This article presents the filmography of Lars von Trier.
| Year | Title | Also known as | Director | Screenwriter | Actor | Lyricist | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Secret Summer | (Hemmelig sommer) | Television series Actor: Lars Johansen (8 episodes) | |||||
| 1982 | Images of Liberation | (Befrielsesbilleder) | Student film and first theatrical film debut | |||||
| 1984 | The Element of Crime | (Forbrydelsens element) | Actor: Schmuck of Ages | |||||
| 1987 | Epidemic | Actor: Himself Lyricist: "We All Fall Down" Also editor | ||||||
| 1988 | Medea | Television film | ||||||
| 1991 | Europa | (Zentropa) | Actor: Jew Lyricist: "Europa Aria" | |||||
| 1994 | The Teacher's Room | (Lærerværelset) | Talk-show miniseries Creator (concept; 6 episodes); Co-directed with Rumle Hammerich | |||||
| 1994-2022 | The Kingdom | (Riget) | 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 | |||||||
| 1998 | The Idiots | (Idioterne) | Actor: Interviewee Also cinematography (all uncredited under per Dogme rules) | |||||
| 1999-2000 | By The Quiet Stream | (Ved stillebækken) | 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 | Most of the lyricist written with Bjork and Sjon | ||||||
| 2000 | D-Day | (D-dag) | Television anthology film Segment: Lise | |||||
| 2003 | Dogville | |||||||
| 2003 | The Five Obstructions | (De fem benspænd) | Actor: Himself | |||||
| 2004 | Dear Wendy | |||||||
| 2005 | Manderlay | |||||||
| 2006 | The Boss of It All | (Direktøren for det hele) | Actor: Narrator (uncredited) Also cinematography | |||||
| 2007 | The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 | (De unge år: Erik Nietzsche sagaen del 1) | Actor: Narrator | |||||
| 2007 | To Each His Own Cinema | (Chacun son cinéma) | Actor: Himself Segment: Occupations | |||||
| 2009 | Antichrist | |||||||
| 2010 | Dimension | Unreleased; all footage consists into a 27-minute short film | ||||||
| 2011 | Melancholia | |||||||
| 2013 | Nymphomaniac | |||||||
| 2018 | The House That Jack Built[1] | |||||||
| TBA | Etudes |
| Year | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Turen til Squashland | |
| 1968 | Nat, skat | |
| 1969 | En røvsyg oplevelse | |
| 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) |
| Cancelled | Eden | Writer; based on a 2009 film Antichrist | Zentropa Games |