Which is the best Danish movies?

Breaking the Waves currently ranks #1 among Danish movies we track.

Best Danish movies to watch

By the KyaDekhu team · Updated 23 October 2026 · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb

The highest-rated Danish movies streaming in India right now, ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating. Every pick is on a subscription or free app today.

29 titles across 1 language, average IMDb rating 6.7.

1. Breaking the Waves (1996)
Movie · Danish · 2h 39m · Drama, Romance · IMDb 7.8 (77K votes)
In a small, conservative Scottish village, an oilman is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when he urges her to have sex with another.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + mind-bending twists
MUBI
2. Flee (2021)
Movie · Danish · 1h 29m · Documentary, Animation · IMDb 7.9 (21K votes)
Recounted mostly through animation to protect his identity, Amin looks back over his past as a child refugee from Afghanistan as he grapples with a secret he’s kept hidden for 20 years.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + dark, gritty edges
ZEE5
3. Another Round (2020)
Movie · Danish · 1h 57m · Drama · IMDb 7.7 (2.3L votes)
Four stagnant high school teachers decide to test out a theory that maintaining a constant level of intoxication will improve their overall lives.
Feels like: sharp humour + dark, gritty edges
MUBI
4. The Promised Land (2023)
Movie · Danish · 2h 7m · Action, Drama · IMDb 7.7 (43K votes)
Denmark, 1755. Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer a Danish heath reputed to be uncultivable, with an impossible goal: to establish a colony in the name of the king, in exchange for a royal title. A single-minded ambition that the ruthless lord of the region will relentlessly seek to put down. Kahlen's fate hangs
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + dark, gritty edges
Prime Video
5. Riders of Justice (2020)
Movie · Danish · 1h 56m · Action, Comedy · IMDb 7.5 (78K votes)
Markus returns home to care for his daughter when his wife dies in a tragic train accident. However, when a survivor of the wreck surfaces and claims foul play, Markus suspects his wife was murdered and embarks on a mission to find those responsible.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + edge-of-seat suspense
JioHotstar Prime Video
6. The Girl with the Needle (2024)
Movie · Danish · 2h 3m · Drama, History · IMDb 7.5 (21K votes)
Struggling to survive in post-WWI Copenhagen, a newly unemployed and pregnant young woman is taken in by a charismatic elder to help run an underground adoption agency. The two form an unexpected bond, until a sudden discovery changes everything.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + mind-bending twists
MUBI
7. Submarino (2010)
Movie · Danish · 1h 55m · Drama · IMDb 7.5 (13K votes)
As children, Nick and his little brother take care of their baby brother while their mother drinks herself senseless. But the baby dies, and both brothers blame themselves. Many years later, Nick is out of prison after serving time for an assault. He drinks, lives in a shelter and tries to help an old friend. When thei
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + edge-of-seat suspense
MUBI
8. The Shadow in My Eye (2021)
Movie · Danish · 1h 47m · War, Drama · IMDb 7.3 (20K votes)
On March 21st, 1945, the British Royal Air Force set out on a mission to bomb Gestapo's headquarters in Copenhagen. The raid had fatal consequences as some of the bombers accidentally targeted a school and more than 120 people were killed, 86 of whom were children.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + big-screen spectacle
Netflix
9. The Five Obstructions (2003)
Movie · Danish · 1h 28m · Documentary · IMDb 7.4 (9.8K votes)
In 1967, experimental filmmaker Jorgen Leth created a striking short film, The Perfect Human, starring a man and women sitting in a box while a narrator poses questions about their relationship and humanity. Years later, Danish director Lars von Trier made a deal with Leth to remake his film five times, each under a di
Feels like: mind-bending twists + family-friendly fun
MUBI
10. Manderlay (2005)
Movie · Danish · 2h 18m · Drama · IMDb 7.2 (27K votes)
In 1933, a young woman and her father discover an Alabama plantation whose inhabitants live as if slavery had never been abolished. Feeling a sense of duty to those behind the heavy gates, she stays to liberate the people and see them through their first harvest. With four of her father's colleagues and a lawyer, she f
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + big-screen spectacle
MUBI
11. Amanda Knox (2016)
Movie · Danish · 1h 32m · Documentary, Crime · IMDb 6.9 (28K votes)
This gripping, atmospheric documentary recounts the infamous trial, conviction and eventual acquittal of Seattle native Amanda Knox for the 2007 murder of a British exchange student in Italy.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + edge-of-seat suspense
Netflix
12. Copenhagen Cowboy: Nightcall with Nicolas Winding Refn (2023)
Movie · Danish · 27m · Documentary · IMDb 6.4 (142 votes)
Show creator Nicolas Winding Refn and his team detail how they brought the stoic heroine and dark fairy tale version of Copenhagen's netherworld to life.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + big-screen spectacle
Netflix
13. Christopher - A Beautiful Real Life (2025)
Movie · Danish · 1h 31m · Documentary, Music · IMDb 5.9 (205 votes)
Pop icon Christopher is on the brink of global stardom, but the birth of his second child challenges his priorities. Is the dream worth the cost?
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + family-friendly fun
Netflix
14. Crossing Lines (2025)
Movie · Danish · 1h 43m · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 6.4 (694 votes)
