# The best Lars von Trier films

From the Europa trilogy to Melancholia: the Lars von Trier films critics and audiences rate highest (IndieWire, Soundvenue, Ranker).

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- Apr 13, 2026 · Kasper Olsen
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## Top 12

1. **Melancholia (2011)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — A wedding, a depression and a planet on a collision course.
2. **Dogville (2003)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Nicole Kidman in a town drawn in chalk on the floor.
3. **The Idiots (1998)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The Dogme 95 film about a group that plays at being idiots.
4. **Antichrist (2009)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A grieving couple in a forest called Eden; Bodil winner.
5. **The Kingdom (1994)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The TV series about ghosts at Copenhagen's main hospital.
6. **Europa (1991)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — An American in Germany in 1945, hypnotic in black-and-white and colour.
7. **The Five Obstructions (2003)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Von Trier challenges Jørgen Leth to remake a short film five times.
8. **The Boss of It All (2006)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A comedy about an actor hired to play a boss.
9. **Breaking the Waves (1996)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Emily Watson in a strict Scottish island community; Cannes Grand Prix.
10. **Dancer in the Dark (2000)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Björk as a nearly blind factory worker; Palme d'Or.
11. **The Element of Crime (1984)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — His debut, a sepia-toned noir.
12. **Nymphomaniac (2013)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Charlotte Gainsbourg tells her life in eight chapters.
13. **Manderlay (2005)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Dogville's sequel, on an Alabama plantation.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.