Danish Films on Netflix

A Czech immigrant who dwells in a mental world of song and dance performs a haunting act of deliverance when a neighbor steals cash she'd been saving.

Year: 2000
IMDb: 8
Netflix rating: 3.6/5
Runtime: 02:20:15
Netflix ID: 60002276 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Sara and her family have always lived by Jehovah's commandments. But when she falls in love with Teis, she is faced with a very difficult decision.

Year: 2008
IMDb: 7.6
Netflix rating: 3.8/5
Runtime: 01:49:07
Netflix ID: 70295564 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In 18th-century Denmark, the unstable King Christian VII neglects his young queen, Mathilde, who falls in love with his German physician.

Year: 2012
IMDb: 7.5
Netflix rating: 3.9/5
Runtime: 02:17:40
Netflix ID: 70232004 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When a pregnant Stella totes her fiancé, Oskar, to a lonely island to visit her reclusive father, mounting friction between the two men reveals a series of imperceptible cracks in the couple's relationship.

Year: 2011
IMDb: 7.5
Netflix rating: 2.3/5
Runtime: 01:09:55
Netflix ID: 70189507 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After doing time in prison for his involvement with the underworld, habitual screwup Tonny tries to win the approval of his gangster father.

Year: 2004
IMDb: 7.4
Netflix rating: 3.5/5
Runtime: 01:35:57
Netflix ID: 70055947 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A small-scale pusher blows a big-time heroin deal and wades into dangerous territory when he has to scramble to pay back a powerful drug lord.

Year: 1996
IMDb: 7.4
Netflix rating: 3.4/5
Runtime: 01:49:56
Netflix ID: 70055949 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A few hours after bank clerk Arvid knocks out a robber with his squash racket, the robber's wife appeals to Arvid with a sad tale of woe.

Year: 1999
IMDb: 7.4
Netflix rating: 3.7/5
Runtime: 01:30:09
Netflix ID: 70079864 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Busted down to shuffling papers in the cold-case department, grizzled cop Carl Mørck bucks orders to reinvestigate a politician's supposed suicide.

Year: 2013
IMDb: 7.2
Netflix rating: 3.1/5
Runtime: 01:36:40
Netflix ID: 80025626 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A gifted engineer flees his austere roots to pursue wealth and success among Copenhagen's elite, but the pride propelling him threatens to be his ruin.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 7.2
Runtime: 02:47:30
Netflix ID: 81073387 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Teenage Stine accuses her father of sexually abusing her. But Stine has a history of lying, and her mother questions the accusation.

Year: 2005
IMDb: 7.1
Netflix rating: 3.4/5
Runtime: 01:41:07
Netflix ID: 70254944 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A dithering Danish plumber finds his world crumbling when his wife of 25 years walks out on him in this poignant drama directed by Henrik Ruben Genz.

Year: 2005
IMDb: 7.1
Netflix rating: 3.6/5
Runtime: 01:28:32
Netflix ID: 70045224 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After a woman kills her infant daughter during a tragic breakdown, her husband pleads for compassion and faces his own guilt for her fragile state.

Year: 2013
IMDb: 7.1
Netflix rating: 2.5/5
Runtime: 01:42:42
Netflix ID: 80019588 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Reopening the decades-old case of twins slain at a posh boarding school, Detective Mørck uncovers a new witness whom sinister forces want silenced.

Year: 2014
IMDb: 7.1
Netflix rating: 2.8/5
Runtime: 01:59:48
Netflix ID: 80025627 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When a message washes ashore pointing to kidnapped children, Detective Mørck and Assad begin the hunt for the captor among a religious cult.

Year: 2016
IMDb: 7
Netflix rating: 2.8/5
Runtime: 01:51:35
Netflix ID: 80025728 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Traveling home to be with his dying stepfather, a young man tries to heal the wounds of an accident that tore his family apart five years earlier.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 7
Runtime: 01:37:53
Netflix ID: 81128581 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Tomas Gislason's documentary focuses on Bjarne Riis's work with the Danish bicycle team Team CSC during preparations for the Tour de France.

Year: 2005
IMDb: 7
Runtime: 01:48:00
Netflix ID: 70254953 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A self-diagnosed nymphomaniac reveals a lifetime of sexual experiences to a man who saves her from being beaten in an alley.

