The best Mads Mikkelsen movies
The top 3 according to 2 votes from people: A Royal Affair (2012) · The Hunt (2012) · Another Round (2020). (Updated Feb 10, 2026.)
From Pusher to The Promised Land and Hollywood: Mads Mikkelsen's strongest roles, ranked from Gold Derby, Screen Rant and users' lists on Letterboxd.
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Top 10
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1
A Royal Affair (2012)
Struensee and Queen Caroline Mathilde.
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2
The Hunt (2012)
A teacher wrongly accused in a small town; best actor at Cannes.
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3
Another Round (2020)
Four teachers and an experiment with alcohol; Oscar for best international film.
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4
Adam's Apples (2005)
Ivan, the relentlessly optimistic priest, by Anders Thomas Jensen.
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5
Pusher (1996)
Tonny in Nicolas Winding Refn's debut.
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6
Riders of Justice (2020)
A soldier out for revenge with three nerds.
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7
Flickering Lights (2000)
Four gangsters stranded at an inn on Funen.
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8
After the Wedding (2006)
An aid worker from India faces his past, by Susanne Bier.
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9
Flame & Citron (2008)
Resistance fighters in occupied Copenhagen.
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10
Casino Royale (2006)
The villain Le Chiffre against Daniel Craig's Bond.
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11
Valhalla Rising (2009)
The mute warrior One-Eye, by Refn.
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12
Arctic (2018)
Alone in the Arctic after a plane crash.
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13
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Scientist Galen Erso, Jyn's father.
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14
The Promised Land (2023)
Captain Ludvig Kahlen tries to cultivate the heath in the 1700s.
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