Danish Must Sees
by Mmmkp | created - 18 Dec 2013 | updated - 30 Dec 2013 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Italiensk for begyndere (2000)
R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Several 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.
Director: Lone Scherfig | Stars: Anders W. Berthelsen, Ann Eleonora Jørgensen, Anette Støvelbæk, Peter Gantzler
Votes: 13,842 | Gross: $4.45M
Fun / Dogma
2. The One and Only (1999)
106 min | Comedy, Romance
When handyman Niller comes to install Sus' new kitchen one day, their immediate crush is a sweet escape from both of their problematic relationships.
Director: Susanne Bier | Stars: Sidse Babett Knudsen, Niels Olsen, Søs Egelind, Rafael Edholm
Votes: 5,152
Romantic/Fun Also called The One and Only
3. Love Is All You Need (2012)
R | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A hairdresser who has lost her hair to cancer, finds out her husband is having an affair, travels to Italy for her daughter's wedding, and meets a widower who still blames the world for the loss of his wife.
Director: Susanne Bier | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Trine Dyrholm, Molly Blixt Egelind, Sebastian Jessen
Votes: 14,821 | Gross: $1.63M
Romantic/Fun
4. Brothers (2004)
R | 117 min | Drama, War
Two brothers must negotiate changing roles and shifting family dynamics when one is sent to war in Afghanistan.
Director: Susanne Bier | Stars: Ulrich Thomsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Connie Nielsen, Sarah Juel Werner
Votes: 11,805 | Gross: $0.38M
Serious
5. En kort en lang (2001)
Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Jakob proposes to his boyfriend, Jørgen, during a party in their apartment. He later kisses Caroline, the wife of Jørgen's brother. It becomes an affair.
Director: Hella Joof | Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Charlotte Munck, Troels Lyby, Jesper Lohmann
Votes: 3,784
Fun
6. Old, New, Borrowed and Blue (2003)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Katrine is getting married in two days but can't tell her sister at the mental hospital. Their ex pops up just as he left two years ago for Kenya. Then there's last minute preparations and a bachelor party. Wedding?
Director: Natasha Arthy | Stars: Sidse Babett Knudsen, Björn Kjellman, Søren Byder, Lotte Andersen
Votes: 965
Romantic Comedy / Dogma
7. 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 Jutland and renovate it.
Director: Anders Thomas Jensen | Stars: Søren Pilmark, Ulrich Thomsen, Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Votes: 24,199
Fun
8. The Green Butchers (2003)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
Two 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: 24,648 | Gross: $0.00M
Fun
9. Adam's Apples (2005)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A neo-Nazi sentenced to community service at a church clashes with the blindly devoted minister.
Director: Anders Thomas Jensen | Stars: Ulrich Thomsen, Mads Mikkelsen, Nicolas Bro, Paprika Steen
Votes: 54,594 | Gross: $0.00M
Fun
10. 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: 93,815 | Gross: $1.65M
Serious / Dogma
11. 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: 33,944 | Gross: $0.01M
Lars Von triers Dogma
12. 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: 11,669 | Gross: $0.07M
Fun - based on the tv show
13. The Reunion (2011)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy
Niels is invited to a 25 year reunion for his student years, and is given the task of holding the main speech. This comes at a bad time. He is troubled with his self consciousness, eyesight, Hemmoroids and age bothering him.
Director: Niels Nørløv Hansen | Stars: Nicolaj Kopernikus, Anders W. Berthelsen, Troels Lyby, Therese Glahn
Votes: 3,209
Fun
14. 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: 44,513 | Gross: $0.00M
Drama
15. Bænken (2000)
93 min | Drama
Kaj 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.
