The Idiots

"Take a long ride on the short bus."

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Ratings & Reviews

6.5/10

636 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Other Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

European Film for Best Screenwriter

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$2.5M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$7,200

Global Box Office

Loss

$-2,492,800

ROI: -100%

Budget Recovery0% of budget

$0|Budget: $2.5M|Revenue: $7,200

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60-Day Views

25.0K

Daily Avg

416

7-Day Trend

-10%

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Story Setting

Set In

Søllerød Municipality

Time Period

1990s

Themes & Subjects

#mourning#groupdynamics#joiedevivre#relationshiptermination#deathofone'schild#dropout#petitebourgeoisie#self-expressionvalues#psychologicalrepression

Series & Franchise

Part of

Golden Heart trilogy

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Lars von Trier

Film Editing

Molly Malene Stensgaard

Production Companies

Liberator ProductionsDRCanal+Argus Film ProduktieNordisk FilmLa SeptVPROZentropaOctober FilmsArteZDF

Distributors

October Films

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Idiots

Available in 49 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	MUBI	—	—	—
United Kingdom	Curzon Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, Curzon Home Cinema, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	MUBI	—	—	—
India	MUBI	—	—	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

Germany16

France12

JapanR15+

Denmark15

Italy14+

South Korea18

Poland16

+2 more countries

Production

Director

Lars von Trier

Writers

Lars von Trier, Mogens Rukov

Production Companies

Zentropa EntertainmentsDR TVLa Sept CinémaLiberator ProductionsVPROArgus Film Produktie

Cast

Bodil Jørgensen

Karen

Jens Albinus

Stoffer

Anne Louise Hassing

Susanne

Troels Lyby

Henrik

Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Jeppe

Louise Mieritz

Josephine

Henrik Prip

Ped

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Luis Mesonero

Miguel

Trine Michelsen

Nana

Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis

Katrine

Paprika Steen

High Class Lady

Erik Wedersøe

Stoffer's Uncle

Tags & Keywords

mentally disabledstagingnormalityfreedomlifestylecommunetest of courageidiotpublicitysocial controlmockerysimulationbodily disabled personpsychologycoercion

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