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1. Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013)
Not Rated | 124 min | Drama
The continuation of Joe's sexually dictated life delves into the darker aspects of her adulthood, obsessions and what led to her being in Seligman's care.
Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgård, Willem Dafoe, Jamie Bell
Votes: 98,233 | Gross: $0.33M
2. Klown (2010)
R | 93 min | Comedy
In order to prove his fatherhood potential to his pregnant girlfriend, Frank 'kidnaps' her 12-year-old nephew and tags along on his best friend Casper's debauched weekend canoe trip.
Director: Mikkel Nørgaard | Stars: Frank Hvam, Casper Christensen, Marcuz Jess Petersen, Mia Lyhne
Votes: 11,678 | Gross: $0.07M
3. The Five Obstructions (2003)
Unrated | 90 min | Documentary
Filmmaker Lars Von Trier challenges Jørgen Leth, the filmmaker behind The Perfect Human (1967), to remake his classic short under circumstances of increasing constraint.
Directors: Jørgen Leth, Lars von Trier | Stars: Claus Nissen, Majken Algren Nielsen, Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez, Jacqueline Arenal
Votes: 9,214 | Gross: $0.09M
4. The Perfect Human (1968)
13 min | Short
An elegant and humorous film-in the guise of a serious anthropological treatise-spotlights "The Perfect Human," a model of the modern Dane created by our wishful thinking.
Director: Jørgen Leth | Stars: Majken Algren Nielsen, Claus Nissen, Jørgen Leth
Votes: 2,561
5. Ghosts of Cité Soleil (2006)
85 min | Documentary, Action, Drama
Documents the violent lives of gang leaders in Haiti's worst slum, focusing on two brothers loyal to then-President Aristide.
Directors: Asger Leth, Milos Loncarevic | Stars: Winson '2Pac' Jean, Wyclef Jean, James 'Bily' Petit Frère, Éleonore 'Lele' Senlis
Votes: 1,910 | Gross: $0.05M
6. A Sunday in Hell (1977)
111 min | Documentary, Sport
The film follows the French Paris-Roubaix spring classic, notorious for the hellish paves or cobbled roads of the north "which are no longer used for traffic but only for transporting ... See full summary »
Director: Jørgen Leth | Stars: David Saunders, Roger De Vlaeminck, Marc Demeyer, Freddy Maertens
Votes: 915
7. The Erotic Man (2010)
85 min | Drama
A collections of scenes based on documents, letters, pictures and poems that depict a man's erotic nature.
Director: Jørgen Leth | Stars: Angeli Bayani, Sue Prado, Jørgen Leth, Ana Flavia Cavalcanti
Votes: 442
8. Time Trial (II) (2017)
82 min | Documentary, Sport
An immersive fllm capturing the very essence of professional cycling.
Director: Finlay Pretsell | Stars: Thomas Dekker, David Millar
Votes: 316
9. 66 scener fra Amerika (1982)
42 min | Documentary, Short
As a visual narrative 66 scener fra America is reminiscent of a pile of postcards from a journey, which indeed is what the film is. It consists of a series of lengthy shots of a tableau ... See full summary »
Director: Jørgen Leth | Stars: Jørgen Leth, Kim Larsen, Andy Warhol
Votes: 274
10. Bertelsen - de uaktuelle nyheder (2002)
28 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Stars: Mikael Bertelsen, Mads Mikkelsen, Lars Brygmann, Jørgen Leth
Votes: 273
11. Natholdet - med Anders Breinholt (2010– )
Comedy, Talk-Show
A late-night comedy talkshow focusing on daily unintentionally funny content from the media. In each episode Anders Breinholt welcomes a new celebrity co-host for the evening. Together they watch current clips from the media of the day.
Stars: Anders Breinholt, Anders Lund Madsen, Nicolaj Kopernikus, Martin Brygmann
Votes: 241
12. Stjernerne og vandbærerne (1974)
91 min | Documentary, Sport
The images from the Tour de France in the television production Eddy Merckx in the Vincinity of a Cup of Coffee may be seen as a small sketch for the fully unfurled epic cycling drama Stars... See full summary »
Director: Jørgen Leth | Stars: Marino Basso, Felice Gimondi, Eddy Merckx, Ole Ritter
Votes: 232
13. The Cavalry (2010–2016)
30 min | Comedy, Musical
A satire series about different characters found all around Denmark.
Stars: Rasmus Botoft, Martin Buch, Bodil Jørgensen, Nis Bank-Mikkelsen
Votes: 229
14. Spise med Price (2008– )
44 min | Documentary
The artistically streaked brothers James and Adam Price learned early on to LOVE food and both are right at home in the kitchen. In this series they alternate between working together and ... See full summary »
Stars: James Price, Adam Price, Anders Johansen, Stan Jens
Votes: 201
15. Den 11. time (2007–2008)
30 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
A experimental talk-show aired live, with guests ranging from politicians to porn stars.
Stars: Mikael Bertelsen, Mads Brügger, Nicolas Winding Refn, Daniel Svarts Andreassen
Votes: 174
16. 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
17. Music for Black Pigeons (2022)
92 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary that explores the lives and processes of some of the world's most renowned and prolific jazz musicians.
