Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Lasse Spang Olsen

1. Breaking the Waves (1996)

R | 159 min | Drama

Oilman Jan is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when Jan urges her to have sex with another.

Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgård, Katrin Cartlidge, Jean-Marc Barr

Votes: 71,655 | Gross: $4.04M

2. The Sommerdahl Murders (2020– )

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A love triangle between Dan Sommerdahl, his wife Marianne Sommerdahl and their best friend Flemming Torp occurs as they try to solves killings in Helsingør.

Stars: Peter Mygind, André Babikian, Laura Drasbæk, Mathias Käki Jørgensen

Votes: 1,671

3. Pusher (1996)

Not Rated | 110 min | Crime, Thriller

A drug pusher grows increasingly desperate after a botched deal leaves him with a large debt to a ruthless drug lord.

Director: Nicolas Winding Refn | Stars: Kim Bodnia, Zlatko Buric, Laura Drasbæk, Slavko Labovic

Votes: 44,613 | Gross: $0.00M

4. The House of the Spirits (1993)

R | 145 min | Drama, Romance

A rancher, his clairvoyant wife, and their family face turbulent years in South America in this adaptation of Isabel Allende's best-seller.

Director: Bille August | Stars: Jeremy Irons, Meryl Streep, Maria Conchita Alonso, António Assunção

Votes: 24,996 | Gross: $6.27M

5. The 12th Man (2017)

Unrated | 135 min | Drama, History, Thriller

They were 12 saboteurs. The Nazis killed 11 of them. This is the true story of the one that got away.

Director: Harald Zwart | Stars: Thomas Gullestad, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Marie Blokhus, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen

Votes: 29,263

6. Klovn (2005–2022)

TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy

The socially awkward misadventures of Frank Hvam, his girlfriend Mia and his best friend Casper.

Stars: Frank Hvam, Casper Christensen, Mia Lyhne, Iben Hjejle

Votes: 6,063

7. Gidseltagningen (2017–2019)

44 min | Drama, Thriller

Copenhagen, 2017. 15 innocent people are held hostage underground in a subway train.

Stars: Johannes Lassen, Alexandre Willaume, Peder Thomas Pedersen, Flemming Enevold

Votes: 2,323

8. Taxa (1997–1999)

45 min | Crime, Drama

Two rival cab companies in the Danish capital of Copenhagen.

Stars: Pernille Højmark, Zlatko Buric, Pia Vieth, Jesper Lohmann

Votes: 769

9. Flickering Lights (2000)

Not Rated | 109 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A gang of 4 Danish criminals are ordered by Færingen to steal a bag from a safe. When they see DKK4,000,000 in the bag, they keep it for themselves and head for Spain. They end up in a ruin of an old restaurant on Jutland and renovate it.

Director: Anders Thomas Jensen | Stars: Søren Pilmark, Ulrich Thomsen, Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Votes: 24,237

10. Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)

R | 121 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A 6 y.o. Inuit boy runs off a snowy roof in Copenhagen and dies. Smilla, a half Inuit who lives in the building and knows the boy, looks into it. What makes an acrophobic boy run up on the roof? The clues take her to Greenland.

Director: Bille August | Stars: Julia Ormond, Jens Jørgen Fleischer, Agga Olsen, Patrick Field

Votes: 15,226 | Gross: $2.22M

11. Pelle the Conqueror (1987)

PG-13 | 157 min | Drama

When his wife dies, Lasse takes his 12-year-old son, Pelle, from their home in Sweden to Denmark in search of a better life.

Director: Bille August | Stars: Pelle Hvenegaard, Max von Sydow, Erik Paaske, Björn Granath

Votes: 11,878 | Gross: $2.05M

12. The Element of Crime (1984)

Not Rated | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A cop in a dystopian Europe investigates a serial killings suspect using controversial methods written by his now disgraced former mentor.

Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Michael Elphick, Esmond Knight, Me Me Lai, Jerold Wells

Votes: 11,302

13. In China They Eat Dogs (1999)

Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Two brothers, one cold and ruthless, the other sensitive and reluctant, and their brutal misadventures.

