Top Danish Movies


The Top Danish Movies List is calculated by overall movie ratings and members' "Top Danish List". Lists are calculated daily.

21. Word, The ( Ordet )

Year of Release: 1943
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Danish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Gustaf Molander
Actors: Henrik Malberg, Emil Hass Christensen, Preben Lerdorff Rye, Cay Kristiansen
Plot: Shot in Denmark during the Nazi occupation, the story concerns a family dealing with a son who believes he is Jesus.

22. Terkel in Trouble ( Terkel i knibe )

Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Danish
Genre: Animation/Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Kresten Vestbjerg Andersen, Thorbjørn Christoffersen, Stefan Fjeldmark
Actors: Adrian Edmondson, Olivia Colman, Bill Bailey, Helena Roman, Tim Everett, Johnny Vegas

23. War, A ( Krigen )

Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Danish
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Tobias Lindholm
Actors: Pilou Asbæk, Tuva Novotny, Dar Salim, Søren Malling, Charlotte Munck, Dulfi Al-Jabouri
Plot: While a commander, Claus M. Pedersen, does his best to protect his men in Afghanistan, back home his wife tries to keep her own life together. But when Claus finds his men caught in a heavy crossfire during a routine mission it will lead to a decision that will alter his life forever - along with that of his family.

24. In a Better World ( Hævnen )

Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Danish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Susanne Bier
Actors: Mikael Persbrandt, Trine Dyrholm, Ulrich Thomsen, William Jøhnk Nielsen, Markus Rygaard, Wil Johnson

25. Girl with the Needle, The ( Pigen med nålen )

Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Danish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Magnus von Horn
Actors: Vic Carmen Sonne, Trine Dyrholm, Besir Zeciri, Ava Knox Martin, Joachim Fjelstrup, Tessa Hoder

26. Mifune's Last Song ( Mifunes sidste sang )

Year of Release: 2000
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Danish
Genre: Romance/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
Actors: Iben Hjejle, Anders W. Berthelsen, Anders Hove, Paprika Steen, Jesper Asholt, Emil Tarding

27. Klown ( Klovn: The Movie )

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Danish
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mikkel Nørgaard
Actors: Frank Hvam, Casper Christensen, Marcuz Jess Petersen, Mia Lyhne, Iben Hjejle, Lars Hjortshøj
Plot: After inadvertently causing his brother-in-law to fall off a ladder, Frank will have to take over care of his nephew - including going on an all-male canoe trip that was planned before the accident.

28. Riders of Justice ( Retfærdighedens ryttere )

Year of Release: 2021
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Danish
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Anders Thomas Jensen
Actors: Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Andrea Heick Gadeberg, Lars Brygmann, Nicolas Bro, Gustav Lindh

29. Promised Land, The ( Bastarden )

Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Danish
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Nikolaj Arcel
Actors: Mads Mikkelsen, Amanda Collin, Simon Bennebjerg, Melina Hagberg, Kristine Kujath Thorp, Gustav Lindh

30. Nightwatch ( Nattevagten )

Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Danish
Genre: Horror/Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ole Bornedal
Actors: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Sofie Gråbøl, Kim Bodnia, Lotte Andersen, Ulf Pilgaard, Rikke Louise Andersson
Plot: The new night watchman in a morgue is suspected of murdering and scalping prostitutes, but he suspects his best friend of being the real killer.

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