FR #507 | Movie | Crime, Drama | Denmark, Sweden | Danish, Polish
Director
Thomas Vinterberg
Writer
Thomas Vinterberg, Tobias Lindholm
Cast
Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Annika Wedderkopp
Plot
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 li...
FR #1341 | Movie | Drama | Denmark, Brazil | Danish, French
Director
Gabriel Axel
Writer
Karen Blixen, Gabriel Axel
Cast
Stephane Audran, Bodil Kjer, Birgitte Federspiel
Plot
During the late 19th century, a strict religious community in a Danish village takes in a French refugee from the Franco-Prussian War as a servant to the late pastor's daughters.
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 afte...
FR #3518 | Movie | Action, Biography | Denmark, Sweden | Danish, Swedish
Director
Nikolaj Arcel
Writer
Nikolaj Arcel, Anders Thomas Jensen, Ida Jessen
Cast
Mads Mikkelsen, Amanda Collin, Simon Bennebjerg
Plot
The story of Danish soldier and explorer Ludvig Kahlen, who explored and cultivated Denmark's wild Jutland, which now comprises the vast majority of the country, in the mid-18th century.
FR #3667 | Movie | Biography, Drama | Denmark, Norway | Danish, Swedish
Director
Henning Carlsen
Writer
Henning Carlsen, Knut Hamsun, Peter Seeberg
Cast
Per Oscarsson, Gunnel Lindblom, Birgitte Federspiel
Plot
In 1890, Pontus, the starving writer, wanders the streets of Christiania, in search of love and a chance to get his work published. All he meets is defeat and suffering while his sense of reality is withering. One moment his is de...
FR #3770 | Movie | Comedy, Action | Denmark, Sweden | Danish, Arabic
Director
Anders Thomas Jensen
Writer
Anders Thomas Jensen, Nikolaj Arcel
Cast
Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Andrea Heick Gadeberg
Plot
Markus goes home to his teenage daughter, Mathilde, when his wife dies in a train crash. All appears to be a tragic accident until a mathematics geek, who was also a fellow passenger on the train, and his two colleagues show up.
FR #6017 | Movie | Fantasy, Horror | Mexico, USA | Danish, French
Director
Guillermo Del Toro
Writer
Guillermo Del Toro, Mary Shelley
Cast
Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Christoph Waltz, Charles Dance
Plot
Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist, brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.
FR #6802 | Movie | Romance, Drama | Denmark | Danish
Director
Susanne Bier
Writer
Susanne Bier, Anders Thomas Jensen
Cast
Sonja Richter, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Mads Mikkelsen
Plot
A Dogme film about an engaged couple that is torn apart after the man is paralyzed in an accident, and the woman falls in love with the husband of the woman who caused the accident.
FR #7296 | Movie | Comedy, Action | Denmark, Sweden | Danish
Director
Anders Thomas Jensen
Writer
Anders Thomas Jensen
Cast
Soren Pilmark, Ulrich Thomsen, Mads Mikkelsen
Plot
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 reno...
FR #7530 | Movie | Thriller | Denmark, Brazil | Danish, Swedish
Director
Ole Bornedal
Writer
Ole Bornedal
Cast
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Sofie Grabol, Kim Bodnia
Plot
A law student starts working as a night watchman at The Department of Forensic Medicine in Copenhagen. His mad friend gets him on a game of dare that escalates. As a serial-killer's victims start piling up at work, he becomes a su...
Kvinden I Buretaka Department Q: The Keeper Of Lost Causes(2013)
FR #7760 | Movie | Crime, Drama | Denmark, Germany | Danish, Swedish
Director
Mikkel Norgaard
Writer
Jussi Adler-Olsen, Nikolaj Arcel
Cast
Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Per Scheel Kruger, Troels Lyby
Plot
Police inspector Carl Mørck is put in charge of a department of cold cases, joined only by his assistant Assad. They dig into a case about a missing woman.
