Danish movies

List of the best Danish movies selected by visitors to our site: Headhunters, Marie Kroyer, Daniel, Northwest, Dogville, What We Become, April 9th, Darling, When Animals Dream, Land of Mine.

In the top there are new films of 2022, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genreaction, thriller, crime
CountryNorway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany
Duration01:40

    An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary..

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genredrama, biography
    CountryDenmark, Sweden
    Duration01:42

    Marie Krøyer is hailed as “the most beautiful woman in Europe” and leads a happy marriage life with her husband the great Danish painter P.S. Krøyer and an adorable daughter. However, not everything in her world is as perfect as it seems, and Marie’s life is crumbling as her dreams of a beloved wife, good mother and successful artist are unfulfilled. After hospitalizing her mentally ill husband Marie leaves for vacation, and in search for peace and comfort she finds herself falling in love with the young composer Hugo Alfven. Once again, internationally acclaimed Bille August exhibits the weaknesses of human beings in comparison to the ruthless nature. The grandeur scenery of deserted Scandinavian oceans speaks in volumes for the protagonists living in silence despite their lives being full of pains.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genredrama
    CountryDenmark, Norway, Sweden

    HELD FOR RANSOM tells the true story of Danish photojournalist Daniel Rye who was held hostage for 398 days in Syria by the terror organization ISIS along with several other foreign nationals including the American journalist, James Foley. The film follows Daniel’s struggle to survive in captivity, his friendship with James, and the nightmare of the Rye family back home in Denmark as they try to do everything in their power to save their son. At the center of this crisis, we find hostage negotiator, Arthur, who plays a pivotal role in securing Daniel’s release.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genreaction, drama, crime
    CountryDenmark
    Duration01:31

    Nordvest is a gangsterfilm set in the suburbs of Copenhagen. Casper (18), the oldest of 3 siblings, survives life on the streets by committing burglaries for the neighbourhood boss, Jamal. When Casper gets an offer to work for Jamal’s rival Björn, he jumps at the chance for a better life, making his way into a world of drugs and prostitution. As things escalate between Björn and Jamal, Casper finds himself and his family dead center of a conflict, that threatens to destroy them.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genrethriller, drama, detective
    CountryDenmark, Finland, USA, Italy, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway
    Duration02:58

    A barren soundstage is stylishly utilized to create a minimalist small-town setting in which a mysterious woman named Grace hides from the criminals who pursue her. The town is two-faced and offers to harbor Grace as long as she can make it worth their effort, so Grace works hard under the employ of various townspeople to win their favor. Tensions flare, however, and Grace's status as a helpless outsider provokes vicious contempt and abuse from the citizens of Dogville.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryDenmark

    A family of four is quarantined in their home as a virulent strand of the flu spreads into town and they are forced to the extreme to escape alive.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genredrama, military, history
    CountryDenmark
    Duration01:44

    In the early morning of April 9th 1940 the Danish army is alerted. The Germans have crossed the border; Denmark is at war against Europe's strongest army. In Southern Jutland Danish bicycle- and motorcycle companies are ordered out, to against all odds, hold back the forces until the Danish reinforcements can be mobilized. In the fatal hours, we follow second lieutenant Sand and his bicycle company - they will as the first Danish soldiers meet the enemy in combat on April 9th 1940.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genredrama
    CountryDenmark
    Duration02:08

    The moving love story of a dancer on the rollercoaster ride of her life, a drama about the rise and fall of a modern woman as she summons the courage to face her greatest trial.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
    CountryDenmark, France
    Duration01:24

    The young woman, Marie, is an outsider in the small coastal community where she has grown up. The townspeople live in fear of her and not least her mother, who is wheelchair bound, suffering from a mysterious illness. When Marie discovers her body changing – long hair growing on her chest and back – she begins searching for answers concerning her family’s hidden past. Something that will have great consequences for herself and her family – and the choices she has to make.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genredrama, military, history
    CountryDenmark, Germany
    Duration02:22

    In the days following the surrender of Germany in May 1945, a group of young German prisoners of war were handed over to the Danish authorities and subsequently sent out to the West Coast, where they were ordered to remove the more than two million mines that the Germans had placed in the sand along the coast. With their bare hands, crawling around in the sand, the boys were forced to perform the dangerous work under the leadership of the Danish sergeant, Carl Leopold Rasmussen.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genredocumentary, military
    CountryDenmark, Sweden
    Duration01:45

    Danish soldiers are sent to Afghanistan in 2009 for 6 months, to help stabilize the country against the Taliban. They're stationed on Armadillo military base in Helman province. Unlike other war movies, this is the real deal - no actors.

