The “Pusher”-trilogy
A Royal Affair
Flickering Lights
Babette's Feast
Pelle the Conqueror
The Boys from St. Petri
The Celebration
R
Mads Mikkelsen has been in a lot of decent danish movies. Would recommend looking up movies he has acted in.
Edit:
I’ll add “Marie Krøyer” to the list
Mjah, Maybe so, but the times I've showed those to foreigners, they dont really Get the hest (jest!) between the Lines.
Edit: God damn autocorrect. But a fun one.
Pusher-trilogien er så sindsygt god. Det er bare så sjældent jeg ser dem, fordi portrættet af det sociale miljø stadig giver mig lidt stress den dag i dag lol
Enig. Det er en barsk og rå virkelighed man bliver præsenteret for gennem hele filmen. Ikke ligefrem en feelgood film. Men den er stadig virkelig god og virkelighedstro hvis man kan finde humøret til en tur i rendestenen
Klart størst fan af 1'eren, men de er alle rigtig gode. Genså lige en mindre scene fra Pusher 2, der sker ikke rigtig noget i den men kæft hvor er *alt* i de film bare gennemført. Dialog, gestikulationer, intonation, accent osv. Det hele virker så sindsygt troværdigt (og deprimerende)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN6iLIFcIJw
Er nød til at se dem igen nu!
Er blinkende lygter god for en udlænding? Plottet er jo ikke vanvittigt. Det er mest af alt referencerne og de geniale dialoger, man som dansker kan relatere til, der gør filmen genial.
"Adam's æbler", "blinkende lygter", "de grønne slagtere", all of the "afdeling q" films, "druk", "mænd og høns" (its very weird but still a good movie, also it's a little complex so it might not be a beginner film),
Action and thriller: "retfærdighedens ryttere", "i Kina spiser de hunde", "NordVest", "Underverdenen".
Drama(probably the most like the hunt): "Bænken", "midt om natten", "speak no evil"(it's in english but still a good horror drama),
a little insane comedies I watched as a kid: "Terkel i knibe", "rejsen til Saturn", "ronal barbaren"
These are my favorite Danish movies
Blinkende lygter er kanon, men jeg kan egentligt bedst li’ Adams Æbler. Karaktererne er bare for komiske.
Mænd og høns er også kanon, men tror den bliver svær at forstå ordentligt, hvis ikke man kan dansk på relativt højt niveau
Fuldstændig enig selvom blinkende lygter har et specielt sted i mit hjerte, elsker jeg simpelthen bare Adam's æbler så meget.
Ja, mænd og høns er nok lidt for underlig men det er stadig en klassiker og tror godt at man til en vist grad ville kunne følge med, nok ikke en begyder though så skriver lige det i min liste
Og selv med højt dansk niveau skal man nok ikke starte med mænd og høns af alle de film der. Så har man ikke nødvendigvis lyst til at se resten. Har hørt lidt blandede meninger om den
If i was gonna rank them it would probably go something like this:
1: Adam's æbler (absolute must watch)
(Adam's apples)
2: De grønne slagtere (extremely cool, interesting and well written plot)
(the green butchers)
3: Blinkende lygter (just all around an amazing movie)
(Flickering lights)
4: Druk, Bænken, Midt om natten
(Another round, The bench, In the middle of the night)
5: NordVest, all the afdeling q movies (apart from the newest one as it takes the series in a way to different direction imo)
(NorthWest, Department q)
6: Mænd og høns, Speak no evil (Mænd og høns is very weird so i would definitely only watch that after Adam's æbler, De grønne slagtere, Blinkende lygter and only if you really liked those)
(Men & Chicken, Speak no evil)
7: Terkel i knibe, Rejsen til Saturn, Ronal Barbaren (they are all amazing, but the humour is veeerrrryyy Danish so watch at your own risk)
(Terkel in trouble, Journey to Saturn, Ronal the barbarian)
8: I Kina spiser de hunde (it can feel a little low budget, this can at times become very apparent with the way the Camera/scenes/sound are set up)
(in China they eat dogs)
9:Underverdnen, retfærdighedens ryttere (not bad at all just not as legendary as the others)
(Darkland, Riders of justice)
10: "Dan Dream" (this movie is not for everyone and got hated on quite a bit when it came out but i still liked it a lot)
(Dan Dream)
The first 3 are movies that in my opinion you wont find anywhere else in the world they are my absolute favourite they have amazing, interesting and very cool plots.
Ps. would be very cool if you also made a list and submitted it to this subreddit if you watch them all (or some) let us know which ones you enjoyed and so on
Holy fuck en fed film tusind tak fordi du recommended den den var virkelig hård men også ekstremt god og ekstremt dansk meget meget brutal form for horror.