FR #8028 | Movie | Crime, History | Denmark, Poland | Danish
Director
Magnus Von Horn
Writer
Magnus Von Horn, Line Langebek Knudsen
Cast
VIC Carmen Sonne, Trine Dyrholm, Besir Zeciri
Plot
Copenhagen 1919: A young worker finds herself unemployed and pregnant. She meets Dagmar, who runs an underground adoption agency. A strong connection grows but her world shatters when she stumbles on the shocking truth behind her ...
FR #8199 | Movie | Drama, Short | Denmark | Danish
Director
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Writer
Carl Theodor Dreyer, Johannes V. Jensen
Cast
Joseph Koch
Plot
A man and a woman on a motorcycle arrive with a ferry to Assens. They want to catch the next ferry in Nyborg, on the other side of the island, but this ferry will leave in three quarters of an hour and the ferry berth is 70 km awa...
FR #8658 | Movie | Short | Denmark, Russia | Danish, Russian
Director
Jorgen Leth
Writer
Ole John, Jorgen Leth
Cast
Majken Algren Nielsen, Claus Nissen, Jorgen Leth
Plot
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.
FR #10057 | Movie | Comedy, Drama | Denmark, USA | Danish, English
Director
Anders Thomas Jensen
Writer
Anders Thomas Jensen
Cast
Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Mads Mikkelsen, Line Kruse
Plot
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"?
Dorte Warnoe Hogh, Soren Sveistrup, David Sandreuter
Cast
Danica Curcic, Mikkel Boe Folsgaard, Iben Dorner
Plot
A figurine made of chestnuts is found at the scene of a grisly murder; from this creepy clue, two detectives hunt for a killer linked to a politician's missing child.
Egon Olsen's criminal trio always gets into unlucky, comical situations when executing Egon's genius plans. After release from prison, he already has a new plan: steal a valuable German item from a secured museum in Copenhagen.
FR #11767 | Movie | Drama | Denmark, Sweden | Danish, English
Director
Jesper W. Nielsen
Writer
Soren Sveistrup
Cast
Harald Kaiser Hermann, Albert Rudbeck Lindhardt, Lars Mikkelsen
Plot
At the orphanage Gudbjerg violence and humiliation play a part of everyday life. Based on real stories from orphanages where lots of boys were victims of violent and sexual abuse and medical neglect.
Egon Olsen and his 2 friends are hired to stage the theft of a Ming vase. He's double-crossed by the baron and wants revenge by swapping the Ming vase with a cheap copy during a big party at the castle. Will they succeed?
FR #12354 | Movie | Fantasy, Drama | Denmark | Danish
Director
Lars Von Trier
Writer
Euripides, Carl Theodor Dreyer, Lars Von Trier
Cast
Udo Kier, Kirsten Olesen, Henning Jensen
Plot
Medea is in Corinth with Jason and their two young sons. King Kreon wants to reward Jason for his exploits: he gives the hand of his daughter, Glauce, to Jason as well as the promise of the throne. In exchange, Medea and the boys ...
FR #14193 | Movie | Short, Drama | Denmark | Danish, English
Director
Urban Gad
Writer
Urban Gad
Cast
Asta Nielsen, Robert Dinesen, Poul Reumert
Plot
At a tramcar in Copenhagen the piano teacher Magda Vang meets the young man Knud Svane, who falls in love with her. She is invited to spend the summer with him and his parents at the vicarage in Gjerslev. Outside the vicarage a ci...
FR #14916 | Movie | Comedy, Crime | Denmark | Danish, German
Director
Erik Balling
Writer
Erik Balling, Henning Bahs
Cast
Ove Sprogoe, Morten Grunwald, Poul Bundgaard
Plot
His friends are there when Olsen is released from prison. He's resocialized. The trio work at a toy factory, then cleaning at Denmark's central bank. When a US gang robs the bank, the trio must clear their names.
FR #15359 | Movie | Comedy, Drama | Denmark, Spain | Danish, Spanish
Director
Bille August
Writer
Bjarne Reuter, Bille August
Cast
Adam Tonsberg, Peter Reichhardt, Morten Hoff
Plot
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 esc...
