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1. All Things Fair (1995)

Unrated | 130 min | Drama, Romance, War

Stig, a 15-year-old student, is attracted to the beauty of Viola, his 37-year-old teacher, and she, drawn to his youth and innocence, feels that he is a God-sent relief for her drunken and miserable husband.

Director: Bo Widerberg | Stars: Johan Widerberg, Marika Lagercrantz, Tomas von Brömssen, Karin Huldt

Votes: 7,551

2. Johnny Larsen (1979)

100 min | Romance, Drama

The coming of age of a young man in the 1950s.

Director: Morten Arnfred | Stars: Allan Olsen, Frits Helmuth, Hanne Ribens, Berthe Qvistgaard

Votes: 261

3. The Girl in a Swing (1988)

R | 119 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

A London art broker goes to Copenhagen where he requires the services of a secretary fluent in Danish, English, and German. He falls deeply in love with the woman, despite the fact that he ... See full summary »

Director: Gordon Hessler | Stars: Meg Tilly, Rupert Frazer, Nicholas Le Prevost, Elspet Gray

Votes: 819 | Gross: $0.75M

4. The Element of Crime (1984)

Not Rated | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A cop in a dystopian Europe investigates a serial killings suspect using controversial methods written by his now disgraced former mentor.

Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Michael Elphick, Esmond Knight, Me Me Lai, Jerold Wells

Votes: 11,285

5. The Daughter: I, a Woman Part III (1970)

R | 83 min | Drama

Siv loves sex, while her 17-year-old daughter Birthe is frigid. Soon, however, Birthe's sexuality is awakened. The film focuses on the gap between the generations - heavily influenced by 1960s youth rebellion.

Director: Mac Ahlberg | Stars: Gunbritt Öhrström, Inger Sundh, Klaus Pagh, Tom Scott

Votes: 144 | Gross: $0.24M

6. Olsen-bandens flugt - over plankeværket (1981)

Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Crime, Family

Money's needed for Kjeld's silver wedding and Egon Olsen has an ingenious plan - steal a red bag with DKK5000000 from the crooked VP of Denmark's largest insurance company. Will Egon survive it?

Director: Erik Balling | Stars: Ove Sprogøe, Morten Grunwald, Poul Bundgaard, Kirsten Walther

Votes: 1,621

7. 2 - I, a Woman, Part II (1968)

88 min | Drama

Newly married to a sexually perverted antique dealer, Siv submits herself to endless degradation before discovering that her husband harbors a diabolical secret.

Director: Mac Ahlberg | Stars: Gio Petré, Lars Lunøe, Hjördis Petterson, Bertel Lauring

Votes: 126

8. I Tvillingernes tegn (1975)

97 min | Adult, Comedy, Drama

It's 1930 and two record producers are competing to sign a big contract with the leading singer of the day. One kidnaps the other, thinking it's in the bag - unaware that his competitor has a twin who will step in to save the day.

Director: Werner Hedman | Stars: Ole Søltoft, Karl Stegger, Arthur Jensen, Cia Löwgren

Votes: 345

9. Watch Me Fly (1996)

80 min | Drama

Two young girls - Christina and Maj-Brit - are neighbors and best friends. They come from two different worlds and have their issues. One of those issues tears them apart.

Director: Vibeke Gad | Stars: Stephanie Leon, Laura Christensen, Pernille Højmark, Lars Simonsen

Votes: 225

10. I Løvens tegn (1976)

93 min | Adult, Comedy, Romance

Elderly sisters write a tell-all erotic memoir that threatens to undermine a nasty nobleman.

Director: Werner Hedman | Stars: Ole Søltoft, Karl Stegger, Arthur Jensen, Poul Bundgaard

Votes: 370

11. Strisser på Samsø (1997–1998)

55 min | Crime, Drama

A cop on a small island, going about his everyday life.

Stars: Lars Bom, Andrea Vagn Jensen, Amalie Dollerup, Lotte Arnsbjerg

Votes: 415

12. En by i provinsen (1977–1980)

Crime, Drama

The criminal police in a provincial town in Denmark solves different criminal cases back in the 1970s, when the police was dominated by men and DNA was not yet a tool in investigation.

Stars: Henning Moritzen, Jens Okking, Lars Lunøe, Birgit Sadolin

Votes: 185

13. I Tyrens tegn (1974)

X | 99 min | Adult, Comedy, Romance

The town's wealthy benefactor dies, and leaves a bizarre bequest: unless one of the self-righteous citizens can produce an illegitimate child in 9 1/2 months, all his money goes to homeless cats, and they must start paying taxes.