Director: Lasse Spang Olsen | Stars: Kim Bodnia, Dejan Cukic, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Tomas Villum Jensen

Votes: 23,066

14. Valhalla - The Legend of Thor (I) (2019)

Not Rated | 105 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller

Viking children Røskva and Tjalfe embark on an adventurous journey from Midgard to Valhalla with the gods Thor and Loki. Life in Valhalla, however, turns out to be threatened by the dreaded... See full summary »

Director: Fenar Ahmad | Stars: Roland Møller, Salóme Gunnarsdóttir, Jacob Lohmann, Asbjørn Krogh Nissen

Votes: 3,683

15. The Reunion (2011)

Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy

Niels is invited to a 25 year reunion for his student years, and is given the task of holding the main speech. This comes at a bad time. He is troubled with his self consciousness, eyesight, Hemmoroids and age bothering him.

Director: Niels Nørløv Hansen | Stars: Nicolaj Kopernikus, Anders W. Berthelsen, Troels Lyby, Therese Glahn

Votes: 3,224

16. Det skaldede spøgelse (1992)

75 min | Drama

11 y.o. Jasper's only friend, an old retired sailor living alone by the stream, dies. He gets his cat. A ghost appears. At the village school, he's bullied by the vicar's son, but there are also two nice girls in his class.

Director: Brita Wielopolska | Stars: Benjamin Rothenborg Vibe, Jannie Faurschou, Søren Østergaard, Ove Sprogøe

Votes: 248

17. Midt om natten (1984)

131 min | Drama, Comedy

Benny and Arnold and other squatters are evicted by cops from a building in Nørrebro, Copenhagen. They start a commune in an abandoned factory. Harmony breaks when politicians, capitalists and a violent gang get involved.

Director: Erik Balling | Stars: Kim Larsen, Erik Clausen, Birgitte Raaberg, Holger Boland

Votes: 2,989

18. Far til Fire - I Stor Stil (2006)

Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Family

Uncle Anders inherits a castle just as dad and his 4 kids are off for vacation. Schedules are changed and they all go to the castle only to find out that there's another inheritor as well. 3 challenges will decide the final owner.

Director: Claus Bjerre | Stars: Niels Olsen, Sidse Mickelborg, Kathrine Bremerskov Kaysen, Jakob Wilhjelm Poulsen

Votes: 430

19. Gamle mænd i nye biler (2002)

Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Fresh out of a Danish prison, Harald bosses his old gang around, into visiting his hospitalized foster dad, who wants to see his bio son before dying. The son's in a Swedish prison. Then there's a money matter - robbing a bank.

Director: Lasse Spang Olsen | Stars: Kim Bodnia, Torkel Petersson, Tomas Villum Jensen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Votes: 9,680

20. Buster's World (1984)

91 min | Comedy, Family

Buster is an aspiring magician battling his status as a geek. Making things more difficult is his small size. This movie chronicles Buster's unique way of dealing with bullies, school, his first job and girls.

Director: Bille August | Stars: Mads Bugge Andersen, Katarina Stenbeck, Peter Schrøder, Katja Miehe-Renard

Votes: 1,596

21. Once a Cop... (1987)

60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Policeman Karl Jørgensen was once a prominent detective, but his violent temper has demoted him to checking out passports at the airport and smuggling stout to work in his Thermos every day... See full summary »

Stars: Jens Arentzen, Jens Okking, Anne Marie Helger, Torben Jensen

Votes: 245

22. Guldregn (1986)

Crime, Drama, Family

Four children accidentally find a very large sum of money buried in a forest. As it turns out, the money is from a heist at the local post office. They decide to keep the money and wait for... See full summary »

Stars: Nanna Bøndergaard, Ricki Rasmussen, Ken Vedsegaard, Tania Frydenberg

Votes: 95

23. Topsy Turvy (1983)

92 min | Comedy, Drama

1939 pre-WWII Denmark: 17 y.o. Thomas and his conservative parents move in next to a liberal/eccentric family. He vacations with them near the beach and gets to know the same age twins' liberal/erotic ways.

Director: Edward Fleming | Stars: Lars Bom, Nonny Sand, Thomas Alling, Lisbet Dahl

Votes: 250

24. Pretty Boy (1993)

86 min | Drama

A neglected, young teenager abandons his troubled home and finds himself caught in a network of jealousy as he drifts from one romantic companion to another, longing for belonging, while living as a hustler and thief among a gang of such.

Director: Carsten Sønder | Stars: Christian Tafdrup, Dicte, Rami Nathan Sverdlin, Sune Otterstrøm

Votes: 527

25. Den sorte Madonna (2007)

Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

When Maria's father sends her a priceless painting he's stolen, she must decide whether to collect the reward or protect the father who walked out on her.

