Dancer in the Dark

"In a world of shadows, she found the light of life."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.9/10

122,419 votes

69/100

Fresh

63/100

Metascore

7.8/10

1,964 votes

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Average

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

🏆

Wins

📋

Nominations

🏅

Other Awards

🏆 2 wins

Won

Jameson People's Choice for Best Actress

European Film - People's Choice for Best Director

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Golden Globe Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama

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Cannes Film Festival

🏆 2 wins

Won

Cannes Film Festival for Best Actress

Palme d'Or

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Other Awards

🏆 7 wins•📋 4 nominations

Won

European Film for Best Film

Independent Spirit for Best Foreign Film

European Film for Best Actress

Goya for Best European Film

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film

Robert for Best Production Design

Nominated

Robert for Best Costume Design

Satellite for Best Actress – Motion Picture

César for Best Foreign Film

Satellite for Best Film

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$12.5M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$40.1M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$4,184,036

United States

Profit

+$27.6M

ROI: +220%

Budget Recovery320% of budget

$0|Budget: $12.5M|Revenue: $40.1M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

63.7K

Daily Avg

1.1K

7-Day Trend

-48%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Denmark

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2 Locations Found

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Story Setting

Set In

Washington

Themes & Subjects

#music#capitalpunishment#blindness

Series & Franchise

Part of

Golden Heart trilogy

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Robby Müller

Film Editing

François GédigierMolly Malene Stensgaard

Music / Score

Björk

Costume Design

Manon Rasmussen

Production Design

Karl Júlíusson

Production Companies

Film i VästCanal+Film4France 3ZentropaTrust Film SvenskaLiberator Productions

Distributors

Fine Line Features

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Dancer in the Dark

Available in 45 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel	—	Google Play Movies, YouTube	Google Play Movies, YouTube
United Kingdom15	BFI Player, BFI Player Amazon Channel, Curzon Amazon Channel, BFI Player Apple TV Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Curzon Home Cinema, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Canada14A	MUBI	—	Google Play Movies, YouTube	Google Play Movies, YouTube
AustraliaMA 15+	—	—	Apple TV Store	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel	—	—	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom15

Canada14A

AustraliaMA 15+

Germany12

FranceTP

JapanR15+

Brazil12

+9 more countries

Production

Director

Lars von Trier

Writers

Sjón, Lars von Trier, Lars von Trier

Production Companies

Zentropa EntertainmentsDRSVT DramaARTEFrance 3 CinémaBlind Spot Pictures

Cast

Björk

Selma Jezkova

Catherine Deneuve

Kathy

David Morse

Bill Houston

Peter Stormare

Jeff

Joel Grey

Oldrich Novy

Cara Seymour

Linda Houston

No Image

Vladica Kostic

Gene Jezkova

Jean-Marc Barr

Norman

Vincent Paterson

Samuel

Siobhan Fallon Hogan

Brenda

Željko Ivanek

District Attorney

Udo Kier

Dr. Porkorny

Tags & Keywords

factory workerindividualimmigrantblindness and impaired visiondancingeye operationsmall townnaivetyhereditary diseaserobberycourtmusicalfemale friendshipmurderdebt

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