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1. Oppenheimer (I) (2023)
R | 180 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr.
Votes: 718,595 | Gross: $326.11M
2. The Last Kingdom (2015–2022)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Drama, History
As Alfred the Great defends his kingdom from Norse invaders, Uhtred--born a Saxon but raised by Vikings--seeks to claim his ancestral birthright.
Stars: Alexander Dreymon, Eliza Butterworth, Arnas Fedaravicius, Mark Rowley
Votes: 165,329
3. Guys and Dolls (1955)
Not Rated | 150 min | Comedy, Crime, Musical
In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a cold female missionary to Havana, but they fall for each other, and the bet has a hidden motive to finance a crap game.
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra, Vivian Blaine
Votes: 19,316 | Gross: $13.00M
4. All Things Fair (1995)
Unrated | 130 min | Drama, Romance, War
Stig, a 15-year-old student, is attracted to the beauty of Viola, his 37-year-old teacher, and she, drawn to his youth and innocence, feels that he is a God-sent relief for her drunken and miserable husband.
Director: Bo Widerberg | Stars: Johan Widerberg, Marika Lagercrantz, Tomas von Brömssen, Karin Huldt
Votes: 7,537
5. Everest (2015)
PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
On May 10, 1996, mountain guides Rob Hall and Scott Fischer combine their expedition teams for a final ascent to the summit of Mount Everest. With little warning, a storm strikes the mountain and the climbers must now battle to survive.
Director: Baltasar Kormákur | Stars: Jason Clarke, Ang Phula Sherpa, Thomas M. Wright, Martin Henderson
Votes: 232,202 | Gross: $43.48M
6. The Little Mermaid (1989)
G | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain in an attempt to become human and win a prince's love.
Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker | Stars: Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Rene Auberjonois, Christopher Daniel Barnes
Votes: 290,666 | Gross: $111.54M
7. Beowulf (2007)
PG-13 | 115 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The warrior Beowulf must fight and defeat the monster Grendel, who is terrorizing Denmark, then Grendel's Mother, who begins killing out of revenge.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Ray Winstone, Crispin Glover, Angelina Jolie, Robin Wright
Votes: 174,075 | Gross: $82.16M
8. Young Bess (1953)
Approved | 112 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The early life of Elizabeth I, from her childhood until her accession to the throne of England in 1558.
Director: George Sidney | Stars: Jean Simmons, Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr, Charles Laughton
Votes: 1,813
9. Arctic (2018)
PG-13 | 98 min | Adventure, Drama
A man stranded in the Arctic after a plane crash must decide whether to remain in the relative safety of his makeshift camp or to embark on a deadly trek through the unknown.
Director: Joe Penna | Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Maria Thelma Smáradóttir, Tintrinai Thikhasuk
Votes: 58,278 | Gross: $2.41M
10. A Hologram for the King (2016)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A failed American sales rep looks to recoup his losses by traveling to Saudi Arabia and selling his company's product to a wealthy monarch.
Director: Tom Tykwer | Stars: Tom Hanks, Omar Elba, Sarita Choudhury, Ben Whishaw
Votes: 47,433 | Gross: $4.20M
11. The Human Stain (2003)
R | 106 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
When a disgraced former college dean has a romance with a mysterious younger woman haunted by her dark, twisted past, he is forced to confront a shocking fact about his own life that he has kept secret for fifty years.
Director: Robert Benton | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Nicole Kidman, Ed Harris, Gary Sinise
Votes: 32,229 | Gross: $5.38M
12. Maggie's Plan (2015)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Maggie wants to have a baby, raising him on her own, but when she gets romantically involved with John, a married man, things get complicated and all the balance of Maggie's plans may collapse.
Director: Rebecca Miller | Stars: Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Julianne Moore, Maya Rudolph
Votes: 18,285 | Gross: $3.35M
13. The Grand Illusion (1937)
Not Rated | 113 min | Drama, War
During WWI, two French soldiers are captured and imprisoned in a German P.O.W. camp. Several escape attempts follow until they are eventually sent to a seemingly inescapable fortress.
