Favourite international movies
by emma2072 | created - 19 Aug 2016 | updated - 13 Feb 2018 | PublicBest movies that aren't with English language.
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1. The Brothers Lionheart (1977)
106 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Brothers Jonatan and Skorpan lead a revolution against the tyrant Tengil in the magical afterlife land of Nangijala.
Director: Olle Hellbom | Stars: Staffan Götestam, Lars Söderdahl, Allan Edwall, Gunn Wållgren
Votes: 7,089
2. Ronia: The Robber's Daughter (1984)
Not Rated | 126 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Ronja, the only child of robber chief Mattis must learn to survive the dangers of her local wilderness. In secret she also befriends Birk, the son of a rivaling robber Borka.
Director: Tage Danielsson | Stars: Hanna Zetterberg, Dan Håfström, Börje Ahlstedt, Lena Nyman
Votes: 12,124
3. The Intouchables (2011)
R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama
After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caregiver.
Directors: Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano | Stars: François Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny, Audrey Fleurot
Votes: 930,337 | Gross: $13.18M
4. Little Big Girl (2002)
93 min | Drama, Family
Denmark 1850. Tinke, a 9-year-old orphan from the wilderness, struggles to find her unknown, rich grandparents. She comes from nothing and finally gets everything, but - Tinke isn't Cinderella. Tinke is more than that."
Director: Morten Køhlert | Stars: Sarah Juel Werner, Peter Jeppe Hansen, Lisbet Dahl, Erik Wedersøe
Votes: 639
5. Steppeulven (2014)
109 min | Drama, Music, Romance
1962. A young generation rebels against the Establishment. Peace activist Eik Skaløe meets Iben and falls head over heels in love, but Iben refuses to commit herself to one man only. ... See full summary »
Director: Ole Christian Madsen | Stars: Ola Rapace, Thure Lindhardt, Natalie Madueño, Julia Ragnarsson
Votes: 1,044
6. Jul i Valhal (2005)
TV-G | 25 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Children find a man who calls himself Loke. They also find a portal that leads them to Valhal, where the Norse gods live.
Stars: Laura Østergaard Buhl, Ann Eleonora Jørgensen, Troels Lyby, Vigga Bro
Votes: 719
7. Kongekabale (2004)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama, Thriller
Election for the Danish parliament is up and the main opposition party has a chance at winning and its leader at becoming the next prime minister. The leader is hospitalized and the scheming begins.
Director: Nikolaj Arcel | Stars: Anders W. Berthelsen, Søren Pilmark, Nastja Arcel, Nicolas Bro
Votes: 4,620
8. Kongekabale (2004)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama, Thriller
Election for the Danish parliament is up and the main opposition party has a chance at winning and its leader at becoming the next prime minister. The leader is hospitalized and the scheming begins.
Director: Nikolaj Arcel | Stars: Anders W. Berthelsen, Søren Pilmark, Nastja Arcel, Nicolas Bro
Votes: 4,620
9. In the House (2012)
R | 105 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A high school French teacher is drawn into a precocious student's increasingly transgressive story about his relationship with a friend's family.
Director: François Ozon | Stars: Fabrice Luchini, Vincent Schmitt, Ernst Umhauer, Kristin Scott Thomas
Votes: 34,324 | Gross: $0.35M
10. The Wave (2008)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama, Thriller
A high school teacher's experiment to demonstrate to his students what life is like under a dictatorship spins horribly out of control when he forms a social unit with a life of its own.
Director: Dennis Gansel | Stars: Jürgen Vogel, Frederick Lau, Max Riemelt, Jennifer Ulrich
Votes: 115,178
11. Drømmen (2006)
Not Rated | 109 min | Drama, Family
A boy, inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., challenges a repressive school authority in 1969 Denmark.
Director: Niels Arden Oplev | Stars: Bent Mejding, Anders W. Berthelsen, Jens Jørn Spottag, Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis
Votes: 2,863
12. What Goes Around (2009)
Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy
A bitter and stressed man ends up in a car crash and gets another chance for life.
Director: Anders Matthesen | Stars: Anders Matthesen, Søren Rislund, Iben Dorner, Søren Malling
Votes: 3,567
13. A Royal Affair (2012)
R | 137 min | Biography, Drama, History
A young queen, who is married to an insane king, falls secretly in love with her physician - and together they start a revolution that changes a nation forever.
