Best mind-bending Danish movies in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
13 movies in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.7. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity.
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1. Flee (2021)
Movie · Danish · 1h 29m · Documentary, Animation · IMDb 7.9 (21.4K votes)
TwistySlow-burnDark & grittyHeartwarming
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.
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2. Riders of Justice (2020)
Movie · Danish · 1h 56m · Action, Comedy · IMDb 7.5 (78.3K votes)
MatureTwistyEdge-of-seatFunny
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.
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3. The Girl with the Needle (2024)
Movie · Danish · 2h 3m · Drama, History · IMDb 7.5 (21.3K votes)
Slow-burnDark & grittyTwistyMature
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.
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4. The Five Obstructions (2003)
Movie · Danish · 1h 28m · Documentary · IMDb 7.4 (9.8K votes)
Slow-burnTwistyLow-stakes
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
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5. Speak No Evil (2022)
Movie · Danish · 1h 38m · Horror, Thriller · IMDb 6.7 (66.2K votes)
MatureDark & grittyCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
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.
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6. The Idiots (1998)
Movie · Danish · 1h 50m · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 6.7 (36.5K votes)
MatureFunnyCold & detachedSlow-burn
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
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7. The Boss of It All (2006)
Movie · Danish · 1h 39m · Comedy · IMDb 6.6 (13.6K votes)
FunnyDialogue-drivenLight-heartedLow-stakes
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.
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8. The Element of Crime (1984)
Movie · Danish · 1h 44m · Crime, Drama · IMDb 6.6 (12.4K votes)
TwistySlow-burnCold & detachedDark & gritty
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
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9. Loving Adults (2022)
Movie · Danish · 1h 46m · Thriller · IMDb 6.5 (16.8K votes)
MatureCold & detachedTwistyFast-paced
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.
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10. Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction (2023)
Movie · Danish · 1h 35m · Romance, Comedy · IMDb 5.9 (3.6K votes)
FunnyLight-heartedHeartwarmingTwisty
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.
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11. The Secret Woman (2026)
Movie · Danish · 1h 59m · Drama, Thriller · IMDb 6.0 (7.4K votes)
TwistySerious
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.
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12. Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever (2023)
Movie · Danish · 1h 53m · Horror, Thriller · IMDb 5.8 (4.6K votes)
Dark & grittyMatureTwistyCold & detached
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.
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13. Epidemic (1987)
Movie · Danish · 1h 46m · Drama, Horror · IMDb 5.9 (6.8K votes)
TwistySlow-burnCold & detachedDark & gritty
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.
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