Discover the best of Danish cinema, film, and television
Discover the definitive list of popular and critically-acclaimed movies and TV shows from Denmark. Find your next binge-watch, streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!
The cinema of Denmark
Danish cinema is cinema with a razor's edge, a film culture renowned for its provocative ideas, minimalist grit, and psychological intensity. Its roots run deep, back to the silent film era and the spiritual intensity of one of cinema’s great masters, Carl Theodor Dreyer. But its modern identity was forged in a revolutionary act. In 1995, directors Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg launched the Dogme 95 manifesto, a 'vow of chastity' that stripped filmmaking back to its raw, handheld essentials. This punk-rock movement electrified world cinema. This creative brilliance then conquered television, making Denmark the epicentre of the global 'Nordic Noir' phenomenon. The dark, atmospheric mystery of The Killing (Forbrydelsen) became a worldwide sensation, while the smart political drama Borgen proved its range. This success continues to soar, with director Thomas Vinterberg winning an Oscar for the magnificent Another Round, a film that perfectly showcases the Danish talent for blending life-affirming joy with profound melancholy. All of this is often embodied by its biggest star, Mads Mikkelsen, an actor of incredible range and charisma. What makes Danish cinema so compelling is this very blend of unflinching realism and high artistry. It’s a nation that consistently produces some of the boldest and most intelligent storytelling on the planet.
Best Danish series
Secrets We Keep 2025
When a neighbor's au pair vanishes from her wealthy suburb, Cecilie seeks answers — and unravels secrets that shatter her seemingly perfect world.
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The Asset 2025
A young agent goes undercover to befriend a drug smuggler's wife. But the closer she gets to her target, the more complicated her mission becomes.
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The Rain 2018
After a brutal virus wipes out most of the population, two young siblings embark on a perilous search for safety. A Scandinavian thriller series.
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The Chestnut Man 2021
At a grisly murder scene sits a figurine made of chestnuts. From this creepy clue, two detectives hunt a killer linked to a politician's missing child.
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Borgen 2010
40-year old political leader Birgitte Nyborg secures her party a landslide victory through her idealism and huge effort, then faces the biggest challenge of her life: how most effectively to use the newly won seats, and how far she is willing to go in order to gain as much influence as possible.
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The Killing 2007
The Killing is a Danish police procedural set in the Copenhagen main police department and revolves around Detective Inspector Sarah Lund and her team, with each season series following a different murder case day-by-day and a one-hour episode covering twenty-four hours of the investigation. The series is noted for its plot twists, season-long storylines, dark tone and for giving equal emphasis to the story of the murdered victim's family alongside the police investigation. It has also been singled out for the photography of its Danish setting, and for the acting ability of its cast.
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Best Danish movies
The Last Viking 2025
After serving fourteen years for robbery, Anker is released from prison and reunites with his mentally ill brother Manfred, who alone knows where the stolen money is hidden but has forgotten its location, sending them on a journey to recover the loot and confront who they are.
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The Lego Batman Movie 2017
A cooler-than-ever Bruce Wayne must deal with the usual suspects as they plan to rule Gotham City, while discovering that he has accidentally adopted a teenage orphan who wishes to become his sidekick.
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The Hunt 2012
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 little lie.
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The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part 2019
It's been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: LEGO DUPLO® invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild.
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Another Round 2020
Four stagnant high school teachers decide to test out a theory that maintaining a constant level of intoxication will improve their overall lives.
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 2009
Swedish thriller based on Stieg Larsson's novel about a male journalist and a young female hacker. In the opening of the movie, Mikael Blomkvist, a middle-aged publisher for the magazine Millennium, loses a libel case brought by corrupt Swedish industrialist Hans-Erik Wennerström. Nevertheless, he is hired by Henrik Vanger in order to solve a cold case, the disappearance of Vanger's niece
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