Popular from Denmark
Melancholia
Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.
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- Denmark, Sweden, France • 2011
- Director Lars von Trier
- Cast Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland, Charlotte Rampling, John Hurt, Alexander Skarsgård
- Genre Drama, Science Fiction
- Available on Netflix, Hulu, fuboTV, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Redbox, FlixFling, Kanopy, Plex,
The Nurse
(Sygeplejersken)
In 2015, a major murder investigation is opened by Danish police after they receive a call from a hospital nurse accusing her coworker of murdering patients.
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- Denmark • 2023
- Creator Kasper Barfoed
- Cast Josephine Park, Fanny Louise Bernth, Peter Zandersen, Dick Kaysø, Selma Kjær Kuscu, Amalie Lindegård
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Elves
(Nisser)
A picturesque island getaway is tainted when the family vacationing there for Christmas discover that the local fauna has a taste for human flesh.
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- Denmark • 2021
- Creator Stefan Jaworski
- Cast Vivelill Søgaard Holm, Ann Eleonora Jørgensen, Sonja Steen, Peder Thomas Pedersen, Milo Campanale, Lila Nobel
- Genre Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The Investigation
(Efterforskningen)
This six-part miniseries follows the investigation of the death of murdered journalist Kim Wall, based on true events.
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- Denmark, Sweden • 2020
- Creator Tobias Lindholm
- Cast Søren Malling, Pilou Asbæk, Pernilla August, Rolf Lassgård, Laura Christensen, Dulfi Al-Jabouri
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Spectrum On Demand, Max Amazon Channel, Max
Perfect Sense
Susan is a scientist searching for answers to important questions. So important that she has given up on other things, like love - until she meets Micheal.
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- United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark • 2011
- Director David Mackenzie
- Cast Ewan McGregor, Eva Green, Ewen Bremner, Stephen Dillane, Denis Lawson, James Watson
- Genre Drama, Science Fiction, Romance
- Available on Showtime Apple TV Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Kanopy
Godland
(Vanskabte land)
A Danish priest embarks on a perilous journey to build a church in a desolate and isolated part of Iceland.
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- Denmark, Iceland, France • 2022
- Director Hlynur Pálmason
- Cast Elliott Crosset Hove, Vic Carmen Sonne, Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, Jacob Ulrik Lohmann, Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir, Waage Sandø
- Genre Adventure, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video
Antichrist
When nature turns evil, true terror awaits.
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- Denmark, Germany, France • 2009
- Director Lars von Trier
- Cast Willem Dafoe, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Storm Acheche Sahlstrøm
- Genre Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Available on Criterion Channel, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Kanopy
The House That Jack Built
You Complete Me.
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- Denmark, France, Germany • 2018
- Director Lars von Trier
- Cast Matt Dillon, Bruno Ganz, Uma Thurman, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Sofie Gråbøl, Riley Keough
- Genre Drama, Horror, Crime, Thriller
- Available on MUBI, Hulu, MUBI Amazon Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
The Rain
Two siblings scour a post-apocalyptic Earth destroyed by a rain-transmitted virus for their father, who may hold the key to a cure.
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- Denmark, United States • 2018
- Creator Jannik Tai Mosholt, Christian Potalivo, Esben Toft Jacobsen
- Cast Alba August, Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Lukas Løkken, Sonny Lindberg
- Genre Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on Netflix
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The Boss of It All
(Direktøren for det hele)
In this witty comedy, an owner of an IT firm hires an actor to impersonate the company's nonexistent president.
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- Denmark, Sweden, France • 2006
- Director Lars von Trier
- Cast Jens Albinus, Peter Gantzler, Benedikt Erlingsson, Henrik Prip, Mia Lyhne, Casper Christensen
- Genre Comedy, Experimental
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel
Koko-di Koko-da
A couple goes on a camping trip only to be lured into a maelstrom of psychological terror by a sideshow artist and his entourage.
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- Sweden, Denmark • 2019
- Director Johannes Nyholm
- Cast Leif Edlund, Ylva Gallon, Peter Belli, Katarina Jacobson, Morad Baloo Khatchadorian
- Genre Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
- Available on AMC+, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Freevee, Kanopy
Songs from the Second Floor
(Sånger från andra våningen)
It’s not easy being human. Is a small slice of misery all we have?
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- Sweden, Norway, Denmark • 2000
- Director Roy Andersson
- Cast Lars Nordh, Stefan Larsson, Bengt C.W. Carlsson, Torbjörn Fahlström, Sten Andersson, Rolando Núñez
- Genre Drama, Comedy
- Available on Criterion Channel
Ivalu
A young girl uncovers a devastating family secret after her older sister disappears.
