Movie

Dancer in the Dark

2000 · 140 min

A wrenching, intimate tragedy that lures you into dreamlike musical numbers before crushing you with raw, handheld reality.

Tagline: In a world of shadows, she found the light of life.
Overview: 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. When life becomes increasingly difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Parenthood, grief, isolation, justice
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
Note: Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Add to a list: Dancer in the Dark

Stream in the US

More options Data from JustWatch

In your watch list

In this series

Golden Heart trilogy

Like Dancer in the Dark, but

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown

Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
grief
isolation
justice
betrayal
Places: small town
workplace
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
musical
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none