Danish Crime Films
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1. Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes (2013)
Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Police inspector Carl Mørck is put in charge of a department of cold cases, joined only by his assistant Assad. They dig into a case about a missing woman.
Director: Mikkel Nørgaard | Stars: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Per Scheel Krüger, Troels Lyby, Øyvind B. Fabricius Holm
Votes: 32,993
2. The Hour of the Lynx (2013)
93 min | Crime, Drama
Helen, who is a priest, is approached by scientist Lisbeth with a desperate plea for help. A young man, who has been sent to a high security psychiatric ward after having killed an old ... See full summary »
Director: Søren Kragh-Jacobsen | Stars: Sofie Gråbøl, Signe Egholm Olsen, Frederik Christian Johansen, Søren Malling
Votes: 1,579
3. A War (2015)
R | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
During contact with the Taliban in Afghanistan a Danish commander makes a decision which saves many of his men's lives but inadvertently takes the lives of some Afghani civilians. Now he is facing criminal charges.
Director: Tobias Lindholm | Stars: Pilou Asbæk, Tuva Novotny, Søren Malling, Charlotte Munck
Votes: 11,207 | Gross: $0.12M
4. Portland (I) (1996)
103 min | Crime, Drama
This gritty crime drama is a poignant tale of a family that failed and follows two brothers - violent drug criminals.
Director: Niels Arden Oplev | Stars: Anders W. Berthelsen, Michael Muller, Ulrich Thomsen, Iben Hjejle
Votes: 380
5. All for One (2011)
Not Rated | 82 min | Comedy, Crime
Four childhood friends, three now petty criminals and Martin (Jon Lange) a petty cop, are trying to bring down big time drug smuggler Mr. Niemeyer (Rutger Hauer), who has an art gallery as front.
Director: Rasmus Heide | Stars: Jon Lange, Jonatan Spang, Rasmus Bjerg, Mick Øgendahl
Votes: 2,968
6. The Olsen Gang - Final Mission (1998)
Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy, Crime, Family
After being arrested in a psychiatric institute for almost twenty years, Egon Olsen escapes and reunites his gang for a last and final coup.
Directors: Tom Hedegaard, Morten Arnfred | Stars: Ove Sprogøe, Morten Grunwald, Poul Bundgaard, Bjørn Watt-Boolsen
Votes: 1,644
7. Those Who Kill: Shadow of the Past (2011)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A forensic psychiatrist decides to change work. Days before leaving, a case of 5 shot on a Copenhagen city bus might involve an old patient of his. Other murders follow. He can't stop before the case is solved.
Director: Birger Larsen | Stars: Laura Bach, Jakob Cedergren, Lars Mikkelsen, Simon Kvamm
Votes: 1,608
8. Skytten (2013)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A reporter confronts the Danish foreign minister on TV about broken promises on ecological policies with offshore oil drilling NE of Greenland. A geophysicist/sharpshooter is angered and loose in Copenhagen.
Director: Annette K. Olesen | Stars: Trine Dyrholm, Kim Bodnia, Kristian Halken, Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Votes: 1,841
9. 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: 9,675
10. Terribly Happy (2008)
Unrated | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A thriller about a Copenhagen cop who moves to a small town after having a nervous breakdown.
Director: Henrik Ruben Genz | Stars: Jakob Cedergren, Lene Maria Christensen, Kim Bodnia, Lars Brygmann
Votes: 7,057 | Gross: $0.07M
11. Just Another Love Story (2007)
Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Life in the suburbs as a father of two has worn down Jonas. When a victim of a car crash mistakes him for her boyfriend Sebastian, things take a very dramatic turn as the line between truth and deception is erased.
Director: Ole Bornedal | Stars: Anders W. Berthelsen, Rebecka Hemse, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Charlotte Fich
Votes: 4,988 | Gross: $0.05M
12. Northwest (2013)
Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Crime, Drama
18-year-old Caspar wants to reach the top, no matter what. He carries out small-time break-ins for Jamal, before moving on to work for big player Björn. All goes well, until Jamal's gang ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Noer | Stars: Gustav Dyekjær Giese, Oscar Dyekjær Giese, Lene Maria Christensen, Annemieke Bredahl Peppink
Votes: 4,308
13. Small Town Killers (2017)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Two Danish BFFs have lost interest in their wives and consider divorce, but end up getting drunk and hiring a Russian hitman online instead. The Russian flies in. Unfortunately, their wives get to know the Russian as well.
