Outlets vs The Five Obstructions
Outlets has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for The Five Obstructions). Outlets is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 1h 30m. The Five Obstructions is the older of the two (2003 against 2023). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Outlets
The Five Obstructions| Outlets | The Five Obstructions | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2003 |
| Length | 19m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Duncan Cowles | Jørgen Leth, Lars von Trier |
| Main cast | Duncan Cowles | Patrick Bauchau, Lars von Trier, Anders Hove, Jørgen Leth, Claus Nissen |
Synopsis
Outlets
Unable to move on from the death of his granny, a filmmaker desperately searches for the right film idea that will finally allow him to let go…
The Five Obstructions
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…
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