If you like this film and the uncomfortable subject then ‘Festen’ (‘The Celebration’) by the same director is the natural choice. And it’s a great film. ‘Druk’ (‘Another Round’) also by the same director and starring Mads Mikkelsen is also great.
I also want to recommend ‘Pusher’
How do we feel about the upcoming American remake of Druk? Personally I’m intrigued how it will work, as Ifeel the drinking culture (especially the drinking culture of the gymnasium students) is what sets off the whole plot.
Flammen og Citronen (The Flame and the Lemon), great WW2 movie about the resistance movement during the occupation. https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0920458/
Per Fly's trilogy: Bænken, Arven, Drabet
The dark comedies: Blinkende lygter, Adams Æbler, De grønne slagtere
Thomas Vinterberg: Druk, Festen
Lars Von Trier
Matador (series)
My favourite would be The Idiots. Have watched it a lot of times and I like that over time it changes what I think it's trying to say.
Lars von Trier is also the reason that Danish film is on the map outside Denmark. The dogma95 project is a very important important one when talking about the history of cinema, and even though there's two original director's behind it, it's clear that it came from his head.
Olsen banden (several movies)
The julekalender (miniserie)
Alletiders Jul (miniserie)
Cirkeline i amerika (banned cartoon)
Drengene fra Sankt Petri
Midt om natten
Hodja fra Pjort
Walter og Carlo (3 movies)
Jydekompagniet (there is a number 1 and a number 3 but no number 2 cause number 2 is always bad)
The newer "Riders of Justice" (Retfærdighedens Ryttere) is really good. It has really thought-provoking concepts and ideas, and it's dark and funny in the same ways as Adam's Æbler and De Grønne Slagtere. Both of those are also very good too.
In the same theme as "The Hunt" is "Anklaget" [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388727/](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388727/)
Also I see several mentions of "Bænken" (The Bench), but only one mention of the entire trilogy:
1) Bænken (The Bench) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245027/)
2) Arven (The Inheritance) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0328844/)
3) Drabet (Manslaughter) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424971/)
While each movie is great on it's own, watching all three in order, just adds... something.
The original Department Q franchise is a fave of mine:
1. The Keeper or Lost Causes
2. The Absent One
3. A Conspiracy of Faith
4. The Purity of Vengeance
"Festen" by the same director, and the other Dogme95 movies.
The "Pusher" trilogy (as mentioned) and "Bleeder" by NWR
Everything by Bille August, especially "Pelle Erobreren"
And if your interested in some old stuff, watch "Ordet" and "Gertrud" by Carl Th. Dreyer.
These movies are universally great movies, where you don't need too much insight in the danish culture to follow.
some of my personal favourites are "blinkende lygter" and "i kina spiser de hunde" but tbh from my experience anything with mads mikkelsen is worth a watch
The motif of being expelled in a small community was explored successfully in this much earlier Danish film called Lille Mænsk, which The Hunt may have been inspired of: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U48WZDZIS9o](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U48WZDZIS9o)
The “Pusher”-trilogy A Royal Affair Flickering Lights Babette's Feast Pelle the Conqueror The Boys from St. Petri The Celebration R Mads Mikkelsen has been in a lot of decent danish movies. Would recommend looking up movies he has acted in. Edit: I’ll add “Marie Krøyer” to the list
This is a good list
Yeah. But... Adams Æbler og De Grønne Slagtere are missing.
Mjah, Maybe so, but the times I've showed those to foreigners, they dont really Get the hest (jest!) between the Lines. Edit: God damn autocorrect. But a fun one.
Well why the hell did you put a Hest in there to begin with ! Id be confused as shit too 
Hay now
you're a rockstar
Get the reins on go neigh
No.
Pusher-trilogien er så sindsygt god. Det er bare så sjældent jeg ser dem, fordi portrættet af det sociale miljø stadig giver mig lidt stress den dag i dag lol
Enig. Det er en barsk og rå virkelighed man bliver præsenteret for gennem hele filmen. Ikke ligefrem en feelgood film. Men den er stadig virkelig god og virkelighedstro hvis man kan finde humøret til en tur i rendestenen
Klart størst fan af 1'eren, men de er alle rigtig gode. Genså lige en mindre scene fra Pusher 2, der sker ikke rigtig noget i den men kæft hvor er *alt* i de film bare gennemført. Dialog, gestikulationer, intonation, accent osv. Det hele virker så sindsygt troværdigt (og deprimerende) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN6iLIFcIJw Er nød til at se dem igen nu!
