Portrait of Bille August

Directing

Bille August

Career

Active from 1977 to 2025, busiest in 1984 and 2018 with 3 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Buster's World
Buster's World
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bille August Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.2, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Physical Comedy
    1.0, average 2.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.4, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 7
  • Biographical Drama 3
  • Melancholic Tone 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • European Cinema 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • Slow Burn 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Historical Epic 2
  • Melancholic Atmosphere 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

40
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
Versace: The Medusa Eyes
Versace: The Medusa Eyes

Writer, Director

Me, You
Me, You

Director

Armani: The King of Fashion
Armani: The King of Fashion

Director

2020s

4 titles · average score 58
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction (2023)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

The Kiss
The Kiss (2022)
GoodWatch score 48

Director, Screenplay

Dansk films bedste
Dansk films bedste (2022)

TV show · as Sig selv

The Pact
The Pact (2021)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

2010s

8 titles · average score 61
55 Steps
55 Steps (2018)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

A Fortunate Man
A Fortunate Man (2018)
GoodWatch score 78

Director, Screenplay

Meyerheim & stjernerne
Meyerheim & stjernerne (2018)

TV show · as Sig selv

The Chinese Widow
The Chinese Widow (2017)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

mig og 60erne
mig og 60erne (2017)

TV show

Silent Heart
Silent Heart (2014)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Night Train to Lisbon
Night Train to Lisbon (2013)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Marie Kroyer
Marie Kroyer (2012)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

2000s

6 titles · average score 62
To Each His Own Cinema
To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

Goodbye Bafana
Goodbye Bafana (2007)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Klovn
Klovn (2005)
GoodWatch score 56

TV show · as Bille

Return to Sender
Return to Sender (2004)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

A Song for Martin
A Song for Martin (2001)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Producer

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid (2000)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

1990s

6 titles · average score 66
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence (1999)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Les Misérables
Les Misérables (1998)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

Smilla's Sense of Snow
Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Jerusalem
Jerusalem (1996)
GoodWatch score 78

Writer, Director

The House of the Spirits
The House of the Spirits (1993)
GoodWatch score 50

Screenplay, Director

The Best Intentions
The Best Intentions (1992)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

1980s

9 titles · average score 70
Pelle the Conqueror
Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
GoodWatch score 81

Director, Screenplay

Twist and Shout
Twist and Shout (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

Screenplay, Director

Buster's World
Buster's World (1984)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Zappa
Zappa (1983)
GoodWatch score 73

Director, Screenplay

May
May (1983)

Director

Sova Räv
Sova Räv (1982)

Cinematography

The Grass Is Singing
The Grass Is Singing (1981)
GoodWatch score 49

Director of Photography

Kärleken
Kärleken (1980)

Cinematography

Thomas - A Child Out of Reach
Thomas - A Child Out of Reach (1980)

Camera Operator

1970s

4 titles · average score 63
In My Life
In My Life (1978)

Director

Men Can't Be Raped
Men Can't Be Raped (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

Director of Photography

Hemåt i natten
Hemåt i natten (1977)

Director of Photography

Christiania
Christiania (1977)

Camera Operator