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- Denmark, Greenland • 2023
- Director Anders Walter, Pipaluk K. Jørgensen
- Cast Mila Heilmann Kreutzmann, Nivi Larsen, Angunnguaq Larsen
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Video
Open Hearts
(Elsker dig for evigt)
Cecilie's fiancee suffers a tragic accident and she begins an affair with a doctor she meets at the hospital.
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- Denmark • 2002
- Director Susanne Bier
- Cast Sonja Richter, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Mads Mikkelsen, Paprika Steen, Stine Bjerregaard, Birthe Neumann
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Tubi TV
The Monastery: Mr. Vig and the Nun
50 years ago Mr. Vig bought Hesbjerg Castle hoping to turn it into a monastery. His dream is about to come true.
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- Denmark • 2007
- Director Pernille Rose Grønkjær
- Cast Sister Ambrosija, Mr. Vig
- Genre Documentary
- Available on DocAlliance Films
Sons of Denmark
(Danmarks Sønner)
The story of an anti-immigrant, ultra-nationalist political party in Denmark and the radical underground organization trying to stop it.
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- Denmark • 2019
- Director Ulaa Salim
- Cast Zaki Youssef, Mohammed Ismail Mohammed, Rasmus Bjerg, Imad Abul-Foul, Olaf Johannessen, Shirin Habib Shukr
- Genre Thriller, Drama
- Available on Film Movement Plus, Kanopy
The Nurse
(Sygeplejersken)
In 2015, a major murder investigation is opened by Danish police after they receive a call from a hospital nurse accusing her coworker of murdering patients.
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- Denmark • 2023
- Creator Kasper Barfoed
- Cast Josephine Park, Fanny Louise Bernth, Peter Zandersen, Dick Kaysø, Selma Kjær Kuscu, Amalie Lindegård
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
When the fate of their world is put at risk, it's up to the logo ninjas to save the world.
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- Denmark, Canada • 2012
- Creator Michael Hegner, Tommy Andreasen
- Cast Michael Adamthwaite, Paul Dobson, Kelly Metzger, Brent Miller, Vincent Tong
- Genre Action & Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Kids, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Netflix, Tubi TV, Hoopla, Pluto TV, VIX , Spectrum On Demand, Netflix basic with Ads
Beautiful Beings
(Berdreymi)
A teenage boy raised by a clairvoyant mother takes a bullied kid into his gang of violent outsiders.
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- Iceland, Denmark, Sweden • 2022
- Director Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson
- Cast Birgir Dagur Bjarkason, Áskell Einar Pálmason, Viktor Benóný Benediktsson, Snorri Rafn Frímannsson, Sunna Líf Arnarsdóttir, Kamilla Guðrún Lowen
- Genre Drama
- Available on OVID, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
Holy Spider
(عنکبوت مقدس)
A journalist descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad to investigate the serial killings of sex workers.
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- Denmark, Germany, Sweden • 2022
- Director Ali Abbasi
- Cast Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Mehdi Bajestani, Arash Ashtiani, Forouzan Jamshidnejad, Sina Parvaneh, Nima Akbarpour
- Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video
Epidemic
Two screenwriters write a script about an epidemic, only to find themselves in a real epidemic developing around them.
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- Denmark • 1987
- Director Lars von Trier
- Cast Lars von Trier, Niels Vørsel, Claes Kastholm Hansen, Udo Kier, Svend Ali Hamann, Gitte Lind
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Horror
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel
Into Eternity
In Finland, the world’s first permanent repository for high-level radioactive waste is being hewn out of solid rock – a huge system of underground tunnels - that must last 100,000 years.
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- Denmark, Finland, Sweden • 2010
- Director Michael Madsen
- Cast Carl Reinhold Bråkenhjelm, Michael Madsen, Wendla Paile, Esko Roukola, Mikael Jensen
- Genre Documentary
- Available on DocAlliance Films
Godland
(Vanskabte land)
A Danish priest embarks on a perilous journey to build a church in a desolate and isolated part of Iceland.
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- Denmark, Iceland, France • 2022
- Director Hlynur Pálmason
- Cast Elliott Crosset Hove, Vic Carmen Sonne, Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, Jacob Ulrik Lohmann, Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir, Waage Sandø
- Genre Adventure, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video
The Settlers
(Los colonos)
A Chilean, rides south on an expedition led by a former Boer War English captain and an American mercenary, to fence off land granted to Spanish landowner José Menéndez.
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- Chile, Argentina, United Kingdom • 2023
- Director Félipe Galvez
- Cast
- Genre
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video
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Aquarela
A film that explores and investigates water in all of its forms.
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- United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark • 2019
- Director Viktor Kossakovsky
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Starz Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, AMC on Demand
Last Men in Aleppo
(De sidste mænd i Aleppo)
A documentary about the White Helmets, ordinary citizens who rush towards military strikes in the hope of saving lives.
