/5 (52.8K)
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An Eastern European US immigrant with a love for musicals has to cope with the gradual loss of her vision. More Details »

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Lars von Trier

Producer:

Vibeke Windeløv

Writer:

Sjón

Release Date:

Sep 22, 2000

Runtime:

2hr 15m

Synopsis

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

Cast

Björk
Catherine Deneuve
David Morse
Peter Stormare
Joel Grey
Cara Seymour
Vladica Kostic
Jean-Marc Barr
Vincent Paterson
Siobhan Fallon Hogan

Letterboxd User Reviews

4.2

RATINGS 10.2K FANS

4.2

May 3, 2015

this is the worst movie ive ever seen

7.4K Likes

Josiah Morgan

Dec 2, 2021

she did tell us to leave before the last song

4.4K Likes

megan

Jun 27, 2018

"It's just so quiet here."

3.1K Likes

Eli Hayes
Dec 13, 2020

Björk: "But isn't it annoying when they do the last song in the films?" David Morse: "Why?" Björk: “Because you just know when it goes really big -- and the camera goes like out of the roof -- and you just know it's going to end. I hate that. I would leave just after the…

2.6K Likes

DIREKTIONZ

Jul 16, 2018

"The film would just go on forever. Isn't that lovely?"

2.0K Likes

Josh Lewis

Apr 7, 2023

lars von trier you will see hell. you will see hell and it will be brutal. it will be relentless and evil. every nightmare you have ever had will come true and i will make sure of it.

1.9K Likes

#1 gizmo fan
Mar 20, 2019

help

1.5K Likes

Hari Nef

Sep 18, 2018

“Nothing dreadful can ever happen in a musical!”Good one..... I’m gonna go cry in the shower now I have no words oh my god

1.3K Likes

kayla

Apr 2, 2025

in some ways it was a good movie to watch at 5am

1.2K Likes

Karsten

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Abyss liked

Dancer in the Dark

great movie! gonna kill myself now

🔥 😂 😭 6 2Y

Dr. Will Graham loved

Dancer in the Dark

Made me cry 10/10 would never watch again -too sad- ❤️

😭 🔥 👀 4 3Y

Jaye loved

Dancer in the Dark

absolutely loved it. would never watch again.

3 🔥 😂 2 2Y
Saint loved

Dancer in the Dark

deeply devastating, also my favorite movie I think

2 1Y

nevan loved

Dancer in the Dark

as painful and horrific as it is beautiful and inspiring, an absolutely devastating film that i’ve been incredibly excited to watch; and it does not disappoint. transcends all musicals and tragedies to become something entirely unique and pure; bjork is truly phenomenal. perfect

1Y

sazlianahsam liked

Dancer in the Dark

It’s depressing and painful films, it’s pretty slow but good story. The scripts written really bad nonetheless it’s feels so real (Bjork style). The camera-work is poor too but the effect is melancholic and beguiling, a painful yet relevant reflection of our. Performance 💯

2Y
Landon Kenner loved

Dancer in the Dark

Great cast, brutal watch. The silence in the back half of the movie is DEAFENING and I was left with my hand over my mouth for the majority of the movie. A movie that could only be watched only a handful of times at most. Be prepared to cry. 8.4/10

2Y

MovieDaddy liked

Dancer in the Dark

One of the more unique movies out there. I’m not a huge Björk fan, but I’m a sucker for Lars von Trier flicks and this is easily in his top five. Heartbreaking and mildly disturbing. Get ready for a mind trip.

3Y

aria loved

Dancer in the Dark

as a björk fan, i always used to listen to selmasongs (the album that came out of this) w/o context. and I must say, listening to it after watching this makes it even better. literally the saddest movie ever

2Y