(2005, Bille August). With Connie Nielsen, Aidan Quinn, Kelly Preston. Drama/thriller. While fighting for a woman who sits on death row, a lawyer happens upon new information bringing into question the motives of a man associated with her client.  

(2004, Thomas Vinterberg). With Jamie Bell, Bill Pullman, Michael Angarano. A movie about guns and gun lovers, set in the American West. Currently in post-production, Dear Wendy was shot on the largest-ever outdoor movie set in Denmark with an international cast. Script by Lars von Trier. 

(2003, Thomas Vinterberg). With Joaquin Phoenix, Claire Danes, Sean Penn. The story of two lovers and their attempts to save their relationship in a near-future world on the brink of cosmic  

(2002, Lukas Moodyson). With Oksana Akinshina, Artyom Bogucharsky, Lyubov Agapove. Lilya is a teenage Russian girl whose best friend is a glue-sniffing street urchin, Volodya. Her mother has recently run away to live in America, abandoning her. Eager to start a new life, Lilya is excited when her new boyfriend, Andrei, asks her to move to Sweden, only to find a similar dismal existence there. Locations: Sweden, Russia, Estonia. Some exteriors were shot in Malmö. 

(2002, Lone Scherfig). With Jamie Sives, Adrian Rawlins, Shirley Henderson. The life he wanted to end was just about to begin. Good-hearted Harbour has spent his whole life trying to take care of his suicidal younger brother, Wilbur. A schizophrenic black comedy and tearjerker. 

(2002, Martin Strange-Hansen). With Martin Buch, Camilla Bendix. This timely tale of Danish prejudice won an Oscar for best short film in 2003. 

(1998, Thomas Vinterberg). With Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Moritzen, Paprika Steen. Every family has a secret, but this family’s secrets are worst than most. At the 60th birthday party for pater familias Helge, the skeletons come bursting out of the closets. Much lauded, visceral drama about incest. 

(1997, Bille August). With Julia Ormond, Gabriel Byrne, Richard Harris. Snow covers everything … except the truth. Based on Peter Høeg's bestseller, the film is set in snowy Copenhagen where a small boy is found dead after falling off a roof. 

(1996, Lars von Trier). With Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgaard. Oilman Jan is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty — even more so when Jan encourages her to have sex with strangers. The interiors were shot in Copenhagen, the exteriors on the Isle of Skye. 

(1988, Gabriel Axel). With Stéphane Audran, Birgitte Federspiel, Bodil Kjer. Babette, taken in by two elderly sisters in a small village when in dire need, shows her gratitude and love for them by preparing a feast when she wins the lottery. The film deservedly won the foreign film Oscar, capping off an unprecedented two-year best foreign film Oscar sweep for Denmark. 

(1987, Bille August). With Max von Sydow, Pelle Hvenegaard. At the end of the 19th century, a boat filled with Swedish emigrants comes to the Danish island of Bornholm. The film won an Oscar for best foreign-language film.