35 Best Movies to Watch From Denmark

A finely observed and elegant Danish drama starring the mighty Mads Mikkelsen .

A devastating documentary on reconciliation in the shadow of the Indonesian Genocide. .

A daring, surreal, and thoroughly bone-chilling documentary about the genocide in Indonesia .

A dark and twisted thriller from Norway sure to raise some pulses. .

A dark secret is exposed at a family reunion in Denmark. What entails, is a pitch-black comedy that will make you feel nauseous. .

The original Swedish mystery thriller that was later remade by David Fincher. It's the same story of a wealthy man hiring a journalist and scrappy hacker to solver a murder, but told better. This version is slower, has more attention to detail and pace. In casting, authenticity triumphs over good looks. In staging, aesthetics are given as much importance as thrills. And in the story, intelligence wins over plot. This gives the main character of Lisbeth Salander (played by Noomi Rapace) better space to deploy her full mysticism and enigmatic nature. Danish director Niels Arden Oplev masterfully brings everything together to make for a movie that will forever be remembered.

The cry of a generation reckoning with aging in today's world.

In this Danish drama, a car crash disrupts four lives, changing two couples’ relationships irrevocably.

An uplifting sports drama about one of the greatest tennis matches in history.

This animated movie is absolutely wonderful. It’s an Irish production, and the drawings/graphics are so beautiful and different from what you usually see in this genre. This alone, along with the music, would be good reasons to watch this.But what really makes this worth your time is the story – it’s about a boy dealing with the loss of his mother. He embarks on an adventure into a parallel world of feelings to save his sister.I found it to be refreshingly original, sometimes quite intense (I cried, but I easily cry), and heartwarming. The details are great. And I love the way the story was interwoven with Irish mythology, making it magical.