List of the best Jesper Christensen movies: The King's Choice(2016), The Bench(2000), Manslaughter(2005), The Last Sentence(2012), Sex, Drugs & Taxation(2013), A Family(2010), Everlasting Moments(2008), Shaking Dream Land(2006), The Interpreter(2005), The White Lioness(1996), Sofie(1992), The Lady Vanishes(2012) ... ...
War, Drama, History
Norway|Sweden|Denmark|Ireland
2016
133 Minutes
H.M. Kong Haakon VII
Jesper Christensen Anders Baasmo Christiansen Tuva Novotny Karl Markovics Katharina Schüttler Ketil Høegh Gerald Pettersen Hans Jacob Sand Erik Hivju Rolf Kristian Larsen Jan Frostad
king soldier german german officer bleak inspiring moving emotional frightening norway oslo invasion war difficult choices difficult decision dignity royalty king courage sacrifice
April 1940. Norway has been invaded by Germany and the royal family and government have fled into the interior. The German envoy to Norway tries to negotiate a peace. Ultimately, the decision on Norway's future will rest with the King.
Drama
USA
2000
90 Minutes
Kaj
Jesper Christensen Marius Sonne Janischefska Stine Holm Joensen Jens Albinus Lars Brygmann Nicolaj Kopernikus Sarah Boberg Benjamin Boe Rasmussen Lars Ranthe Holger Perfort Anette Støvelbæk
Blake Pellarin is on the campaign trail to become Governor of the state of Missouri. While making a stop in St. Louis, a chance encounter brings his past back to haunt him. Will the truth ... See full summary »
Drama
2005
103 Minutes
Carsten
Jesper Christensen Pernilla August Beate Bille Charlotte Fich Thomas Voss Michael Moritzen Julie R. Ølgaard Bodil Sangill Samy Andersen Henrik Larsen
Drama, History
2012
126 Minutes
Jesper Christensen Pernilla August Peter Andersson Bengt C.W. Carlsson Maria Heiskanen Lia Boysen Lennart Hjulström Amanda Ooms Adam Lundgren Bjorn Granath Ulla Skoog
Swedish journalist Torgny Segerstedt uses the power of the press against the Nazis; meanwhile, his personal life takes a scandalous turn when he begins an affair with his publisher's Jewish wife (Pernilla August).
Biography, Drama
2013
110 Minutes
Nicolas Bro Jesper Christensen Trine Pallesen Jacob Højlev Jørgensen Kasper Leisner Ditte Arnth Linda Avanu Pilou Asbæk
Drama
2010
102 Minutes
Pilou Asbæk Jesper Christensen Lene Maria Christensen Anne Louise Hassing Line Kruse Coco Hjardemaal Gustav Fischer Kjærulff Thomas Hwan
patriarch emotional new york family ties relationships dream job sacrifice love 2000s
Drama
Sweden|Denmark|Norway|Finland|Germany
2008
131 Minutes
Sebastian Pedersen
Maria Heiskanen Mikael Persbrandt Jesper Christensen Emil Jensen Ghita Nørby Amanda Ooms Antti Reini Birte Heribertsson Claire Wikholm
photographer wife husband daughter inspiring sweden family home mother/daughter relationship marital problems determination alcoholism poverty transformation growing up 1910s
In a time of social change and unrest, war and poverty, a young working class woman, Maria, wins a camera in a lottery. The decision to keep it alters her whole life.
Drama
UK
2006
92 Minutes
George
Philip Winchester Cloudia Swann Jesper Christensen Lin Blakley Joseph Fisher Tina Heath
When Robert marries the beautiful Alice they are the 'perfect couple'. But the moment he learns his wife is pregnant, dark secrets from the past fly unbidden into the present and threaten to destroy their future.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK|France|Germany|USA
2005
123 Minutes
Nils Lud
Nicole Kidman Sean Penn Catherine Keener Jesper Christensen Yvan Attal Michael Wright Earl Cameron George Harris Tsai Chin Clyde Kusatsu Eric Keenleyside
interpreter secret service agent president diplomat police chief suspenseful intricate thrilling united nations new york city matobo espionage assassination plot political intrigue diplomacy violence international conspiracy mystery revenge 2000s
Political intrigue and deception unfold inside the United Nations, where a U.S. Secret Service agent is assigned to investigate an interpreter who overhears an assassination plot.
