Rotten
Ambitious, intriguing but fatally self-important ...
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Dogville
A quiet little town not far from here.
2003 · 2h 58m · R
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Lars von Trier
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Lars von Trier Director
- Nicole Kidman as Grace Margaret Mulligan
- Paul Bettany as Tom Edison
- John Hurt as Narrator (voice)
- Jean-Marc Barr as Man with the big Hat
- Stellan Skarsgård as Chuck
- Philip Baker Hall as Tom Edison Sr.
- Patricia Clarkson as Vera
- Ben Gazzara as Jack McKay
- Chloë Sevigny as Liz Henson
- Siobhan Fallon Hogan as Martha
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
70%
Tomatometer
Rotten
For all of "Dogville's" strengths -- its powerful performances, the ingenious staging, how quickly and completely the audience accepts its stylized reality -- its take-home message is, ultimately, measly.
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
Rotten
There's nothing static about [Von Trier's] technique, but everything else about the movie is dreary and closed off.
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture
Rotten
What Lars von Trier has achieved is avant-gardism for idiots.
David Denby, New Yorker
Rotten
Fascinating for a while but, in the end, just sleep-inducing.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
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