Director: Werner Hedman | Stars: Preben Mahrt, Karl Stegger, Ole Søltoft, Otto Brandenburg

Votes: 466

14. Thunderbirds (1983)

102 min | Drama

In the littered poor eighties, John lives quietly and confined, while René almost throws himself into reality. Still, the two young people become friends.

Director: Søren Kragh-Jacobsen | Stars: Peter Hesse Overgaard, Michael Falch, Mette Munk Plum, Rita Angela

Votes: 112

15. 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

16. Bordellet (1972)

R | 82 min | Adult, Comedy

The blond and sweet 16-year old Lena comes from the rural Seeland to find her happiness in Copenhagen, Denmark. Soon she lives in a brothel and for the first time in her life she enjoys ... See full summary »

Director: Ole Ege | Stars: Lonny Feddersen, Ingerlise Gaarde, Gotha Andersen, Leni Kjellander

Votes: 73

17. Krigernes børn (1979)

84 min | Drama

Young folk leave a cruel civilization and transport into a more modern village where things are better. Sadly their fate turns out just as cruel in this newer world.

Director: Ernst Johansen | Stars: Janek Lesniak, Søren Hindborg, Lars Frøhling, Susanne Storm

Votes: 39

18. Casanova (1990)

76 min | Comedy, Crime

Bertil and his buddy Hugo gets involved in a criminal, dramatic and complicated hunt on a precious diamond, after they steal it by a mistake.

Director: Morten Lorentzen | Stars: Mek Pek, Allan Olsen, Paul Hagen, Trine Dyrholm

Votes: 73

19. The Girl and the Viscount (1966)

96 min | Comedy, Family

A Danish count invites his showgirl girlfriend to meet his family at their estate in the countryside. Her platonic friend, who at times looks after her baby, ends up employed as butler there.

Director: Finn Henriksen | Stars: Lene Tiemroth, Josephine Passer, Peter Steen, Dirch Passer

Votes: 318

20. Winterborn (1978)

100 min | Drama

The story follows a group of women in a maternity ward for women with complicated pregnancies. The women have different ages and background, but in spite of their differences they develop a... See full summary »

Director: Astrid Henning-Jensen | Stars: Ann-Mari Max Hansen, Helle Hertz, Lone Kellerman, Lea Risum Brøgger

Votes: 116

21. Brand-Børge rykker ud (1976)

82 min | Comedy, Family

Brand-Børge is - bravely assisted by a couple of clever tanker drivers - messed up in a major crime affair, as horrible villains steal and smuggle in a precious diamond baked into a cake. ... See full summary »

Director: Ib Mossin | Stars: Axel Strøbye, Sonja Oppenhagen, Kai Løvring, Poul Bundgaard

Votes: 147

22. Skytten (1977)

85 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A former professional shooter starts shooting people as a protest against a new nuclear power plant that is about to open. He will shoot a person a day until this nuclear program is ... See full summary »

Directors: Franz Ernst, Tom Hedegaard | Stars: Jens Okking, Peter Steen, Pia Maria Wohlert, Kristin Bjarnadóttir

Votes: 286

23. Det er ikke appelsiner, det er heste (1967)

95 min | Family, Comedy

A pathological liar has a fabulous talent for selling her fantasies and now she has the art community in her sight.

Director: Ebbe Langberg | Stars: Morten Grunwald, Jesper Langberg, Willy Rathnov, Helle Hertz

Votes: 45

24. The Ways of Women (1970)

R | 94 min | Drama

This three-part movie begins with a young woman married to an older, cold-hearted man in the year 1200. Two rivals have a swordfight over the affections of the woman. Part two takes place ... See full summary »

Director: Gabriel Axel | Stars: Svend Johansen, Ghita Nørby, Kim Meyer, Kirsten Lyngholm

Votes: 20

25. Fede tider (1996)

55 min | Comedy

Henrik is young and in love and moves with his girlfriend Anne into a commune in the countryside. It is the dawn of the 70's, a time to challenge authority and experiment with relationships... See full summary »

Director: Peter Bay | Stars: Ken Vedsegaard, Sofie Gråbøl, Martin Brygmann, Sigurd Emil Roldborg

Votes: 205

26. Carl, My Childhood Symphony (1994)

125 min | Biography, Drama, Music

Carl Nielsen's life from drummer with the village's playmates to regimentation musician and composer on the throne of world renown.

