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1. Forbrydelsen (2007–2012)
TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Police detective Sarah Lund investigates difficult cases with personal and political consequences.
Stars: Sofie Gråbøl, Morten Suurballe, Lars Mikkelsen, Bjarne Henriksen
Votes: 30,229
2. Borgen (2010–2022)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama
A political drama about a prime minister's rise to power, and how power changes a prime minister.
Stars: Sidse Babett Knudsen, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Søren Malling, Lisbeth Wulff
Votes: 29,954
3. Oxen (2023– )
43 min | Thriller
War veteran and former hunter soldier Niels Oxen, Denmark's most decorated soldier ever. Sent home with war trauma, he tries to create meaning in life and to make everyday life fit together.
Stars: Jacob Lohmann, Josephine Park, Ellen Hillingsø, Hanne Hedelund
Votes: 880
4. Before It Ends (2023)
100 min | Drama, War
Inspired by true events, depicts a dark chapter in the history of Denmark and the unimaginable dilemmas that people must face in the wake of a war.
Director: Anders Walter | Stars: Pilou Asbæk, Lasse Peter Larsen, Katrine Greis-Rosenthal, Morten Hee Andersen
Votes: 666
5. Dicte (2013–2016)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Dicte is a dedicated reporter and refuses to give up before she has her story. Her stubborness gives her problems immediately with the policeman John Wagner, and they often get into clashes with each other.
Stars: Iben Hjejle, Lærke Winther, Dar Salim, Lars Ranthe
Votes: 3,682
6. 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: 19,958 | Gross: $0.15M
7. A Second Chance (2014)
TV-MA | 102 min | Drama, Thriller
A conscientious police officer who investigates a violent case of domestic dispute in the squalid apartment of a drug addict has to make the most contemptible decision in his life. Just how far would a parent go to get a second chance?
Director: Susanne Bier | Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Ulrich Thomsen, Roland Møller
Votes: 6,965
8. Hacker (I) (2019)
97 min | Action, Family
Thirteen-year-old Benjamin discovers that his mother didn't die in an accident as he was led to believe. The trail points to high-ranking officials in the Danish Secret Service, and he is told to trust no one.
Director: Poul Berg | Stars: Rumle Kærså, Josephine Højbjerg, Signe Egholm Olsen, Esben Dalgaard
Votes: 699
9. Lærkevej (2009–2010)
Comedy, Mystery
Three siblings escape the attention of some angry gangsters by settling into a quiet residential street, where they think nothing can go wrong.
Stars: Henrik Prip, Laura Drasbæk, Christian Tafdrup, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina
Votes: 492
10. Elvira (2022– )
40 min | Crime, Drama
It follows the transformation of Elvira Gregersen's from being an "overly protective introvert " to an energetic woman who solves crimes for people in society.
Stars: Anton Hjejle, Bodil Jørgensen, Anders Mossling, Morten Brovn
Votes: 274
11. Sommer (2008–2009)
59 min | Drama
A family drama about a physician who is diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
Stars: Lars Ranthe, Marie Louise Wille, Cecilie Bøcker Rosling, Jesper Langberg
Votes: 505
12. Empire (2023)
93 min | Comedy, Drama, History
St. Croix, the Danish West Indies, 1848. Anna and Petrine are close friends. Both are women of color, but Anna is free and owns her housekeeper, the enslaved Petrine. Things are seemingly fine until rumors of a rebellion begin to swirl.
Director: Frederikke Aspöck | Stars: Anna Neye, Sara Fanta Traore, Claus Riis Østergaard, Jesper Groth
Votes: 340
13. Intet (2022)
87 min | Thriller
A group of 8th graders who confront the meaningless of life and leave behind the innocence of childhood.
Directors: Trine Piil Christensen, Seamus McNally | Stars: Vivelill Søgaard Holm, Maya Louise Skipper Gonzales, Harald Kaiser Hermann, Sigurd Philip Dalgas
Votes: 547
14. Livvagterne (2009–2010)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Bodyguards in PET, 3 newly-trained in particular, are followed while doing their job protecting the PM, other ministers, and other political individuals threatened with attacks.