Year: 2013
IMDb: 6.9
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 01:57:35
Netflix ID: 70297799 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When a Copenhagen cop winds up in the remote town of Skarrild, life there is anything but peaceful as he is drawn into the odd local happenings.

Year: 2008
IMDb: 6.9
Netflix rating: 3.2/5
Runtime: 01:39:23
Netflix ID: 70120524 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When a quirk of fate kicks the Danish national soccer team into the European Championship final, the coach must whip his unprepared squad into shape.

Year: 2015
IMDb: 6.9
Netflix rating: 3.1/5
Runtime: 01:34:00
Netflix ID: 80106989 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

While caring for her paralyzed husband in a nursing home, a woman yearning for excitement and intimacy develops an affair with a new resident.

Year: 2015
IMDb: 6.9
Runtime: 01:30:58
Netflix ID: 81045462 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Young journalist Jacob is spurred to investigate when his disabled sister commits suicide in mysterious circumstances on her wedding night.

Year: 2005
IMDb: 6.8
Netflix rating: 3.5/5
Runtime: 01:59:57
Netflix ID: 70240551 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

An ambitious teen working for a local crime boss finds himself swimming in dangerous waters when he accepts an offer from a rival crime lord.

Year: 2013
IMDb: 6.8
Netflix rating: 2.8/5
Runtime: 01:26:49
Netflix ID: 70274582 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

With Christmas just around the corner, a spunky police officer is ordered to keep an eye on a dodgy witness, who has angry enemies to spare.

Year: 2016
IMDb: 6.8
Runtime: 01:34:57
Netflix ID: 80990700 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

On his way to hell, a serial killer — and frustrated architect — attempts to compare his brutal and increasingly bizarre murders to art.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 6.8
Runtime: 02:33:04
Netflix ID: 81001406 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

The second half of Lars von Trier's epic follows Joe as her reignited sex addiction destroys her family and thrusts her toward a surprising new trade.

Year: 2013
IMDb: 6.7
Netflix rating: 3.1/5
Runtime: 02:03:43
Netflix ID: 70298926 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When his younger brother is killed in a gang-related activity, Zaid seeks revenge, leaving behind a successful medical career and a happy family life.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 6.7
Runtime: 01:53:12
Netflix ID: 80992881 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Broke, aging fighter Jørgen Hansen is inspired by fellow boxer Ayub Kalule to pursue an unlikely championship in this fact-based sports drama.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 6.7
Runtime: 01:33:56
Netflix ID: 81351688 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After a violent incident, mentally ill Kriss is banned from watching his favorite movie and busts out of captivity to find the film's star.

Year: 2006
IMDb: 6.6
Netflix rating: 3.4/5
Runtime: 01:17:52
Netflix ID: 80025413 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Denmark in the 1960s. Jonas and Agnete are complete opposites when they start dating in high school and the question is: can they make it work?

Year: 2009
IMDb: 6.5
Netflix rating: 3.4/5
Runtime: 01:56:58
Netflix ID: 70295571 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When Vagn is left behind at a gas station on the way to a soccer match, he gets a ride from an awkward robber. It turns out they have a lot in common.

Year: 2009
IMDb: 6.5
Netflix rating: 3.6/5
Runtime: 01:34:55
Netflix ID: 70295579 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When she discovers that her husband is having an affair, an upper-class wife starts life anew in an eccentric middle-class neighborhood.

Year: 2003
IMDb: 6.3
Netflix rating: 3.5/5
Runtime: 01:35:16
Netflix ID: 70240568 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In a remote Danish fishing village, a middle-aged widower's son is attracted to the young Filipino woman whom his father is considering marrying.

Year: 2015
IMDb: 6.3
Runtime: 01:27:43
Netflix ID: 80200044 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In this sequel to “Klown,” Casper moves to LA -- with Frank on his heels -- where the incorrigible pair proceed to trounce taboos and “go Hollywood.”

Year: 2015
IMDb: 6.3
Runtime: 01:34:44
Netflix ID: 80082110 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Prevented from adopting a child in his native Denmark, Thomas travels to Brazil where he meets a woman willing to give him the baby she is carrying.

Year: 2010
IMDb: 6.2
Netflix rating: 3.4/5
Runtime: 01:25:48
Netflix ID: 70281356 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A blind girl living in a claustrophobic village that missed its chance at greatness tries to lose her virginity to a shy boy with a guilty conscience.

