Danish Cinema
by Sublevel4 | created - 08 Feb 2013 | updated - 4 weeks ago | PublicA list of the Danish films I have seen. Recommendations are welcome.
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1. Nocturne (I) (1980)
8 min | Short, Drama
A troubled and solitary woman who suffers from an acute light sensitivity summons the strength to escape her persistent trials; however, the fateful morning which is only hours away, still seems so distant and pale. Can she take the step?
Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Yvette, Solbjørg Højfeldt, Anne-Lise Gabold, Lars von Trier
Votes: 1,629
Strange shortfilm about a woman who likes the dark nighttime more than light and day.
2. Walter and Carlo - Up on Daddys Hat (1985)
86 min | Comedy
Walter's a handsome airline steward who catches the eye of Inge, winner of Malaga's Miss Moonlight contest. Carlo is a motor-mouthed goof who has a "heel bar" (a combination shoe shop and ... See full summary »
Director: Per Holst | Stars: Ole Stephensen, Jarl Friis-Mikkelsen, Poul Bundgaard, Kirsten Rolffes
Votes: 915
3. Walter and Carlo, Part II, Yes, It's Daddy (1986)
81 min | Comedy, Family
Coffee has been outlawed and an organization of retired people smuggle coffee from the Swedish mafia, while Walter pursues his new love interest and Carlo deals with a midlife crisis after being dumped by his girlfriend.
Director: John Hilbard | Stars: Jarl Friis-Mikkelsen, Ole Stephensen, Kirsten Rolffes, Ewa Carlsson
Votes: 506
4. The Jut-Nuts I (1988)
90 min | Comedy
Jacob, a self-styled private investigator working out of his younger brother's auto salvage yard, sees a chance to make a quick kroner when he meets Finn, a simple chap on the dole. He ... See full summary »
Director: Finn Henriksen | Stars: Finn Nørbygaard, Jacob Haugaard, Paul Hüttel, Michelle Bjørn-Andersen
Votes: 381
5. Walter & Carlo i Amerika (1989)
80 min | Comedy, Family
Walter and Carlo are given the task of handing over The Little Mermaid to a couple of secret agents at New York Airport. It goes far from planned and they get involved in a high-tension drama between Russian and American agents.
Directors: Jarl Friis-Mikkelsen, Ole Stephensen | Stars: Jarl Friis-Mikkelsen, Ole Stephensen, Jan Malmsjö, Tony Curtis
Votes: 548
6. Michael Laudrup - en fodboldspiller (1993)
74 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
A stil-life of marvellous Danish footballer Michael Laudrups performance on the Barcelona dreamteam 1989-94.
Director: Jørgen Leth | Stars: Michael Laudrup, Johan Cruijff, Jørgen Leth
Votes: 159
While Michael Laudrup is undoubtedly a world class football player, this "documentary" is pretty worthless. Leth, the director, decides not to focus on anything else other than the ballet-like moves Laudrup makes and while he truly is a great, 70 minutes of superslow shots of his legs interspersed with a couple of interviews and Spanish people saying how great he is on cue, left me feeling decidedly underwhelmed. Not recommended and only 1.5 stars because it is after all Laudrup.
7. Nightwatch (1994)
R | 107 min | Thriller
A law student starts working as a night watchman at The Department of Forensic Medicine in Copenhagen. His mad friend gets him on a game of dare that escalates. As a serial-killer's victims start piling up at work, he becomes a suspect.
Director: Ole Bornedal | Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Sofie Gråbøl, Kim Bodnia, Lotte Andersen
Votes: 17,879
8. Final Hour (1995)
83 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Some students gets locked up in their school and is stalked by a killer. But as time goes by, it turns out that there is more to this than it seems.
Director: Martin Schmidt | Stars: Lene Laub Oksen, Mette Bratlann, Tomas Villum Jensen, Karl Bille
Votes: 1,309
9. Pusher (1996)
Not Rated | 110 min | Crime, Thriller
A drug pusher grows increasingly desperate after a botched deal leaves him with a large debt to a ruthless drug lord.
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn | Stars: Kim Bodnia, Zlatko Buric, Laura Drasbæk, Slavko Labovic
Votes: 44,572 | Gross: $0.00M
10. The Biggest Heroes (1996)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
The bank robbers Karsten and Peter are on the run in Sweden. With them is one of their teenage daughter.
Director: Thomas Vinterberg | Stars: Thomas Bo Larsen, Ulrich Thomsen, Mia Maria Back, Bjarne Henriksen
Votes: 1,329
11. Mørkeleg (1996)
90 min | Horror
As four friends set up a game of murder in an abandoned house, a real-life murderer approaches to up the stakes of the game.
Director: Martin Schmidt | Stars: Line Kruse, Christian Grønvall, Mari-Anne Jespersen, Karl Bille
Votes: 632
12. Let's Get Lost (1997)
96 min | Drama
Three friends, Steffen, Thomas and Mogens spend a lot of time together in Julies apartment while they talk about soccer and how to get enough money for tickets to the big game next week. At... See full summary »
Director: Jonas Elmer | Stars: Sidse Babett Knudsen, Bjarne Henriksen, Nicolaj Kopernikus, Troels Lyby
Votes: 452
13. The Celebration (1998)
R | 105 min | Drama
At Helge's 60th birthday party, some unpleasant family truths are revealed.
Director: Thomas Vinterberg | Stars: Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Moritzen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Paprika Steen
Votes: 93,916 | Gross: $1.65M
14. Kærlighed ved første hik (1999)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy
16 y.o. Danish high school sophomore Viktor falls in love with senior Anja at 1st hiccup. Their little brothers (BFFs) invite him to Anja's 18th birthday party. Viktor's 2 friends also help. Where does Anja's arrogant boyfriend fit in?