FR #15789 | Movie | Comedy, Drama | Denmark | Danish, Swedish
Director
Christoffer Boe
Writer
Christoffer Boe, Mogens Rukov
Cast
Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Maria Bonnevie, Krister Henriksson
Plot
A young man who thought himself already in love with a nice girl is drawn into a literary drama when he is captured by a deep and stimulating love affair.
FR #16250 | Movie | Documentary, War | Denmark, Sweden | Danish
Director
Janus Metz
Writer
Kasper Torsting
Plot
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 ...
FR #16285 | Movie | Crime, Drama | Denmark, Sweden | Danish, Serbian
Director
Nicolas Winding Refn
Writer
Nicolas Winding Refn
Cast
Kim Bodnia, Mads Mikkelsen, Rikke Louise Andersson
Plot
Two stories for the price of one: Lenny works in a video shop and tries to get aquainted with the waitress Lea. Leo beats his pregnant wife, Louise, which is a VERY bad idea, as her brother, Louis, is a violent racist.
FR #16287 | Movie | Romance, Comedy | Denmark, Sweden | Danish
Director
Soren Kragh-Jacobsen
Writer
Anders Thomas Jensen, Soren Kragh-Jacobsen
Cast
Iben Hjejle, Anders W. Berthelsen, Jesper Asholt
Plot
Kresten's dad dies and he returns to the farm on Lolland to take care of things, including his developmentaly-challenged brother. He employs a hooker as maid. He loses his wife and job due to lies. The maid's kid brother moves in ...
FR #16322 | TV | Comedy | UK, Denmark | Danish, English
Cast
Jim Howick, Simon Farnaby, Mathew Baynton
Plot
A group of British comedians show the sides of history they don't teach you in school. From the 'Savage Stone Age' to the 'Troublesome 20th Century', you see the full side to history.
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.
Kresten Vestbjerg Andersen, Thorbjorn Christoffersen, Stefan Fjeldmark
Writer
Anders Matthesen, Mette Heeno, Karsten Kiilerich
Cast
Anders Matthesen, Kim Mattheson, Bill Bailey
Plot
Terkel is an average teenager whose life takes a turn for the worse when a girl who had a crush on him kills herself and an unknown maniac starts stalking him.
At the end of WWII, a German general hid a fortune in a bunker on the west coast of Jutland. The Olsen gang and company venture all the way from Copenhagen to find the treasure. They're not alone.
FR #17611 | Movie | Comedy, Crime | Denmark, Argentina | Danish, Spanish
Director
Erik Balling
Writer
Erik Balling, Henning Bahs
Cast
Ove Sprogoe, Morten Grunwald, Poul Bundgaard
Plot
After the Olsen Gang's money is stolen in Spain, Egon is arrested once more. Back in Denmark, they want to steal a railroad car full of gold bars to get their money back.
Ditte grows up with her grandparents. When the mother moves with Lars Peter, Ditte is taken home to take care of her siblings. She comes to work at Bakkegården, but is thrown out as she awaits children.
A baron dies. His unknown offspring, 20-year-old Anne, a mechanic at the local gas station, is heiress to a a huge estate and title. Will she get along with the baron's mom and transform from tomboy to lady?
FR #18407 | Movie | Thriller, Drama | Denmark, Greece | Danish
Director
Erik Balling
Writer
Henning Bahs, Preben Kaas, Erik Balling
Cast
Poul Reichhardt, Poul Bundgaard, Morten Grunwald
Plot
S/S Martha is from 1927 and no maintenance's been done since. Forgotten by HQ in CPH, the Danish crew has a good, stressless time. They celebrate a virgin crew member's 17th birthday buying him a woman. Suddenly, Martha's noticed ...
FR #18751 | Movie | Drama | Denmark, Iceland | Danish, Icelandic
Director
Hlynur Palmason
Writer
Hlynur Palmason
Cast
Elliott Crosset Hove, Ingvar Sigurdsson, VIC Carmen Sonne
Plot
At the end of the 19th century, a young Danish priest is sent to a remote part of Iceland. The deeper he travels into the Icelandic landscape, the more he loses a sense of his own reality, his mission and his sense of duty.