Director: Jean Renoir | Stars: Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo, Pierre Fresnay, Erich von Stroheim
Votes: 38,839 | Gross: $0.17M
14. Leave Us Alone (1975)
82 min | Drama
A group from a ten to sixteen-year-old Danish educational center breaks the rules there and goes to an uninhabited island in a stolen boat. When the boat disappears, they are left to ... See full summary »
Directors: Ernst Johansen, Lasse Nielsen | Stars: Martin Højmark, Ole Meyer, Jens Wagn Rasmussen, Sven Hastel
Votes: 187
15. Flame & Citron (2008)
Not Rated | 130 min | Action, Drama, History
A drama centered on two fighters in the Holger Danske World War II resistance group.
Director: Ole Christian Madsen | Stars: Thure Lindhardt, Mads Mikkelsen, Stine Stengade, Peter Mygind
Votes: 19,929 | Gross: $0.15M
16. What We Become (2015)
Not Rated | 85 min | Horror, Thriller
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.
Director: Bo Mikkelsen | Stars: Benjamin Engell, Troels Lyby, Mille Dinesen, Ella Solgaard
Votes: 4,268
17. Department Q: A Conspiracy of Faith (2016)
Not Rated | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Two intertwined cases linking the past with the present require the aid of Department Q to catch an elusive serial killer while time is running out.
Director: Hans Petter Moland | Stars: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Pål Sverre Hagen, Jacob Lohmann
Votes: 22,399
18. April 9th (2015)
93 min | Drama, History, War
On April 9, 1940 Germany invaded Denmark. Based on real events - in Southern Jutland a military unit on bicycles was sent south to help hold back the Germans until reinforcement.
Director: Roni Ezra | Stars: Pilou Asbæk, Lars Mikkelsen, Sebastian Bull, Martin Greis-Rosenthal
Votes: 6,467
19. Zappa (1983)
Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
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 escalates.
Director: Bille August | Stars: Adam Tønsberg, Peter Reichhardt, Morten Hoff, Lone Lindorff
Votes: 2,975
20. Reptilicus (1961)
Passed | 82 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After copper miners discover a piece of the frozen tail of a giant prehistoric reptile in Lapland, scientists inadvertently bring it back to life.
Directors: Poul Bang, Sidney W. Pink | Stars: Bent Mejding, Asbjørn Andersen, Povl Wøldike, Ann Smyrner
Votes: 4,365
21. Copenhagen (2002 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, History, War
A television adaptation of Michael Frayn's celebrated and award-winning stage play about the meeting between physicists Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg in 1941 Copenhagen. At this time the... See full summary »
Director: Howard Davies | Stars: Stephen Rea, Daniel Craig, Francesca Annis
Votes: 1,137
22. Elves (2021)
24 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A Christmas vacation turns into a nightmare for a teenager and her family when they discover an ancient menace that stalks their island getaway.
Stars: Adam McArthur, Ann Eleonora Jørgensen, Peder Thomas Pedersen, Vivelill Søgaard Holm
Votes: 5,048
23. Threesome (2014)
85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Siff, a student in sexology, finds out her boyfriend Lucas and her close friend Maria are having an affair. Neither of them wants to break it off. As a solution the two women decide to share Lucas.
Director: Claus Bjerre | Stars: Lucas Alexander, Magnus Bruun, Maria Cordsen, Siff Lundgreen
Votes: 85
24. Beauty and the Beast (1983)
87 min | Drama
In Århus, Denmark, mom's in hospital, pregnant, while dad and 16 y.o.daughter are spending time together painting the baby room. Dad can't accept that his daughter has grown up with interest in guys etc. Instead, he turns to spying on her.
Director: Nils Malmros | Stars: Line Arlien-Søborg, Jesper Klein, Carsten Jørgensen, Merete Voldstedlund
Votes: 624
25. Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002)
R | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The chronically suicidal Wilbur, and his good-hearted big brother, Harbour, are in their thirties when, their father dies and leaves them with nothing but a worn down second-hand bookshop in Glasgow.
