# Lars von Trier filmography

This article presents the filmography of Lars von Trier.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Also known as | Director | Screenwriter | Actor | Lyricist | Notes |
| 1969 | Secret Summer | (Hemmelig sommer) | No | No | Yes | No | Television series Actor: Lars Johansen (8 episodes) |
| 1982 | Images of Liberation | (Befrielsesbilleder) | Yes | Yes | No | No | Student film and first theatrical film debut |
| 1984 | The Element of Crime | (Forbrydelsens element) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Actor: Schmuck of Ages |
| 1987 | Epidemic | | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Actor: Himself Lyricist: "We All Fall Down" Also editor |
| 1988 | Medea | | Yes | No | No | No | Television film |
| 1991 | Europa | (Zentropa) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Actor: Jew Lyricist: "Europa Aria" |
| 1994 | The Teacher's Room | (Lærerværelset) | Yes | Yes | No | No | Talk-show miniseries Creator (concept; 6 episodes); Co-directed with Rumle Hammerich |
| 1994-2022 | The Kingdom | (Riget) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Television miniseries trilogy Creator; Co-directed with Morten Arnfred Actor: Himself (all seasons), Satan (Exodus only; both roles were uncredited) Lyricist: "Main Theme" |
| 1996 | Breaking the Waves | | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| 1998 | The Idiots | (Idioterne) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Actor: Interviewee Also cinematography (all uncredited under per Dogme rules) |
| 1999-2000 | By The Quiet Stream | (Ved stillebækken) | No | No | No | No | TV series based on a 1930 novel of the same name by Morten Korch Executive producer / creative producer / producer only |
| 2000 | Dancer in the Dark | | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Most of the lyricist written with Bjork and Sjon |
| 2000 | D-Day | (D-dag) | Yes | Yes | No | No | Television anthology film Segment: Lise |
| 2003 | Dogville | | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| 2003 | The Five Obstructions | (De fem benspænd) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Actor: Himself |
| 2004 | Dear Wendy | | No | Yes | No | No | |
| 2005 | Manderlay | | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| 2006 | The Boss of It All | (Direktøren for det hele) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Actor: Narrator (uncredited) Also cinematography |
| 2007 | The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 | (De unge år: Erik Nietzsche sagaen del 1) | No | Yes | Yes | No | Actor: Narrator |
| 2007 | To Each His Own Cinema | (Chacun son cinéma) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Actor: Himself Segment: Occupations |
| 2009 | Antichrist | | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| 2010 | Dimension | | Yes | Yes | No | No | Unreleased; all footage consists into a 27-minute short film |
| 2011 | Melancholia | | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| 2013 | Nymphomaniac | | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| 2018 | The House That Jack Built | | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| TBA | Etudes | | Yes | Yes | No | No | |

### Short films

| Year | Title |
| 1967 | Turen til Squashland |
| 1968 | Nat, skat |
| 1969 | En røvsyg oplevelse |
| 1969 | Et skakspil |
| 1970 | Hvorfor flygte fra det du ved du ikke kan flygte fra? Fordi du er en kujon |
| 1971 | En blomst |
| 1977 | The Orchid Gardener (Orchidégartneren) |
| 1979 | Menthe: La bienheureuse |
| 1980 | Nocturne |
| 1981 | The Last Detail (Den sidste detalje) |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Developer |
| Cancelled | Eden | Writer; based on a 2009 film Antichrist | Zentropa Games |