Film

Dogville 2003

Directed by Lars von Trier

  • Crime, Drama, Thriller
  • 178 min
  • R

A quiet little town not far from here.

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.

CrimeDramaThrillerfriendshipbondagerapepolicegangstervillage liferefugeeblackmailmountainamerican dreambank robberlast judgment

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  • Sexual violence
  • Bleak ending

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Prestige, overwhelming, bleak and grave.

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  • cooloverwhelming
  • warmbleak
  • gravecomic
  • contemplativerelentless

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The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 44The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: loved by 33The EmpathThe Empath: loved by 33The IronistThe Ironist: loved by 22The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: loved by 11The Genre DevoteeThe Genre Devotee: loved by 11The CartographerThe Cartographer: disliked by 10 / 1The FormalistThe Formalist: disliked by 10 / 1loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

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