Director: Tomas Villum Jensen | Stars: Robert Hansen, Sofie Lassen-Kahlke, Sebastian Jessen, Rasmus Albeck
Votes: 2,920
15. In China They Eat Dogs (1999)
Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two brothers, one cold and ruthless, the other sensitive and reluctant, and their brutal misadventures.
Director: Lasse Spang Olsen | Stars: Kim Bodnia, Dejan Cukic, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Tomas Villum Jensen
Votes: 23,049
16. Bleeder (1999)
98 min | Crime, Drama
Two stories for the price of one: Lenny works in a video shop and tries to get aquainted with the waitress Lea. Leo beats his pregnant wife, Louise, which is a VERY bad idea, as her brother, Louis, is a violent racist.
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn | Stars: Kim Bodnia, Mads Mikkelsen, Rikke Louise Andersson, Liv Corfixen
Votes: 9,185
For a film with such an unappealing name as Bleeder, it is actually a pretty good one. Kim Bodnia plays himself, but does it very well and is quite enjoyable. Most impressive for me is Mads Mikkelsen whose range of characters and types is really starting to make me change my opinion of him from very good, if slightly one-dimensional, to someone who can pull off a wide variety of performances. The director, Winding Refn, is clearly in his element here. In some ways this reminded me of Drive. Having only seen Drive, Pusher & now Bleeder, I am slowly warming to his style. I'll reserve judgment for now, until I have watched some more of his stuff, however he might just be an acquired taste.
17. Election Night (1998)
Not Rated | 11 min | Short, Comedy
On his way to the polls, an idealist yet absent-minded voter must endure continuous waves of racist cab drivers and their offensive remarks.
Director: Anders Thomas Jensen | Stars: Ulrich Thomsen, Jens Jørn Spottag, John Martinus, Ole Thestrup
Votes: 2,440
Very good short film about a guy who forgets to vote and realises with 20 minutes until the booths close.
18. Mifune (1999)
R | 98 min | Romance, Comedy, Drama
Kresten's dad dies and he returns to the farm on Lolland to take care of things, including his developmentaly-challenged brother. He employs a hooker as maid. He loses his wife and job due to lies. The maid's kid brother moves in and they're a family of 4.
Director: Søren Kragh-Jacobsen | Stars: Iben Hjejle, Anders W. Berthelsen, Jesper Asholt, Emil Tarding
Votes: 8,052 | Gross: $0.59M
Had no expectations and perhaps because of that ended up liking the film. Great performances all-round and an interesting story.
19. Bænken (2000)
93 min | Drama
Kaj is an alcoholic living on the money the Danish state is providing him. Him and his friends spend their time drinking beer at a public bench. One day Kaj's life turns upside down when a young lady and her child moves in next to him.
Director: Per Fly | Stars: Jesper Christensen, Marius Sonne Janischefska, Stine Holm Joensen, Nicolaj Kopernikus
Votes: 4,428
Had no expectations of this film at all. I mean how interesting can a film be of watching a drunk guy on a bench. Well, as it turns out, very interesting. Jesper Christensen delivers an excellent performance as Kaj, a grumpy old man with plenty of demons. When a battered mother and her child show up in his neighbourhood, he is roped in to help and consequently has some tough choices to make. I particularly found the ending to be very good and in character.
20. Dykkerne (2000)
91 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
2 Danish teen brothers visit their grandpa on his old fishing boat and scuba dive. Some men hire an old minesweeper to find the sunk German sub U-461 from WW2 but the brothers find it. A lot of strange things start happening.
Director: Åke Sandgren | Stars: Robert Hansen, Ralf J. Hollander, Otto Brandenburg, Baard Owe
Votes: 742
This really is a family film. Although there are some thrilling moments, nothing really scary happens. Probably a PG-12 rating would be about right. Having said that, there is enough going on that even adults can enjoy the film as well, tho the target audience is probably young teens.
I found it to be ok, but nothing spectacular.
21. Flickering Lights (2000)
Not Rated | 109 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A gang of 4 Danish criminals are ordered by Færingen to steal a bag from a safe. When they see DKK4,000,000 in the bag, they keep it for themselves and head for Spain. They end up in a ruin of an old restaurant on Jutland and renovate it.
Director: Anders Thomas Jensen | Stars: Søren Pilmark, Ulrich Thomsen, Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Votes: 24,213
Recommended by Aaron & Ronan Doyle. A gem of a movie. 4 criminals, tired of doing lots of small jobs, find themselves with a lot of cash after their latest job and decide to go on the run. While not a film that is a "laugh-a-minute", it consistently has enough going on to keep the viewer interested and you genuinely care about the 4 main characters. Highly recommended!
22. Italian for Beginners (2000)
R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Several lonely hearts in a semi-provincial suburb of a town in Denmark use a beginner's course in Italian as the platform to meet the romance of their lives.
Director: Lone Scherfig | Stars: Anders W. Berthelsen, Ann Eleonora Jørgensen, Anette Støvelbæk, Peter Gantzler
Votes: 13,854 | Gross: $4.45M
Great little film about a group of people attending an Italian class for beginners in Denmark. What could have been a piece of fluff in lesser hands turns out to be a simply delightful film. The director knows what she is doing and gets good performances out of everyone. You end up genuinely caring about this odd group of people.
23. Unit One (2000–2004)
75 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A mobile task force is dispatched across Denmark to help local police solve tough cases.
Stars: Charlotte Fich, Mads Mikkelsen, Lars Brygmann, Waage Sandø
Votes: 4,123
24. Et rigtigt menneske (2001)
95 min | Drama
A 7-year-old girl's (Line Kruse) imaginary friend (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) comes to life, but adults misunderstand his kindness toward children.
