Feature Film, Danish (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Queen of Hearts (2019)
127 min | Drama
A woman jeopardizes both her career and her family when she seduces her teenage stepson and is forced to make an irreversible decision with fatal consequences.
Director: May el-Toukhy | Stars: Trine Dyrholm, Gustav Lindh, Magnus Krepper, Liv Esmår Dannemann
Votes: 3,094
2. The Hunt (2012)
R | 115 min | Drama
A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son's custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.
Director: Thomas Vinterberg | Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Annika Wedderkopp, Lasse Fogelstrøm
Votes: 251,897 | Gross: $0.69M
3. The Guilty (2018)
R | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A police officer assigned alarm dispatch duty enters a race against time when he answers an emergency call from a kidnapped woman.
Director: Gustav Möller | Stars: Jakob Cedergren, Jessica Dinnage, Omar Shargawi, Johan Olsen
Votes: 32,574 | Gross: $0.21M
4. The Purity of Vengeance (2018)
Not Rated | 119 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A series of mysterious disappearances in 2006 are eerily connected to the same institution.
Director: Christoffer Boe | Stars: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Johanne Louise Schmidt, Søren Pilmark
Votes: 8,191
5. Holiday (I) (2018)
93 min | Crime, Drama
A love triangle featuring the trophy girlfriend of a petty drug lord, caught up in a web of luxury and violence in a modern dark gangster tale set in the beautiful port city of Bodrum on the Turkish Riviera.
Director: Isabella Eklöf | Stars: Victoria Carmen Sonne, Lai Yde, Thijs Römer, Michiel de Jong
Votes: 2,497
6. A Royal Affair (2012)
R | 137 min | Biography, Drama, History
A young queen, who is married to an insane king, falls secretly in love with her physician - and together they start a revolution that changes a nation forever.
Director: Nikolaj Arcel | Stars: Alicia Vikander, Mads Mikkelsen, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Trine Dyrholm
Votes: 41,726 | Gross: $1.55M
7. 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: 32,089 | Gross: $0.00M
8. Department Q: A Conspiracy of Faith (2016)
Not Rated | 112 min | Drama, Thriller
Two intertwined cases linking the past with the present will require the aid of Department Q to catch an elusive serial killer, while time is running out.
Director: Hans Petter Moland | Stars: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Pål Sverre Hagen, Jacob Lohmann
Votes: 13,714
9. 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: 74,414 | Gross: $1.65M
10. Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes (2013)
Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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 disappeared woman.
Director: Mikkel Nørgaard | Stars: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Per Scheel Krüger, Troels Lyby, Øyvind B. Fabricius Holm
Votes: 22,275
11. 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: 30,101 | Gross: $0.41M
12. A Fortunate Man (2018)
TV-14 | 162 min | Drama
In the late 19th century, Peter Sidenius is an ambitious young man from a devout Christian family in Western Denmark, who travels to the Danish capital of Copenhagen to study engineering, ... See full summary »
Director: Bille August | Stars: Esben Smed, Katrine Greis-Rosenthal, Benjamin Kitter, Julie Christiansen
Votes: 2,954
13. The Idiots (1998)
R | 117 min | Comedy, Drama
The group of people gather at the house in Copenhagen suburb to break all the limitations and to bring out the "inner idiot" in themselves.
Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Bodil Jørgensen, Jens Albinus, Anne Louise Hassing, Troels Lyby
Votes: 28,368 | Gross: $0.01M
14. Babette's Feast (1987)
G | 103 min | Drama
During the late 19th century, a strict religious community in a Danish village takes in a French refugee from the Franco-Prussian War as a servant to the late pastor's daughters.
Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Stéphane Audran, Bodil Kjer, Birgitte Federspiel, Jarl Kulle
Votes: 16,785 | Gross: $4.40M
15. Department Q: The Absent One (2014)
Not Rated | 119 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
The murder of young twins initially implicates a group of upper class students as the killers, though the case takes a turn or two from its starting point.
Director: Mikkel Nørgaard | Stars: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Pilou Asbæk, David Dencik
Votes: 16,691
16. In a Better World (2010)
R | 118 min | Drama, Romance
The lives of two Danish families cross each other, and an extraordinary but risky friendship comes into bud. But loneliness, frailty and sorrow lie in wait.
Director: Susanne Bier | Stars: Mikael Persbrandt, Trine Dyrholm, Markus Rygaard, Wil Johnson
Votes: 36,979 | Gross: $1.01M
17. Suicide Tourist (2019)
90 min | Drama, Mystery
We follow Max, who in the midst of an existential crisis and looking to solve a cold case checks into the clandestine Hotel Aurora. A unique secretive facility that specializes in elaborate assisted suicide fantasies. His investigation uncovers a disturbing truth that forces Max to question the very nature of life, death and his own perception of reality.