Director: Nikolaj Arcel | Stars: Alicia Vikander, Mads Mikkelsen, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Trine Dyrholm
Votes: 50,914 | Gross: $1.55M
14. Pagten (2009)
25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A Danish Christmas calender about a boy's friendship with an elf.
Stars: Benjamin Engell, Karla Løkke, Laus Høybye, Andrea Heick Gadeberg
Votes: 553
15. Worlds Apart (2008)
116 min | Drama
The daughter of a Jehovah's Witness is forced to choose between religion and love when she falls for someone outside her faith.
Director: Niels Arden Oplev | Stars: Rosalinde Mynster, Pilou Asbæk, Jens Jørn Spottag, Sarah Boberg
Votes: 3,471
16. Before the Fall (2004)
110 min | Drama, Sport, Thriller
Friedrich's boxing skills gets him in an elite Nazi high school in a castle in 1942. He enrolls against his dad's wish as it promises a brighter future. It's not what he expected.
Director: Dennis Gansel | Stars: Max Riemelt, Tom Schilling, Devid Striesow, Jonas Jägermeyr
Votes: 17,139 | Gross: $0.14M
17. Generation War (2013)
TV-MA | 270 min | Action, Drama, History
Five friends go out to war and promise each other to be back for Christmas.
Stars: Volker Bruch, Tom Schilling, Katharina Schüttler, Miriam Stein
Votes: 32,606 | Gross: $0.09M
18. Zappa (1983)
Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In 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.
Director: Bille August | Stars: Adam Tønsberg, Peter Reichhardt, Morten Hoff, Lone Lindorff
Votes: 2,980
19. Hvidsten gruppen (2012)
Not Rated | 122 min | Drama, War
The true story of the Fiil family - a family of innkeepers who during Nazi-Germany's occupation of Denmark took up arms against the German occupiers, but in the fight for freedom, some must die so that others may live.
Director: Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis | Stars: Jens Jørn Spottag, Bodil Jørgensen, Thomas Ernst, Laura Winther Møller
Votes: 3,071
20. The Boys from St. Petri (1991)
111 min | Drama, War
A group of school-mates form a resistance group in nazi-occupied Denmark.
Director: Søren Kragh-Jacobsen | Stars: Tomas Villum Jensen, Morten Buch Jørgensen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Christian Grønvall
Votes: 2,283
21. Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)
R | 124 min | Drama
A film star comes face-to-face with an uncomfortable reflection of herself while starring in a revival of the play that launched her career.
Director: Olivier Assayas | Stars: Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, Chloë Grace Moretz, Lars Eidinger
Votes: 31,235 | Gross: $1.81M
22. You & Me Forever (2012)
82 min | Drama, Romance
Laura and Christine have been friends forever. One day they meet the mysterious and fascinating Maria, and their friendship is put to the test. For Laura it is a meeting that changes the world she thought she knew so well.
Director: Kaspar Munk | Stars: Julie Brochorst Andersen, Frederikke Dahl Hansen, Emilie Kruse, Benjamin Wandschneider
Votes: 627
23. Rene hjerter (2006)
Not Rated | 82 min | Drama
Kriss lives at a mental institution, where he spends all day watching an old black-and-white film called "Rene hjerter". One day he and his friend, Willy, escapes the institution to find the star of "Rene hjerter", Ulla Vilstrup.
Director: Kenneth Kainz | Stars: Anders Matthesen, Laura Bro, Morten Suurballe, Lisbet Dahl
Votes: 917
24. Kon-Tiki (2012)
PG-13 | 118 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl's epic 4,300-mile crossing of the Pacific on a balsawood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove that it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.
Directors: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg | Stars: Pål Sverre Hagen, Anders Baasmo, Gustaf Skarsgård, Odd-Magnus Williamson
Votes: 51,993 | Gross: $1.52M
25. One-Two-Three Now! (2016)
114 min | Drama, Romance
Jeppe falls deeply in love with the mysterious and beautiful girl, Cecilie, from school. But their time is limited as Cecilie is diagnosed with cancer and Jeppe has to balance school, ... See full summary »
Director: Barbara Topsøe-Rothenborg | Stars: Nikolaj Groth, Clara Rosager, Lukas Løkken, Laura Bach
Votes: 357
26. Speed Walking (2014)
108 min | Drama, History
Martin (14) is forced to deal with confused sexuality and the loss of a mother in a provincial setting in the mid-seventies, where the famed Danish liberation of porn has had its influence on the grownups.
