Portrait of Susanne Bier

Directing

Susanne Bier

Career

Active from 1991 to 2026, with up to 1 main title a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Open Hearts
Open Hearts
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Susanne Bier Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.0, average 2.6
  • Physical Comedy
    0.9, average 2.4
  • Nostalgia
    2.6, average 3.8
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Dilemma 4
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Emotional 2
  • Emotional Intensity 2
  • Bleak Realism 2
  • Tragic Romance 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Danish Cinema 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Danish Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

27
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

5 titles · average score 50
Practical Magic 2
Practical Magic 2 (2026)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Bukserne de Flyver
Bukserne de Flyver (2026)

TV show · as Sig selv

Bird Box Barcelona
Bird Box Barcelona (2023)
GoodWatch score 49

Executive Producer

Dansk films bedste
Dansk films bedste (2022)

TV show · as Sig selv

The Idiots Who Started The Party
The Idiots Who Started The Party (2020)

as Sig selv

2010s

7 titles · average score 56
After the Wedding
After the Wedding (2019)
GoodWatch score 54

Original Film Writer

Bird Box
Bird Box (2018)
GoodWatch score 59

Executive Producer, Director

A Second Chance
A Second Chance (2015)
GoodWatch score 45

Director, Story

Serena
Serena (2014)
GoodWatch score 36

Director, Producer

Jarl samler op
Jarl samler op (2014)

TV show · as Sig selv

Love Is All You Need
Love Is All You Need (2012)
GoodWatch score 65

Story, Director

In a Better World
In a Better World (2010)
GoodWatch score 74

Director, Story

2000s

7 titles · average score 67
Brothers
Brothers (2009)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

Things We Lost in the Fire
Things We Lost in the Fire (2007)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

After the Wedding
After the Wedding (2006)
GoodWatch score 79

Story, Director

Brothers
Brothers (2004)
GoodWatch score 77

Director, Writer

Open Hearts
Open Hearts (2002)
GoodWatch score 80

Director

The One and Only
The One and Only (2002)
GoodWatch score 56

Executive Producer

Once in a Lifetime
Once in a Lifetime (2000)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

1990s

7 titles · average score 59
The One and Only
The One and Only (1999)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Idea

Hvem vil være millionær? Classic
Hvem vil være millionær? Classic (1999)

TV show · as Susanne Bier

Credo
Credo (1997)
GoodWatch score 55

Director, Screenplay

Like It Never Was Before
Like It Never Was Before (1995)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Family Matters
Family Matters (1993)

Director

Letter to Jonas
Letter to Jonas (1992)

Director

Freud Leaving Home
Freud Leaving Home (1991)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

1980s

1 title
Notes on Love
Notes on Love (1989)

Additional Writing