Director: Jonas Alexander Arnby | Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Kate Ashfield, Tuva Novotny, Robert Aramayo
Votes: 134
18. Daniel (2019)
138 min | Drama
The story of Danish photographer Daniel Rye, who was captured by ISIS in Syria in 2013 and held hostage for 398 days.
Directors: Niels Arden Oplev, Anders W. Berthelsen | Stars: Esben Smed, Toby Kebbell, Mikkel Aarestrup, Arbi Alviati
Votes: 618
19. Collision (2019)
117 min | Drama
When an engineers daughter is taken from him, he stops at nothing to reunite them.
Director: Mehdi Avaz | Stars: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Cecilie Stenspil, Karla Avaz, Henning Jensen
Votes: 221
20. Pusher II (2004)
Not Rated | 100 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Tony is released from prison - again. This time he has his mind set on changing his broken down life, but that is easier said than done.
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn | Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Leif Sylvester, Anne Sørensen, Øyvind Hagen-Traberg
Votes: 17,243
21. Midsummer (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: 2,325
22. Happy Ending (I) (2018)
96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director: Hella Joof | Stars: Rikke Bilde, Kenneth M. Christensen, Kurt Dreyer, Claus Flygare
Votes: 192
23. Hacker (I) (2019)
97 min | Action, Family
Thirteen-year-old Benjamin discovers that his mother didn't die in an accident as he was led to believe. The trail points to high-ranking officials in the Danish Secret Service, and he is told to trust no one.
Director: Poul Berg | Stars: Esben Dalgaard Andersen, Janus Nabil Bakrawi, Alfred Bjerre Larsen, Malin Elisabeth Rømer Brolin-Tani
Votes: 139
24. Men & Chicken (2015)
Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Two outcast brothers, through getting to know their unknown family, discover a horrible truth about themselves and their relatives.
Director: Anders Thomas Jensen | Stars: David Dencik, Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Søren Malling
Votes: 9,475 | Gross: $0.03M
25. Druk (2020)
Drama | Post-production
There is a theory that man is born with half a per mille too little. That alcohol in the blood opens the mind to the outside world, problems seem smaller and creativity increases. We know ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Vinterberg | Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Maria Bonnevie, Thomas Bo Larsen, Lars Ranthe
26. Nightwatch (1994)
R | 107 min | Thriller
A law student starts working as nightwatchman at 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: 14,408
27. Adam's Apples (2005)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A neo-nazi sentenced to community service at a church clashes with the blindly devotional priest.
Director: Anders Thomas Jensen | Stars: Ulrich Thomsen, Mads Mikkelsen, Nicolas Bro, Paprika Steen
Votes: 42,706 | Gross: $0.00M
28. Before the Frost (2018)
104 min | Drama
As winter approaches in rural 1850s Denmark, an old farmer (Jens) and his family face starvation. With the harsh circumstances and the prospect of yet another tough winter, Jens agrees to ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Noer | Stars: Jesper Christensen, Clara Rosager, Magnus Krepper, Ghita Nørby
Votes: 451
29. Darkland (2017)
Not Rated | 112 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A successful doctor who loses his little brother in a gang-related assault gives up his privileged life to become a masked warrior and avenge his brother's death.
Director: Fenar Ahmad | Stars: Dar Salim, Stine Fischer Christensen, Ali Sivandi, Dulfi Al-Jabouri
Votes: 4,868
30. Daisy Diamond (2007)
94 min | Drama
A tragic story about Anna who dreams of one thing only: making it as an actress. She moves from Sweden to Copenhagen to pursue her dream. But fate has something else in store for her. ... See full summary »
Director: Simon Staho | Stars: Noomi Rapace, Thure Lindhardt, Benedikte Hansen, Morten Kirkskov
Votes: 1,112
31. 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: 16,725 | Gross: $0.15M
32. 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 Funen and renovate it.
Director: Anders Thomas Jensen | Stars: Søren Pilmark, Ulrich Thomsen, Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Votes: 18,049
33. Sons of Denmark (2019)
123 min | Drama, Thriller
Denmark four years into the future. After a major bomb attack in Copenhagen radicalization and ethnic tensions are running high, and a racist leader is leading the polls.19-year old Zakaria is afraid, wanting to do something.
Director: Ulaa Salim | Stars: Zaki Youssef, Mohammed Ismail Mohammed, Imad Abul-Foul, Rasmus Bjerg
Votes: 656
34. Ordet (1955)
Not Rated | 126 min | Drama, Fantasy
Follows the lives of the Borgen family, as they deal with inner conflict, as well as religious conflict with each other, and the rest of the town.
