Best Danish Language Movies by Rank
213
1
1998
Thomas Vinterberg
Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Moritzen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Paprika Steen
Drama / Comedy
Denmark / Sweden
Danish
319
2
1955
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Preben Lerdorff Rye, Birgitte Federspiel, Emil Hass Christensen
Drama / Religion
Denmark
Danish
409
3
1964
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Nina Pens Rode, Bendt Rothe, Ebbe Rode, Baard Owe
Drama
Denmark
Danish
629
4
1943
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Thorkild Roose, Lisbeth Movin, Sigrid Neiiendam
Drama / Period Film
Denmark
Danish
692
5
1987
Gabriel Axel
Stéphane Audran, Birgitte Federspiel, Jarl Kulle, Jean-Philippe Lafont
Comedy / Drama / Period Film
Denmark
Danish
700
6
1987
Bille August
Pelle Hvenegaard, Max von Sydow, Erik Paaske, Björn Granath, Astrid Villaume
Drama / Period Film
Denmark / Sweden
Danish
734
7
1998
Lars von Trier
Bodil Jørgensen, Jens Albinus, Anne Louise Hassing, Troels Lyby
Comedy / Drama
Denmark / Sweden / France / Netherlands / Italy
Danish
839
8
1994
Lars von Trier, Morten Arnfred
Ernst-Hugo Järegård, Kirsten Rolffes, Holger Juul Hansen
Drama / Horror / Mystery / Comedy / Cult
Denmark / France / Germany / Sweden
Danish
1453
9
2020
Thomas Vinterberg
Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Magnus Millang, Lars Ranthe, Maria Bonnevie
Comedy / Drama
Denmark / Sweden / Netherlands
Danish
1502
10
2012
Thomas Vinterberg
Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Annika Wedderkopp, Lasse Fogelstrøm
Drama
Denmark
Danish
1964
11
2012
Nikolaj Arcel
Alicia Vikander, Mads Mikkelsen, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Trine Dyrholm
Drama / History / Romance
Denmark / Sweden / Czech Republic
Danish
2020
12
2004
Susanne Bier
Connie Nielsen, Ulrich Thomsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Sarah Juel Werner
Drama / War
Denmark
Danish
2030
13
2010
Susanne Bier
Mikael Persbrandt, Trine Dyrholm, Ulrich Thomsen, William Jøhnk Nielsen
Drama
Denmark / Sweden
Danish
2225
14
2015
Martin Zandvliet
Roland Møller, Louis Hofmann, Joel Basman, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard
Drama / History / War
Denmark / Germany
Danish
2345
15
1925
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Johannes Meyer, Astrid Holm, Karin Nellemose, Mathilde Nielsen
Comedy / Drama
Denmark
Danish (Silent)
2403
16
2018
Gustav Möller
Jakob Cedergren, Jessica Dinnage, Omar Shargawi, Johan Olsen, Jacob Lohmann
Crime / Drama / Thriller / Action
Denmark
Danish
2458
17
2003
Jørgen Leth, Lars von Trier
Claus Nissen, Majken Algren Nielsen, Jørgen Leth, Lars von Trier
Documentary
Denmark / Switzerland / Belgium / France
Danish
2489
18
1920
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Greta Almroth, Einar Röd, Hildur Carlberg
Comedy / Drama / Horror
Sweden / Denmark
Danish (Silent)
2511
19
1961
Bent Christensen
Osvald Helmuth, Ebbe Rode, Gunnar Lauring
Comedy / Family
Denmark
Danish
2535
20
2006
Susanne Bier
Mads Mikkelsen, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Rolf Lassgård
Drama
Denmark / Sweden
Danish
2535
20
2015
Tobias Lindholm
