Dancer in the Dark
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Dancer in the Dark

2000Movie2 h 20 minR

CrimeDrama
74
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IMDb7.9Letterboxd4.2/5Metacritic638.6Rotten Tomatoes69%91%
74
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.9Letterboxd4.2/5Metacritic638.6Rotten Tomatoes69%91%

Summary

Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her young son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation.

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  • Thought-provoking
  • Adults
  • Solo watch

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  • Weighs on you.
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  • Hits close to home.

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Death RowRare · in 37 titlesSelma, who is wrongly convicted and given the death penalty, is deeply distraught as she awaits her death.Genre Deconstructionin 407 titlesA very acidic one, of the "integrated" musical that had characters break out into song in ways that were "integrated" into the narrative as plot points, usually in a manner that resolved the immediat…All 24 tropes

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