Best Danish Language Movies by Rank
198
1
Thomas Vinterberg
Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Moritzen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Paprika Steen
Drama / Comedy
Denmark / Sweden
Danish
292
2
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Preben Lerdorff Rye, Birgitte Federspiel, Emil Hass Christensen
Drama / Religion
Denmark
Danish
393
3
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Nina Pens Rode, Bendt Rothe, Ebbe Rode, Baard Owe
Drama
Denmark
Danish
653
4
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Thorkild Roose, Lisbeth Movin, Sigrid Neiiendam
Drama / Period Film
Denmark
Danish
661
5
Bille August
Pelle Hvenegaard, Max von Sydow, Erik Paaske, Björn Granath, Astrid Villaume
Drama / Period Film
Denmark / Sweden
Danish
696
6
Gabriel Axel
Stéphane Audran, Birgitte Federspiel, Jarl Kulle, Jean-Philippe Lafont
Comedy / Drama / Period Film
Denmark
Danish
729
7
Lars von Trier
Bodil Jørgensen, Jens Albinus, Anne Louise Hassing, Troels Lyby
Comedy / Drama
Denmark / Sweden / France / Netherlands / Italy
Danish
827
8
Lars von Trier, Morten Arnfred
Ernst-Hugo Järegård, Kirsten Rolffes, Holger Juul Hansen
Drama / Horror / Mystery / Comedy / Cult
Denmark / France / Germany / Sweden
Danish
1313
9
Thomas Vinterberg
Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Magnus Millang, Lars Ranthe, Maria Bonnevie
Comedy / Drama
Denmark / Sweden / Netherlands
Danish
1821
11
Nikolaj Arcel
Alicia Vikander, Mads Mikkelsen, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Trine Dyrholm
Drama / History / Romance
Denmark / Sweden / Czech Republic
Danish
1898
12
Susanne Bier
Mikael Persbrandt, Trine Dyrholm, Ulrich Thomsen, William Jøhnk Nielsen
Drama
Denmark / Sweden
Danish
1977
13
Susanne Bier
Connie Nielsen, Ulrich Thomsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Sarah Juel Werner
Drama / War
Denmark
Danish
2081
14
Magnus von Horn
Vic Carmen Sonne, Trine Dyrholm, Besir Zeciri, Ava Knox Martin, Joachim Fjelstrup
Drama / History / Horror
Denmark / Poland / Sweden
Danish
2105
15
Martin Zandvliet
Roland Møller, Louis Hofmann, Joel Basman, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard
Drama / History / War
Denmark / Germany
Danish
2287
16
Gustav Möller
Jakob Cedergren, Jessica Dinnage, Omar Shargawi, Johan Olsen, Jacob Lohmann
Crime / Drama / Thriller / Action
Denmark
Danish
2349
17
Jørgen Leth, Lars von Trier
Claus Nissen, Majken Algren Nielsen, Jørgen Leth, Lars von Trier
Documentary
Denmark / Switzerland / Belgium / France
Danish
2399
18
Bent Christensen
Osvald Helmuth, Ebbe Rode, Gunnar Lauring
Comedy / Family
Denmark
Danish
2405
19
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Johannes Meyer, Astrid Holm, Karin Nellemose, Mathilde Nielsen
Comedy / Drama
Denmark
Danish (Silent)
2425
20
Susanne Bier
Mads Mikkelsen, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Rolf Lassgård
Drama
Denmark / Sweden
Danish
2425
20
Tobias Lindholm
Pilou Asbæk, Tuva Novotny, Dar Salim, Søren Malling
Drama / War
Denmark
Danish
2443
21
Gabriel Axel
Gitte Hænning, Oleg Vidov, Gunnar Björnstrand
Drama / Romance / History / Epic
Denmark / Iceland / Sweden
Danish
2476
22
Tobias Lindholm
Pilou Asbæk, Søren Malling, Dar Salim, Roland Møller
Drama / Thriller
Denmark
Danish
2505
23