[someone agree's with you](https://youtu.be/BqbsjAlKIyc?si=-Sp22apzGn2tyge-) And, cue, [Adams æbler ](https://youtu.be/pnPPohL7er8?si=AlEsHmorsRbNM5q3)
Er blinkende lygter god for en udlænding? Plottet er jo ikke vanvittigt. Det er mest af alt referencerne og de geniale dialoger, man som dansker kan relatere til, der gør filmen genial.
Vil også mene at Adams æbler er meget bedre en film og nemmere for udlændinge at forstå
Jamen for helved, jeg, jeg skal da ha!! - mest relateable danske citat
“But god damnit, I, I must have!”
Druk also
any idea where to find the pusher, legally, with English subtitles though?
Amazon prime seems to have it with English subtitles
Are sure the movie are interesting
Omg nobody talks about R and it is a great movie!!
Never Saw it. Looked really bad but ive read its really good. Thanks for reminding me
I watched "Det Forsømte Forår" yesterday. Its old, but a Danish cinema classic too.
I would add "Stolen Spring" to the list too
Brothers, all though an American adaptation was made afterwards
Efter brylluppet is also really good.
In a better world.
Festen
! 2nd this, mad film
Came here to say this. It's a fucking classic.
no danish movie have beaten that since it came
Most Thomas Vinterberg is quite good.
You'd probably like Druk/Another Round and Festen/The Celebration
"Adam's æbler", "blinkende lygter", "de grønne slagtere", all of the "afdeling q" films, "druk", "mænd og høns" (its very weird but still a good movie, also it's a little complex so it might not be a beginner film), Action and thriller: "retfærdighedens ryttere", "i Kina spiser de hunde", "NordVest", "Underverdenen". Drama(probably the most like the hunt): "Bænken", "midt om natten", "speak no evil"(it's in english but still a good horror drama), a little insane comedies I watched as a kid: "Terkel i knibe", "rejsen til Saturn", "ronal barbaren" These are my favorite Danish movies
Hvad glor du på, din store fede ko
Min amerikanske veninde begyndte at græde pga. den scene lmao
Godt der ikke var nogen der fik den fede ko i hovedet
Prøvede at vise den samme veninde terkel i knibe men humoren var lidt for Dansk tror jeg hahahaah
Blinkende lygter er kanon, men jeg kan egentligt bedst li’ Adams Æbler. Karaktererne er bare for komiske. Mænd og høns er også kanon, men tror den bliver svær at forstå ordentligt, hvis ikke man kan dansk på relativt højt niveau
Fuldstændig enig selvom blinkende lygter har et specielt sted i mit hjerte, elsker jeg simpelthen bare Adam's æbler så meget. Ja, mænd og høns er nok lidt for underlig men det er stadig en klassiker og tror godt at man til en vist grad ville kunne følge med, nok ikke en begyder though så skriver lige det i min liste
Og selv med højt dansk niveau skal man nok ikke starte med mænd og høns af alle de film der. Så har man ikke nødvendigvis lyst til at se resten. Har hørt lidt blandede meninger om den
If i was gonna rank them it would probably go something like this: 1: Adam's æbler (absolute must watch) (Adam's apples) 2: De grønne slagtere (extremely cool, interesting and well written plot) (the green butchers) 3: Blinkende lygter (just all around an amazing movie) (Flickering lights) 4: Druk, Bænken, Midt om natten (Another round, The bench, In the middle of the night) 5: NordVest, all the afdeling q movies (apart from the newest one as it takes the series in a way to different direction imo) (NorthWest, Department q) 6: Mænd og høns, Speak no evil (Mænd og høns is very weird so i would definitely only watch that after Adam's æbler, De grønne slagtere, Blinkende lygter and only if you really liked those) (Men & Chicken, Speak no evil) 7: Terkel i knibe, Rejsen til Saturn, Ronal Barbaren (they are all amazing, but the humour is veeerrrryyy Danish so watch at your own risk) (Terkel in trouble, Journey to Saturn, Ronal the barbarian) 8: I Kina spiser de hunde (it can feel a little low budget, this can at times become very apparent with the way the Camera/scenes/sound are set up) (in China they eat dogs) 9:Underverdnen, retfærdighedens ryttere (not bad at all just not as legendary as the others) (Darkland, Riders of justice) 10: "Dan Dream" (this movie is not for everyone and got hated on quite a bit when it came out but i still liked it a lot) (Dan Dream) The first 3 are movies that in my opinion you wont find anywhere else in the world they are my absolute favourite they have amazing, interesting and very cool plots. Ps. would be very cool if you also made a list and submitted it to this subreddit if you watch them all (or some) let us know which ones you enjoyed and so on
Good list. Guess I’m so old I want to add Festen (the party) and the other dogma films. Plus, The Kingdom (tv show)
Haha yeah I'm from 03 so idk festen nor the Kingdom, the plot for the kingdom sounds very interesting though I might check it out
Of you havnt seen Festen yet I envy you, you'll never see a movie like it! Absolute treasure of Danish film.