Year: 2011
IMDb: 6.2
Netflix rating: 2.9/5
Runtime: 01:24:40
Netflix ID: 80023009 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Overnight success in the cutthroat world of modeling in Los Angeles makes a winsome teenager the object of obsession for a trio of envious rivals.

Year: 2016
IMDb: 6.2
Runtime: 01:57:41
Netflix ID: 80090369 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A road movie about four girls pursuing a new future, all trying to put abuse behind them, through confrontation and forgiveness.

Year: 2009
IMDb: 6.2
Runtime: 01:25:37
Netflix ID: 70295581 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Anton's only wish is that Buller, his autistic brother, was cool. And suddenly his wish comes true thanks to a Super Trip Remote from outer space!

Year: 2009
IMDb: 6.1
Netflix rating: 3.6/5
Runtime: 01:30:12
Netflix ID: 70295584 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A third-grade boy with an active imagination is asked by a fairy to save the world, so he decides to start with a remote island off Africa.

Year: 2003
IMDb: 6.1
Netflix rating: 3.2/5
Runtime: 01:20:48
Netflix ID: 80025410 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When Aliena wakes up in a river with a bag containing 2 million euros, a scar across her abdomen and no memory, she seeks refuge in the nearest town.

Year: 2011
IMDb: 6.1
Netflix rating: 3.6/5
Runtime: 01:40:10
Netflix ID: 70264783 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Sebastian the elephant and his feline friend Mithco sail on a gigantic peach to rescue Sunnytown's beloved mayor, who's stranded on a mysterious island.

Year: 2018
IMDb: 6.1
Runtime: 01:15:26
Netflix ID: 81016361 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

This adaptation of Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen's acclaimed novel follows the troubled romance of Poul, a priest, and Barbara, a twice-widowed seductress.

Year: 1997
IMDb: 6
Netflix rating: 3.4/5
Runtime: 02:18:32
Netflix ID: 70254945 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Karla and Katrine's new friend, who is a foster child, is suspected of being a thief. Now the two girls must help him like he helped them.

Year: 2009
IMDb: 5.9
Netflix rating: 3.8/5
Runtime: 01:23:27
Netflix ID: 70295567 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Three middle-aged men who get together for their 25-year class reunion discover that partying and acting like boys isn't as easy as it used to be.

Year: 2011
IMDb: 5.9
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 01:30:56
Netflix ID: 80085534 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Convinced the dad she's never known is the renowned director of a rundown theater, Helene goes on a quest to get to know him, aided by her mom's dog.

Year: 2012
IMDb: 5.9
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 01:27:09
Netflix ID: 80094960 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Feeling ashamed after causing a friend's fall, Mini runs away from the flea circus and has misadventures that teach him the value of courage.

Year: 2014
IMDb: 5.9
Netflix rating: 2.9/5
Runtime: 01:13:07
Netflix ID: 80133304 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A teacher’s marriage begins to unravel when her husband’s behavior alters and a medical diagnosis blurs the lines between brain damage and free will.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 5.9
Runtime: 01:52:18
Netflix ID: 80209955 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After going their separate ways, once-chummy criminals Nikolai, Ralf and Timo reunite for one last score: to get back what's rightfully theirs.

Year: 2013
IMDb: 5.8
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 01:25:34
Netflix ID: 80131736 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After another friend dies during a wild bachelor party, a groom-to-be and his two pals set out for the funeral while debating their own murky futures.

Year: 2014
IMDb: 5.8
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 01:33:28
Netflix ID: 80133260 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

To pay off an old debt, Kalle ends up as a gofer for a drug baron. When he's sent to jail, Kalle takes over his business -- with disastrous results.

Year: 2006
IMDb: 5.7
Netflix rating: 3.6/5
Runtime: 01:37:17
Netflix ID: 80023014 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Bored with his humdrum life, a middle-aged man finds renewed passion at a swingers club where he falls for a young woman.

Year: 2016
IMDb: 5.7
Runtime: 01:39:02
Netflix ID: 81233383 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Claes and Britt experience the worst loss parents could experience -- their child dying -- and six months later, they are both attempting to move on.

Year: 2004
IMDb: 5.7
Runtime: 01:40:48
Netflix ID: 70254951 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Three teenage girls create their own rite of passage into adulthood, forcing one another to face sexual challenges and cross many boundaries.