Director: Per Fly | Stars: Jesper Christensen, Marius Sonne Janischefska, Stine Holm Joensen, Nicolaj Kopernikus
Votes: 4,421
Drama. Really good one ;)
16. 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: 23,030
Action comedy
17. Kærlighed ved første hik (1999)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy
16 y.o. Danish high school sophomore Viktor falls in love with senior Anja at 1st hiccup. Their little brothers (BFFs) invite him to Anja's 18th birthday party. Viktor's 2 friends also help. Where does Anja's arrogant boyfriend fit in?
Director: Tomas Villum Jensen | Stars: Robert Hansen, Sofie Lassen-Kahlke, Sebastian Jessen, Rasmus Albeck
Votes: 2,916
Coming of age: Romantic comedy
18. Midt om natten (1984)
131 min | Drama, Comedy
Benny and Arnold and other squatters are evicted by cops from a building in Nørrebro, Copenhagen. They start a commune in an abandoned factory. Harmony breaks when politicians, capitalists and a violent gang get involved.
Director: Erik Balling | Stars: Kim Larsen, Erik Clausen, Birgitte Raaberg, Holger Boland
Votes: 2,983
Drama / Music
19. Borgen (2010–2022)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama
A political drama about a prime minister's rise to power, and how power changes a prime minister.
Stars: Sidse Babett Knudsen, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Søren Malling, Lisbeth Wulff
Votes: 29,893
TV show - Drama / Danish politics
20. Forbrydelsen (2007–2012)
TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Police detective Sarah Lund investigates difficult cases with personal and political consequences.
Stars: Sofie Gråbøl, Morten Suurballe, Lars Mikkelsen, Bjarne Henriksen
Votes: 30,165
TV show - Crime
21. Unit One (2000–2004)
75 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A mobile task force is dispatched across Denmark to help local police solve tough cases.
Stars: Charlotte Fich, Mads Mikkelsen, Lars Brygmann, Waage Sandø
Votes: 4,107
TV show - Crime
22. Lærkevej (2009–2010)
Comedy, Mystery
Three siblings escape the attention of some angry gangsters by settling into a quiet residential street, where they think nothing can go wrong.
Stars: Henrik Prip, Laura Drasbæk, Christian Tafdrup, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina
Votes: 490
Comedy TV show - ala Desperate Housewives
23. Klovn (2005–2022)
TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy
The socially awkward misadventures of Frank Hvam, his girlfriend Mia and his best friend Casper.
Stars: Frank Hvam, Casper Christensen, Mia Lyhne, Iben Hjejle
Votes: 6,045
TV show - amazing
24. Rita (2012–2020)
TV-MA | 40 min | Comedy, Drama
Schoolteacher Rita is a very outspoken, rebellious woman who is competent in the classroom but needs her own advisor when it comes to her personal life.
Stars: Mille Dinesen, Lise Baastrup, Nikolaj Groth, Carsten Bjørnlund
Votes: 10,102
TV show - fun
25. Langt fra Las Vegas (2001–2003)
TV-MA | 25 min | Drama, Comedy
Unpredictable comedian Casper, pitiful sports-commentator Kenny, and eccentric boss Buckingham are just some of the loving characters in this series about money, sex, and career--all ... See full summary »
Stars: Casper Christensen, Frank Hvam, Klaus Bondam, Lars Hjortshøj
Votes: 2,307
TV show - fun
26. Krøniken (2004–2007)
58 min | Drama
Starting in 1949, the series follows four young Danes through 25 years of history and personal developments in a story about finding yourself in a world of changes.
Stars: Anne Louise Hassing, Anders W. Berthelsen, Maibritt Saerens, Waage Sandø
Votes: 1,799
TV show - Drama / Danish history 1950's-1970's
27. Matador (1978–1982)
67 min | Drama
A man comes to Korsbæk, Denmark, in 1929, opens a women's clothing store in competition with an established one - bringing him up against the conservative establishment including the bank manager. We follow the families until after WWII.
Stars: Jørgen Buckhøj, Buster Larsen, Ghita Nørby, Malene Schwartz
Votes: 5,353
TV show- drama / danish history 1920's-1940's
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