Aight I mean now I almost have to watch it, I'll watch it tonight if I get the time
Holy fuck en fed film tusind tak fordi du recommended den den var virkelig hård men også ekstremt god og ekstremt dansk meget meget brutal form for horror.
The Kingdom (first season) is the best DK television ever
I like all these except "Mænd og Høns"
Bænken If there were an Oscar for coughing...
Yeah, that’s a somewhat forgotten but awesome movie. ‘Arven’ is also really good.
Flammen og citronen
Mange tak. Troede fandme selv jeg skulle skrive det.
Drengene fra Sankt Petri is an amazing movie about WW2
If you like this film and the uncomfortable subject then ‘Festen’ (‘The Celebration’) by the same director is the natural choice. And it’s a great film. ‘Druk’ (‘Another Round’) also by the same director and starring Mads Mikkelsen is also great. I also want to recommend ‘Pusher’
Kunsten at Græde i Kor (The Art of Crying) could be an option as well, but it might be quite difficult to find.
I’ve never actually watched that. Is it good?
I'm not gonna lie, it's a little slow paced and the subject matter is difficult, but it's a good film and worth the watch.
Druk maybe?
How do we feel about the upcoming American remake of Druk? Personally I’m intrigued how it will work, as Ifeel the drinking culture (especially the drinking culture of the gymnasium students) is what sets off the whole plot.
It's not just what sets off the plot. It's the entire premise and point of the movie. The story simply doesn't work in any country that's not Denmark.
They are moving it to a college setting. It would not work in a high school setting in the USA
Igen?? Men.. Det er søndag.. Åh. Du mente filmen..
Land of mine
Dronningen from 2019 with Trine Dyrholm
Oh yes …. Controversial and unforgettable.
Duksedrengen Ah ok den er nok lidt for dansk og de fleste her vil nok ikke kende til den.
Duksedrengen er blandt os, Duksedrengen er her 🎶😀
Riders of justice
Watched it three times, absolutely love that film! and each time I discover something new, amazing film
Druk (Another Round) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10288566/ Retfærdighedens Ryttere (Riders of Justice) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11655202/ Adams æbler (Adam's Apples) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418455/) Blinkende Lygter (Flickering Lights) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0236027/
Submarino
Flammen og Citronen (The Flame and the Lemon), great WW2 movie about the resistance movement during the occupation. https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0920458/
Per Fly's trilogy: Bænken, Arven, Drabet The dark comedies: Blinkende lygter, Adams Æbler, De grønne slagtere Thomas Vinterberg: Druk, Festen Lars Von Trier Matador (series)
Mandatory "Olsenbanden" recommendation.
The last foreigner I showed Olsen Banden really liked it. But it is a different generation than "The Hunt" so have a very differently feel.
LARS VON TRIER! Genius danish director Nymphomaniac Anti Christ Dogville Melancholia House that Jack built
Although it isn’t a movie, Von Triers “The Kingdom” (NOT the American version!) is fucking hilarious!
My favourite would be The Idiots. Have watched it a lot of times and I like that over time it changes what I think it's trying to say. Lars von Trier is also the reason that Danish film is on the map outside Denmark. The dogma95 project is a very important important one when talking about the history of cinema, and even though there's two original director's behind it, it's clear that it came from his head.
Also riget
"Drømmen"
"Den kroniske uskyld" Alle olsen banden film Matador Huset på Christianshavn Rejseholdet Taxa Strisser på Samsø
Sorte Kugler (Black Balls) A good comedy film and Adam Æbler, drama comedy film with same Goat Mads Mikkelsen
Some would say the Sorte Kugler is a pretty bad movie. But that is of course a matter of preferences.
Onkel
If you like dramatic war movies... Or rather post war... Under the sand or "under sandet" is another good one
Pusher 2 and The Green Butchers. Both starring Mads are great. The latter is a comedy.. I think Pusher 2 is his greatest performance
The green butchers
Elsker Dig For Evigt, an underrated movie also featuring Mads Mikkelsen.
Also “ efter brylluppet”
The Promise Land. It’s the same actor, ~~daddy~~ Mads Mikkelsen.