Year: 2006
IMDb: 5.6
Netflix rating: 2.7/5
Runtime: 01:28:12
Netflix ID: 80023019 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

His life in shambles, Jan enters group therapy where he befriends two other men. When he invites them home, his life takes a turn for the worse.

Year: 2007
IMDb: 5.6
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 01:35:23
Netflix ID: 80025414 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Hannah is in almost her best age without great expectations in life. When she wins tickets to the gospel concert in the cathedral, her life changes.

Year: 2004
IMDb: 5.6
Runtime: 01:34:01
Netflix ID: 70240510 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When a convict is granted a supervised leave to attend his son's wedding, he plans his big escape, but nothing goes according to plan.

Year: 2007
IMDb: 5.5
Netflix rating: 3.2/5
Runtime: 01:29:33
Netflix ID: 80025411 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A dogged journalist writes about government oil drilling in the Arctic, prompting an enraged geophysicist to terrorize Copenhagen with a sniper rifle.

Year: 2013
IMDb: 5.5
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 01:29:45
Netflix ID: 80133310 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Traveling actor Axel makes out royally when he steals the garb of a long-lost count. His new role is a great fit, until the real nobleman appears.

Year: 2001
IMDb: 5.5
Runtime: 01:26:08
Netflix ID: 81045467 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A wedding planner gets engaged and looks to her wedding day as an opportunity to promote her new business by getting high-profile guests to attend.

Year: 2005
IMDb: 5.4
Netflix rating: 3.6/5
Runtime: 01:30:23
Netflix ID: 80023018 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Karlas wishes to celebrate Christmas with her entire family. However, it is not easy to do as her parents can't stand each other after the divorce.

Year: 2007
IMDb: 5.4
Netflix rating: 3.6/5
Runtime: 01:27:38
Netflix ID: 70240539 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When divorce is too pricey, two blue-collar friends drunkenly hire an assassin online to end their already lifeless marriages.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 5.3
Runtime: 01:26:03
Netflix ID: 81216484 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Anders and Puk finally have their own house. But the remodeling is putting their relationship to the test and their counselor is no help at all.

Year: 2010
IMDb: 5.2
Netflix rating: 3.2/5
Runtime: 01:38:20
Netflix ID: 70295569 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Jørgen is head of the factory's lottery club, and they've been playing for years. Jørgen also buys tickets for his wife, and one day they win.

Year: 2006
IMDb: 5.2
Netflix rating: 3.2/5
Runtime: 01:27:29
Netflix ID: 70240545 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

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

Year: 2007
IMDb: 5.2
Netflix rating: 3.4/5
Runtime: 01:27:54
Netflix ID: 70240528 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Viktor and Anja's young love faces severe strain when she relocates to the city and gets an upscale job working with her old boyfriend.

Year: 2001
IMDb: 5.2
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 01:25:08
Netflix ID: 80131621 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Traveling to Italy to retrieve their father's vintage motorcycle from his mysterious heir, Timo and Ralf end up embroiled in an animal rights protest.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 5.2
Runtime: 01:26:22
Netflix ID: 81351679 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Simon believes that his artistic skills are useless until he discovers the graffiti subculture and joins a crew of street artists in 1991 Copenhagen.

Year: 2016
IMDb: 5.2
Runtime: 01:21:16
Netflix ID: 81351682 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Felonious Egon Olsen and his cronies scheme to rip off an oil company, but crocodiles, a ramshackle submarine and other troubles hinder their plans.

Year: 2013
IMDb: 5
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 01:16:55
Netflix ID: 80133186 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A toy salesman plans to spend his 60th birthday alone in Paris, unaware that his family back home is throwing him a surprise party.

Year: 2005
IMDb: 4.9
Netflix rating: 2.7/5
Runtime: 01:20:02
Netflix ID: 80023016 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Varying religious beliefs and inner conflicts put a widowed father and his three sons at odds, especially when one expects a new child.

Year: 1955
IMDb: 4.8
Runtime: 01:48:05
Netflix ID: 70060508 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After moving into a new dorm, a coed begins to suspect that the ghost of a prior resident -- a student who was murdered -- is looking for vengeance.

Year: 2007
IMDb: 4.5
Netflix rating: 2.7/5
Runtime: 01:27:30
Netflix ID: 70105903 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A Copenhagen police officer hunts for the man who attacked his partner, only to stumble into a high-stakes game of espionage.

