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Portrait of Jesper W. Nielsen

Directing

Jesper W. Nielsen

Career

Active from 1989 to 2024, busiest in 1997 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Borgen
Borgen
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jesper W. Nielsen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wonder
    1.7, average 3.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.4, average 2.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Physical Comedy
    0.8, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven Narrative 3
  • Espionage Thriller 2
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • Investigative Journalism 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Nordic Noir Thriller 2
  • Character-Driven Mystery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

19
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

2 titles · average score 65
The Exception
The Exception (2019)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

The Day Will Come
The Day Will Come (2016)
GoodWatch score 80

Director

2000s

5 titles · average score 59
Through a Glass, Darkly
Through a Glass, Darkly (2008)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer, Director

Big Plans!
Big Plans! (2005)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Doxa
Doxa (2005)

Editor

The Bouncer
The Bouncer (2003)
GoodWatch score 55

Writer, Director

Okay
Okay (2002)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

1990s

11 titles · average score 58
Skorstensspöket och andra läskigheter
Skorstensspöket och andra läskigheter (1999)

Director

Little Big Sister
Little Big Sister (1998)

Director

Hela härligheten
Hela härligheten (1998)
GoodWatch score 51

Editor

The Noodlepoop
The Noodlepoop (1997)

Director

Southern Comfort
Southern Comfort (1997)

Director

The Last Viking
The Last Viking (1997)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

The Bogey Man
The Bogey Man (1996)

Director

The Biggest Heroes
The Biggest Heroes (1996)
GoodWatch score 63

Editor

Carl, My Childhood Symphony
Carl, My Childhood Symphony (1994)
GoodWatch score 67

Editor

Black Harvest
Black Harvest (1993)
GoodWatch score 60

Editor

Perfect World
Perfect World (1990)

Editor

1980s

1 title
The Knight of Justice
The Knight of Justice (1989)

Director