Director: Lone Scherfig | Stars: Jamie Sives, Adrian Rawlins, Shirley Henderson, Lisa McKinlay
Votes: 8,074 | Gross: $0.23M
26. Edvard Munch (1974 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 210 min | Biography, Drama, History
This biopic of Norwegian Expressionist painter Edvard Munch focuses on the influences that shaped his art, his devastating affair with a married woman that will haunt him for the rest of his life
Director: Peter Watkins | Stars: Geir Westby, Gro Fraas, Kerstii Allum, Eric Allum
Votes: 3,371 | Gross: $0.04M
27. Alene i vildmarken (2017– )
Reality-TV
Ten Danes are sent out in a survival experiment in the wilderness. In total isolation and with a minimum of aids, they film their own struggle with hunger, cold and harsh nature. The last one left wins
Votes: 54
28. Kautokeino-opprøret (2008)
96 min | Drama, History
Religious and cultural reawakening inspires rebellion in a 19th century Norwegian village.
Director: Nils Gaup | Stars: Mikkel Gaup, Anni-Kristiina Juuso, Aslat Mahtte Gaup, Nils Peder Gaup
Votes: 2,912
29. The Ambassador (2011)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary
Danish journalist Mads Brügger goes undercover as a Liberian Ambassador to embark on a dangerous yet hysterical journey to uncover the blood diamond trade in Africa.
Director: Mads Brügger | Stars: Mads Brügger, Heather Schmid
Votes: 4,242 | Gross: $0.03M
30. Min søsters børn i Ægypten (2004)
Not Rated | 75 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Dad is to take the 5 kids to Egypt but the plane leaves without him. They can't enter Egypt without an adult supervisor; their neighbor agrees to take them but she wants to visit museums and the kids want to swim and see the camel race.
Director: Kasper Barfoed | Stars: Lotte Andersen, Peter Gantzler, Niels Olsen, Wencke Barfoed
Votes: 628
31. GG Horsens (2019– )
Comedy
Sandra's mother just wants her to have a normal future with a great job for her. But that's not what Sandra wants, she wants to be a gamer.
Stars: Albert Dyrlund Jensen, Morten Münster, Casper Harding, Thomas Ernst
Votes: 137
32. Hells Angels: Storhed og fald (2023)
Documentary, Crime, History
The Danish biker scene was established in earnest with the entry of the infamous motorcycle club, Hells Angels. Agents, experts and key figures in the biker scene tell how the club became established in Denmark.
Stars: Abud Mustafa, Jesus Vicente Torresano Lominchar, Jay Dobyns, George Christie
Votes: 99
33. Wishlist (2020)
102 min | Comedy, Drama
Two women with breast cancer plus a friend make a bucket list with all the things they always wanted to do but never did.
Director: Álvaro Díaz Lorenzo | Stars: María León, Victoria Abril, Silvia Alonso, Boré Buika
Votes: 357
34. Okay (2002)
97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A bittersweet comedy with dogma star Paprika Steen in the strong leading role.
Director: Jesper W. Nielsen | Stars: Paprika Steen, Troels Lyby, Ole Ernst, Nicolaj Kopernikus
Votes: 1,575
35. The LGBTQ+ Films: G (2024)
Short, Drama | Post-production
Gregers is getting ready for a hookup with Noah in his apartment It is the first time they meet. Everything starts out perfectly, they kiss, but a misunderstanding causes the night to end in a way none of the two men had anticipated.
Director: Danny Thykær | Stars: Albert Bendix, Aleksander Varadian, Robin Mae Andersen, Regitze Ingleby
36. Webmaster (1998)
R | 102 min | Thriller, Sci-Fi
JB is the city's best attacker, who lives a carefully organized life in and outside the network. After hacking into the most powerful of all domains the Stoiser domain, JB thought that the ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Borch Nielsen | Stars: Lars Bom, Puk Scharbau, Jørgen Kiil, Karin Rørbeck
Votes: 1,170
37. Isle of Darkness (1997)
83 min | Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Fed up with her unfaithful boyfriend and big-city life, Julie, a newly-qualified young teacher from Copenhagen, takes a job as a teacher on an idyllic island in southern Norway. Julie finds... See full summary »
Director: Trygve Allister Diesen | Stars: Sofie Gråbøl, Paul-Ottar Haga, Sina Langfeldt, Martin Slaatto
Votes: 516
38. Sports Illustrated: The Making of Swimsuit 2012 (2012 TV Special)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
Behind-the-scenes footage shows the 2012 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue being photographed.