    Markimdb: 4.3
    Genrecomedy, family, cartoon
    CountryDenmark

    Poor Ivan Olsen is plagued by problems bullied at school and constantly pursued by a gang whose greatest pleasure is filling his pants with water. And when Ivan gets home, his dad doesn't have much sympathy for him either because he is crazy about Tarzan and fails to appreciate Ivan's finer qualities. But one day Ivan gets the chance to live up all of his dad's expectations and give the bullies at school a lesson they will never forget. The big question is whether having superpowers makes life any easier?

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrecomedy
    CountryDenmark
    Duration01:35

    Thomas is finally getting married, and Andreas has arranged a bachelor party of the century... he thinks. But a shocking death during Thomas' bachelor party sends the three friends off on an unforgettable trip to a funeral; they probably won't be forgiven for. Speed-Dating, infidelity and near death experiences put their relationship on a serious test. The question is whether the three friends will survive the trip and the funeral - and will they make it home in time for Thomas' wedding.

    Markimdb: 4.6
    Genrecomedy, family, cartoon, crime
    CountryDenmark
    Duration01:15

    Olsen-Banden skal udføre en betroet opgave for selveste Statsministeriet: H.C. Andersens originale fjerpen skal stjæles fra det Danske Export Museum, det gælder angiveligt Rigets sikkerhed og gode omdømme. Men Hallandsen har igen taget røven på Egon.Der er intet mindre end den danske nationalfølelse, Egons ære og 30 millioner på spil. Men Egon har en plan - han skal bruge en boremaskine, et glas honning, en flaske økologisk sveskejuice og en god bunke døde rotter.Christiansborg sættes på den anden ende, metroen forsinkes mere end sædvanligt og Dronningens gardere danser pludselig cancan.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genremelodrama, drama, adventure
    CountryCanada, USA, Denmark
    Duration01:38

    After weeks of traveling through Europe, the immature William finds himself in Copenhagen, the place of his father’s birth. He befriends the youthful Effy, who works in William’s hotel as part of an internship program, and they set off to find William’s last living relative. Effy’s mix of youthful exuberance and wisdom challenges William unlike any woman ever has. As the attraction builds, he must come to grips with destabilizing elements of his family’s sordid past.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genremelodrama, drama, biography
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Japan
    Duration02:35

      When Gerda Wegener asks her husband Einar to fill in as a portrait model, Einar discovers the person she's meant to be and begins living her life as Lili Elbe. Having realized her true self and with Gerda's love and support, Lili embarks on a groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genredrama
      CountryDenmark
      Duration01:26

      Two hard-living best friends and aficionados of illegal racing contests find their bond tested when one of them goes to trial for vehicular homicide.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genredrama
      CountryDenmark

      The prestigious Danish filmmaker Bille August, winner of an Academy Award and two Palme d'Or in Cannes, returns with a highly personal drama. Three generations of a family gather over a weekend. The sisters Sanne and Heidi have accepted their terminally-ill mother’s desire to die before her disease worsens; but, as the weekend progresses, their mother's decision becomes harder and harder to deal with, and old conflicts come to the surface.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrecomedy, drama, biography, history, sport
      CountryDenmark, United Kingdom, Sweden

      The 1992 Danish football team competes for the European Championship.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genredrama, biography
      CountryDenmark
      Duration01:56

      Opening in the seductive style of the sixties, »A Funny Man« uncovers the perennial loneliness that comedian Dirch Passer (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) has found himself in after a fast-tracked rise to fame. He struggles between his own desire to gain critical respect and servicing the audience¿s needs. Costing his kindred friendship to on-stage partner Kjeld Petersen (Lars Ranthe) Dirch takes on Steinbeck's classic »Of Mice and Men«, only for the audience to break out in laughter at his first line. Dirch's Lennie becomes a running joke, and so has, Dirch believes, his own life.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genredrama, biography
      CountrySweden, Denmark
      Duration01:58

      When Astrid Lindgren was very young something happened that affected her profoundly, and this combination of both miracle and calamity came to shape her entire life. It was an event that transformed her into one of the most inspiring women of our age and the storyteller a whole world would come to love. This is the story of when a young Astrid, despite the expectations of her time and religious upbringing, decided to break free from society's norms and follow her heart.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrecomedy
      CountryDenmark
      Duration01:33

      Frank is left with the responsibility for his nephew Bo on an already planned canoe trip. Frank's mate Casper is also coming along. Weighed down a with their obligation, Frank and Casper nevertheless look forward to ending the trip at Skanderborg Festival where there's plenty there for the guys, a spree of drinking and women. Not the best example to set for young Bo. And how do their partners see it all?