Director: Åke Sandgren | Stars: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Peter Mygind, Susan Olsen, Troels II Munk
Votes: 1,007
In my efforts to see more danish films, I blindly got 4 films from the library that were danish and this was one of them. There were no expectations, in fact the coverinfo made it look boring. So with some trepidation, I started watching it. The first 5 or so minutes were fairly boring, but then something happened and from that moment on I was hooked. A true gem of a movie, with Nicolai Lie Kaas doing an exceptional job as the lead character. Highly recommended!
25. Gamle mænd i nye biler (2002)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Fresh out of a Danish prison, Harald bosses his old gang around, into visiting his hospitalized foster dad, who wants to see his bio son before dying. The son's in a Swedish prison. Then there's a money matter - robbing a bank.
Director: Lasse Spang Olsen | Stars: Kim Bodnia, Torkel Petersson, Tomas Villum Jensen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Votes: 9,675
26. Facing the Truth (2002)
98 min | Drama
A portrait of a famous Danish brain surgeon, Richard Malmros. The son of the surgeon, Danish filmmaker Nils Malmros, tells the story of his father.
Director: Nils Malmros | Stars: Søren Sejersen, Heine Petersen, Jens Albinus, Anne Voigt Christiansen
Votes: 798
27. The Green Butchers (2003)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
Two Danish friends are tired of their employer and open their own butcher shop. An electrician accidentally dies in the freezer and he's sold as marinated chicken and business picks up. What happens when they run out of "chicken"?
Director: Anders Thomas Jensen | Stars: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Mads Mikkelsen, Line Kruse, Ole Thestrup
Votes: 24,682 | Gross: $0.00M
For some reason I really didn't connect with this Danish film. It has its moments, but it seem dis-jolted and largely both uninteresting and unfunny. Really wish I could say differently, but I am unimpressed. That is not to say it is bad, just that it wasn't anywhere as good as I had hoped.
28. Regel nr. 1 (2003)
Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy
When Caroline finds her boyfriend having sex with another woman she is invited to stay at her sister Sarahs place. Now that she is suddenly back on the dating market she takes advice on men... See full summary »
Director: Oliver Ussing | Stars: Susanne Juhász, Mira Wanting, Thomas Levin, Anders Valentinus Dam
Votes: 346
Two sisters meet up 4 years after one of them walked out of a kidney operation that would have benefited the other one. The more mousy one (who needed the kidney) finds her boyfriend in a compromising position with another woman and moves in with her sister.
The film centres around two things. Firstly, all men are pigs and not worthy and secondly, the sister-sister relationship. This is a chick-flick, however Susanne Juhasz' portrayal of the mousy sister really makes the film work. Mira Wanting also does a fair job of portraying the sister who craves control in her life.
Not everything works in this film, but the two leads are good enough to keep your attention and in between the male-bashing, there are some good lessons to be learned, for both sexes.
29. Kongekabale (2004)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama, Thriller
Election for the Danish parliament is up and the main opposition party has a chance at winning and its leader at becoming the next prime minister. The leader is hospitalized and the scheming begins.
Director: Nikolaj Arcel | Stars: Anders W. Berthelsen, Søren Pilmark, Nastja Arcel, Nicolas Bro
Votes: 4,619
A great Danish political thriller. Suspenseful enough that it kept me gripped throughout, yet not overly convoluted, which means everyone can follow it, even if you know nothing of (Danish) politics.
30. We Are the Champions (2005)
80 min | Comedy, Sport
Divorced father without custody Torben, a former pro soccer player, concentrates on his talented son David's juniors poorly performing team. When the coach suddenly accepts another position... See full summary »
Director: Martin Hagbjer | Stars: Lars Bom, Camilla Bendix, Bjarne Henriksen, Claus Bue
Votes: 272
Another footballfilm. This is more of a familyfilm than anything else. Lars Bom is good as the main character. Watchable, but not very memorable
31. Adam's Apples (2005)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A neo-Nazi sentenced to community service at a church clashes with the blindly devoted minister.
Director: Anders Thomas Jensen | Stars: Ulrich Thomsen, Mads Mikkelsen, Nicolas Bro, Paprika Steen
Votes: 54,645 | Gross: $0.00M
Not what I expected at all. Reckon it is best described as a black comedy. A Neonazi gets released to a church which is also a halfway-house. For the 12 weeks he is there, he has to have a goal or task. So he sarcastically says he will bake a cake. Keeping the appletree and the apples ready for picking and dealing with the minister of the church, not to mention 2 other guys, proves to be quite challenging.
While definitely not laugh-a-minute, the actors are on the top of their game and there are some scenes which are pure gems. Recommended for anyone who is a fan of either Danish films or black comedies.
32. The Big Day (2005)
95 min | Comedy, Romance
A wedding planer in Copenhagen ends falling for her most important client even though she's already engaged. At the same time her two gay employees also have their ups and downs in relationships. How will it end?
Director: Morten Arnfred | Stars: Louise Mieritz, Christian Tafdrup, Henrik Prip, Frank Thiel
Votes: 482
Another in the pile of Danish films I am slowly watching. This one deals about a wedding planner and her two gay friends trying to start up their wedding-planning business, while also dealing with matters of the heart and falling for someone unplanned.
Saw it primarily because the beautiful and talented Trine Dyrholm is in it, but it turns out she only has limited screen-time. It is a real chick-flick and sags a bit in the middle, but generally has enough going on to keep the interest.
33. Bag det stille ydre (2005)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A young couple and their daughter move into an old house hanted by spirits.
Director: Martin Schmidt | Stars: Anne Birgitte Lind, Jakob Cedergren, Rebecca Løgstrup, Dejan Cukic
Votes: 537
Haunted house film. Fairly standard stuff with a few by-the-numbers scares.