Stars: Cecilie Stenspil, Søren Vejby, André Babikian, Thomas W. Gabrielsson
Votes: 1,309
15. Norskov (2015–2017)
Not Rated | 42 min | Crime, Drama
Raw, brooding drama in which police detective Tom Noack returns home to Norskov, an industrial port in northern Denmark, after 20 years away to clean up the town's all-consuming drug problem.
Stars: Thomas Levin, Claus Riis Østergaard, Jacob Lohmann, Anne Sofie Espersen
Votes: 947
16. Deliver Us (2019)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Five people in a small town join forces to plan the perfect murder of the town psycho, only to realize that once you start playing God, it's easy to end up as the Devil.
Stars: Claus Riis Østergaard, Anders Juul, Lene Maria Christensen, Morten Hee Andersen
Votes: 987
17. The Promise (II) (2024)
86 min | Thriller
Inspired by a true story, THE PROMISE is a claustrophobic, thrilling and intense story about Maja and the promise she has made to her now deceased sister: that she will take care of her 15-... See full summary »
Director: Fabian Wullenweber | Stars: Susanne Juhász, Sigurd Philip Dalgas, Johannes Lassen, Elias Blom
Votes: 9
18. Bora Bora (I) (2011)
76 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Mia, 15, is at odds with everyone. School is hell and her mother is always on her back. Mia is only at peace when she is running - something she is good at. On a downtown shopping street ... See full summary »
Director: Fabian Wullenweber | Stars: Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Janus Dissing Rathke, Mette Gregersen, Iben Dorner
Votes: 184
19. Angels in Fast Motion (2005)
Not Rated | 125 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
The intense, realistic and unflinching tale of Maria, Allan and Steso, who are struggling for survival in urban life, about drugs.
Director: Ole Christian Madsen | Stars: Signe Egholm Olsen, Claus Riis Østergaard, Thure Lindhardt, Farshad Kholghi
Votes: 2,859
20. Timetrip: The Curse of the Viking Witch (2009)
93 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Valdemar and Sille meets Benedict, a man who claims to have been cursed to eternal life by a Norse shaman in the viking age.
Director: Mogens Hagedorn | Stars: Jonas Wandschneider, Clara Maria Bahamondes, Jakob Cedergren, Stine Stengade
Votes: 345
21. Karla & Jonas (2010)
82 min | Family
Karla met Jonas during a summer vacation at the lake. After being unable to stop thinking about him and their kiss she phones him, making up a school assignment about children living in an orphanage, which is precisely where Jonas lives.
Director: Charlotte Sachs Bostrup | Stars: Elena Arndt-Jensen, Joshua Berman, Nanna Koppel, Nikolaj Støvring Hansen
Votes: 268
22. Rainbow (2021)
Short, Drama
As a child in a rainbow family, Molly was raised by her two mothers. She never knew her father but yet she has this great need to find him in order to find herself and her own true identity.
Stars: Fanny Leander Bornedal, Nikolaj Groth, Susanne Storm, Ditte Maria le-Fevre
Votes: 12
23. Kandidaten (2008)
Not Rated | 90 min | Thriller
Defense attorney Jonas Bechmann is a man of the system--until the day he himself is accused of murder. Taking matters into his own hands, he throws himself into the hunt for a group of ... See full summary »
Director: Kasper Barfoed | Stars: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Ulf Pilgaard, Laura Christensen, Tuva Novotny
Votes: 2,992
24. Lærkevej - Til Døden os Skiller (2012)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
The alcoholic Elisabeth, is dying due to kidney failure. So she is in desperat need of a kidney transplant, and the hunt for a kidney donor begins ...
Director: Mogens Hagedorn | Stars: Søs Egelind, Søren Spanning, Anette Støvelbæk, Henrik Prip
Votes: 314
25. Lulu & Leon (2009–2010)
60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When her husband is imprisoned, inexperienced Lulu must take over the family business while raising two children and working to clear his name.
