30 must see danish movies.
you really gotta concentrate on making these lists, the obvious dangers of forgetting the one movie that should've been in slot no. 5. The list contains movies that I have seen, not all have been included, and I have reversed the no. so now it's a countdown!! Enjoy.
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- DirectorNicolas Winding RefnStarsKim BodniaZlatko BuricLaura DrasbækA drug pusher grows increasingly desperate after a botched deal leaves him with a large debt to a ruthless drug lord.no.30: this is the best work of director Nicholas Winding Refn, not a huge fan of his,, but this one is quite good!!
- DirectorTobias LindholmMichael NoerStarsPilou AsbækDulfi Al-JabouriRoland MøllerThe R of the title stands for the young protagonist, Rune, fearlessly played by Pilou Asbæk. Imprisoned for violent assault, he's a cocky, good-looking young man placed in the hardcore ward, where his survival depends on quickly learning the prison's parallel world of rules, honor, and obligations. R also stands for Rachid, a young Muslim prisoner who becomes Rune's friend and accomplice, defying the rigid racial stratifications among the inmates.no.29: Behave yourself! or you might end up with these guys!!
- DirectorÅke SandgrenStarsNikolaj Lie KaasPeter MygindSusan OlsenA 7-year-old girl's (Line Kruse) imaginary friend (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) comes to life, but adults misunderstand his kindness toward children.no.28: For a dogme it's a pretty nifty production,,
- DirectorKresten Vestbjerg AndersenThorbjørn ChristoffersenStefan FjeldmarkStarsAnders MatthesenKim MatthesonBill BaileyTerkel is an average teenager whose life takes a turn for the worse when a girl who had a crush on him kills herself and an unknown maniac starts stalking him.no.27: hahaha, no country would ev er even consider making such a movie for kids'!! that is utter impossibility, humor is a good thing!!
- DirectorKristian LevringStarsMiles AndersonRomane BohringerDavid BradleyWhen a bus breaks down in the desert, the passengers decide to stage "King Lear."no.26: this is a great drama, not entierly danish and yet it is, much of the production team is danish!!
- DirectorSøren Kragh-JacobsenStarsHelle BorupJesper ChristensenBenny DahlAmidst a bunch of kids from a 9th grade class from Denmark which goes on a school trip to Sweden having a lot of experiences , the story surrounds Claus and Lene, which meet the first real feelings of love.no.25: coming of teenage love thing, everyone in denmark thru the years this movie has existed has seen this movie!! Everyone!!
- DirectorLars von TrierStarsBjörkCatherine DeneuveDavid MorseAn Eastern European US immigrant with a love for musicals has to cope with the gradual loss of her vision.no.24: the spectacle and the tragedy. Not for everyone!!
- DirectorLars von TrierStarsNicole KidmanPaul BettanyLauren BacallA woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town she finds out that their support has a price.no.23: Von Trier in a box!!
- DirectorLars von TrierStarsEmily WatsonStellan SkarsgårdKatrin CartlidgeOilman Jan is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when Jan urges her to have sex with another.no.22: the drama is gigantic!!
- DirectorThomas VinterbergStarsJamie BellAlison PillChris OwenA young boy in a nameless, timeless American town establishes a gang of youthful misfits united in their love of guns and their code of honor.no.21: The cast is forign, but the rest is danish!!
- DirectorOle Christian MadsenStarsSigne Egholm OlsenClaus Riis ØstergaardThure LindhardtThe intense, realistic and unflinching tale of Maria, Allan and Steso, who are struggling for survival in urban life, about drugs.no.20: The danish equivalent to movies like "Requiem for a Dream" and "Trainspotting".
- DirectorPer FlyStarsJesper ChristensenMarius Sonne JanischefskaStine Holm JoensenKaj 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.no.19: very strong movie!!
- DirectorNiels Arden OplevStarsMartin BuchAnders W. BerthelsenSidse Babett Knudsen2 slow brothers rent a house next to their landlord in the Danish countryside. A young woman stays for Christmas. A creditor living there makes some spiked candy, resulting in chaotic Xmas days for all.no.18: Absurd and quite funny!!
- DirectorLone ScherfigStarsAnders W. BerthelsenAnn Eleonora JørgensenAnette StøvelbækSeveral 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.no.17: Romantic stuff, but it's great romantic stuff!!
- DirectorSøren Kragh-JacobsenStarsPatrick BerginJordan KiziukJack WardenDuring World War II a Jewish boy is left on his own for months in a ruined house in the Warsaw Ghetto, where he must learn all the tricks of survival under constantly life-threatening conditions.no.16: such a touching tale!! not completely danish but still a movie you should check out!!
- DirectorLars von TrierStarsBodil JørgensenJens AlbinusAnne Louise HassingThe group of people gather at the house in Copenhagen suburb to break all the limitations and to bring out the "inner idiot" in themselves.no.15: I really enjoy this movie!!
- DirectorBille AugustStarsAdam TønsbergPeter ReichhardtMorten HoffIn the early '60s, 3 Danish classmates join a "den"/tree house. Steen likes his pet fish Zappa because it eats the weaker fish. Bjørn attracts girls and Mulle is a talkative, strong boy. Steen gets them into burglary and later escalates.no.14: the bully of our childhood!!
- DirectorNils MalmrosStarsSøren SejersenHeine PetersenJens AlbinusA portrait of a famous Danish brain surgeon, Richard Malmros. The son of the surgeon, Danish filmmaker Nils Malmros, tells the story of his father.no.13: Niels Malmros doing what he does best!!
- DirectorLars von TrierStarsAllan De WaalOle ErnstMichael GeltingA director and screenwriter pen a script and, in the process, blur the line between fiction and reality.no.12: this is not for everyone! but still there is a quality and a vision that should not be left unseen!!
- DirectorSøren Kragh-JacobsenStarsIben HjejleAnders W. BerthelsenJesper AsholtKresten'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.no.11: this movie is a joy from start to finish!!
- DirectorAnders Thomas JensenStarsNikolaj Lie KaasMads MikkelsenLine KruseTwo 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"?no.10: the danish version of "Delicatessen" by Jean Pierre Jeunet!!,, some how!?
- DirectorCarl Theodor DreyerStarsHenrik MalbergEmil Hass ChristensenPreben Lerdorff RyeFollows 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.no.9: Strikingly good story,, and who knows,, who knows??
- DirectorAnders Thomas JensenStarsUlrich ThomsenMads MikkelsenNicolas BroA neo-Nazi sentenced to community service at a church clashes with the blindly devoted minister.no.8: Another movie from the hand of Anders Thomas Jensen, the danish answer to Alfred Hitchcock!
- DirectorAnders Thomas JensenStarsSøren PilmarkUlrich ThomsenMads MikkelsenA 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.no.7: very much hollywoody comedy, yet as danish as you get!!
- DirectorHenning CarlsenStarsPer OscarssonGunnel LindblomBirgitte FederspielIn 1890, Pontus, the starving writer, wanders the streets of Christiania, in search of love and a chance to get his work published. All he meets is defeat and suffering while his sense of reality is withering. One moment his is delighted and the next he curses everybody. All the time he manages to maintain human dignity and pride.no.6: this is not quite danish, it's a nordic collaboration, but Henning Carlsen the director is danish. no rule without an exeption.