34. Mørke (2005)
124 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
The psychological thriller "Murk" tells the story of Jacob, who is investigating into the circumstances surrounding his sister's death on her wedding night.
Director: Jannik Johansen | Stars: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Nicolas Bro, Laura Drasbæk, Lisbet Lundquist
Votes: 4,072
Good psychological drama with the ever-watchable Nikolay Lie Kaas in the lead role. His sister commits suicide for the second time on her wedding night. Later, while searching through her personal effects, he finds a clue that suggests there might be more to what happened than meets the eye.
35. Prag (2006)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama
Christoffer and Maja's trip to Prague to bring back Chistoffer's deceased father evolves into the story of a break-up. In the wake of the events that follow, secrets gradually emerge which threaten to destroy their marriage.
Director: Ole Christian Madsen | Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Stine Stengade, Borivoj Navrátil, Jana Plodková
Votes: 3,369
Fairly good drama about a couple who, after 14 years of marriage, have hit a rough patch, while they are in Prague to claim the dead body of the husband's estranged father. Mikkelsen and Stengade are good in their roles, however the film's pacing isn't great and there are some needless scenes there just to make the film long enough. A bit more taught editing or lack of sleep-inducing scenes and this could easily be a great film.
36. Råzone (2006)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama
Christina is living in a suburb to Copenhagen. With her class mates Cecilie, Trine and Pernille, a tight-knit gang of girlfriends, she slacks her schoolwork, living mostly for the weekends ... See full summary »
Director: Christian E. Christiansen | Stars: Laura Christensen, Stephanie Leon, Julie R. Ølgaard, Sara Møller Olsen
Votes: 1,307
Strong drama with very good performances about a girl who is ostracised by her friends after telling on them when they steal some stuff. Quite powerful.
37. After the Wedding (2006)
R | 120 min | Drama
A manager of an orphanage in India is sent to Copenhagen, Denmark, where he discovers a life-altering family secret.
Director: Susanne Bier | Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Rolf Lassgård, Neeral Mulchandani
Votes: 37,117 | Gross: $0.41M
Quite simply a beautiful film.
38. When a Man Comes Home (2007)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy
Sebastian was told as kid that his dad suicided - causing his stutter. Sebastian, now a kitchen hand living with his girlfriend, is told that the famous opera singer returning to town after years is his dad. Chaos ensues.
Director: Thomas Vinterberg | Stars: Oliver Møller-Knauer, Ronja Mannov Olesen, Helene Reingaard Neumann, Thomas Bo Larsen
Votes: 945
From the director who brought you "Festen", this is pretty similar but not as good.
39. Forbrydelsen (2007–2012)
TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Police detective Sarah Lund investigates difficult cases with personal and political consequences.
Stars: Sofie Gråbøl, Morten Suurballe, Lars Mikkelsen, Bjarne Henriksen
Votes: 30,210
40. Kollegiet (2007)
R | 91 min | Horror
Katrine moves to a student residence in Copenhagen. She's told the myth of the ghost from room 205. But when a mirror breaks an evil spirit is released and the body count starts.
Director: Martin Barnewitz | Stars: Neel Rønholt, Mikkel Arndt, Julie R. Ølgaard, Mira Wanting
Votes: 1,649
Decentish horror film, which goes more for getting the mood right than out-and-out bloodshed.
41. Dig og mig (2008)
85 min | Drama
3 cancer stricken young women meet at a hospital and become friends. They look back at their lives.
Director: Christian E. Christiansen | Stars: Laura Christensen, Neel Rønholt, Julie R. Ølgaard, Pilou Asbæk
Votes: 301
A moving film about 3 women suffering from Cancer and their stories. Each is facing their own unique set of circumstances. Thanks to their shared battle, they get close to each other and learn that they are not alone. Based on the Oscar-nominated short film "Om Natten" (At Night).
42. Rejsen til Saturn (2008)
Not Rated | 90 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A privately funded Danish mission to find resources on Saturn replaces navigator last minute with incompetent Per. His ex tries to warn them. Unfortunately, there are aliens on Saturn who are interested in Earth's water.
Directors: Thorbjørn Christoffersen, Craig Frank | Stars: Casper Christensen, Frank Hvam, Ali Kazim, Simon Jul Jørgensen
Votes: 3,144
A Danish film best described as a sort of cross between Galaxy Quest & Flash Gordon, but animated, and with Danish humour. Funny and well made, but ultimately not a film you will likely be watching more than once or twice in total.
43. Spillets regler (2008)
90 min | Comedy
MOVING UP is a tragicomic story about the psychologist Manfred who suffers from strong inferiority complexes. Manfred is a senior lecturer at the Institute of Psychology at a Danish ... See full summary »
Director: Christian Dyekjær | Stars: Peter Gantzler, Stine Stengade, Henrik Prip, Niels Weyde
Votes: 99
Good performances by the lead roles don't make up for a dry and boring film about a professor seeking tenure who is being thwarted by his boss and co-worker.
44. ...Og det var Danmark (2008)
107 min | Documentary, Sport
Story about Danish national football (soccer) team, a traditional minnow until the mid-1980s when they improved dramatically and eventually went on to win the European championship in 1992.
Directors: Carsten Søsted, Mads Kamp Thulstrup | Stars: Frank Arnesen, Søren Busk, Preben Elkjær, Brian Laudrup
Votes: 369
Let me start off by saying I lived in Copenhagen in 1992 and I have never in my life witnessed anything like that summer. it was the first major football tournament I really got into, despite living in Amsterdam in 1988, when Holland won the Euros and being English (England had a very good World Cup in 1990 in Italy).