Director: Ole Bornedal | Stars: Nicolas Bro, Ulrich Thomsen, Mia Lyhne, Lene Maria Christensen
Votes: 2,761
14. R (2010)
Unrated | 99 min | Crime, Drama
The R of the title stands for the young protagonist, Rune, fearlessly played by Pilou Asbæk. Imprisoned for violent assault, he's a cocky, good-looking young man placed in the hardcore ward... See full summary »
Directors: Tobias Lindholm, Michael Noer | Stars: Pilou Asbæk, Dulfi Al-Jabouri, Roland Møller, Jacob Gredsted
Votes: 5,308
15. 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: 23,049
16. Pusher III (2005)
Not Rated | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Milo tries to be a family man and run his criminal organization, but a wrong drug shipment endangers everything.
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn | Stars: Zlatko Buric, Marinela Dekic, Slavko Labovic, Ramadan Huseini
Votes: 18,065
17. 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: 24,218
18. Adam's Apples (2005)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A neo-Nazi sentenced to community service at a church clashes with the blindly devoted minister.
Director: Anders Thomas Jensen | Stars: Ulrich Thomsen, Mads Mikkelsen, Nicolas Bro, Paprika Steen
Votes: 54,655 | Gross: $0.00M
19. Pusher II (2004)
Not Rated | 100 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Tonny is released from prison - again. This time he has his mind set on changing his broken down life, but that is easier said than done.
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn | Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Leif Sylvester, Anne Sørensen, Øyvind Hagen-Traberg
Votes: 25,030
20. Bleeder (1999)
98 min | Crime, Drama
Two stories for the price of one: Lenny works in a video shop and tries to get aquainted with the waitress Lea. Leo beats his pregnant wife, Louise, which is a VERY bad idea, as her brother, Louis, is a violent racist.
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn | Stars: Kim Bodnia, Mads Mikkelsen, Rikke Louise Andersson, Liv Corfixen
Votes: 9,188
21. Darkland (2017)
Not Rated | 112 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A successful doctor who loses his little brother in a gang-related assault gives up his privileged life to become a masked warrior and avenge his brother's death.
Director: Fenar Ahmad | Stars: Dar Salim, Stine Fischer Christensen, Ali Sivandi, Dulfi Al-Jabouri
Votes: 7,490
22. Department Q: The Absent One (2014)
Not Rated | 119 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The murder of young twins initially implicates a group of upper class students as the killers, though the case takes a turn or two from its starting point.
Director: Mikkel Nørgaard | Stars: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Pilou Asbæk, David Dencik
Votes: 26,213
23. 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: 44,574 | Gross: $0.00M
24. Journal 64 (2018)
Not Rated | 119 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A series of mysterious disappearances in 2006 are eerily connected to the same institution.
Director: Christoffer Boe | Stars: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Johanne Louise Schmidt, Søren Pilmark
Votes: 19,489
25. The Guilty (2018)
R | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A police officer assigned alarm dispatch duty enters a race against time when he answers an emergency call from a kidnapped woman.
Director: Gustav Möller | Stars: Jakob Cedergren, Jessica Dinnage, Omar Shargawi, Johan Gotthardt Olsen
Votes: 64,470 | Gross: $0.21M
26. Holiday (I) (2018)
93 min | Crime, Drama
A love triangle featuring the trophy girlfriend of a petty drug lord, caught up in a web of luxury and violence in a modern dark gangster tale set in the beautiful port city of Bodrum on the Turkish Riviera.
Director: Isabella Eklöf | Stars: Vic Carmen Sonne, Lai Yde, Thijs Römer, Yuval Segal
Votes: 4,560
27. Bakerman (2016)
83 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Jens has a midlife crisis and chooses to settle some old debts.
Director: David Noel Bourke | Stars: Mikkel Vadsholt, Brian Hjulmann, Siir Tilif, Mia Lerdam
Votes: 85
28. Pizza King (1999)
103 min | Crime, Drama
Junes and Bobby, who hang out with other second generation Muslim immigrants at Pizza King in Copenhagen, come across 50 lbs. hashish in a burglary. The Pakistani owner wants it back.