Year: 2019
IMDb: 4.4
Runtime: 01:28:52
Netflix ID: 80200087 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When Santa Claus loses a book containing the key to his magic power, it's up to young believer Krumme to get it back in time to save Christmas.

Year: 2006
IMDb: 4.3
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 01:22:01
Netflix ID: 80131562 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A family's Wadden Sea vacation goes off the rails when Dad is accused of burglary. Now, the entire clan must pull together to nab the real thieves.

Year: 2015
IMDb: 4.1
Runtime: 01:19:55
Netflix ID: 81045460 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

To save his family, a single father takes a new job. There’s only one problem: It's on the 27th floor and he's got a crippling fear of heights.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 3.2
Runtime: 01:27:06
Netflix ID: 81216483 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When a bank robbery goes wrong, brothers Tim and Frank steal an ambulance and flee -- but they soon realize they're not alone in the vehicle.

Year: 2005
Netflix rating: 3.1/5
Runtime: 01:15:55
Netflix ID: 70254943 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Before the baptism of his ex-wife's new child, Andreas tries to score a new girlfriend at a local college during a wild adventure with his best buds.

Year: 2016
Runtime: 01:36:50
Netflix ID: 81216475 · Watch on Netflix

After a long stint in rehab, a legendary actress must prove to her two young sons, her ex-husband -- and to herself -- that she's truly reformed.

Year: 2009
Runtime: 01:23:09
Netflix ID: 70124654 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When his uncle's cranky twin Sofus enters his Australian cow in a milking contest, Far and his kids must work hard to win the prize and Sofus's heart.

Year: 2014
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 01:25:09
Netflix ID: 80133259 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A boy discovers a magical chip and unwittingly sells it to two crooks, whose dirty scheme threatens to ruin the block he and his best friend live on.

Year: 2016
Runtime: 01:20:13
Netflix ID: 81216477 · Watch on Netflix

After an unsettling discovery, a pair of detectives embark on an investigation that leads them to a medical institution with horrifying practices.

Year: 2018
Runtime: 01:57:51
Netflix ID: 81038029 · Watch on Netflix

A group of hopeless Danes are sent into space to fight an alien army, all because a ruthless business magnate is threatening their country.

Year: 2008
Runtime: 01:26:15
Netflix ID: 70295563 · Watch on Netflix

After their son moves out, two nostalgic empty nesters move into the apartment of their youth — but the trip down memory lane takes unsettling turns.

Year: 2016
Runtime: 01:25:46
Netflix ID: 80108568 · Watch on Netflix

This documentary focuses on the end of Jean-Bertrand Aristide's regime in Haiti and tells the tale of sibling gangsters who live in a dangerous slum.

Year: 2006
Runtime: 01:25:30
Netflix ID: 70068525 · Watch on Netflix

After seeing a terrible art-house movie with his kids, hot-tempered Tonny tracks down the pretentious filmmaker to demand a refund.

Year: 2006
Runtime: 01:28:30
Netflix ID: 70240516 · Watch on Netflix

A 16-year-old moves into a commune with his parents, where people are naked, have open sex and consume lots of weed. His friends are not impressed.

Year: 1997
Runtime: 01:18:05
Netflix ID: 81045481 · Watch on Netflix

This political thriller inspired by real events features a young director paid to follow Mayor Svend Balder, but his shady methods are dangerous.

Year: 2005
Runtime: 01:32:07
Netflix ID: 70254948 · Watch on Netflix

When young H.C. Andersen finds himself sent off to a boarding school, he soon clashes with his stifling tutor -- who also happens to be the principal.

Year: 2005
Runtime: 01:55:01
Netflix ID: 70254955 · Watch on Netflix

During Depression-era Denmark, Gustav Adolf's life is turned upside down after his mother's wish to take a short vacation day is granted.

Year: 1991
Runtime: 01:36:09
Netflix ID: 81045475 · Watch on Netflix

A girl is murdered and Mrs. Nielsen struggles to clear her autistic son of suspicion but instead weaves herself and her son into a web of lies.

Year: 2000
Runtime: 01:35:51
Netflix ID: 70254949 · Watch on Netflix

Two elder sisters take in a French woman, Babette, who prepares a grand feast in gratitude -- a lavish meal eclipsed only by her secret.

Year: 1987
Runtime: 01:39:01
Netflix ID: 60003616 · Watch on Netflix