Directing
Anders Thomas Jensen
- Titles
- 61movies5TV shows
- Career
Active from 1996 to 2026, with up to 4 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 13titles as director
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
Flickering Lights78/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Contemporary Realism7.1average 5.2
- Family Dynamics6.3average 4.7
- Pathos6.5average 5.2
- Melancholy5.9average 4.7
- Dark Humor4.0average 2.9
- Psychological6.7average 5.6
- Social Commentary5.9average 4.9
- Crime4.6average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Nostalgia2.2, average 3.6
- Pop Culture1.1, average 2.2
- Historical1.5, average 2.6
- Tech & Humanity1.0, average 1.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 9
- Social Commentary 5
- Moral Dilemma 5
- Danish Black Comedy 4
- Quirky Characters 4
- Slow Burn 4
- Contemporary Realism 4
- Situational Humor 3
- Scandinavian Cinema 3
- Psychological Thriller 3
- Danish Cinema 3
- Family Secrets 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Nikolaj Lie KaasActorThe Last Viking, Riders of Justice, Adam's Apples, The Green Butchers, Murk, +12 more
Mads MikkelsenActorThe Promised Land, The Last Viking, Riders of Justice, The Salvation, Adam's Apples, +7 more
Ulrich ThomsenActorAdam's Apples, In a Better World, A Second Chance, Flickering Lights, Café Hector, +5 more
Nicolas BroActorThe Last Viking, Riders of Justice, Adam's Apples, The Green Butchers, Murk, +5 more
Lars BrygmannActorThe Last Viking, Riders of Justice, With Your Permission, Fear Me Not, Stealing Rembrandt, +3 more
Tomas Villum JensenActorIn China They Eat Dogs, Old Men in New Cars: In China They Eat Dogs II, Count Axel, Davids bog, At World's End, +3 more
Anders VilladsenEditorAdam's Apples, The Green Butchers, Men & Chicken, Flickering Lights, Count Axel, +3 more
Paprika SteenActorAdam's Apples, Love Is All You Need, Open Hearts, Mifune, With Your Permission, +2 more
Jeppe KaasComposerThe Last Viking, Riders of Justice, Adam's Apples, The Green Butchers, The Shamer's Daughter, +2 more
Pernille Bech ChristensenEditorThe Salvation, In a Better World, After the Wedding, A Second Chance, Love Is All You Need, +2 more
Susanne BierDirectorBrothers, In a Better World, After the Wedding, A Second Chance, Love Is All You Need, +2 more
Ole ThestrupActorAdam's Apples, The Green Butchers, Men & Chicken, Flickering Lights, Count Axel, +1 more
Movies and TV shows
13Upcoming
2 titles
The Monster of Florence
Writer, Director
The Last Viking
Director
2020s
2 titles · average score 72
70
The Last Viking (2025)
Director, Screenplay
74
Riders of Justice (2020)
Director, Idea
2010s
1 title · average score 66
66
Men & Chicken (2015)
Director, Writer
2000s
5 titles · average score 75
75
Adam's Apples (2005)
Director, Screenplay
71
The Green Butchers (2003)
Director, Screenplay
78
Flickering Lights (2000)
Director, Screenplay
1990s
3 titles · average score 67
72
Election Night (1998)
Writer, Director
60
Wolfgang (1997)
Screenplay, Director
69
Ernst & the Light (1996)
Director, Writer