Director: Ole Christian Madsen | Stars: Ali Kazim, Janus Nabil Bakrawi, Isam Subeihi, Farshad Kholghi
Votes: 462
29. Olsen Banden Junior (2001)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Crime
In 1958, young Egon Olsen tries to escape from the orphanage by being adopted by a rich couple - but his new "parents" are rocket scientists who want to shoot him into space.
Director: Peter Flinth | Stars: Aksel Leth, Christian Stoltenberg, Jacob A. Bernit, Signe Lerche
Votes: 410
30. Max (2000)
85 min | Crime
Released after three years in prison, Max finds out her father, a wealthy businessman, has hired a stranger to play his son. Meanwhile, the ex-husband of the Rent-a-Family director plans to rob Max' father.
Director: Trine Piil Christensen | Stars: Sidse Babett Knudsen, Nicolaj Kopernikus, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Paprika Steen
Votes: 186
31. The Olsen Gang in Deep Trouble (2013)
Not Rated | 100 min | Animation, Comedy, Crime
When released from prison, Olsen has a plan for another heist. The trio will steal a miniature super oil refinery on a ship from two evil twins and demand a huge ransom.
Director: Jørgen Lerdam | Stars: Martin Buch, Nicolaj Kopernikus, Kurt Ravn, Annette Heick
Votes: 342
32. Inkasso (2004)
86 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Boxing trainer Claus works a second job as a collector for loan shark Holger in order to pay off his own debts. He is assisted by Igor, a 'Jaws'-like tough guy. Trouble arises when Claus falls in love with hot-tempered Laura.
Director: Lasse Spang Olsen | Stars: Iben Hjejle, Kim Bodnia, Allan Olsen, Casper Christensen
Votes: 1,692
33. All for Three (2017)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Crime
When their dad dies, Timo and Ralf fly to Italy to "get" dad's valuable, antique motorcycle instead of Kim, the heir. They help anti-fur Kim against a chinchilla farmer.
Director: Rasmus Heide | Stars: Zlatko Buric, Sonja Richter, Rikke Louise Andersson, Kurt Ravn
Votes: 1,011
34. Possessed (1999)
99 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A man is found in an airport, dead of a mysterious disease. A race begins to save humanity from what could be a global plague.
Director: Anders Rønnow Klarlund | Stars: Ole Lemmeke, Kirsti Eline Torhaug, Ole Ernst, Niels Anders Thorn
Votes: 822
35. Kidnapning (2017)
81 min | Comedy, Crime, Family
The movie is about Bertram and his family who in order to get money for a new flat are caught up in Uncle Georg's attempt to kidnap a rich boy. But things don't go as planned.
Director: Frederik Meldal Nørgaard | Stars: Alfred Bjerre Larsen, Anders Brink Madsen, Luca Reichardt Ben Coker, Brian Lykke
Votes: 155
36. On the Edge (2014)
Not Rated | 86 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two hard-living best friends and aficionados of illegal racing contests find their bond tested when one of them goes to trial for vehicular homicide.
Director: Christian E. Christiansen | Stars: Cyron Melville, Jakob Oftebro, Danica Curcic, Joakim Ingversen
Votes: 670
37. Himmerland (2008)
82 min | Crime, Drama
An American travels to Europe to unravel the mystery surrounding his sister's death.
Director: James Barclay | Stars: James Barclay, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Julie R. Ølgaard, Zlatko Buric
Votes: 184
38. The Olsen Gang Gets Polished (2010)
Not Rated | 70 min | Animation, Comedy, Crime
The Olsen gang's hired to steal H.C. Andersen's quill from a museum as the Danish prime minister needs it to sweeten a weapons deal with the Chinese leader. They're double-crossed. Olsen has a new, genius plan.
Director: Jørgen Lerdam | Stars: Martin Buch, Nicolaj Kopernikus, Esben Pretzmann, Annette Heick
Votes: 826
39. Undercover (2016)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Crime
One cop, one witness... What can go wrong?
Director: Nikolaj Peyk | Stars: Linda Pedersen, Anders Grau, Anders Baasmo, Roland Møller
Votes: 445
40. All for Two (2013)
Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Crime
After their newfound fortune have been tricked away from them by a banker, the three friends must work together to get revenge.