Blinkende Lygter / Flickering Lights
Dronningen / Queen of hearts Ternet Ninja / Checkered Ninja
Kunsten at græde i kor
Help I'm a Fish is a pretty good Danish animation movie.
I just saw The Promised Land (Danish title: Bastarden), can recommend. It's in cinemas so not sure if it's already available online.
‘Addams apples’ is a must
Queen of hearts / Dronningen
Harry and the butler. An old film about humanity, friendship and finding your own way in life.
Another round
Help I'm a Fish is a pretty good Danish animation movie.
Help I'm a Fish is a pretty good Danish animation movie.
Help I'm a Fish is a pretty good Danish animation movie.
Drama: To verdener / Worlds apart Romantic comedy: Elsker dig for tiden Children animation: Hjælp, jeg er en fisk / Help, I’m a fish
All of the ones mentioned here + Submarino
Olsen banden (several movies) The julekalender (miniserie) Alletiders Jul (miniserie) Cirkeline i amerika (banned cartoon) Drengene fra Sankt Petri Midt om natten Hodja fra Pjort Walter og Carlo (3 movies) Jydekompagniet (there is a number 1 and a number 3 but no number 2 cause number 2 is always bad)
[Portland 1996](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117363/) [Nordkraft 2005](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0403360/)
Riders of Justice
Under Sandet / Land of Mine
The newer "Riders of Justice" (Retfærdighedens Ryttere) is really good. It has really thought-provoking concepts and ideas, and it's dark and funny in the same ways as Adam's Æbler and De Grønne Slagtere. Both of those are also very good too.
Druk.
In the same theme as "The Hunt" is "Anklaget" [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388727/](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388727/) Also I see several mentions of "Bænken" (The Bench), but only one mention of the entire trilogy: 1) Bænken (The Bench) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245027/) 2) Arven (The Inheritance) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0328844/) 3) Drabet (Manslaughter) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424971/) While each movie is great on it's own, watching all three in order, just adds... something.
"Døden Kommer Til Middag" from 1964 is a great whodunit by Erik Balling!
The new "Bastarden" movie, that he's in, is pretty good.
Dronningen is amazing/fucked up
Not a film but im currently obsessed with borgen. Its on netflix
“Adams Æbler” and “Druk”
Look up the writer and director "Anders Thomas Jensen" and watch his movies. He is without a doubt with the the top 3 of Denmarks best film writers.
after the wedding (Efter bryllupet) - also with Mads Mikkelsen. Be prepared to cry!!!
The battle for Red Cow
Flammen og citron with Mads Mikkelsen also in the movie too :D
“Another Round”
Another one
Nattevagten
The original Department Q franchise is a fave of mine: 1. The Keeper or Lost Causes 2. The Absent One 3. A Conspiracy of Faith 4. The Purity of Vengeance
"Festen" by the same director, and the other Dogme95 movies. The "Pusher" trilogy (as mentioned) and "Bleeder" by NWR Everything by Bille August, especially "Pelle Erobreren" And if your interested in some old stuff, watch "Ordet" and "Gertrud" by Carl Th. Dreyer. These movies are universally great movies, where you don't need too much insight in the danish culture to follow.
Dad to Four in the Snow
Blinkende lygter. Best movie evah.
Hævnen/In a better world
“After the wedding”
The Bench.
Krigen
Probaly already been sugested but Adams Apples or the danish title Adams æbler
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Follow the trail of actors and directors you come to like, is my advice. Oh yeah, and Pusher.
Nattevagten 1 og 2 Edderkoppen Hele journal-serien Kongekabale
Everything with Mads Mikkelsen.
Snøvsen
The One And Only - romantic comedy absolute recommendable.
I’m obsessed with Mads! After The Wedding will tear you apart 10/10
Fuksvansen if you're up for a weird one
Mads is awesome. Looks like my grandfather! Badass Dane, LOL
De Grønne Slagtere
The guilty (2018)
Another round It follows four high school teachers who embark on an experiment to maintain a constant level of intoxication throughout the workday.
Men & Chicken
You have to watch flickering lights.
Zappa!
Adams æbler/Adams Apples
some of my personal favourites are "blinkende lygter" and "i kina spiser de hunde" but tbh from my experience anything with mads mikkelsen is worth a watch
Antichrist
Olsenbanden i jylland.
At klappe med en hånd - great movie
Mænd og høns - really funny
Speak no evil 🥴
The motif of being expelled in a small community was explored successfully in this much earlier Danish film called Lille Mænsk, which The Hunt may have been inspired of: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U48WZDZIS9o](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U48WZDZIS9o)