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- Denmark, Syria • 2017
- Director Feras Fayyad
- Cast Khaled Umar Harah, Batul
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel, Hoopla, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kanopy
Brothers
(Brødre)
Families are tough -- especially when your wife and kids form a new one with your brother... in your place.
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- Denmark, United Kingdom, Sweden • 2004
- Director Susanne Bier
- Cast Connie Nielsen, Ulrich Thomsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Sarah Juel Werner, Rebecca Løgstrup, Solbjørg Højfeldt
- Genre Drama, War
- Available on AMC+, Apple TV, Amazon Video
Birds of Passage
(Pájaros de verano)
Generations of tradition. Consumed by greed.
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- Colombia, Denmark, Mexico • 2018
- Director Cristina Gallego
- Cast Carmiña Martínez, Natalia Reyes, Jhon Narváez, Greider Meza
- Genre Drama
- Available on fuboTV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Apple TV, Vudu, Crackle, The Roku Channel, VUDU Free, Plex,
The Look of Silence
A family of survivors confront their son's killers, unafraid of what might happen to them.
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- Denmark, Indonesia, Finland • 2014
- Director Joshua Oppenheimer
- Cast Adi Rukun, M.Y. Basrun, Amir Hasan, Inong, Kemat
- Genre History, Documentary
- Available on Netflix, Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel, Hoopla, MZ Choice Amazon Channel, Topic, Netflix basic with Ads, Topic Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Redbox, Freevee,
The Charmer
(Charmøren)
A young Iranian man desperately tries to seduce a woman who can secure his citizenship in Denmark.
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- Denmark, Sweden • 2018
- Director Milad Alami
- Cast Ardalan Esmaili, Soho Rezanejad, Lars Brygmann, Susan Taslimi, Stine Fischer Christensen, Amalie Lindegård
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on Hoopla, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Freevee, Kanopy, Plex,
The Hunt
(Jagten)
The lie is spreading.
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- Denmark, Sweden • 2012
- Director Thomas Vinterberg
- Cast Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Annika Wedderkopp, Lasse Fogelstrøm, Susse Wold, Anne Louise Hassing
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hoopla, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Kanopy
The Expedition to the End of the World
(Ekspeditionen til verdens ende)
A grand and adventurous journey of discovery to the last white areas of the world map.
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- Denmark, Sweden, Greenland • 2013
- Director Daniel Dencik
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV
Breaking the Waves
A woman's husband, paralyzed after a neck injury, asks her to have sex with other men and then tell him about her experiences.
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- Denmark, Sweden, France • 1996
- Director Lars von Trier
- Cast Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgård, Katrin Cartlidge, Jean-Marc Barr, Adrian Rawlins, Jonathan Hackett
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
Italian for Beginners
(Italiensk for begyndere)
A group of strangers find friendship, family and love within an Italian beginners’ course.
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- Denmark, Sweden • 2000
- Director Lone Scherfig
- Cast Peter Gantzler, Ann Eleonora Jørgensen, Anders W. Berthelsen, Anette Støvelbæk, Lars Kaalund, Sara Indrio Jensen
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Hoopla, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Vudu, Amazon Video
The Celebration
(Festen)
Dark family secrets are uncovered at a 60th birthday party.
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- Denmark, Sweden • 1998
- Director Thomas Vinterberg
- Cast Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Moritzen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Paprika Steen, Birthe Neumann, Trine Dyrholm
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
A Hijacking
(Kapringen)
Tensions are high after a Danish freighter is captured and held for ransom by Somali pirates.
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- Denmark • 2012
- Director Tobias Lindholm
- Cast Pilou Asbæk, Søren Malling, Dar Salim, Roland Møller, Gary Skjoldmose Porter, Abdihakin Asgar
- Genre Thriller, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, FlixFling, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Kanopy, Plex,
Testament of Youth
Divided by war. United by love.
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- United Kingdom, Denmark • 2014
- Director James Kent
- Cast Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Taron Egerton, Colin Morgan, Dominic West, Emily Watson
- Genre Drama, History, War
- Available on Starz, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Vudu, AMC on Demand
In a Better World
(Hævnen)
When we are pushed to the edge, we discover the difference between justice and revenge.
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- Denmark, Sweden • 2010
- Director Susanne Bier
- Cast Mikael Persbrandt, Trine Dyrholm, Ulrich Thomsen, William Jøhnk Nielsen, Markus Rygaard, Martin Buch
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV
The Five Obstructions
(De fem benspænd)
About a filmmaker not only revisiting, but also recreating one of his first films, 1967's The Perfect Human five different ways.
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- Denmark, Switzerland, Belgium • 2003
- Director Jørgen Leth
- Cast Claus Nissen, Lars von Trier, Majken Algren Nielsen, Jacqueline Arenal, Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez
- Genre Documentary
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Hoopla, Metrograph, Kino Now, Kanopy