One could pen many a love letter to the numerous contributions the Danes have made to cinema.
We at Alamo Drafthouse have spent a year celebrating those contributions through our partnership with the Danish Film Institute. As this collection series comes to a close, we’re proud to send you out with a final duo of dynamic Danish films. We know that you’ll be just as excited to experience these movies as we are presenting them to you. We hope that watching them will inspire you to take a deep dive into more of the past, present, and future of Danish cinema.
Oh, and to the dear People of Denmark,
Please continue making films!
Love,
Alamo Drafthouse
The Mads Pack- A small offering of some of the incredible works from Denmark’s most prolific cross-over actor. You may know him from his roles in films like CASINO ROYAL, ROGUE ONE, and DR. STRANGE, allow us to introduce you to him in some films that will absolutely not disappoint. This series begins with his film debut in 1996 as a drug dealer in Nicolas Winding Refn’s internationally successful film Pusher, which spawned two sequels. Then jump to THE HUNT where Mikkelsen plays a schoolteacher for the first time in a Thomas Viterberg film, this one is heavy with the emotional baggage carried around by Mads. A ROYAL AFFAIR came out the same year as THE HUNT but showcases a very different side of Mikkelsen spectrum as he takes on the role of the 18th century physician Johann Friedrich Struensee who had an affair with Queen Caroline Mathilda. MEN & CHICKEN is the perfect example of Mads truly shining in the darkest of comedic ways before he returned to the role of schoolteacher in another Thomas Vinterberg film, this time in a much different light. ANOTHER ROUND won the Academy award for Best International Feature Film and Vinterberg was nominated for best director. Finally, we cap off this collection with his latest and greatest work in RIDERS OF JUSTICE where Mads plays a hell-bent father, sworn to revenge his wife’s death, while attempting to raise his teenage daughter without letting his emotions or his midly incompetent band of conspirators get the best of him.
DON’T STOP THERE! We have the pleasure of sharing with you a collection of documentaries so vastly different and comprehensive that it is hard to believe they came out of one country. These films do not require much of an introduction. Each one of these documentaries challenges viewers with radical innovations to the nonfiction form.
Denmark gifted us a second great Mads, Mads Brügger, renown Danish documentary filmmaker and journalist. He has a habit of pushing boundaries to expose corruption and human rights violations with a gentle touch of charisma. THE RED CHAPEL, THE AMBASSADOR, and COLD CASE HAMMERSKJӦLD are a masterclass on investigative journalism that people actually want to watch.
Joshua Oppenheimer, Academy Award nominated Danish documentarian, was born in Austin, Texas. He made THE ACT OF KILLING, and the companion film, THE LOOK OF SILENCE, about human rights violations and the mass killings that took place in Indonesia in the 60’s.
“_If Oppenheimer’s aim is to question and investigate what life the past has in the present, he has succeeded in a staggeringly original way._” - Dave Calhoun, Time Out
HAXAN is the final Documentary in this Six Pack and for a film that was made 90 years prior to these other releases. It not only holds its own, but is a clear indication of deep seated Danish innovative and groundbreaking talents in production.
“_Swedish and Danish pictures easily hold the palm for morbid realism and in many cases for brilliant acting and production._” - Variety
Collections
The Mads Mikkelsen Collection
The Mads Mikkelsen Six Pack
6 items
Pusher
1h
50m
•
Crime, Thriller
•
1996
The Hunt
1h
55m
•
Drama, Danish
•
2012
A Royal Affair
2h
17m
•
Drama, History
•
2012
Men And Chicken
1h
44m
•
Comedy, Drama
•
2015
Riders of Justice
1h
52m
•
Action, Comedy
•
2021
Another Round
1h
57m
•
Drama
•
2020
Danish Documentaries
Danish Docs Six Pack
6 items
The Ambassador
1h
33m
•
Documentary
•
2011
Cold Case Hammarskjöld
2h
8m
•
Documentary
•
2019
Red Chapel
1h
28m
•
