A
liquid crystal composition contains a
side chain type
polymer liquid crystalline compound which can form a light absorption anisotropic film having a high alignment degree and has excellent
solubility in a general-purpose
solvent, a light absorption anisotropic film obtained using the composition, a laminate, and an
image display device. The composition includes: a
side chain type
polymer liquid crystalline compound; and a dichroic substance, in which the compound is a
copolymer having a repeating unit (1) containing a mesogenic group with a molecular weight of greater than 280 and a repeating unit (2) with a molecular weight of 280 or less, a content of the repeating unit (2) is less than 14% by
mass with respect to a total
mass of the compound, and a content of the dichroic substance is greater than 2% by
mass with respect to a
total solid content of the composition.