FR #19263 | Movie | Romance, Drama | Denmark | Danish, German
Director
Bille August
Writer
Anders Frithiof August, Bille August, Henrik Pontoppidan
Cast
Esben Smed, Katrine Greis-Rosenthal, Benjamin Kitter
Plot
A gifted engineer flees his austere roots to pursue wealth and success among Copenhagen's elite, but the pride propelling him threatens to be his ruin.
FR #19305 | Movie | Drama | Denmark, Sweden | Danish
Director
Per Fly
Writer
Kim Leona, Per Fly
Cast
Jesper Christensen, Marius Sonne Janischefska, Stine Holm Joensen
Plot
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...
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.
FR #20876 | Movie | Comedy, Crime | Denmark, France | Danish, Spanish
Director
Erik Balling
Writer
Erik Balling, Henning Bahs
Cast
Ove Sprogoe, Morten Grunwald, Poul Bundgaard
Plot
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?
FR #21105 | Movie | Comedy, Drama | Denmark | Danish, English
Director
Bille August
Writer
Bjarne Reuter, Bille August
Cast
Adam Tonsberg, Lars Simonsen, Camilla Soeberg
Plot
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 everyt...
FR #21112 | Movie | Comedy, Drama | Denmark, Argentina | Danish, Spanish
Director
Erik Balling
Writer
Kim Larsen, Erik Balling, Henning Bahs
Cast
Kim Larsen, Erik Clausen, Birgitte Raaberg
Plot
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.
Nobody picks Egon Olsen up after 8 months in prison. Benny and Kjeld now work at a grocery store. Egon decides to steal the DKK6,000,000+ from a criminal's safe alone, before the cops raid the place.
Charles and Peter have passed their law degree and are looking forward to woo a few girls in the country. For that, they need to persuade their fellow student Ditlev to play Charles' aunt from Brazil, until Charles' real aunt turn...
FR #23284 | Movie | Crime, Drama | Denmark | Danish
Director
Ole Bornedal
Writer
Ole Bornedal
Cast
Anders W. Berthelsen, Rebecka Hemse, Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Plot
Life in the suburbs as a father of two has worn down Jonas. When a victim of a car crash mistakes him for her boyfriend Sebastian, things take a very dramatic turn as the line between truth and deception is erased.
FR #23365 | Movie | Comedy, Crime | Denmark | Danish, German
Director
Erik Balling
Writer
Erik Balling, Henning Bahs
Cast
Ove Sprogoe, Morten Grunwald, Poul Bundgaard
Plot
There are top secret plans of turning Denmark into EEC/EU's "holiday park". The Olsen gang plans to steal and sell the plans at DEM10,000,000. After being double-crossed, will patriotism win?
FR #24400 | Movie | Comedy | Denmark, Russia | Danish, English
Director
Bent Christensen
Writer
Bent Christensen, Leif Panduro
Cast
Osvald Helmuth, Ebbe Rode, Gunnar Lauring
Plot
Set in the late fifties in Denmark the poor junk yard assistant Harry inherits some money. He decides to use the money to hire a butler. The butler isn't too keen on the job at first, but he takes it because there aren't that many...
FR #24793 | Movie | Comedy, Family | USA, Czech | Danish, German
Director
Martha Coolidge
Writer
Mark Amin, Katherine Fugate, Jack Amiel
Cast
Julia Stiles, Luke Mably, Miranda Richardson
Plot
At college Paige meets Eddie, a student from Denmark, whom she first dislikes but later accepts, likes, and loves; he proves to be Crown Prince Edvard. Paige follows him to Copenhagen, and he follows her back to school with a plan.
Three children accidentally get turned into fish after drinking a potion made by an eccentric scientist. When the kids end up in the sea, they must find the antidote within 48 hours or remain as fish forever.
FR #24933 | Movie | Documentary, Short | Denmark | Danish
Director
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Writer
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Cast
Ib Koch-Olsen
Plot
Documentary short film about the work of Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844), one of the most famous Danish sculptors, who spent a good part of his life in Italy. The camera goes through the rooms of the museum that houses his work, st...