Directors: Andreas Koefoed, Jørgen Leth | Stars: Joey Baron, Jakob Bro, Anders Christensen, Jon Christensen
Votes: 148
18. In the Woods (2013– )
100 min | Documentary, Mystery
The Prologue. Nobody knows. The multi-part series continues to be filmed.
Stars: Terrence Howard, Dave Matthews, Famke Janssen, Moby
Votes: 143
19. Go' morgen Danmark (1996– )
Music, News, Talk-Show
TV 2/Danmark's daily morning show, broadcast live.
Stars: Louise Wolff, Mikkel Kryger Rasmussen, Ida Wohlert, Steen Langeberg
Votes: 118
20. Go' aften Danmark (2002– )
60 min | News, Talk-Show
A daily evening program in Denmark.
Stars: Hans Pilgaard, Mette Weyde, Annette Juhler Kjær, Anna Gaarslev
Votes: 116
21. New Scenes from America (2003)
35 min | Documentary, Short
A look at post-9/11 America by the Danish documentarian.
Director: Jørgen Leth | Stars: Henree Alyse, John Ashbery, John Cale, Robert Frank
Votes: 105
22. Aftenshowet (2007– )
News, Talk-Show
Danmarks Radio's daily evening show, live from Copenhagen.
Stars: Mark Stokholm, Louise Wolff, Mikkel Fønsskov, Ulla Essendrop
Votes: 104
23. Det gode og det onde (1975)
78 min | Documentary
An extension of The Perfect Human, Good and Evil is a longer, more expansive pseudo-documentary portrayal of life, no less. Using capacious titles or chapter headings that Leth's narrator's... See full summary »
Director: Jørgen Leth | Stars: Claus Nissen, Ulla Gottlieb, Holger Juul Hansen, Ulf Pilgaard
Votes: 96
24. Livet i Danmark (1972)
37 min | Documentary, Short
Almost 100 Danes - including a cyclist, a minister of finances, a popular actress, and 13 single women from province - try to convey a realistic impression of Denmark, different from the usual view as a little, exotic, and strange country.
Director: Jørgen Leth | Stars: Ann Bierlich, Stine Bierlich, Kristen Bjørnkjær, Asger Leth
Votes: 91
25. Jeg er levende - Søren Ulrik Thomsen, digter (1999)
40 min | Documentary, Short
Portrait of the Danish poet Søren Ulrik Thomsen.
Director: Jørgen Leth | Star: Søren Ulrik Thomsen
Votes: 77
26. Den umulige time (1974)
45 min | Documentary
In continuation of the time trial sequence from Stars and Watercarriers, The Impossible Hour is a concentrated study of Ole Ritter's attempt in Mexico City in 1974 to set a new record for ... See full summary »
Director: Jørgen Leth | Star: Ole Ritter
Votes: 73
27. I Walk (2019)
90 min | Documentary
Director: Jørgen Leth | Stars: Jørgen Leth, Ole Ritter, Torben Ulrich
Votes: 70
28. aHA! (2002–2008)
45 min | Game-Show
Stars: Jarl Friis-Mikkelsen, Søren Østergaard, Peter Frödin, Peter Qvortrup Geisling
Votes: 63
29. Haiti. Uden titel (1995)
82 min | Documentary
Haiti. Uden title is a kaleidoscopic, dramatic documentary from this chaotic Caribbean country and comprises a mixture of material on video, 16 mm and 35 mm, dating in some scenes right ... See full summary »
Director: Jørgen Leth | Stars: Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Toto Constant, Raoul Cédras, Sophie Destin
Votes: 62
30. Aloha! (2009– )
28 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Stars: Casper Christensen, Emil Nyløkke Thorup, Frank Hvam, Lars Hjortshøj
Votes: 61
31. Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life (2010)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary
Krzysztof Komeda was a jazz pianist and film composer. With compositions like the lullaby for Rosemary's Baby (1968) by Roman Polanski, Komeda succeeded in writing his own chapter in the ... See full summary »
Director: Claudia Buthenhoff-Duffy | Stars: Krzysztof Komeda, Noam Buthenhoff, Henning Carlsen, Simon Großmann
Votes: 61
32. Planet Voice (2004– )
180 min | Comedy, Game-Show, Music
Stars: Stine Ternstrøm, Mikkel Kryger Rasmussen, Rico Corneliussen, Ditte Campion
Votes: 59
33. Corona Film Club (2021)
82 min | Documentary
Stig Björkman, an 82 years-old director was isolated in Stockholm during the pandemic. And to make his life worth living. So did he watch old movies. Which he discusses whit friends. Who happen to be Alicia Vikander and Olivier Assayas.
