Is The Element of Crime scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Element of Crime sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Element of Crime end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Element of Crime violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Element of Crime easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Element of Crime

Name: The Element of Crime
Genre: Crime, Drama, Science Fiction
Released: 1984
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Michael Elphick, Esmond Knight, Me Me Lai, Jerold Wells, Ahmed El Shenawi

Directed by Lars von Trier

Produced by Det Danske Filminstitut, Per Holst Filmproduktion

1984104 min6.4 / 10

A psychologically dense, visually stylized noir about a detective's descent into moral and psychological darkness through identification with a serial killer.

Fisher, an ex-detective, decides to take one final case when a mysterious serial killer claims the lives of several young girls. Fisher, unable to find the culprit, turns to Osbourne, a writer who was once respected for his contributions to the field of criminology. Fisher begins to use Osbourne's technique, which involves empathizing with serial killers; however, as the detective becomes increasingly engrossed in this method, things take a disturbing turn.

Clusters

Depression and Complicity Paranoid Reality Breakdown Conspiracy Thrillers Reality Turning Into Horror Murder And Assassination

Genres

Crime Drama Science Fiction

Keywords

Cairo Journey In The Past Hypnosis Murder Police Officer

Questions people ask

Is The Element of Crime scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is The Element of Crime sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Does The Element of Crime end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is The Element of Crime violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is The Element of Crime easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.