Director: Lasse Spang Olsen | Stars: Anders W. Berthelsen, Tuva Novotny, Nicolas Bro, Ole Thestrup

Votes: 1,075

26. Klovn the Final (2020)

Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy

Frank turns 50 and his good friend, Casper, invites him to Iceland on a boys' trip. However, the trip does not go quite as planned.

Director: Mikkel Nørgaard | Stars: Frank Hvam, Casper Christensen, Mia Lyhne, Cassius Aasav Browning

Votes: 2,518

27. The Hideaway (1991)

70 min | Drama

A 12-year-old kid who misses his father becomes really affectionate with a young delinquent he just met.

Director: Niels Gråbøl | Stars: Kasper Tuxen, Allan Winther, Ditte Gråbøl, Niels Skousen

Votes: 245

28. Gøngehøvdingen (1992)

45 min | Adventure, Drama, History

A small Danish resistance group, fights the Swedish occupation of Denmark in 1658. The main plot is about bringing a large sum of money from the southern part of Sealand to the king in ... See full summary »

Stars: Søren Pilmark, Per Pallesen, Kirsten Lehfeldt, Jens Okking

Votes: 324

29. Heartless (2014–2015)

60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

Twin brother and sister suffer from a curse that requires that they survive by drawing life sustaining energy from humans victims. The plot surrounds the twins quest for answers to the origins of their curse and how to reverse it.

Stars: Sebastian Jessen, Julie Zangenberg, Nicolaj Kopernikus, Allan Hyde

Votes: 950

30. Moonfire (2018)

100 min | Drama, Thriller

A brother and a sister are trapped in a chaotic and emotional moment in their life. Through a series of violent acts, they do whatever they can to forget what really hurts inside.

Director: Kasper Juhl | Stars: Johannes Nymark, Mie Gren, Julie Christiansen, Preben Kristensen

Votes: 65

31. Trapped (IV) (2024)

82 min | Documentary

A ship goes down outside the coast of West Africa. Everyone on board is drowning - except the ship's cook. Stranded in a small pocket of air in water to his neck, deep inside the ship's wreck, he now awaits a slow and painful death.

Director: Lasse Spang Olsen | Stars: Okene Harrison, Nico van Heerden, Tony Walker

32. Hollywood Insider (2018– )

Talk-Show

A show focused on substance and meaningful entertainment while staying away from gossip and scandal.

Stars: Pritan Ambroase, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Holland, Margot Robbie

Votes: 1,412

33. Den gode strømer (2004)

87 min | Action, Comedy

A gang of small-time crooks screws up. Ripping off a Chinese shipping container, they find heroin belonging to Latvian mafia. A friend of theirs, a nice cop, tries to mediate, acting in good faith.

Director: Lasse Spang Olsen | Stars: Kim Bodnia, René Dif, Nicolas Bro, Robert Hansen

Votes: 2,223

34. Stockholm Marathon (1994)

87 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The gardener decides to avenge the death of his mentally disturbed wife by killing the men he considers responsible. One of them is a pop star that takes part in a great marathon race in ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Keglevic | Stars: Gösta Ekman, Kjell Bergqvist, Rolf Lassgård, Niklas Hjulström

Votes: 1,317

35. Body Switch (1995)

88 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

An elite sports doctor with 2 months to live offers to help a basketball team, so as to find a healthy boy to switch bodies with. A teenager wakes up to find himself in the old doctor's dying body.

Director: Jørn Faurschou | Stars: Ulf Pilgaard, Morten Schaffalitzky, Kenn Godske, Helle Fagralid

Votes: 366

36. Mannen på balkongen (1993)

91 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A serial-killer attacks and murders young girls in the public parks of Stockholm. The police has trouble finding any evidence to find the killer. But when a newsstand is robbed in one of ... See full summary »

Director: Daniel Alfredson | Stars: Gösta Ekman, Kjell Bergqvist, Rolf Lassgård, Niklas Hjulström

Votes: 1,348

37. Guldregn (1988)

94 min | Crime, Family, Thriller

4 Danish kids find a cookie jar filled with cash while playing in the woods. They decide to keep the money, at least until a reward is offered. But the crooks want "their" money back and will do whatever necessary to accomplish this.