Documentary
•
2009
The Act of Killing
1h
55m
•
Documentary
•
2013
The Look of Silence
1h
43m
•
Documentary, History
•
2014
Haxan
1h
45m
•
Documentary, Horror
•
1922
Series #5: Danish Dogme 95 Films
Dogme 95 Six Pack
6 items
Another Round
1h
57m
•
Drama
•
2020
The Celebration
1h
46m
•
Dark Comedy
•
1998
The Idiots
1h
57m
•
Comedy, Drama
•
1998
Truly Human
1h
30m
•
Drama, Comedy
•
2001
Italian For Beginners
1h
34m
•
Romance, Comedy
•
2000
Kira's Reason
1h
34m
•
Drama, Dogme 95
•
2001
Minor Mishaps
1h
49m
•
Drama, Danish
•
2002
Series #4: Danish Classics
Danish Classics Six Pack
6 items
Babette's Feast
1h
43m
•
Drama
•
1987
Breaking the Waves
2h
39m
•
Drama
•
1996
Ordet
2h
5m
•
Drama
•
1955
Pelle the Conqueror
2h
37m
•
Drama, Danish
•
1987
A Royal Affair
2h
17m
•
Drama, History
•
2012
Vampyr
1h
15m
•
Horror, Silent
•
1932
Series #3: The Best of Danish Comedy
Danish Comedy Six Pack
6 items
Adam's Apples
1h
34m
•
Comedy
•
2005
The Green Butchers
1h
40m
•
Comedy, Horror
•
2004
How To Get Rid of the Others
1h
34m
•
Comedy
•
2007
Klown
1h
33m
•
Comedy
•
2010
Old Men in New Cars
1h
35m
•
Action, Comedy
•
2002
That Time of Year
1h
40m
•
Comedy
•
2018
Series #2: The Best of Danish Crime Films
Danish Crime Six Pack
6 items
Pusher III: I'm the Angel of Death
1h
48m
•
Crime, Thriller
•
2005
Flickering Lights
1h
49m
•
Action, Comedy
•
2000
The Guilty
1h
25m
•
Thriller, Drama
•
2018
In China They Eat Dogs
1h
31m
•
Exclusive to Alamo on Demand, Action
•
1999
The Olsen Gang Sees Red
1h
40m
•
Exclusive to Alamo on Demand, Comedy
•
1976
R
1h
30m
•
Exclusive to Alamo On Demand, Drama
•
2011
Series #1: Danish Films/Women Directors
Danish Films/Women Directors Six Pack
6 items
Bye Bye Bluebird
1h
37m
•
EXCLUSIVE TO ALAMO ON DEMAND, Comedy
•
1999
Holiday
1h
33m
•
Drama, Thriller
•
2018
In Your Hands
1h
41m
•
Drama, Dogme 95
•
2004
Out of Tune
1h
29m
•
EXCLUSIVE TO ALAMO ON DEMAND, Comedy
•
2019
Queen of Hearts
2h
7m
•
Drama, Danish
•
2019
A Soap
1h
44m
•
Drama
•
2006
More Extraordinary Danish Films to explore
The East
2h
17m
•
Drama, Thriller
•
2021
The Act of Killing
1h
55m
•
Documentary
•
2013
Adam's Apples
1h
34m
•
Comedy
•
2005
The Ambassador
1h
33m
•
Documentary
•
2011
Applause
1h
25m
•
Drama, Danish
•
2010
Armadillo
1h
40m
•
Documentary
•
2011
Brotherhood
1h
37m
•
Drama
•
2009
Bugs
1h
14m
•
Documentary, Danish
•
2016
Bye Bye Bluebird
1h
37m
•
EXCLUSIVE TO ALAMO ON DEMAND, Comedy
•
1999
Cold Case Hammarskjöld
2h
8m
•
Documentary
•
2019
The Commune
1h
51m
•
Drama
•
2016
Day of Wrath
1h
37m
•
Drama
•
1943
The Five Obstructions
1h
30m
•
Documentary
•
2003
Flickering Lights
1h
49m
•
Action, Comedy
•
2000
The Green Butchers
1h
40m
•
Comedy, Horror
•
2004
The Guilty
1h
25m
•
Thriller, Drama
•
2018
Haxan
1h
45m
•
Documentary, Horror
•
1922
Holiday
1h
33m
•
Drama, Thriller
•
2018
The Hunt
1h
55m
•
Drama, Danish
•
2012
The Idealist
1h
54m
•
Drama, Thriller
•
2015
In China They Eat Dogs
1h
31m
•
Exclusive to Alamo on Demand, Action
•
1999
In Your Hands
1h
41m
•
Drama, Dogme 95
•
2004
Kira's Reason
1h
34m
•
Drama, Dogme 95
•
2001
Klown
1h
33m
•
Comedy
•
2010
Klown Forever
1h
39m
•
Comedy
•
2015
The Look of Silence
1h
43m
•
Documentary, History
•
2014
Master of the House
1h
47m
•
Comedy, Drama
•
1925
Men And Chicken
1h
44m
•
Comedy, Drama
•
2015
Minor Mishaps
1h
49m
•
Drama, Danish
•
2002
Offscreen
1h
33m
•
Horror
•
2006
Old Men in New Cars
1h
35m
•
Action, Comedy
•
2002
The Olsen Gang Sees Red
1h
40m
•
Exclusive to Alamo on Demand, Comedy
•
1976
Out of Tune
1h
29m
•
EXCLUSIVE TO ALAMO ON DEMAND, Comedy
•
2019
Pelle the Conqueror
2h
37m
•
Drama, Danish
•
1987
Pusher
1h
50m
•
Crime, Thriller
•
1996
Pusher II: With Blood on My Hands
1h
40m
•
Crime, Thriller
•
2004
Pusher III: I'm the Angel of Death
1h
48m
•
Crime, Thriller
•
2005
Queen of Hearts
2h
7m
•
Drama, Danish
•
2019
R
1h
30m
•
Exclusive to Alamo On Demand, Drama
•
2011
Red Chapel
1h
28m
•
Documentary
•
2009
A Royal Affair
2h
17m
•
Drama, History
•
2012
A Second Chance
1h
42m
•
Thriller, Denmark
•
2014
A Soap
1h
44m
•
Drama
•
2006
Teddy Bear
1h
32m
•
Drama, Danish
•
2012
That Time of Year
1h
40m
•
Comedy
•
2018
The War Show
1h
40m
•
Documentary
•
2016