Stars: Lene Maria Christensen, Lars Brygmann, Nicole Johansen, Jacob Ottensten
Votes: 156
26. Cecilie (2007)
Not Rated | 93 min | Horror, Thriller
Cecilie experiences a rape, but no traces are found. Her husband commits her to a psychiatric hospital. With the help of a psychiatrist she sees a frightening connection between her ... See full summary »
Director: Fabian Wullenweber | Stars: Sonja Richter, Anders W. Berthelsen, Claus Riis Østergaard, Kurt Ravn
Votes: 885
27. Skjulte spor (2000–2003)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Stars: Søren Pilmark, Maibritt Saerens, Ali Ghiai, Anders Brink Madsen
Votes: 19
28. Fogedretten (2021)
35 min | Drama
Eva Turell is a deputy judge at the small claims court but behind her polished facade she is keeping a big secret; she is a compulsive gambler, who has gotten herself into big trouble.
Stars: Marie Askehave, Morten Holst, Rikke Louise Andersson, Asta Kamma August
Votes: 16
29. Tabu (II) (2012)
28 min | Short, Drama
A family is on the brink of dissolution. The parents relationship has run awry for many years and their two little girls are suffering as a result of their bitter arguments. It is as if a ... See full summary »
Director: Bo Mikkelsen | Stars: Petrine Agger, Marie Boda, Julie Carlsen, Kristian Halken
Votes: 15
30. Catch the Dream (2013)
135 min | Drama
The story of Denmark's most famous racehorse and the family behind it.
Director: Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis | Stars: Bjarne Henriksen, Kirsten Lehfeldt, Henrik Vestergaard, Iben Dorner
Votes: 335
31. The Duality of Love (2008)
4 min | Short, Drama
Director: Barbara Topsøe-Rothenborg | Stars: Laura Christensen, Thure Lindhardt, Charlotte Munck, Baard Owe
32. Hemmeligheden (2012)
TV-PG | 94 min | Drama
One morning, Plet, Rianne and Donna find their mother lying dead in the kitchen. They realize that they will be split up by the authorities when the news gets out, and they decide to keep it a secret and continue as nothing has happened.
Director: Morten Køhlert | Stars: August Igor Svideniouk Egholm, Marta Holm Peschcke-Køedt, Nanna Koppel, Bjarne Henriksen
Votes: 118
33. The Sound of Unexpected Death (2019)
30 min | Short, Drama
Director: Alexander Bak Sagmo | Stars: Jonathan Bergholdt Jørgensen, Cerys Zoe Bishop, Paul Boche, Ricki Hall
Votes: 13
34. Small Claims Court (2021)
10 min | Short
Personal and professional ethics collide when someone from a judge's off-hours life walks into her office.
Director: Jens Dahl | Stars: Marie Askehave, Morten Holst, Ella Pedersen, Claus Riis Østergaard
35. TV 2/Lorry - Lokalnyhederne (1989– )
News
Local news from Copenhagen, produced by TV 2/Danmark's regional TV-station TV2/Lorry.
Stars: Monique Spartalis, Elias Eliot, Dorthe Boss Kyhn, Bettina Bundgaard
Votes: 8
36. Nordkraft - 'Fra bog til billede' (2005 Video)
28 min | Documentary, Short
Documentary of the making of this film remake of Jakob Ejerbo's novel.
Stars: Thomas L. Corneliussen, Jakob Ejersbo, Jørgen Johansson, Farshad Kholghi
Votes: 8
37. Noget for noget (2007)
R | 32 min | Short, Drama, Thriller
Maiken's boyfriend tells her that he once raped a girl and leaves her. From then on her life falls apart catalyzed by her meeting with an old kindergarten girlfriend.
Director: Nønne Katrine Kofoed Gervig | Stars: Lotte Bergstrøm, Karoline Lieberkind, Claus Riis Østergaard, Philippe L. Christiansen
Votes: 24
38. Nothing Personal, Strictly Christmas (1995 TV Movie)
30 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
A mockumentary about Glögg-abuse. The film takes a close look at a society in a near future where glögg is the most dangerous drug, and both police and politicians fights the dangerous substance.