Now that obviously affects my feelings towards Danish football. I grew up with names like Schmeichel, the Laudrup brothers, Povlsen, Christofte & many more.
That being said, I do believe this documentary is a very good one. It documents Danish football, starting in 1979, when the Danes really started being professional in their approach and hired their first fulltime national manager (German Sepp Piontek), right up to that magical summer of 1992, where Denmark, who had failed to qualify, got called up to the Euros for political reasons because Yugoslavia was at war.
If you like football and a good documentary, I recommend this one strongly, even if you are not Danish. The DVD has English subtitles by the way. ;-)
45. Den du frygter (2008)
95 min | Drama, Thriller
A man signs up for a test trial of a new anti-depressant as a way to change his life. When the trial is called off, he continues taking the medication with violent results.
Director: Kristian Levring | Stars: Ulrich Thomsen, Paprika Steen, Emma Sehested Høeg, Lars Brygmann
Votes: 1,663
Excellent study of one man spending too much time on his own and the path that leads him down. Ulrich Thomsen is perfect in the lead role and Paprika Steen is also memorable as his wife. This is not a film where everything is spoonfed or wrapped up in a bow at the end. Instead it is a bit more "real". I only had one moment during the film I thought wasn't done as well as it could have been, but it is only something minor and I don't want to spoil it for anyone else.
46. Kandidaten (2008)
Not Rated | 90 min | Thriller
Defense attorney Jonas Bechmann is a man of the system--until the day he himself is accused of murder. Taking matters into his own hands, he throws himself into the hunt for a group of ... See full summary »
Director: Kasper Barfoed | Stars: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Ulf Pilgaard, Laura Christensen, Tuva Novotny
Votes: 2,992
Good Danish film about a lawyer who wakes up one morning to find the girl he cheated on his fiancée with the night before is dead in his hotel room's bathroom. Kaas is good as he usually is, however I did guess who the bad guy was right at the beginning of the film. Still, it was suspenseful and enough was happening to enjoy the whole film and there were still some twists I didn't see coming.
47. Det som ingen ved (2008)
99 min | Drama, Thriller
Thomas' sister is a journalist and wants to talk to him but "drowns" just before. In her apartment he finds papers about biochemical weapons and the Danish intelligence agency their dead dad was in. Thomas investigates.
Director: Søren Kragh-Jacobsen | Stars: Anders W. Berthelsen, Maria Bonnevie, Ghita Nørby, Marie Louise Wille
Votes: 1,419
Solid Danish thriller about a guy who gets involved in a possible cover-up. Good performances all-round, most notably from Berthelsen.
48. Flame & Citron (2008)
Not Rated | 130 min | Action, Drama, History
A drama centered on two fighters in the Holger Danske World War II resistance group.
Director: Ole Christian Madsen | Stars: Thure Lindhardt, Mads Mikkelsen, Stine Stengade, Peter Mygind
Votes: 19,949 | Gross: $0.15M
A good WW II story based on true events. Two Danish freedom fighters who are executing Danish Nazis, find the waters getting murkier and the truth harder to be certain of, as they step up their executions to include prominent German Nazis in Denmark. A little long and consequently lags a bit in the middle, but a very strong beginning and end.
49. Worlds Apart (2008)
116 min | Drama
The daughter of a Jehovah's Witness is forced to choose between religion and love when she falls for someone outside her faith.
Director: Niels Arden Oplev | Stars: Rosalinde Mynster, Pilou Asbæk, Jens Jørn Spottag, Sarah Boberg
Votes: 3,471
Interesting film about a girl who has to choose between her family and religion or her new boyfriend and freedom. Intelligently written with good performances.
50. Oldboys (2009)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
A Danish old boys/50+ soccer team is heading by bus to northern Sweden when they forget Vagn at a gas station. He tries to catch up hitch hiking. A young criminal gives him a ride that turns into a road trip.
Director: Nikolaj Steen | Stars: Kristian Halken, Robert Hansen, Laura Christensen, Rasmus Bjerg
Votes: 1,614
A charming roadmovie about an old man going to Sweden to play a footballmatch and a young man robbing gasstations. Their paths cross and it changes both of them.
51. Headhunter (2009)
108 min | Thriller
Martin Vinge, (35), former notorious journalist, now successful headhunter with a complicated personal life, is in all confidentiality contacted by 85 year-old N.F. Sieger, S.E.O. of ... See full summary »
Director: Rumle Hammerich | Stars: Lars Mikkelsen, Charlotte Munck, Burkhard Forstreuter, Søren Spanning
Votes: 2,370
Martin is a headhunter who is hired to find a new director for a big Danish shipping company called Seiger (the similarities with Mærsk are there to see). The ailing head of the company doesn't think his son has the right stuff to take over. From there on in there is a power-struggle and the whole thing becomes a sort of political thriller. Although it is fairly well executed and I felt Lars Mikkelsen did a good job in the main role, it still left me with a somewhat unsatisfied feeling at the end. Not that it was bad, just that it didn't really grip me.
52. Hold Me Tight (2010)
80 min | Drama
What should be just another school day for teenagers Sara, Mikkel, Louise and Hassan turns out forever scarred. One-by-one seemingly minor events snowball things completely out of control, and leaves everyone involved marked for life.
Director: Kaspar Munk | Stars: Julie Brochorst Andersen, Frederik Christian Johansen, Sofia Cukic, Hicham Najid
Votes: 581
Surprisingly effective film starring 4 teenagers. The 4 teenagers are in school together and a series of occurences leads to a tragic situation. After that, it is all about the consequences involved. Very well acted by everyone, especially the 4 young actors in the lead roles.
