Gabriel Axel
Director · 45 credits · 6 in highly-rated films
Best known for Babette's Feast (1987)
Frequent collaborators: Ebbe Langberg, Axel Strøbye
Directed movies (30 total, ranked by score)
1Babette's Feast
1987 · ★ 7.2 (451 votes)
Drama, History, Comedy
2Sex and the Law
1968 · ★ 5.0 (6 votes)
Documentary
3Lumière & Company
1995 · ★ 6.3 (71 votes)
Drama, Documentary
4The Goldcabbage Family
1975 · ★ 5.5 (6 votes)
Comedy, Crime, Family
- 5
Oskar
1962 · ★ 5.8 (4 votes)
Comedy
6Soft Shoulders, Sharp Curves
1972 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)
Romance, Comedy
7The Goldcabbage Family Breaks the Bank
1976 · ★ 4.8 (4 votes)
Comedy, Crime, Family
8Amour
1970 · ★ 4.0 (3 votes)
Drama, Romance
9Prince of Jutland
1994 · ★ 5.4 (44 votes)
Drama, Adventure
10Med kærlig hilsen
1971 · ★ 4.7 (3 votes)
Comedy
11Le Curé de Tours
1980
Drama, TV Movie
12Crazy Paradise
1962 · ★ 4.1 (7 votes)
Comedy
13The Red Mantle
1967 · ★ 5.9 (14 votes)
Drama
14Paradise and Back
1964 · ★ 7.5 (14 votes)
Drama
15Leïla
2001 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)
Drama
16The Girls Are Willing
1958 · ★ 4.9 (8 votes)
Family, Comedy, Romance
- 17
Skærmydsler
1961
TV Movie
18Always Trouble
1955 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)
Drama
19Going for Broke
1977 · ★ 6.4 (8 votes)
Comedy, Crime
20Flemming and Kvik
1960 · ★ 6.2 (4 votes)
Family, Drama
21En kvinde er overflødig
1957 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)
Drama
22Christian
1989
Drama
23Helle for Helene
1959 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)
Comedy, Family
24Møde ved midnat
1958
Drama
25Vi har det jo dejligt
1963 · ★ 5.2 (4 votes)
Family, Comedy
26Three Girls in Paris
1963 · ★ 5.0 (4 votes)
Family, Comedy
27Henrik and Pernille
1957
Comedy, TV Movie, Drama
28A Crime of Our Times
1977
29Le Coq de Bruyère
1980
Comedy, TV Movie
- 30
Dannevirkenatten
1964
Drama
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.