Directors: Julie Deichman, Robb Riley | Stars: Adaora, Nina Agdal, Darcie Baum, Natalie Coughlin
Votes: 34
39. A Very Serious Person (2006)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama
A coming-of-age tale about a showtunes- and old Hollywood-obsessed boy and his effete Danish mentor. The two bond and teach each other lessons about self-acceptance over the course of one magical summer on the Jersey Shore.
Director: Charles Busch | Stars: P.J. Verhoest, Dana Ivey, Polly Bergen, Carmen Pelaez
Votes: 439
40. Lulus første gang (2016)
20 min | Short, Romance
Lulu is being bullied at her school. Her safe haven is on the internet, where she is dating Sebastian. Sebastian wants to meet in real life, but Lulu is afraid, of the consequences of a real life encounter.
Director: Tone Ottilie | Stars: Line Hesdam, Maya Livingstone, Elias Munk, Adam Ild Rohweder
Votes: 50
41. Isle of Levant (1956)
R | 71 min | Documentary
A documentary on the island off the French Riviera where 'bathing in the buff' isn't just practiced, it's highly encouraged!
Director: Werner Kunz | Star: E.V.H. Emmett
Votes: 27
42. Sex en gros (1971)
83 min | Documentary
The aftermath of the summer of pornography 1970 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Live-show-clubs close down. Young Christians protest against the lack of morals.
Director: Nils Vest | Stars: Bodil Joensen, Jens Theander, Peter Theander
Votes: 12
43. El impostor (1997)
99 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Young Sebastian flees his parents' home in Buenos Aires and hides in their vacant estate in the pampas. Troubled by the news, the father sends a spy to lure the boy back. The spy, however, ... See full summary »
Director: Alejandro Maci | Stars: Antonio Birabent, Walter Quiroz, Belén Blanco, Norman Briski
Votes: 64
44. Vennerne og det grønne lys (2020– )
Family, Mystery
A group of friends all live on the same street. One evening, a bright green light shines above one of the houses and the next day, their friend Anders and his family has disappeared. Now the friends need to find out what happened.
Stars: Aksel Sass Homann, Carl Høy Sørensen, Caroline Lund Søgaard, Amalie Domino Leschly
Votes: 25
45. The Designated Mourner (1997)
R | 94 min | Drama
Jack and Judy are husband and wife, and Howard is Judys father. They live in some fictional undemocratic and repressive country, and tell us a story about their lives, mostly from Jack's point of view.
Director: David Hare | Stars: Mike Nichols, Miranda Richardson, David de Keyser
Votes: 375
46. Jour et nuit (1986)
90 min | Drama, Romance
Harry is a silent and fragile man. Full of fear. He works at a consulate, lives with his teenage daughter Ingrid and nourish a relationship with Anna.
Director: Jean-Bernard Menoud | Stars: Peter Bonke, Mireille Perrier, Patrick Fierry, Lisbeth Koutchoumow
47. Anton (1996)
80 min | Family, Drama
Anton is 10 years old. Anton's father was a jet fighter pilot who died in an accident. Anton's mother told Anton that his father is flying angels around in heaven. Anton is obsessed with ... See full summary »
Director: Aage Rais-Nordentoft | Stars: Jacob Oliver Krarup, Stig Günther, Sofie Maria Ahlgren, Peder Holm Johansen
Votes: 113
48. Tukuma (1984)
100 min | Drama
A young Dane, Erik goes to Greenland to investigate the mysterious death of his brother, whom the natives called "Tukuma" (the one who is always busy). Erik has his own troubles from the ... See full summary »
Director: Palle Kjærulff-Schmidt | Stars: Thomas Eje, Naja Rosing Olsen, Rasmus Lyberth, Benedikte Schmidt
Votes: 58
49. UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira (2023 TV Special)
Sport
Jiri Prochazka takes on Alex Pereira for the vacant Light Heavyweight title. In the co-main event, Sergei Pavlovich and Tom Aspinall fight for the Interim Heavyweight belt.
Director: Anthony Giordano | Stars: Nina Agdal, Jéssica Andrade, Luciana Andrade, Jon Anik
Votes: 49
50. Zombiehagen (2014)
24 min | Short, Action, Horror
The rotten are walking the streets of Denmark
Director: Jonas Ussing | Stars: Simone Lykke, Casper Sloth, Elias Munk, Jeanne Eva Jepsen
Votes: 189