Director: Rasmus Heide | Stars: Jonatan Spang, Rasmus Bjerg, Mick Øgendahl, Kurt Ravn
Votes: 2,225
41. The Cartel (2014)
100 min | Crime, Drama
The successful entrepreneur Lars Halbo returns to Denmark when he inherits the family firm, but when he refuses to cooperate in illegal cartel pricing, his little company comes under heavy pressure.
Director: Charlotte Sachs Bostrup | Stars: Anders W. Berthelsen, Lene Maria Christensen, Leif Sylvester, Gitte Siem
Votes: 968
42. Rembrandt (2002)
109 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Mick and Tom are an unlikely father-son team of petty thieves. They've been hired to steal a painting from a museum. By accident, they steal the wrong painting: Denmark's only original Rembrandt masterpiece, worth millions.
Director: Jannik Johansen | Stars: Lars Brygmann, Jakob Cedergren, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Nicolas Bro
Votes: 3,154
43. A Death Sentence (2002)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Family
12 y.o. Ida's dad'll die without a DKK1,500,000 operation. Ida plans to steal the money from the bank, her mom installed alarm systems in. She'll need her climbing skills, her 2 friends and 3 go-karts.
Director: Fabian Wullenweber | Stars: Julie Zangenberg, Stefan Pagels Andersen, Mads Elias Højberg Ravn, William Haugaard Petersen
Votes: 1,206
44. 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: 2,858
45. Ud af mørket (2012)
85 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A couple of reckless decisions lead to fatal consequences for four young friends. Johnny and Milla are a young couple whose safe every day life takes an unexpected turn when Johnny's old ... See full summary »
Directors: Daniell Edwards, David Sakurai | Stars: David Sakurai, Daniell Edwards, Stephanie Leon, Dennis Haladyn
Votes: 25
46. Forkerte navne (2004)
Crime, Romance, Action
Director: Jonas Kvist Jensen | Stars: Mads Koudal, Kim Sønderholm, Lene Storgaard, Christian Gade Bjerrum
Votes: 28
47. Hannah Wolfe (2004)
95 min | Crime
Private detective Hannah Wolfe is hired to solve the case of sabotages against a posh health spa. When the case turns into murder and the police get involved, Hannah needs to use more than skills to escape the trap. Nothing is what it looks like, and Hannah needs to understand the real motives before she can catch the killer.
Director: Jan Jung | Stars: Solbjørg Højfeldt, Henning Jensen, Dick Kaysø, Henrik Lykkegaard
Votes: 24
48. Mord på mere end én Måde (2010)
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
"Multiple means of Murder" is the story of Johnny - an awkward, but well-meaning private eye who gets swept into the mystery of a gruesome murder. The case involves a beautiful blonde, a ... See full summary »
Director: Jonas Kvist Jensen | Stars: Steffen Nielsen, Maja Muhlack, Alexandra Ternstroem, Thomas Kirk
Votes: 23
49. 4Reality (2013)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Kenny wakes up in a forest covered in blood and without memory, and soon he stands accused of murder - what is it that he can not remember and why?
Director: Jacqueline Landau | Stars: Sebastian Jessen, Jesper Lohmann, Mathilde Norholt, Maibritt Saerens
Votes: 15
50. The Detectives (2013)
88 min | Crime, Family
Three 13-year-olds start a detective agency and in solving their first case, learn about friendship and courage.
Director: Esben Tønnesen | Stars: Mathilde Wedell-Wedellsborg, Marcuz Jess Petersen, Frederik Winther Rasmussen, Emma Carlar
Votes: 79
51. The House That Jack Built (2018)
R | 152 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
In five episodes, failed architect and vicious sociopath Jack recounts his elaborately orchestrated murders -- each, as he views them, a towering work of art that defines his life's work as a serial killer in the Pacific Northwest.
Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Matt Dillon, Bruno Ganz, Uma Thurman, Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Votes: 92,127 | Gross: $0.09M
52. Dancer in the Dark (2000)
R | 140 min | Crime, Drama, Musical
An Eastern European US immigrant with a love for musicals has to cope with the gradual loss of her vision.
Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse, Peter Stormare
Votes: 116,851 | Gross: $4.18M
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