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer | Stars: Henrik Malberg, Emil Hass Christensen, Preben Lerdorff Rye, Hanne Aagesen
Votes: 12,644
35. A Second Chance (2014)
102 min | Drama, Thriller
A conscientious police officer who investigates a violent case of domestic dispute in the squalid apartment of a drug addict has to make the most contemptible decision in his life. Just how far would a parent go to get a second chance?
Director: Susanne Bier | Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Ulrich Thomsen, Roland Møller
Votes: 5,198
36. Uncle (2019)
106 min | Drama
Kris, living with her uncle since her teenage years, is starting to second guess her current life, at her disabled uncles farm. As love crosses her path, a possible life changing question emerges.
Director: Frelle Petersen | Stars: Jette Søndergaard, Peter Hansen Tygesen, Ole Caspersen, Tue Frisk Petersen
Votes: 62
37. Shelley (2016)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama, Horror
Louise and Kasper want to become parents but Louise is unable to have children. She seals a pact with her Romanian maid, Elena, to bear Louise's child, but things don't turn out as they planned.
Director: Ali Abbasi | Stars: Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Cosmina Stratan, Peter Christoffersen, Björn Andrésen
Votes: 2,869
38. 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: 6,494
39. The Commune (2016)
Not Rated | 111 min | Drama
A story about the clash between personal desires, solidarity and tolerance in a Danish commune in the 1970s.
Director: Thomas Vinterberg | Stars: Trine Dyrholm, Fares Fares, Ulrich Thomsen, Lars Ranthe
Votes: 5,881 | Gross: $0.04M
40. The Shamer's Daughter (2015)
96 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
The Shamer's daughter, Dina, has unwillingly inherited her mother's supernatural ability. She can look straight into the soul of other people, making them feel ashamed of themselves. When ... See full summary »
Director: Kenneth Kainz | Stars: Joi Johannsson, Roland Møller, Jakob Oftebro, Maria Bonnevie
Votes: 3,105
41. 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: 14,988 | Gross: $0.41M
42. April 9th (2015)
93 min | Drama, History, War
On April 9, 1940 Germany invaded Denmark. Based on real events - in Southern Jutland a military unit on bicycles was sent south to help hold back the Germans until reinforcement.
Director: Roni Ezra | Stars: Pilou Asbæk, Lars Mikkelsen, Elliott Crosset Hove, Ari Alexander
Votes: 4,133
43. Winter Brothers (2017)
TV-14 | 94 min | Drama
A brother odyssey set in a worker environment during a cold winter. We follow two brothers, their routines, habits, rituals and a violent feud that erupts between them and another family.
Director: Hlynur Palmason | Stars: Elliott Crosset Hove, Simon Sears, Victoria Carmen Sonne, Lars Mikkelsen
Votes: 1,083
44. A Horrible Woman (2017)
86 min | Drama
When Rasmus meets Marie, he is certain that she is the love of his life. However, it doesn't take long before it turns out she is a possessive and manipulative being, that cunningly dissects Rasmus to pieces.
Director: Christian Tafdrup | Stars: Anders Juul, Amanda Collin, Rasmus Hammerich, Sidse Mickelborg
Votes: 1,402
45. A War (2015)
R | 115 min | Crime, Drama, War
The story of a Danish commander, who is accused of civil murder in Afghanistan, while trying to save his squad.
Director: Tobias Lindholm | Stars: Pilou Asbæk, Tuva Novotny, Søren Malling, Charlotte Munck
Votes: 8,925 | Gross: $0.12M
46. Checkered Ninja (2018)
Not Rated | 82 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A possessed Ninja doll teams up with a teenage boy to avenge the murder of a poor child factory worker.
Directors: Thorbjørn Christoffersen, Anders Matthesen | Stars: Anders Matthesen, Emma Sehested Høeg, Alfred Bjerre Larsen
Votes: 2,445
47. The Green Butchers (2003)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
2 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: 18,087 | Gross: $0.00M
48. While We Live (2017)
98 min | Drama
Inspired by true events, "While We Live" follows four people in Northern Denmark and how their fates intertwine in a tragic accident.
Director: Mehdi Avaz | Stars: Sebastian Jessen, Julie Christiansen, Charlotte Munck, Nikolaj Groth
Votes: 967
49. The Shooter (2013)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A reporter confronts the Danish foreign minister on TV about broken promises on ecological policies with offshore oil drilling NE of Greenland. A geophysicist/sharpshooter is angered and loose in Copenhagen.
Director: Annette K. Olesen | Stars: Trine Dyrholm, Kim Bodnia, Kristian Halken, Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Votes: 1,306
50. 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: 18,853