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrethriller, drama
      CountryDenmark

      Denmark, in the near future. One year after a major bomb attack in Copenhagen, political radicalization has intensified and ethnic tensions are increasing. As next year's parliamentary elections approach, in which nationalist leader Martin Nordahl hopes for a landslide victory, Zakaria becomes involved in a radical organization, where he befriends Ali.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrethriller, drama
      CountryDenmark
      Duration01:43

      Tensions are high after a Danish freighter is captured and held for ransom by Somali pirates, leading to weeks of high-stakes negotiations – and an escalating potential for explosive violence.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryDenmark, Sweden
      Duration01:59

      The lives of two Danish families cross each other, and an extraordinary but risky friendship comes into bud. But loneliness, frailty and sorrow lie in wait.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genremelodrama
      CountryDenmark
      Duration02:04

      When emerging fashion model Emma gets a chance to pursue her dream of becoming an international top model, she leaves her everyday life in Denmark behind, and moves to Paris. At a photo shoot in her new hometown, she meets the attractive photographer Shane White and they fall in love. But their relationship soon turns into a dangerous obsession for Emma.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrethriller, crime, detective
      CountryDenmark, Germany, Sweden, Norway
      Duration01:55

      In 1994 two young twins are found brutally murdered in a summer cottage. A number of clues points in the direction of a group of young upper class students from a nearby boarding school, but the case is closed as a local outsider pleads guilty and is convicted for the murders. When the case ends up on Carls Mørck’s desk 20 years later, he soon realises that something is terribly wrong. As Carl and Assad start investigating the case, they are led on to an old emergency call from a desperate girl who seems to know the secrets of the murders. Soon they are plunged into an intense search for the girl, Kimmie, who has been missing since the murders happened. But Carl and Assad are not the only ones trying to track her down as the girl’s testimonial is of great danger to a group of influential men at the top of society who will do all they can to keep her silent.

      Markimdb: 5.4
      Genredrama
      CountryDenmark

      A custodian in a housing project discovers that a naked, mute woman he found in one of his apartments has miraculous healing powers.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genredocumentary
      CountrySweden, Denmark, Norway, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany
      Duration01:22

      TPB AFK is a documentary about three computer addicts who redefined the world of media distribution with their hobby homepage The Pirate Bay. How did Tiamo, a beer crazy hardware fanatic, Brokep a tree hugging eco activist and Anakata – a paranoid hacker libertarian – get the White House to threaten the Swedish government with trade sanctions? TPB AFK explores what Hollywood’s most hated pirates go through on a personal level.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genredrama
      CountryDenmark

      Inspired by true events, "While We Live" follows four people in Northern Denmark and how their fates intertwine in a tragic accident.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genredrama
      CountryBulgaria, Denmark, France

      A nurse traffics the ID cards of demented patients on the black market of identity theft. Driven by easy cash, and an addiction to morphine, she struggles to keep tabs on her emotional void, and a growing fear of punishment.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryDenmark

      Minna, a young girl, misuses her newfound ability to create and control other people’s dreams to teach her bothersome stepsister a lesson. When her stepsister can no longer wake up, Minna has to enter the dream world to save her.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genrefantasy, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryDenmark
      Duration01:15

      Jonathan, 11, usually spends his vacations alone with his grandfather who lives on the edge of a vast forest populated by mythical animals. This year his kid sister Sophie joins him. But it's not cool to be stuck with a little sister, so he does what he can to avoid her. He succeeds entirely too well: Sophie is kidnapped by a giant, 1000-year-old bear. Now, Jonathan has to venture into the heart of the forest to confront the strange beings that dwell there and rescue his sister.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryDenmark, Sweden, Italy, France, Germany
      Duration01:51

      Romantic comedy from Academy Award winner Susanne Bier (Brothers, In a Better World), about two very different families brought together for a wedding in a beautiful old Italian villa.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrefantastic, action, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Denmark
      Duration02:04

      In LEGO DC Super Heroes: The Flash, Reverse-Flash manipulates the Speed Force to put the Flash into a time loop that forces him to relive the same day over and over again—with progressively disastrous results, including losing his powers and being fired by the Justice League. The Flash must find a way to restore time to its original path and finally apprehend his worst enemy before all is lost for the Flash…and the world!

