The Five Obstructions (2003)
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ThumbScore
👍 76%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 84%
(RT: 89%, MC: 79) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Jørgen Leth as Voice-over (from Det perfekte menneske) / Self - Director / +
Claus Nissen as The Perfect Man (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)
Majken Algren Nielsen as The Perfect Woman (from Det perfekte menneske) (archive footage)
Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez as The Perfect Man (segment "Cuba")
Jacqueline Arenal as The Perfect Woman (segment "Cuba")
Vivian Rosa as (segment "Cuba")
Is The Five Obstructions good?
Most people think so. 76% audience score, estimated from 183 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 84%.
Overview
In 1967, experimental filmmaker Jorgen Leth created a striking short film, The Perfect Human, starring a man and women sitting in a box while a narrator poses questions about their relationship and humanity. Years later, Danish director Lars von Trier made a deal with Leth to remake his film five times, each under a different set of circumstances and with von Trier's strictly prescribed rules. As Leth completes each challenge, von Trier creates increasingly further elaborate stipulations. Wikipedia ↗
