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Uncover the Hidden Gems of Denmark's Cinema and Television

Located in the heart of Scandinavia, Denmark has a rich cinematic history and a thriving television industry that has captivated audiences worldwide. From the critically acclaimed films of Lars von Trier to the heartwarming dramas of TV2, Denmark has something to offer for every taste and preference. In this article, we will delve into the best movies and TV shows that Denmark has to offer, exploring the country's unique cultural heritage and artistic vision.

Matador
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Ju00f8rgen Buckhu00f8j Ju00f8rgen Buckhu00f8j
Ghita Nu00f8rby Ghita Nu00f8rby
Holger Juul Hansen Holger Juul Hansen
Malene Schwartz Malene Schwartz
9.1 30 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 24
Story:  Matador is a Danish TV series produced and shown between 1978 and 1982. It is set in the fictional Danish town of Korsbæk between 1929 and 1947. It follows the lives of a range of characters from across the social spectrum, focusing specifically on the rivalry between the families of two businessmen: The banker Hans Christian Varnæs, an established local worthy, and social climber Mads Skjern, who arrives in town as the series opens. The name Matador was taken from the localised edition of the boardgame Monopoly, also the series' tentative English title. In addition, in contemporary Danish a "matador" is often used to describe a business tycoon, in the series referring to the character of Mads Skjern and his craftiness as a self-made entrepreneur.Directed by famed Danish film maker Erik Balling, Matador was the idea of author Lise Nørgaard who wrote the bulk of the episodes alongside Karen Smith, Jens Louis Petersen and Paul Hammerich. The series is one of the most well-known and popular examples of Danish television and represents the peak of longtime development of Danish TV drama by the public service channel Danmarks Radio.The series has become part of the modern self-understanding of Danes, partly because of its successful mix of melodrama and a distinct warm Danish humour in the depiction of characters, which were portrayed by a wide range of the most popular Danish actors at the time; but also not least because of its accurate portrayal of a turbulent Denmark from around the start of the Great Depression and through Nazi Germany's occupation of Denmark in World War II.
Plot:  bourgeoisie, working class, business, historical fiction, resistance fighter, family saga, provincial life, german occupation of denmark
Time:  1940s, 1930s
Place:  denmark
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The Hunt
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Mads Mikkelsen Mads Mikkelsen
Thomas Bo Larsen Thomas Bo Larsen
Annika Annika
Lasse Fogelstru00f8m Lasse Fogelstru00f8m
8.1 4.8K votes
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 116 min.
Audience: R
Story:  A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son’s custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.
Plot:  pedophilia, parent child relationship, lie, father, kindergarten, teacher, tragedy, school, ...
Place:  denmark
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The Bridge
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Sofia Helin Sofia Helin
Thure Lindhardt Thure Lindhardt
Mikael Birkkju00e6r Mikael Birkkju00e6r
Sarah Boberg Sarah Boberg
8.1 710 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 38
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  When a body is found on the bridge between Denmark and Sweden, right on the border, Danish inspector Martin Rohde and Swedish Saga Norén have to share jurisdiction and work together to find the killer.
Style:  melancholy, intense
Plot:  detective, copenhagen, denmark, bridge, police, female protagonist, female detective, murder investigation, ...
Place:  denmark, sweden, scandinavia
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Borgen
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Sidse Babett Knudsen Sidse Babett Knudsen
Birgitte Hjort Su00f8rensen Birgitte Hjort Su00f8rensen
Mikael Birkkju00e6r Mikael Birkkju00e6r
Lars Knutzon Lars Knutzon
8.1 268 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 30
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  40-year old political leader Birgitte Nyborg secures her party a landslide victory through her idealism and huge effort, then faces the biggest challenge of her life: how most effectively to use the newly won seats, and how far she is willing to go in order to gain as much influence as possible.
Plot:  politics, parliament, politician, government, democracy, female politician, nordic, political, ...
Place:  denmark, scandinavia
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The Kingdom
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Su00f8ren Pilmark Su00f8ren Pilmark
Ghita Nu00f8rby Ghita Nu00f8rby
Birgitte Raaberg Birgitte Raaberg
Peter Mygind Peter Mygind
7.6 80 votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: Germany, Denmark
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 13
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  The Kingdom is the most technologically advanced hospital in Denmark, a gleaming bastion of medical science. A rash of uncanny occurrences, however, begins to weaken the staff's faith in science – a phantom ambulance pulls in every night, but disappears; voices echo in the elevator shaft; and a pregnant doctor's fetus seems to be developing much faster than is natural.
Plot:  ambulance, nightmare, autopsy, dark comedy, disappearance, hospital, doctor, psychiatrist, ...
Place:  denmark
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Another Round
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Mads Mikkelsen Mads Mikkelsen
Thomas Bo Larsen Thomas Bo Larsen
Magnus Millang Magnus Millang
Lars Ranthe Lars Ranthe
7.6 3.8K votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Denmark, Netherlands
Duration: 117 min.