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrehorror, comedy
      CountryCanada, Denmark
      Duration01:30

      A once-famous painter rediscovers inspiration when he befriends a sleepwalking cannibal.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genrecomedy
      CountryDenmark, Sweden

      A small provincial town is buzzing with excitement: the town´s most illustrious son, a world-famous opera singer, is coming home. Meanwhile, Sebastian, a kitchen boy who is as good as married, falls head over heels in love with the new maid, Maria. Their love affair, along with rumours that the opera singer and the kitchen boy are related, turns the town upside down, threatening to ruin everyone´s high expectations and the opera singer´s triumphant return.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, military
      CountryDenmark, France
      Duration01:40

      Company commander Claus Michael Pedersen and his men are stationed in Helmand, Afghanistan. Meanwhile back in Denmark, with a husband at war and three children missing their father, everyday life is a struggle for Claus' wife Maria. During a routine mission, the soldiers are caught in heavy Taliban crossfire. In order to save his men, Claus makes a decision that ultimately sees him return to Denmark accused of a war crime.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genreaction, drama, military, history
      CountryNorway, Denmark, Sweden, Republic of Ireland, Hungary
      Duration02:04

      Year 1206. Norway is ravaged by civil war. The King's illegitimate son is guarded in deep secret. A boy that half of the kingdom wants to kill and two men will protect to the death. A boy named Earl Håkonsson. Birkebeiners is the story of the escape that changed Norway's history forever.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genredrama
      CountrySweden, Denmark

      Erika is mentally bruised and starts group therapy with people seeking absolute anonymity.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, fantasy, melodrama, drama, detective
      CountryNorway, France, Denmark, Sweden
      Duration02:16

      A college student starts to experience extreme seizures while studying at a university in Oslo, Norway. She soon learns that the violent episodes are a symptom of inexplicable, and often dangerous, supernatural abilities.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genredrama, adventure, biography, history
      CountryIceland, Denmark

      In 1909, two explorers fight to survive after they're left behind while on a Denmark expedition in ice-covered Greenland.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountrySweden, Germany, Denmark, Morocco, France
      Duration01:35

      In Cairo, weeks before the 2011 revolution, Police Detective Noredin is working in the infamous Kasr el-Nil Police Station when he is handed the case of a murdered singer. He soon realizes that the investigation concerns the power elite, close to the President’s inner circle.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountrySweden, Denmark, Germany
      Duration01:43

      Mia (Ruth Vega Fernandez) and Frida (Liv Mjönes), both in their thirties, meet each other for the first time at their parents' engagement party. Mia's father, Lasse (Krister Henriksson), is about to get married to Frida's mother, Elizabeth (Lena Endre), which will make Mia and Frida stepsisters. Lasse's daughter, Mia, has not visited her father in years and arrives with her boyfriend, Tim (Joakim Nätterqvist), with whom she is about to get married. As Mia and Frida get to know one another, strong emotions begin to stir between them. Their relationship will turn everything upside down for everyone close to them with dramatic consequences.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryDenmark
      Duration01:30

      Detective Katrine Ries Jensen and legal psychiatrist Thomas Schaeffer form a special unit at the Copenhagen Police investigating serial killings. A case from Schaeffer’s past crops up. As a young psychologist, he held back from sending a patient, who was manically drawing the details of a traffic accident, to a secure hospital. Now these bloody scenes resurface, enacted as real killings.

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genrehorror, western, cartoon, short
      CountryDenmark
      Duration00:09

      Backwater is doomed by the regular visits of the undertaker and its dwellers blame a tramp.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryDenmark
      Duration01:59

      Zaid is a successful heart surgeon with an expensive apartment and pregnant girlfriend. One night he gets a visit from his brother Yasin, who is desperate for money, but he refuses. Soon after, Yasin is found beaten to death and Zaid is overcome with guilt. As guilt gives way to anger, Zaid becomes a masked avenger and takes on Copenhagen's criminal underworld in his quest for justice.

      Markimdb: 8.3
      Genredrama
      CountryDenmark, Sweden
      Duration01:55

      A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son’s custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.

      Markimdb: 5.3
      Genrecomedy, drama, crime
      CountryDenmark
      Duration02:17

      The two tradesmen Ib and Edward are tired of their lifeless marriages and dream of living the good life from the stash of money they've earned moonlighting for years. After a huge fight with their wives the two men get drunk and hire a Russian contract killer to do a hit on their spouses. But they have badly underestimated their wives, and this becomes the start of an absurd journey where Ib and Edward to their own horror end at the top of a kill list.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genredrama, biography, sport
      CountrySweden, Denmark, Netherlands

      Coming-of-age story depicting Zlatan Ibrahimovic's upbringing in a rough Swedish suburb. Born to Balkan immigrants, football was Zlatan's release in a tough environment where his remarkable talent and self-reliance catapulted him against all odds to the top of international football playing for clubs like Ajax Amsterdam, Juventus, Inter, Milan, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United.




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