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Best Danish Movies of the 1940s

This collection ranks 140 Danish-language movies released in the 1940s. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. The #1 entry is Day of Wrath. These films were originally released in Danish (dansk).

140 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  15. 15

    Derailed

    1942· 1h 42m

    6.57
  17. 17

    Hr. Petit

    1948· 1h 41m

    6.02
  28. 28

    The Child

    1940· 1h 25m

    6.45
  39. 39

    Besættelse

    1944· 1h 11m

    5.24

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Frequently asked questions

How many Danish movies came from the 1940s?

140 Danish-language films from the 1940s carry real rating data.

How are these Danish films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the highest-rated Danish movie of the 1940s?

Day of Wrath holds the top position in this collection.