53. Truth About Men (2010)
Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Mads, a 34-year-old scriptwriter, goes through a life crisis when a close friend has a stroke and ends up in a coma. Mads breaks up with his girlfriend of 10 years and tries to find a ... See full summary »
Director: Nikolaj Arcel | Stars: Thure Lindhardt, Tuva Novotny, Rosalinde Mynster, Signe Egholm Olsen
Votes: 1,455
A guy gets bored with his life, breaks up with his girlfriend of 10 years and quits his job. This leads him down a new path with mixed experiences. The story is a little disjointed and I feel the ending could have been done better, but overall it is a good film and it has some great scenes in it. The best of which come from his "inner dialogue"
54. Everything Will Be Fine (2010)
90 min | Drama, Thriller
Jacob Falk, a writer/director known for becoming obsessed with his own stories, stumbles upon photographs of prisoners of war being tortured by Danish soldiers. Suspecting a political ... See full summary »
Director: Christoffer Boe | Stars: Jens Albinus, Igor Radosavljevic, Marijana Jankovic, Thomas Høite Meersohn
Votes: 846
Mystery thriller about a scriptwriter who finds some photos of Danish soldiers torturing people during a war. Builds suspense fairly well, and has a big twist at the end which will almost certainly put some people off it (myself included). Not the kind of film that wraps everything up in a neat bow at the end. That being said, Jens Albinus is good in the lead role.
55. Terribly Happy (2008)
Unrated | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A thriller about a Copenhagen cop who moves to a small town after having a nervous breakdown.
Director: Henrik Ruben Genz | Stars: Jakob Cedergren, Lene Maria Christensen, Kim Bodnia, Lars Brygmann
Votes: 7,055 | Gross: $0.07M
Bit of a weird film about a cop from Copenhagen moving to a small town because of some problems. Not what I expected, but quite fun nevertheless. A dark comedy the Danes do so well!
56. The Reunion (2011)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy
Niels is invited to a 25 year reunion for his student years, and is given the task of holding the main speech. This comes at a bad time. He is troubled with his self consciousness, eyesight, Hemmoroids and age bothering him.
Director: Niels Nørløv Hansen | Stars: Nicolaj Kopernikus, Anders W. Berthelsen, Troels Lyby, Therese Glahn
Votes: 3,218
Enjoyed this a lot. Hugely funny comedy about 3 guys going to the 25th reunion of their graduating class.
57. Superclásico (2011)
Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy
Christian's wife leaves him for a top Argentinian soccer player. After 11 months of drinking his wine-store stock, he flies to Buenos Aires with his 16-year-old son Oscar after receiving divorce papers. Will he get his wife back?
Director: Ole Christian Madsen | Stars: Mikael Bertelsen, Anders W. Berthelsen, Jamie Morton, Paprika Steen
Votes: 2,609
Very good Danish film about Christian, who goes to Buenos Aires with his son Oscar, after his wife has sent him divorce papers to sign. He decides he wants to try and win her back. Aside from being a great film, it also made me quite interested in going there someday.
58. Midsommer (2003)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Christian's sister commits suicide. Why? After his 4 friends graduate secondary school, they head off to a Swedish cabin for midsummer as previous years. Strange things happen. Is it his sister's spirit?
Director: Carsten Myllerup | Stars: Kristian Leth, Laura Christensen, Tuva Novotny, Jon Lange
Votes: 2,896
59. Ørnen: En krimi-odyssé (2004–2006)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As more crimes and criminals cross borders, the Danish police creates an international criminal investigation team. The half Icelandic "Ørnen" leads the diverse team of 6. The latest technology (2004-6) is used.
Stars: Jens Albinus, Marina Bouras, Steen Stig Lommer, Janus Nabil Bakrawi
Votes: 1,699
60. Lost in Africa (2010)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama, Family, Thriller
Simon an adopted boy of a danish couple visiting Kenya with his mother goes missing in Kibera slum. When his mother offers a reward in the tv, the kidnappers are on the run.
Director: Vibeke Muasya | Stars: Connie Nielsen, Lars Mikkelsen, Simon Larsen, Amos Odhiambo
Votes: 224
61. Den gode strømer (2004)
87 min | Action, Comedy
A gang of small-time crooks screws up. Ripping off a Chinese shipping container, they find heroin belonging to Latvian mafia. A friend of theirs, a nice cop, tries to mediate, acting in good faith.
Director: Lasse Spang Olsen | Stars: Kim Bodnia, René Dif, Nicolas Bro, Robert Hansen
Votes: 2,223
62. No Time for Love (2009)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Romance
When career focused Malou meets Bohemian Simon she realizes that opposites DO attract and that it's really only when you're open to the unexpected, that you truly live and feel life.
Directors: Theis Mølstrøm Christensen, Lasse Spang Olsen | Stars: Tuva Novotny, Dejan Cukic, Robert Hansen, Solbjørg Højfeldt
Votes: 526
63. Manslaughter (2005)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
A college professor abandons his family and his career in order to champion his mistress, a student radical accused of killing a policeman.
Director: Per Fly | Stars: Jesper Christensen, Pernilla August, Beate Bille, Charlotte Fich
Votes: 2,518
64. Parterapi (2010)
Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy
A couple buy their "dream" house with rot. To pay for repairs, they rent out the basement to a couples therapist. He helps them with therapy as well.
Director: Kenneth Kainz | Stars: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Søren Pilmark, Rasmus Bjerg
Votes: 1,088
65. In Your Hands (2004)
101 min | Drama
Anna begins as a rookie chaplain in a women's prison and meets an inmate who can perform miracles and cure drug addicts with a touch. She says Anna is pregnant and a test confirms it. But not all is well.