Director: Søren Kragh-Jacobsen | Stars: Ricki Rasmussen, Tania Frydenberg, Ken Vedsegaard, Nanna Bøndergaard

Votes: 361

38. Going Undercover (1985)

PG-13 | 89 min | Comedy, Thriller

Forever bungling private investigator Henry Brilliant has been hired by Maxine de la Hunt to protect her stepdaughter Marigold during her trip to Denmark. A real caring parent should have ... See full summary »

Director: James Kenelm Clarke | Stars: Chris Lemmon, Jean Simmons, Lea Thompson, Viveca Lindfors

Votes: 201

39. The Police Murderer (1994)

89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A woman is found murdered in a closed amusement park. A young couple who happen to be there at the same time become, without their knowledge, suspects for the murder. They are chased by a ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Keglevic | Stars: Gösta Ekman, Kjell Bergqvist, Rolf Lassgård, Tomas Norström

Votes: 1,091

40. Snøvsen (1992)

89 min | Family, Fantasy

Eigil, a boy of seven years old, lives with his father, mother and little sister on a farm. When Uncle Otto visits and his father starts speaking to him in proverbs, Eigil wonders what's ... See full summary »

Director: Jørgen Vestergaard | Stars: Ina-Miriam Rosenbaum, Jess Ingerslev, Henrik Koefoed, Bjarke Smitt Vestermark

Votes: 347

41. Over the Edge (2012)

99 min | Drama, Thriller

A couple buys an old house at Møns Klint. They hire a handyman. Is he the man, they saw walking away from the cliff, when someone "jumped" off it?

Directors: Laurits Munch-Petersen, Jacob Ditlev | Stars: Jonatan Spang, Christiane Schaumburg-Müller, Alexandre Willaume, Danica Curcic

Votes: 1,062

42. Jolly Roger (2001)

95 min | Family

In a fantasy world with a god and cigarette smoking angels, some modern day pirates steal the future and freeze time on earth. Only the 300 year old pirate Jolly Roger can get it back and save the world.

Director: Lasse Spang Olsen | Stars: Kim Bodnia, Clara Halvorsen, Rikard Wolff, Brian Patterson

Votes: 317

43. Duksedrengen (1989)

150 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A schoolkid named Arno decides he wants to be a superhero based on his favorite comic book character, Batman. He stages an accident at his school's chemistry lab and as a result, becomes the superhero Duksedrengen.

Stars: Deni Jordan, Claus Bigum, Cecilie Olrik, Peter Gren Larsen

Votes: 79

44. Aftenshowet (2007– )

News, Talk-Show

Danmarks Radio's daily evening show, live from Copenhagen.

Stars: Mark Stokholm, Louise Wolff, Mikkel Fønsskov, Ulla Essendrop

Votes: 104

45. Faceless Murderer (1995)

208 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A farmer discovers that his neighbors have been murdered. Wallander get on the case.

Stars: Rolf Lassgård, Sven Wollter, Åke Jörnfalk, Rolf Lydahl

Votes: 530

46. Oskar & Josefine (2005)

Not Rated | 80 min | Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Josefine gets a time machine for her birthday, and then she travels back in time with her friend Oskar.

Director: Carsten Myllerup | Stars: Pernille Kaae Høier, Mikkel Konyher, Kjeld Nørgaard, Adam Gilbert Jespersen

Votes: 274

47. 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

48. Rocking Silver (1983)

94 min | Drama, Music

During a strike a worker is killed, one of his coworkers decide to reunite his old sixties band and go on the road again. This time without playing cover versions of old song, they want to ... See full summary »

Director: Erik Clausen | Stars: Leif Sylvester, Erik Clausen, Bjørn Uglebjerg, Hans Frellesvig

Votes: 105

49. Miraklet i Valby (1989)

80 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

14 year old Sven is a technical genius, who has rebuilt an old caravan into a radio communication center. Via radio he is in contact with his father, who works at a big ship at the other ... See full summary »

Director: Åke Sandgren | Stars: Jakob Katz, Troels Asmussen, Lina Englund, Amalie Ihle Alstrup

Votes: 267

50. Villa paranoia (2004)

106 min | Drama

A satire, psychological drama and comedy rolled into one, director Erik Clausen's Villa Paranoia adeptly draws upon rich characters, who demonstrate the values and strength of the human heart, to create a portrait of Denmark today.

Director: Erik Clausen | Stars: Erik Clausen, Sonja Richter, Frits Helmuth, Carsten Bang

Votes: 547