Cairo, a reformed criminal, enjoys his new life as a gang exit counselor. When his nephew Hamza disappears, Cairo discovers he had secretly joined his former gang. Despite his pledge to avoid violence, frustration with the police's lack of action pushes Cairo to seek help from his former underworld connections. His inv
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + edge-of-seat suspense
Prime Video
15. The Idiots (1998)
Movie · Danish · 1h 50m · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 6.7 (36K votes)
A group of perfectly intelligent young people decide to react to society's cult of aimless, non-creative and non-responsible form intellect by living together in a community of 'idiots'. Their primary activity becomes going out into the world of 'normal' people and pretending to be mentally incompetent. They take advan
Feels like: sharp humour + dark, gritty edges
MUBI
16. Speak No Evil (2022)
Movie · Danish · 1h 38m · Horror, Thriller · IMDb 6.7 (66K votes)
A Danish family visits a Dutch family they met on a holiday. What was supposed to be an idyllic weekend slowly starts unraveling as the Danes try to stay polite in the face of unpleasantness.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + edge-of-seat suspense
Prime Video
17. Maybe Baby 2 (2024)
Movie · Danish · 1h 44m · Comedy · IMDb 5.7 (699 votes)
When two couples learn that the fertility clinic didn't swap their eggs after all, they resolve to move in together and raise their kids collectively.
Feels like: sharp humour + big-hearted warmth
Netflix
18. The Element of Crime (1984)
Movie · Danish · 1h 44m · Crime, Drama · IMDb 6.6 (12K votes)
Fisher, an ex-detective, decides to take one final case when a mysterious serial killer claims the lives of several young girls. Fisher, unable to find the culprit, turns to Osbourne, a writer who was once respected for his contributions to the field of criminology. Fisher begins to use Osbourne's technique, which invo
Feels like: mind-bending twists + dark, gritty edges
MUBI
19. The Boss of It All (2006)
Movie · Danish · 1h 39m · Comedy · IMDb 6.6 (14K votes)
The owner of an IT firm wants to sell his business for profit; however, when he started his firm, he invented a nonexistent president to hide behind when unpopular steps needed to be taken. When potential purchasers insist on negotiating with 'The Boss' face to face, the owner hires a failed actor to play the part.
Feels like: sharp humour + mind-bending twists
MUBI
20. A Copenhagen Love Story (2025)
Movie · Danish · 1h 45m · A · Romance, Drama · IMDb 6.3 (2.5K votes)
After author Mia finds love with single father Emil, their happiness is put to the test as they undergo fertility treatments to have kids of their own.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + family-friendly fun
Netflix
21. Maybe Baby (2023)
Movie · Danish · 1h 44m · Comedy · IMDb 5.9 (1.4K votes)
When two pregnant women learn that the fertility clinic mistakenly swapped their eggs, they must navigate the error — and their disdain for each other.
Feels like: sharp humour + big-hearted warmth
Netflix
22. Loving Adults (2022)
Movie · Danish · 1h 46m · Thriller · IMDb 6.5 (17K votes)
The thin line between love and hate turns deadly when a wife discovers her husband’s affair — and they both take extreme measures to get what they want.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + breakneck pacing
Netflix
23. A Beautiful Life (2023)
Movie · Danish · 1h 39m · Drama, Music · IMDb 6.4 (9.7K votes)
When a young fisherman with a hidden talent gets discovered by a music producer, he must decide if he's ready to open himself up to stardom — and love.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + family-friendly fun
Netflix
24. Mango (2025)
Movie · Danish · 1h 36m · U/A 16+ · Romance, Drama · IMDb 5.7 (2.5K votes)
An ambitious hotelier and her reluctant daughter take a trip to Málaga, where they find what they've been craving in a farmer's idyllic mango orchard.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + family-friendly fun
Netflix
25. Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction (2023)
Movie · Danish · 1h 35m · Romance, Comedy · IMDb 5.9 (3.6K votes)
When a self-appointed expert on love tries to teach a timid prince the art of seduction, the plan backfires, leading to scandal — and unexpected romance.
Feels like: sharp humour + big-hearted warmth
Netflix
26. The Secret Woman (2026)
Movie · Danish · 1h 59m · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 6.0 (7.4K votes)
After discovering she has a family and a shipping empire, a woman with amnesia returns to a wealthy and seemingly perfect past to uncover why she left.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + edge-of-seat suspense
Netflix
27. Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever (2023)
Movie · Danish · 1h 53m · Horror, Thriller · IMDb 5.8 (4.6K votes)
Martin's daughter, Emma, takes up a night watch job to find out what happened to her parents almost thirty years ago. A meeting with Wörmer in his cell pulls the serial killer out of his coma and sets in motion a chain of fateful events.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + mind-bending twists
Prime Video
28. Epidemic (1987)
Movie · Danish · 1h 46m · Drama, Horror · IMDb 5.9 (6.8K votes)
A filmmaker and a writer collaborate on a screenplay, in which an epidemic spreads about the whole world. Like the protagonist, they do not notice, that a real epidemic is developing around them.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + dark, gritty edges
MUBI
29. Toscana (2022)
Movie · Danish · 1h 30m · Comedy, Romance · IMDb 5.7 (12K votes)
When a Danish chef travels to Tuscany to sell his father's business, he meets a local woman who inspires him to rethink his approach to life and love.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + sharp humour
Netflix