Director: Erik Clausen | Stars: Morten Gundel, Anders Forchhammer, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Stina Ekblad

Votes: 188

27. Himmel og helvede (1988)

121 min | Drama, Romance

A young girl emerges into womanhood and transcends the restricting emotional poverty in which she was forced to live.

Director: Morten Arnfred | Stars: Karina Skands, Harriet Andersson, Erik Mørk, Ole Lemmeke

Votes: 47

28. Elsk... din næste! (1967)

100 min | Comedy

The porn author Sven Gjeholm goes so far into his writing that he completely forgets that sex life can also be practiced in real life, which goes beyond his sweet young life companion Brit.

Director: Egil Kolstø | Stars: Walter Giller, Holger Juul Hansen, Ghita Nørby, Dirch Passer

Votes: 80

29. Drengen der forsvandt (1984)

80 min | Drama, Family

A 13 year old boy runs away from his wealthy parents in protest of their endless quarreling. He seeks freedom in the woods and befriends a drunken pilot, who offers him some warmth and understanding.

Director: Ebbe Nyvold | Stars: Mads M. Nielsen, Mille Reingaard, Kirsten Olesen, Kjeld Nørgaard

Votes: 56

30. Den røde tråd (1989)

76 min | Musical

A movie with the popular band Shu-bi-dua. With bad guys, proud heroes, ladies in trouble and last but not least .... bus chases... without a ticket!

Director: Piv Bernth | Stars: Michael Bundesen, Michael Hardinger, Claus Asmussen, Kim Daugaard

Votes: 118

31. Along Came a Soldier (1969)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A soldier seeks justice against a group of men who murdered a prostitute.

Director: Peer Guldbrandsen | Stars: Willy Rathnov, Hanne Borchsenius, Poul Bundgaard, Olaf Ussing

Votes: 54

32. Land of Plenty (1983)

106 min | Drama

Knud is a pig farmer, and he lives with his wife, Katrine, and their two young children. But life gets tough when the problems start to pile up at the pig farm and in their private life.

Director: Morten Arnfred | Stars: Ole Ernst, Karen-Lise Mynster, Anna Vallgårda, Ricki Rasmussen

Votes: 78

33. Onkel Joakims hemmelighed (1967)

103 min | Comedy, Family

A crime boss wants the pub Trinidad in Nyhavn, Copenhagen, but Joakim doesn't want to sell and the pub's regulars are opposed, too. His niece inherits the pub if she'll run it. What about her fiance, the regulars, and the crime boss?

Director: Carl Ottosen | Stars: Merete Arnstrøm, Vivi Bach, Mogens Brandt, Susanne Bruun-Koppel

Votes: 282

34. Tre mand frem for en trold (1967)

99 min | Family

It's all very sixtyish. A news reporter (Axel Strøbye), a photographer (Jørgen Rye) and a scientist (Ebbe Rode) are chasing a rumored ogre in the Swedish woods. The ogre (Lone Hertz) appears to be of a rather sensual nature.

Director: Knud Leif Thomsen | Stars: Lone Hertz, Jørgen Ryg, Axel Strøbye, Ebbe Rode

Votes: 33

35. Det er så synd for farmand (1968)

87 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

An imminent change of guard in an honored company from Aarhus creates internal unrest: When the young Jacob goes to a congress in Copenhagen, his competitor Terkelsen sends his secretary to... See full summary »

Director: Ebbe Langberg | Stars: Ebbe Langberg, Vivi Bach, Mike Pierre, Jesper Langberg

Votes: 92

36. De nøgne træer (1991)

104 min | War

When doctor Christian Borck form a sabotagegroup the young law student Holger Mikkelsen becomes involved in the resistance against the nazis. The group is functioning but things get ... See full summary »

Director: Morten Henriksen | Stars: Ole Lemmeke, Lena Nilsson, Michael Moritzen, Per Morberg

Votes: 109

37. Mig og min lillebror (1967)

95 min | Comedy, Family

Two lazy brothers living on their parents' profitless old farm go to Copenhagen for advice after their sister threatens to sell it. They bring a waitress home from the city to help them run the farm profitably.

Director: Lau Lauritzen | Stars: Dirch Passer, Poul Reichhardt, Lily Broberg, Jesper Langberg

Votes: 342

38. Bejleren - en jydsk røverhistorie (1975)

101 min | Crime, Drama

Sejr and Maren love each other but cannot get married until they get their own farm.

