
Dogville
2003 · Movie · R · 178 min · ★ 7.8 · 66% critics
A woman on the run from gangsters is taken in by a small Colorado community in exchange for labor. As she tries to settle into their help, the townspeople’s “support” starts to come with escalating demands, shifting the situation into something far more dangerous when outside attention arrives.
Also known as The Film 'Dogville' as Told in Nine Chapters and a Prologue
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Details
- Years
- 2003
- Release date
- 2003-05-21
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 178 min
- Critic score
- 66/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 (2,698 votes)
- Box office
- $16,680,836
About
You’ll probably like Dogville if you enjoy challenging character drama and unsettling social tension; Not for you if slow, dialogue-heavy stories feel too long, or if you prefer traditional, fully built sets like Mulholland Drive.
Pros: unique minimalist town; tense moral descent; strong performances | Cons: slow, long runtime; unsettling brutality; polarizing storytelling
Themes
- friendship
- bondage
- rape
- police
- gangster
- village life
- refugee
- blackmail
- mountain
- american dream
- bank robber
- last judgment
- +15 more
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award — Best Cinematographer · 2003
- European Film Award — Best Cinematographer · 2003 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Screenwriter · 2003 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Film · 2003 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Director · 2003 · nominated
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- European Film Award - People's Choice Award — Best Director · 2003 · nominated
Cast & crew

Nicole Kidman
as Grace Margaret Mulligan

Paul Bettany
as Tom Edison

John Hurt
as Narrator (voice)

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

James Caan
as The Big Man
Directed by Lars von Trier