Drama
Sweden|Denmark|Norway
1996
90 Minutes
Konovalenko
Rolf Lassgård Marius Weyers Basil Appollis Jesper Christensen Bjorn Granath Åke Jörnfalk Joakim Narin Ernst Günther Cecilia Zwick Nash
In a world where international terrorism knows no national borders, Wallander and his South African colleagues must prevent a crime that would change the face of history.
Drama
1992
146 Minutes
Højby
Karen-Lise Mynster Erland Josephson Ghita Nørby Jesper Christensen Torben Zeller Stig Hoffmeyer Elin Reimer Kirsten Rolffes Peter Hesse Overgaard Lone Helmer Henning Moritzen
Parents (Erland Josephson, Ghita Nørby) and tradition force a 19th-century Jewish woman (Karen-Lise Mynster) to marry a man she does not love.
Drama
Venezuela|Spain
2012
90 Minutes
The Doctor
Tuppence Middleton Selina Cadell Keeley Hawes Julian Rhind-Tutt Jesper Christensen Gemma Jones Stephanie Cole Tom Hughes Pip Torrens Daisy Lewis Alex Jennings
socialite older woman missing person fascinating intricate suspenseful train balkans missing persons conspiracy train travel fake identity mystery discovery 1930s
A story about a boy who gets into an adventure with a stranger hoping to meet his grandmother
Romance, Drama, History
UK|USA
2009
104 Minutes
Baron Stockmar
Emily Blunt Rupert Friend Paul Bettany Miranda Richardson Jim Broadbent Thomas Kretschmann Jesper Christensen Mark Strong Jeanette Hain Julian Glover Michael Maloney
uncle prince prime minister assassin queen king emotional england castle queen victoria political corruption romance royalty humiliation wedding fall rise transformation 1840s
A dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria's rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert.
Sci-Fi, Drama
Denmark|Sweden|France|Germany
2011
135 Minutes
Little Father
Kirsten Dunst Charlotte Gainsbourg Alexander Skarsgård Brady Corbet Cameron Spurr Charlotte Rampling Jesper Christensen John Hurt Stellan Skarsgård Udo Kier Kiefer Sutherland
sister bride husband brother-in-law family member friend brooding emotional intense church mansion field forest laboratory cab extinction depression sister relationship stress wedding
Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK|Hungary|Israel
2010
112 Minutes
Vogel
Helen Mirren Sam Worthington Tom Wilkinson Ciarán Hinds Jessica Chastain Marton Csokas Jesper Christensen Romi Aboulafia
agent partner young woman nazi elderly person suspenseful engaging ukraine israel berlin assassination secret mission reputation moral dilemma discovery revenge 2000s
In 1965, three Mossad Agents cross into East Berlin to apprehend a notorious Nazi war criminal. Thirty years later, the secrets the Agents share come back to haunt them.
Drama
1998
144 Minutes
Sorenskriveren
Anneke von der Lippe Lars Simonsen Helene Egelund Trond Hovik Peter Hesse Overgaard Jens Okking Jesper Christensen Jytte Kvinesdal Bodil Udsen Daniel Ceccaldi Peter Reichhardt
New to the Danish Faroe Islands, a smitten young pastor (Lars Simonsen) ignores warnings and weds a libidinous widow (Anneke von der Lippe).
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Adventure
UK|USA
2008
105 Minutes
Mr. White
Daniel Craig Olga Kurylenko Mathieu Amalric Judi Dench Giancarlo Giannini Gemma Arterton Jeffrey Wright David Harbour Jesper Christensen Joaquín Cosio Anatole Taubman
james bond businessman boss assistant cia agent beautiful woman suspenseful confident italy austria bolivia london hotel russia water supply kidnapping chase murder blackmail pursuit
James Bond descends into mystery as he tries to stop a mysterious organisation from eliminating a country's most valuable resource.
Drama
2002
97 Minutes
Læge
Paprika Steen Troels Lyby Ole Ernst Molly Blixt Egelind Nicolaj Kopernikus Laura Drasbæk Trine Dyrholm Lotte Andersen Jesper Christensen Birthe Neumann Lars Ranthe
A woman's (Paprika Steen) family cracks under pressure when she invites her terminally ill father (Ole Ernst) to move in with them.
Drama
2006
82 Minutes
Posemand
Anders Matthesen Laura Bro Morten Suurballe Lisbet Dahl Helle Hertz Andrea Vagn Jensen Claus Flygare John Martinus Jesper Christensen Niels Skousen Tammi Øst
A man living in a mental institution spends all day watching an old black-and-white film called "Rene hjerter." One day, he and his friend escape the institution and begin searching for the star of the film.