Director: Annette K. Olesen | Stars: Ann Eleonora Jørgensen, Trine Dyrholm, Nicolaj Kopernikus, Sonja Richter
Votes: 1,194
66. Stand-up.dk (1997– )
25 min | Comedy
Stand-up comedy featuring leading Danish comedians from FBI (Funny Business Inc.).
Stars: Thomas Wivel, Thomas Hartmann, Povl Erik Carstensen, Anders Fjelsted
Votes: 68
67. Dommeren (2005)
89 min | Drama
Judge Jens Christian makes a ruling to deport a political activist and potential political refugee. When the activist attempts suicide it sparks off Jens' biggest professional crisis, but his personal life is also in chaos.
Director: Gert Fredholm | Stars: Peter Gantzler, Micky Skeel Hansen, Benjamin Boe Rasmussen, Nastja Arcel
Votes: 291
68. The Substitute (2007)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A group of sixth-graders is convinced their new substitute teacher is actually a menacing alien.
Director: Ole Bornedal | Stars: Paprika Steen, Ulrich Thomsen, Jonas Wandschneider, Nikolaj Falkenberg-Klok
Votes: 3,425
69. Memories of a Marriage (1989)
90 min | Drama
The active Regitze and passive Karl Aage have a party with friends and family at their allotment garden. He reminisces his life with her from meeting her during WWII, having a son, the son graduating, etc. up to present day.
Director: Kaspar Rostrup | Stars: Frits Helmuth, Mikael Helmuth, Ghita Nørby, Rikke Bendsen
Votes: 776
70. Love Is All You Need (2012)
R | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A hairdresser who has lost her hair to cancer, finds out her husband is having an affair, travels to Italy for her daughter's wedding, and meets a widower who still blames the world for the loss of his wife.
Director: Susanne Bier | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Trine Dyrholm, Molly Blixt Egelind, Sebastian Jessen
Votes: 14,835 | Gross: $1.63M
71. All for One (2011)
Not Rated | 82 min | Comedy, Crime
Four childhood friends, three now petty criminals and Martin (Jon Lange) a petty cop, are trying to bring down big time drug smuggler Mr. Niemeyer (Rutger Hauer), who has an art gallery as front.
Director: Rasmus Heide | Stars: Jon Lange, Jonatan Spang, Rasmus Bjerg, Mick Øgendahl
Votes: 2,968
72. What Goes Around (2009)
Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy
A bitter and stressed man ends up in a car crash and gets another chance for life.
Director: Anders Matthesen | Stars: Anders Matthesen, Søren Rislund, Iben Dorner, Søren Malling
Votes: 3,566
73. Mick Øgendahl: Propaganda (2010 Video)
85 min | Comedy
The fourth stand-up show from Mick Øgendahl.
Director: Mick Øgendahl | Star: Mick Øgendahl
Votes: 211
74. Frank Hvam: Live 09 (2010 Video)
75 min | Comedy
Director: Mikkel Nørgaard | Star: Frank Hvam
Votes: 82
75. Anders Matthesen: Anden paa coke? (2006 Video)
112 min | Comedy
Anders Matthesen's one-man show from his 2006 tour.
Star: Anders Matthesen
Votes: 1,151
76. Wild Flowers (1997)
85 min | Comedy, Drama
Denmark in the 70's. The teenager Christoffer's parents Nisse and Maria have decided to move into a commune because they want to try the alternative lifestyle. But Christoffer doesn't like ... See full summary »
Director: Niels Gråbøl | Stars: Sixten Tobias Kai Nielsen, Ditte Gråbøl, Niels Olsen, Søren Sætter-Lassen
Votes: 642
77. Nothing's All Bad (2010)
93 min | Drama
Follows the lives of four longing souls. Ingeborg who feels unattractive and young Jonas who is so attractive that he can literally sell some of what he's got. Anna, a young beautiful woman... See full summary »
Director: Mikkel Munch-Fals | Stars: Bodil Jørgensen, Sebastian Jessen, Henrik Prip, Mille Lehfeldt
Votes: 1,084
79. A Hijacking (2012)
R | 103 min | Drama, Thriller
The crew of a Danish cargo ship is hijacked by Somali pirates who proceed to engage in escalating negotiations with authorities in Copenhagen.
Director: Tobias Lindholm | Stars: Pilou Asbæk, Søren Malling, Dar Salim, Roland Møller
Votes: 17,443 | Gross: $0.41M
80. Those Who Kill: Shadow of the Past (2011)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A forensic psychiatrist decides to change work. Days before leaving, a case of 5 shot on a Copenhagen city bus might involve an old patient of his. Other murders follow. He can't stop before the case is solved.
Director: Birger Larsen | Stars: Laura Bach, Jakob Cedergren, Lars Mikkelsen, Simon Kvamm
Votes: 1,608
81. Hush Little Baby (2009)
85 min | Drama
Four dysfunctional teenage girls steal a car and elope from the institution where they live. They go on a road trip across Denmark, confronting ghosts of the past and settling old accounts as their dark secrets are revealed.
Director: Hella Joof | Stars: Malou Reymann, Stephanie Leon, Julie Grundtvig Wester, Honey Shain
Votes: 631
82. MollyCam (2008)
87 min | Drama
Director: Aage Rais-Nordentoft | Stars: Lea Baastrup Rønne, Kristian Halken, Olaf Højgaard, Ashok Pramanik
Votes: 189
83. Echo (2007)
80 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A divorced policeman loses custody of his young son, only to kidnap his boy and retreat to a remote cottage, where his plan soon turns into a nightmare.
Director: Anders Morgenthaler | Stars: Kim Bodnia, Villads Milthers Fritsche, Stine Fischer Christensen, Peter Stormare
Votes: 456
84. Med lukkede øjne (2010)
91 min | Thriller
Director: Torben Bech | Stars: Rasmus Bjerg, Tuva Novotny, Jens Jørn Spottag, Søren Vejby
Votes: 41
85. Den sorte Madonna (2007)
Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
When Maria's father sends her a priceless painting he's stolen, she must decide whether to collect the reward or protect the father who walked out on her.