Audience: NR
Story:  Four stagnant high school teachers decide to test out a theory that maintaining a constant level of intoxication will improve their overall lives.
Style:  melancholy
Plot:  friendship, experiment, copenhagen, denmark, alcohol, alcoholism, family relationships, teacher, ...
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The Danish Girl
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Eddie Redmayne Eddie Redmayne
Alicia Vikander Alicia Vikander
Matthias Schoenaerts Matthias Schoenaerts
Ben Whishaw Ben Whishaw
7.5 6.0K votes
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, United Kingdom
Duration: 119 min.
Audience: R
Story:  When Gerda Wegener asks her husband Einar to fill in as a portrait model, Einar discovers the person she's meant to be and begins living her life as Lili Elbe. Having realized her true self and with Gerda's love and support, Lili embarks on a groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.
Plot:  paris, france, based on novel or book, copenhagen, denmark, artist, painter, historical fiction, ...
Time:  1920s
Place:  denmark
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Unit One
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Charlotte Fich Charlotte Fich
Mads Mikkelsen Mads Mikkelsen
Lars Brygmann Lars Brygmann
Waage Sandu00f8 Waage Sandu00f8
7.3 36 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 32
Story:  Rejseholdet is a Danish television crime series starring Charlotte Fich, Mads Mikkelsen and Lars Brygmann. Produced by Danmarks Radio, the program aired 32 episodes spanning four seasons from 2000 to 2004. Each episode revolved around an elite mobile police task force called "Unit One" that travels around Denmark helping local police solve crimes. Cases portrayed in the show were loosely based upon actual incidents of sensational crimes such as murders, kidnappings, cross-border sex traffic and child pornography. Rejseholdet won the 2002 International Emmy Award for best drama series.
Plot:  police, murder, drugs
Place:  denmark
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Equinox
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Ask Truelsen Ask Truelsen
Danica u0106uru010diu0107 Danica u0106uru010diu0107
Lars Brygmann Lars Brygmann
Karoline Hamm Karoline Hamm
7.1 281 votes
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction
Country: Denmark
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
Story:  Haunted by visions after her sister vanished with her classmates 21 years before, Astrid begins an investigation that uncovers the dark, eerie truth.
Plot:  island, trauma, investigation, forest, sister, disappearance
Place:  denmark
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The Investigation
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Su00f8ren Malling Su00f8ren Malling
Pilou Asbu00e6k Pilou Asbu00e6k
Pernilla August Pernilla August
Rolf Lassgu00e5rd Rolf Lassgu00e5rd
7.0 91 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Denmark, Norway
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
Audience: TV-14
Story:  Copenhagen Police's Homicide unit, headed by Jens Møller, tries to solve the murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall.
Plot:  journalist, copenhagen, denmark, murder
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Elves
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Vivelill Su00f8gaard Holm Vivelill Su00f8gaard Holm
Ann Eleonora Ju00f8rgensen Ann Eleonora Ju00f8rgensen
Sonja Steen Sonja Steen
Peder Thomas Pedersen Peder Thomas Pedersen
6.9 243 votes
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction
Country: Denmark
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
Audience: TV-14
Story:  A Christmas vacation turns into a nightmare for a teenager and her family when they discover an ancient menace that stalks their island getaway.
Plot:  elves, island, miniseries, danish, christmas
Place:  denmark, scandinavia
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Follow the Money
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Esben Smed Esben Smed
Thomas Hwan Thomas Hwan
Maria Rich Maria Rich
6.8 67 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Denmark
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 30
Audience: TV-14
Story:  'Follow the Money' is a crime drama that explores what happens to people who are corrupted by greed and ambition. The series shows viewers the complex world of economic crime that takes place in banks, the stock exchange, and in boardrooms.
Plot:  capitalism, greed, corporate crime, white collar
Place:  denmark
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Secrets We Keep
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Marie Bach Hansen Marie Bach Hansen
Excel Busano Excel Busano
Danica u0106uru010diu0107 Danica u0106uru010diu0107
Sara Fanta Traore Sara Fanta Traore
6.7 117 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Denmark
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
Story:  When a neighbor's au pair vanishes from her wealthy suburb, Cecilie seeks answers — and unravels secrets that shatter her seemingly perfect world.
Plot:  copenhagen, denmark, au pair, murder, miniseries, missing person, thriller
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1864
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Jakob Oftebro Jakob Oftebro
Pilou Asbu00e6k Pilou Asbu00e6k
Marie Tourell Su00f8derberg Marie Tourell Su00f8derberg
Jens Su00e6tter-Lassen Jens Su00e6tter-Lassen
6.3 45 votes
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Denmark
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
Story:  When Prussia and Austria declare war on Denmark, two brothers are called to serve in the bloodiest battle in Denmark's history.
Plot:  prussia, nordic noir
Time:  19th century
Place:  denmark, austria
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