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Best Danish Movies of the 1940s

This collection ranks 143 movies from Denmark 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. At the top sits Day of Wrath.

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

  15. 15

    Derailed

    1942· 1h 42m· da

    6.57
  17. 17

    Hr. Petit

    1948· 1h 41m· da

    6.02
  28. 28

    The Child

    1940· 1h 25m· da

    6.45
  40. 40

    Besættelse

    1944· 1h 11m· da

    5.24
  50. 50

    Magic Lighter

    1946· 1h 11m· da

    5.44

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Frequently asked questions

How many danish movies were made in the 1940s?

143 Denmark productions from the 1940s have 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 best danish movie of the 1940s?

Day of Wrath currently holds the #1 position.