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Greta Almroth, Einar Röd, Hildur Carlberg
Comedy / Drama / Horror
Sweden / Denmark
Danish (Silent)
2527
24
Jan Troell
Max von Sydow, Ghita Nørby, Anette Hoff, Gard B. Eidsvold
Biography / Drama / War
Germany / Norway / Sweden / Denmark
Danish
2538
25
Anders Thomas Jensen, Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
Iben Hjejle, Anders W. Berthelsen, Jesper Asholt, Emil Tarding, Anders Hove
Romance / Comedy / Drama
Denmark / Sweden
Danish
2561
26
Nikolaj Arcel
Mads Mikkelsen, Gustav Lindh, Amanda Collin, Jacob Lohmann, Kristine Kujath Thorp
Drama / War / Biography / History / Epic
Denmark / Sweden / Norway / Germany
Danish
2584
27
Anders Thomas Jensen
Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Andrea Heick Gadeberg, Lars Brygmann, Nicolas Bro
Action / Comedy / Drama
Denmark / Sweden / Finland
Danish
2616
28
Kaspar Rostrup
Frits Helmuth, Mikael Helmuth, Ghita Nørby, Rikke Bendsen
Drama
Denmark
Danish
2616
28
Astrid Henning-Jensen
Edvin Adolphson, Jimmy Sterman, Asbjørn Andersen
Family / Drama
Denmark
Danish
2616
28
Erik Balling
Poul Reichhardt, Astrid Villaume, Gunnar Lauring
Family / Drama
Denmark
Danish
2639
29
Urban Gad
Asta Nielsen, Robert Dinesen, Poul Reumert, Hans Neergard, Emilie Sannom
Short / Drama / Romance
Denmark
Danish (Silent)
2639
29
A.W. Sandberg
Gösta Ekman, Karina Bell, Maurice de Féraudy, Robert Schmidt
Drama / Romance / Crime
Denmark
Danish (Silent)
2639
29
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Richard Christensen, Hallander Helleman, Halvard Hoff, Jon Iversen, Jacoba Jessen
Drama
Denmark
Danish (Silent)
2656
30
Friedrich Dalsheim, Knud Rasmussen
Thorvald Stauning
Romance / Drama / Documentary
Denmark
Danish
2684
31
Lau Lauritzen, Bodil Ipsen
Poul Reichhardt, Lisbeth Movin, Per Buckhøj
War / Drama
Denmark
Danish
2693
32
May el-Toukhy
Mathilde Arcel, Carsten Bjørnlund, Sofia Nolsøe
Biography / Drama / History / Mystery / Thriller / War
Denmark / Latvia / Sweden
Danish
2705
33
Pernille Fischer Christensen
Trine Dyrholm, David Dencik, Frank Thiel, Elsebeth Steentoft, Christian Tafdrup
Comedy / Drama
Denmark / Sweden
Danish
2706
34
Nils Malmros
Eva Gram Scholdager, Jan Johansen, Line Arlien-Søborg, Marian Wendelbo
Drama / Biography
Denmark
Danish
2721
35
Susanne Bier
Mads Mikkelsen, Sonja Richter, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Paprika Steen, Stine Bjerregaard
Drama / Romance
Denmark
Danish
2727
36
Ole Bornedal
Anders W. Berthelsen, Rebecka Hemse, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Charlotte Fich, Dejan Cukic
Crime / Drama / Thriller
Denmark
Danish
2746
37
Lars von Trier
Jens Albinus, Peter Gantzler, Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
Comedy / Experimental
Denmark / Sweden / Iceland / Italy / France / Norway / Finland / Germany
Danish
2746
37
Nicolas Winding Refn
Kim Bodnia, Zlatko Buric, Laura Drasbæk, Slavko Labovic, Mads Mikkelsen
Action / Drama / Crime / Thriller
Denmark
Danish
2746
37
Nicolas Winding Refn
Mads Mikkelsen, Leif Sylvester, Kurt Nielsen, Zlatko Buric, Maria Erwolter
Action / Drama / Crime / Gangster
Denmark / UK
Danish
2771
38
Mads Brügger
Mads Brügger, Simon Jul Jørgensen, Jacob Nossell
Documentary / Comedy
Denmark
Danish
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