Pilou Asbæk, Tuva Novotny, Dar Salim, Søren Malling
Drama / War
Denmark
Danish
2543
21
1996
Jan Troell
Max von Sydow, Ghita Nørby, Anette Hoff, Gard B. Eidsvold
Biography / Drama / War
Germany / Norway / Sweden / Denmark
Danish
2550
22
1967
Gabriel Axel
Gitte Hænning, Oleg Vidov, Gunnar Björnstrand
Drama / Romance / History / Epic
Denmark / Iceland / Sweden
Danish
2578
23
2012
Tobias Lindholm
Pilou Asbæk, Søren Malling, Dar Salim, Roland Møller
Drama / Thriller
Denmark
Danish
2660
24
2023
Nikolaj Arcel
Mads Mikkelsen, Gustav Lindh, Amanda Collin, Jacob Lohmann, Kristine Kujath Thorp
Drama / War / Biography / History / Epic
Denmark / Sweden / Norway / Germany
Danish
2681
25
2020
Anders Thomas Jensen
Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Andrea Heick Gadeberg, Lars Brygmann, Nicolas Bro
Action / Comedy / Drama
Denmark / Sweden / Finland
Danish
2689
26
1910
Urban Gad
Asta Nielsen, Robert Dinesen, Poul Reumert, Hans Neergard, Emilie Sannom
Short / Drama / Romance
Denmark
Danish (Silent)
2689
26
1926
A.W. Sandberg
Gösta Ekman, Karina Bell, Maurice de Féraudy, Robert Schmidt
Drama / Romance / Crime
Denmark
Danish (Silent)
2689
26
1919
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Richard Christensen, Hallander Helleman, Halvard Hoff, Jon Iversen, Jacoba Jessen
Drama
Denmark
Danish (Silent)
2709
27
1989
Kaspar Rostrup
Frits Helmuth, Mikael Helmuth, Ghita Nørby, Rikke Bendsen
Drama
Denmark
Danish
2709
27
1959
Astrid Henning-Jensen
Edvin Adolphson, Jimmy Sterman, Asbjørn Andersen
Family / Drama
Denmark
Danish
2709
27
1956
Erik Balling
Poul Reichhardt, Astrid Villaume, Gunnar Lauring
Family / Drama
Denmark
Danish
2740
28
1934
Friedrich Dalsheim, Knud Rasmussen
Thorvald Stauning
Romance / Drama / Documentary
Denmark
Danish
2779
29
1945
Lau Lauritzen, Bodil Ipsen
Poul Reichhardt, Lisbeth Movin, Per Buckhøj
War / Drama
Denmark
Danish
2783
30
1981
Nils Malmros
Eva Gram Scholdager, Jan Johansen, Line Arlien-Søborg, Marian Wendelbo
Drama / Biography
Denmark
Danish
2799
31
1999
Anders Thomas Jensen, Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
Iben Hjejle, Anders W. Berthelsen, Jesper Asholt, Emil Tarding, Anders Hove
Romance / Comedy / Drama
Denmark / Sweden
Danish
2801
32
2007
Ole Bornedal
Anders W. Berthelsen, Rebecka Hemse, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Charlotte Fich, Dejan Cukic
Crime / Drama / Thriller
Denmark
Danish
2807
33
2002
Susanne Bier
Mads Mikkelsen, Sonja Richter, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Paprika Steen, Stine Bjerregaard
Drama / Romance
Denmark
Danish
2817
34
2006
Lars von Trier
Jens Albinus, Peter Gantzler, Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
Comedy / Experimental
Denmark / Sweden / Iceland / Italy / France / Norway / Finland / Germany
Danish
2817
34
1996
Nicolas Winding Refn
Kim Bodnia, Zlatko Buric, Laura Drasbæk, Slavko Labovic, Mads Mikkelsen
Action / Drama / Crime / Thriller
Denmark
Danish
2817
34
2004
Nicolas Winding Refn
Mads Mikkelsen, Leif Sylvester, Kurt Nielsen, Zlatko Buric, Maria Erwolter
Action / Drama / Crime / Gangster
Denmark / UK
Danish
2840
35
2009
Mads Brügger
Mads Brügger, Simon Jul Jørgensen, Jacob Nossell
Documentary / Comedy
Denmark
Danish