Director: Stina Gardell | Stars: Stig Björkman, Isabella Rossellini, Jørgen Leth, Alicia Vikander
Votes: 47
34. Stopforbud (1963)
12 min | Short
Stop for Bud is an experimental portrait of the American jazz pianist Bud Powell. The film was shot by a sometimes moving camera in contrast-poor black and white, with a slightly dreamy ... See full summary »
Directors: Ole John, Jørgen Leth, Jens Jørgen Thorsen | Stars: Bud Powell, Dexter Gordon
Votes: 47
35. Notater om kærligheden (1989)
91 min | Drama
Jørgen Leth made Notater om kærligheden during a crisis in his life and it is a sombre, perhaps very personal film. The tone is struck by Leth's voice, which accompanies a shot of him ... See full summary »
Director: Jørgen Leth | Stars: Claus Nissen, Stina Ekblad, Jan Nowicki, Hanne Uldal
Votes: 45
36. Pelota (1983)
47 min | Documentary
A classical documentary about pelota, the Basque ball game. The film consists of several elegantly interlaced layers, with the manufacture of a pelota ball as the narrative framework. We ... See full summary »
Directors: Ole John, Jørgen Leth | Stars: Atano III, Atano X, J.M. Berasaluce, Joseph Laduche
Votes: 45
37. Drømmere (2002)
58 min | Documentary
During a period of 20 years Jørgen Leth portrays Haitian painters and their wonderful native artform. They are dreamers, mystics, fantasts and storytellers. Haiti is a country in which a ... See full summary »
Director: Jørgen Leth | Stars: Richard Antilhomme, Rigaud Benoit, Wilson Bigaud, Préfète Duffaut
Votes: 45
38. Motion Picture (1970)
20 min | Short
Motion Picture is an experimental film with and not about the Danish tennis player Torben Ulrich, who is merely credited as "Example". The film may be viewed as a study of the nature of the... See full summary »
Director: Jørgen Leth | Star: Torben Ulrich
Votes: 42
39. Fra hjertet til hånden (1994)
92 min | Documentary
Documentary about poet, journalist, bike-race commentator and filmmaker Jørgen Leth. He tells about his art, his life, fears and demons. Some footage of his films is shown.
Director: Tómas Gislason | Star: Jørgen Leth
Votes: 42
40. Notater fra Kina (1987)
79 min | Documentary
In 1984 Jørgen Leth, cinematographer Dan Holmberg and sound recordist Niels Torp travelled some 6,000 kilometres by train through China. The result is a very calm, beautifully perceived ... See full summary »
Director: Jørgen Leth
Votes: 40
41. Deadline (1999– )
50 min | News
Daily news program airing twice daily, with an emphasis on studio interviews and discussions.
Stars: Kurt Strand, Nynne Bjerre Christensen, Adam Holm, Clement Behrendt Kjersgaard
Votes: 39
42. Traberg (1992)
90 min | Documentary
Traberg, like Udenrigskorrespondenten, is an experiment in fiction consisting of placing a character or a fictional sketch into a set of surroundings and seeing what happens. For most of ... See full summary »
Director: Jørgen Leth | Stars: Ebbe Traberg, Ambroise Thompson, Jean-Claude Dicquemare, Pio Lindegaard
Votes: 36
43. Kinesisk bordtennis (1972)
14 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
Film footage in black and white and colour of some of the best table tennis players in the world has been roughly assembled with no apparent attempt to present clear sequences from matches.... See full summary »
Director: Jørgen Leth | Stars: Stellan Bengtsson, Li Fu-Jung, Zhuang Zedong
Votes: 35
44. Step on Silence (1981)
58 min | Documentary
Step on Silence was made from raw material from Peter Martins - en danser but unlike the traditional way the Martins film communicates its material in this case we have a film that with its... See full summary »
Director: Jørgen Leth | Stars: Suzanne Farrell, Peter Martins
Votes: 32
46. Udenrigskorrespondenten (1983)
105 min | Drama
Udenrigskorrespondenten was Leth's first feature but must be regarded as an experiment in fiction rather than an action film in the usual sense. Alex Hansen (Henning Jensen) is a ... See full summary »
Director: Jørgen Leth | Stars: Henning Jensen, Hanne Uldal, François Latour, Aubelin Jolicoeur
Votes: 28
47. Det legende menneske (1986)
77 min | Documentary
A personal essay about how children and adults play. The film is split in 9 chapters.
Director: Jørgen Leth | Stars: Asger Leth, Jørgen Leth, Torben Ulrich
Votes: 28
48. Dyrehaven: Den romantiske skov (1970)
39 min | Documentary, Short
Portraying the four seasons of the nature in the famous Danish garden Dyrehaven.
Directors: Per Kirkeby, Jørgen Leth
Votes: 26
49. Ofelias blomster (1968)
7 min | Short
About the Nordic spring in a spiritual sense. Ofelia gathers her flowers and her crumbled world in a bouquet of strange and wonderful dream visions.
Director: Jørgen Leth | Star: Lene Adler Petersen
Votes: 25
50. Weightless: A Recording Session with Jakob Bro (2009)
50 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
In NY's legendary Avatar Studios guitarist Jakob Bro has gathered some of the biggest jazz legends of our time. They have two days to make an album out of Jakob Bro's notes.
Director: Sune Blicher | Stars: Jakob Bro, Bill Frisell, Lee Konitz, Jørgen Leth
Votes: 25