Director: Lasse Spang Olsen | Stars: Anders W. Berthelsen, Tuva Novotny, Nicolas Bro, Ole Thestrup
Votes: 1,075
86. Cecilie (2007)
Not Rated | 93 min | Horror, Thriller
Cecilie experiences a rape, but no traces are found. Her husband commits her to a psychiatric hospital. With the help of a psychiatrist she sees a frightening connection between her ... See full summary »
Director: Fabian Wullenweber | Stars: Sonja Richter, Anders W. Berthelsen, Claus Riis Østergaard, Kurt Ravn
Votes: 884
87. Til døden os skiller (2007)
95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Jan works on a Denmark/Sweden ferry, where he's unpopular. His antagonistic wife is violent. His boss sends him to group therapy, where he befriends two wife-beating mechanics and asks them for help. Big mistake.
Director: Paprika Steen | Stars: Lars Brygmann, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Nicolaj Kopernikus, Rasmus Bjerg
Votes: 884
88. Accused (2005)
103 min | Drama
In a "normal" Danish family, Stine, 14, has become reclusive. She tells the school psychologist that her dad sexually abused her. He calls her a chronic liar. He's arrested. Guilty?
Director: Jacob Thuesen | Stars: Troels Lyby, Sofie Gråbøl, Paw Henriksen, Louise Mieritz
Votes: 2,531
89. Triple Dare (2006)
92 min | Drama
Three teenage girls create their own rite of passage into adulthood, forcing one another to face sexual challenges and cross many boundaries.
Director: Christina Rosendahl | Stars: Emma Leth, Cathrine Bjørn, Amalie Lindegård, Sebastian Jessen
Votes: 1,106
90. Daisy Diamond (2007)
94 min | Drama
Anna dreams of being an actress when she becomes pregnant. Though she struggles to give her daughter a good life, she fails to unite her dream of acting with creating a safe environment for her child.
Director: Simon Staho | Stars: Noomi Rapace, Thure Lindhardt, Benedikte Hansen, Morten Kirkskov
Votes: 1,508
91. Solkongen (2005)
Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy, Drama
Slow, shy Tommy attends group therapy for long-term unemployed. He gets a job and meets the owner of tanning salons, a rich, lonely widow twice his age. They date.
Director: Tomas Villum Jensen | Stars: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Birthe Neumann, Thomas Bo Larsen, Niels Olsen
Votes: 2,409
92. Open Hearts (2002)
R | 113 min | Drama, Romance
A Dogme film about an engaged couple that is torn apart after the man is paralyzed in an accident, and the woman falls in love with the husband of the woman who caused the accident.
Director: Susanne Bier | Stars: Sonja Richter, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Mads Mikkelsen, Paprika Steen
Votes: 10,950 | Gross: $0.12M
93. Blekingegadebanden (2009)
104 min | Documentary
Directors: Anders Riis-Hansen, Kenneth Kainz | Stars: David Bjergsø, Peter Frederiksen, Solveig Spangsberg, Michael Steleson
Votes: 238
94. Manden bag døren (2003)
93 min | Drama
Svend's mom left his dad because of his meanness and senility. Svend tries to fix things. This and his jealousy affects his marriage with Lizzie.
Director: Jesper W. Nielsen | Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Iben Hjejle, Per Oscarsson, Rita Angela
Votes: 304
95. A Caretaker's Tale (2012)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama
Harsh and bitter, apartment caretaker Per despises everyone and everything around him until he comes across a mysterious naked girl in an empty apartment. She doesn't know how to talk, walk... See full summary »
Director: Katrine Wiedemann | Stars: Lars Mikkelsen, Julie Zangenberg, Peter Plaugborg, Nicolaj Kopernikus
Votes: 745
96. Just Another Love Story (2007)
Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Life in the suburbs as a father of two has worn down Jonas. When a victim of a car crash mistakes him for her boyfriend Sebastian, things take a very dramatic turn as the line between truth and deception is erased.
Director: Ole Bornedal | Stars: Anders W. Berthelsen, Rebecka Hemse, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Charlotte Fich
Votes: 4,987 | Gross: $0.05M
97. Almost Perfect (2012)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Romance
A TV host decides to have a child on her own by artificial insemination from an anonymous donor. She regrets not knowing whom the genes come from. She steals the donor's address. He turns out to be a jerk - at first.
Director: Hella Joof | Stars: Lene Maria Christensen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Mia Lyhne, Casper Crump
Votes: 1,518
98. Inkasso (2004)
86 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Boxing trainer Claus works a second job as a collector for loan shark Holger in order to pay off his own debts. He is assisted by Igor, a 'Jaws'-like tough guy. Trouble arises when Claus falls in love with hot-tempered Laura.
Director: Lasse Spang Olsen | Stars: Iben Hjejle, Kim Bodnia, Allan Olsen, Casper Christensen
Votes: 1,692
99. Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes (2013)
Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Police inspector Carl Mørck is put in charge of a department of cold cases, joined only by his assistant Assad. They dig into a case about a missing woman.
Director: Mikkel Nørgaard | Stars: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Per Scheel Krüger, Troels Lyby, Øyvind B. Fabricius Holm
Votes: 32,990
100. The Christmas Party (2009)
Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy
The annual Xmas lunch/party at a Danish auto shop follows tradition. The employees all get drunk and do crazy things.
Director: Rasmus Heide | Stars: Thomas Voss, Julie R. Ølgaard, Dick Kaysø, Anders W. Berthelsen
Votes: 1,540
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