Crime, Drama, Thriller  •  2003  •  178 min  •  Adults (18+)

Dogville (2003)

Dogville poster

Dogville (2003)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative

Viewer Rating
7.2

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.


Starring Cast

Nicole Kidman  •   Paul Bettany  •   Lauren Bacall

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Strong Left
Confidence: Medium

The film's central thesis is a scathing critique of systemic human depravity and exploitation within a community, culminating in a radical, violent, and revolutionary solution that dismantles the oppressive structure, aligning with explicit progressive ideology.

Diversity: Low
Confidence: High

The movie features primarily traditional casting with a predominantly white ensemble, showing no intentional race or gender swaps of roles. Its narrative offers a broad critique of human nature and societal power dynamics, rather than explicitly focusing on or critiquing traditional identities in a DEI context.

Secondary

Christianity: Negative
Confidence: High

The film portrays a community whose moral framework, heavily influenced by a rigid and puritanical interpretation of Christian values, leads to extreme hypocrisy, cruelty, and exploitation. The narrative exposes how self-righteousness and a twisted sense of virtue are used to justify the systematic abuse of Grace, ultimately condemning this distorted moral system as oppressive and destructive.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

Dogville does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on themes of human nature, exploitation, and morality within a small town, without incorporating any elements related to queer identity or experiences.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

Dogville does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore themes related to transsexual identity. The narrative is entirely focused on the protagonist's experiences with exploitation and the moral decay of a community, rendering the framework for transsexual portrayal inapplicable.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

Dogville is an original screenplay by Lars von Trier. Its characters were created specifically for this film and do not have prior canonical or historical gender baselines from which to be swapped.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

Dogville is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which characters' races were established. Therefore, no character could have been race-swapped.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.2

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
8.0
The Movie Database logo
7.8

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
7.0
Metacritic logo
6.1

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