Director: Knud Leif Thomsen | Stars: Troels Møller-Pedersen, Chili Turèll, Grethe Thordahl, Karl Stegger

Votes: 30

39. Attentat (1980)

97 min | Crime, Drama

A parliamentary debate on nuclear power is ongoing. Suddenly a shot is fired, aimed at the Minister of Energy. Is the act political, an act of terrorism or an ordinary murder?

Director: Bent Christensen | Stars: Jesper Langberg, Lise Schrøder, Lene Gürtler, Ole Meyer

Votes: 63

40. Øjeblikket (1980)

88 min | Drama

Drama about a younger woman who is diagnosed with cancer.

Director: Astrid Henning-Jensen | Stars: Ann-Mari Max Hansen, Søren Spanning, Kathrine Helmuth, Thorbjørn Rafn

Votes: 44

41. Stormvarsel (1968)

103 min | Drama

The young fisherman Kurt Vinderup returns home to his little fishing village after finishing military service in the Royal Danish Navy.

Director: Ib Mossin | Stars: Frits Helmuth, Erik Kühnau, Isa Møller Sørensen, Karl Stegger

Votes: 34

42. En loppe kan også gø (1996)

97 min | Drama, Family

Rosa, a 13-year-old girl who, despite walking with a prosthetic leg, is still full of life. She is a girl who experiences both the positive and the negative sides of the provincial town ... See full summary »

Director: Stellan Olsson | Stars: Christina Brix Christensen, Niels Hausgaard, Erik Clausen, Leif Sylvester

Votes: 127

43. Sorgagre (1987 TV Movie)

Drama

Denmark in the last years of serfdom. A widowed mother's son is blamed for arson. The lord of the manor agrees to free the boy on one condition. The widow must mow a rye field in a single ... See full summary »

Director: Morten Henriksen | Stars: Erik Mørk, Jørn Gottlieb, Sofie Gråbøl, Peter Gilsfort

Votes: 24

44. Nyt legetøj (1977)

108 min | Crime

A woman is drawn into real crime when she meets an old lover, a car-mechanic troubled by an entrepreneur who intends to close the shop where he works.

Director: Peter Ringgaard | Stars: Ann-Mari Max Hansen, Henning Jensen, Jørn Faurschou, Ulla Koppel

Votes: 22

45. Belladonna (1981)

90 min | Drama

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Director: Jytte Rex | Stars: Ilse Rande, Stig Ramsing, Kirsten Brøndum, Bodil Lindorff

Votes: 23

46. Slip hestene løs (2000)

99 min | Drama

One day Kevin runs into the rearview mirror on Bent A.'s new car. It smashes and Bent A. gets hold of Kevin's address: he wants compensation. He meets up with Kevin's single mother Vibeke who, as Kevin puts it, has "bad nerves."

Director: Erik Clausen | Stars: Erik Clausen, Marianne Frost, Ricky Vends, Elith Nulle Nykjær

Votes: 323

47. Fætrene på Torndal (1973)

95 min | Family, Comedy

As brothers Claus and Mikkel inherit a farm with their cousin, it becomes the beginning of many new challenges. The cousins at Torndal are equally distinctive, naive and cheerful. The ... See full summary »

Director: Ib Mossin | Stars: Karl Stegger, Arthur Jensen, Axel Strøbye, Lily Broberg

Votes: 154

48. Hænderne op (1998)

22 min | Short, Family

Oliver's father and mother are as parents most, the busiest people. They hire tight Mrs Brusse as a babysitter for six-year-old Oliver and two-year-old baby sister Louise. Mrs Bruce's ... See full summary »

Director: Morten Henriksen | Stars: Amelia Hoy, Ole Lemmeke, Oliver Jagd Miehe-Renard, Lily Weiding

49. Strisser på Samsø (1997–1998)
Episode: Besøg fra Bruxelles (1997)

52 min | Crime, Drama

Enthusiastic businessmen and an EU commissioner will, together with some of the island's local politicians, build a conference center on Samsø. They celebrate the collaboration with a ... See full summary »

Director: Eddie Thomas Petersen | Stars: Lars Bom, Amalie Dollerup, Andrea Vagn Jensen, Lotte Arnsbjerg

Votes: 9

50. Strisser på Samsø (1997–1998)
Episode: Blodets bånd (1998)

Crime, Drama

The young parent couple Thea and Kent suddenly show up at Thea's father, the journalist Viggo. They haven't seen each other for many years, but the young couple suddenly needed a "holiday" ... See full summary »

Director: Eddie Thomas Petersen | Stars: Lars Bom, Amalie Dollerup, Andrea Vagn Jensen, Jesper Gredeli Jensen

Votes: 7