Drama
2003
107 Minutes
Holger Andersen
Ulrich Thomsen Lisa Werlinder Ghita Nørby Lars Brygmann Karina Skands Peter Steen Ulf Pilgaard Diana Axelsen Jesper Christensen Dick Kaysø Thomas Rode Andersen
heir wife actress brother-in-law mother gripping emotional intense funeral factory family home denmark stockholm responsibility inheritance family money family business suicide love
A man (Ulrich Thomsen) grudgingly returns to Denmark with his Swedish wife (Lisa Werlinder) to run his father's steel mill at the request of his mother (Ghita Nørby).
Comedy, Drama
Denmark
1999
91 Minutes
Bartender
Kim Bodnia Trine Dyrholm Nikolaj Lie Kaas Tomas Villum Jensen Peter Gantzler Line Kruse Brian Patterson Lester Wiese Søren Sætter-Lassen Jesper Christensen Lasse Lunderskov
clerk thief wife emotional china dogs bank robbery artificial insemination rivalry
Two brothers, one cold and ruthless, the other sensitive and reluctant, and their brutal misadventures.
Mystery & Thriller, War, Drama, History
Denmark|Germany|Norway|France|Sweden|Finland|Czech Republic
2008
132 Minutes
Thure Lindhardt Mads Mikkelsen Stine Stengade Peter Mygind Mille Lehfeldt Christian Berkel Hanns Zischler Claus Riis Østergaard Flemming Enevold Lars Mikkelsen Jesper Christensen
resistance fighter assassin nazi collaborator femme fatale double agent brutal gripping denmark assassination world war ii resistance espionage love interest loyalty revenge mystery wretched excess 1940s
A drama centered on two fighters in the Holger Danske World War II resistance group.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Adventure
UK|USA|Austria|Mexico|Italy|Morocco
2015
148 Minutes
Daniel Craig Christoph Waltz Léa Seydoux Ralph Fiennes Monica Bellucci Ben Whishaw Naomie Harris Dave Bautista Andrew Scott Rory Kinnear Jesper Christensen
james bond widow criminal daughter boss secret agent charming confident cool london mexico city rome laboratory car hotel the past crime secret society technology fighting
A cryptic message from James Bond's past sends him on a trail to uncover the existence of a sinister organisation named SPECTRE. With a new threat dawning, Bond learns the terrible truth about the author of all his pain in his most recent missions.
Romance
2000
112 Minutes
Anders W. Berthelsen Anette Støvelbæk Peter Gantzler Lars Kaalund Sara Indrio Jensen Rikke Wölck Ann Eleonora Jørgensen Karen-Lise Mynster Bent Mejding Lene Tiemroth Jesper Christensen
minister manager barmaid hairdresser bar owner pastry chef lighthearted amusing copenhagen, denmark church hotel classroom pub friendship romance new job loneliness italian class relationships love
A young cleric (Anders W. Berthelsen) falls for a bakery attendant (Anette Støvelbæk) while his scatterbrained friend (Peter Gantzler) meets a comely hairdresser.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Adventure
UK|Czech Republic|USA|Germany|Bahamas
2006
144 Minutes
Daniel Craig Eva Green Mads Mikkelsen Judi Dench Caterina Murino Simon Abkarian Jeffrey Wright Giancarlo Giannini Ivana Milicevic Isaach De Bankolé Claudio Santamaria
spy banker terrorist femme fatale agent thrilling suspenseful confident casino bahamas south africa italy airport love interest gambling murder torture surveillance bomb pursuit
After earning 00 status and a licence to kill, Secret Agent James Bond sets out on his first mission as 007. Bond must defeat a private banker funding terrorists in a high-stakes game of poker at Casino Royale, Montenegro.
Biography
Denmark|Sweden|Norway|Germany
1996
158 Minutes
Max von Sydow Ghita Nørby Anette Hoff Gard Eidsvold Eindride Eidsvold Asa Soderling Sverre Anker Ousdal Erik Hivju Edgar Selge Ernst Jacobi Svein Erik Brodal
writer wife doctor adolf hitler intense melodramatic norway germany household knut hamsun nazism treason world war ii politics marriage fall transformation 1940s
Norwegian Nobel Laureate Knut Hamsun's controversial support for the Nazi regime during WW2 and its consequences for the Hamsun family after the war.