Director: Martin Weinreich | Stars: Mikkel Serup, Claus Riis Østergaard, Christian Baunvig, Hanne Lund Jensen
39. Little Man (1999)
40 min | Drama, Short
A homesick Torben is met with contempt, when he returns to the island of his birth in the North Sea. The locals have not forgotten the accident in which Torben was guilty of the death of a ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Schønau Fog | Stars: Kristian Ibler, Karen-Lise Mynster, Henning Olesen, Susanne Juhász
Votes: 64
40. Hemmeligheden (2012– )
Drama
One morning, Plet, Rianne and Donna find their mother lying dead in the kitchen. They realize that they will be split up by the authorities when the news gets out, and they decide to keep it a secret and continue as nothing has happened.
Stars: Bjarne Henriksen, August Igor Svideniouk Egholm, Nanna Koppel, Marta Holm Peschcke-Køedt
Votes: 17
41. Lysvågen (2010)
27 min | Short, Drama
Director: Christina Rosendahl | Stars: Rashid Aitouganov, Henrik Birch, Johan Damgaard-Lauritsen, Natali Vallespir
Votes: 8
42. Cecilie under overfladen (2007 Video)
25 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Jonas Bagger | Stars: Anders W. Berthelsen, Rasmus Heisterberg, Christian Svanes Kolding, Sonja Richter
43. Bag om Lærkevej (2009 TV Movie)
Documentary
Behind the scenes of the danish TV-series "Lærkevej".
Stars: Mie Andreasen, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Laura Drasbæk, Søs Egelind
44.
Skjulte spor (2000–2003)
Episode:
Episode #1.10
(2000)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Stars: Kristian Boland, Kenneth Carmohn, Peder Dahlgaard, Farshad Kholghi
45.
TV 2/Lorry - Lokalnyhederne (1989– )
Episode:
Episode dated 5 March 2005
(2005)
News
Stars: Thure Lindhardt, Signe Egholm Olsen, Claus Riis Østergaard
46.
Deliver Us (2019)
Episode:
1
(2019)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
This Danish thriller follows five citizens of a small town who decide to join forces to rid the town of Mike, a local who is ruining everyone's lives. But they soon realise that once you start playing God, it's easy to end up as the Devil.
Director: Louise Friedberg | Stars: Claus Riis Østergaard, Anders Juul, Lene Maria Christensen, Morten Hee Andersen
Votes: 87
47.
Deliver Us (2019)
Episode:
2
(2019)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
The local psychopath, Mike, continues his terrors in the small town. As he spreads vicious rumours about Tom, Bibi takes action. Martin meets his teen love, Anna, and he gets another reason to stay in town.
Director: Louise Friedberg | Stars: Claus Riis Østergaard, Anders Juul, Lene Maria Christensen, Morten Hee Andersen
Votes: 72
48.
Deliver Us (2019)
Episode:
3
(2019)
55 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Anna and John's problems at home are growing, and Anna withdraws more and more from their marriage.
Director: Louise Friedberg | Stars: Claus Riis Østergaard, Anders Juul, Lene Maria Christensen, Morten Hee Andersen
Votes: 69
49.
Deliver Us (2019)
Episode:
4
(2019)
56 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The group gets a golden opportunity to kill Mike. John fights for his and Anna's marriage, while Kasper moves further and further away from them.
Director: Søren Balle | Stars: Claus Riis Østergaard, Anders Juul, Lene Maria Christensen, Morten Hee Andersen
Votes: 61
50.
Deliver Us (2019)
Episode:
5
(2019)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
A shattered group tries to return to a normal life, but they all struggle with powerlessness and abstinences. Anna tells Kasper the truth.
Director: Søren Balle | Stars: Claus Riis Østergaard, Anders Juul, Lene Maria Christensen, Morten Hee Andersen
Votes: 59