Director: Niels Arden Oplev | Stars: Villads Bøye, Anders W. Berthelsen, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Frederik Winther Rasmussen
Votes: 1,821
27. Tempelriddernes skat (2006)
Not Rated | 85 min | Adventure, Family
Danish brilliant pre-teen student Nis uses his summer holiday to learn Latin so he can properly study the Knights Templar inheritance on Bjornholm island from sources. His friends Mathias, ... See full summary »
Director: Kasper Barfoed | Stars: Julie Grundtvig Wester, Christian Heldbo Wienberg, Nicklas Svale Andersen, Frederikke Thomassen
Votes: 1,019
28. Solkongen (2005)
Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy, Drama
Slow, shy Tommy attends group therapy for long-term unemployed. He gets a job and meets the owner of tanning salons, a rich, lonely widow twice his age. They date.
Director: Tomas Villum Jensen | Stars: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Birthe Neumann, Thomas Bo Larsen, Niels Olsen
Votes: 2,409
29. Fakiren fra Bilbao (2004)
Not Rated | 88 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
When two children move into an old house with their mother they find magical mystery involving a lively spirit and a precious diamond.
Director: Peter Flinth | Stars: Sidse Babett Knudsen, Moritz Bleibtreu, Julie Zangenberg, Aksel Leth
Votes: 579
30. Take the Trash (2008)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy
Jesper, top salesman at an IT company, is a bastard. Jesper gets in an accident DUI. He loses his job, his girlfriend and does community service at a recycling center and must adjust to his new surroundings and colleagues.
Director: Rasmus Heide | Stars: Thure Lindhardt, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Mick Øgendahl, Troels Lyby
Votes: 4,300
31. Jesus & Josefine (2003)
TV-G | 23 min | Family, Sci-Fi
Josefine discovers a time machine in an old shop, and goes back 2000 years in time.
Stars: Pernille Kaae Høier, Rasmus Ott, Andrea Vagn Jensen, Nikolaj Steen
Votes: 595
32. Olsen-bandens sidste bedrifter (1974)
Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy, Crime, Family
The Olsen gang is on vacation in Spain. They've run out of money so Egon Olsen has a plan. Leaving prison in Denmark, he joins the big time without his friends. Will they help Egon when he gets conned?
Director: Erik Balling | Stars: Ove Sprogøe, Morten Grunwald, Poul Bundgaard, Kirsten Walther
Votes: 1,981
33. 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: 3,218
34. Twist and Shout (1984)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Denmark, 1963: Teenagers Bjørn and Erik are into girls and being in a band helps Bjørn meet Anna. Erik likes Kirsten but she likes Bjørn. Having a mentally ill mom at home also ruins Erik's chances. Anna's pregnancy changes everything.
Director: Bille August | Stars: Adam Tønsberg, Lars Simonsen, Camilla Søeberg, Ulrikke Bondo
Votes: 1,955
35. 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: 2,920
36. Alletiders julemand (1997)
TV-G | 15 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
In the royal archives of Denmark, everything goes incredibly wrong when resident elf Pyrus decides to meet Santa Claus.
Stars: Jan Linnebjerg, Christiane Bjørg Nielsen, Paul Hüttel, Jesper Klein
Votes: 456
37. Margarita with a Straw (2014)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
A rebellious young woman with cerebral palsy leaves her home in India to study in New York, unexpectedly falls in love, and embarks on an exhilarating journey of self-discovery.
Directors: Shonali Bose, Nilesh Maniyar | Stars: Kalki Koechlin, Revathi, Sayani Gupta, Hussain Dalal
Votes: 4,108
38. Oslo, August 31st (2011)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama
One day in the life of Anders, a young recovering drug addict, who takes a brief leave from his treatment center to interview for a job and catch up with old friends in Oslo.
Director: Joachim Trier | Stars: Anders Danielsen Lie, Hans Olav Brenner, Ingrid Olava, Malin Crépin
Votes: 29,664 | Gross: $0.10M
39. The Lives of Others (2006)
R | 137 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.
Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Stars: Ulrich Mühe, Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur
Votes: 410,729 | Gross: $11.29M
40. Labyrinth of Lies (2014)
R | 124 min | Drama, History
A story that exposes the conspiracy of prominent German institutions and government branches to cover up the crimes of Nazis during World War II.
Director: Giulio Ricciarelli | Stars: André Szymanski, Alexander Fehling, Friederike Becht, Johannes Krisch
Votes: 14,012 | Gross: $0.79M
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