Ole Bornedal (b. 26 May 1959, Nørresundby, Denmark) is a Danish film director, actor and producer. He wrote and directed Nattevagten (Nightwatch, 1994), a thriller about a law student who works in a morgue as a night-watchman, and becomes implicated in a series of murders of prostitutes. He also directed an English language remake (Nightwatch) in 1997, starring Ewan McGregor, Nick Nolte and Patricia Arquette. In 2002, he directed I Am Dina. He was one of the producers of Mimic, and is currently producing and directing The Recovery. Bornedal has also directed many television movies. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ole Bornedal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 26, 1959 (67)
- Nørresundby, Danmark
- Director, writer and producer
- 10 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
What are Ole Bornedal's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 9
Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 9
Grounded 7 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 7
Steady 3 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1
Casual 1 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 8
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous5
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Ole Bornedal's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Ole Bornedal's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
28 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.
Alletiders Ulf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Danske tv-seriers bedste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Dansk films bedste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
The Shadow in My Eye(2021)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
The Way to Mandalay(2018)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Small Town Killers(2017)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
1864 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
1864: Brødre i krig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
The Possession(2012)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Deliver Us from Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Just Another Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
The Substitute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Klovn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Bernie and Bingo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
I Am Dina(2002)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Deep Water(1999)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Dybt vand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Mimic(1997)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Nightwatch(1997)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all filmsCharlot og Charlotte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Charlot og Charlotte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Nightwatch(1994)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Masturbator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Dr. Dip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Sonny Soufflé chok show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Tonny Toupé show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Career shape
A full career of 28 titles from 1985 to 2024.
Biggest box office
The Possession (2012)
Highest rated
The Shadow in My Eye (2021)
Most popular right now
The Possession (2012)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Ole Bornedal's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th5
Shape of the crowd
None of their 10 titles divides audiences: 5 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 72/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Ole Bornedal's work okay for kids?
Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Ole Bornedal work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ole Bornedal's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dan Laustsen shares the most, 7.
Actors
- Ulf PilgaardShared titles: Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever (2023), Deep Water (1999), Nightwatch (1994)See all 3 shared titles with Ulf Pilgaard
- Rikke Louise AnderssonShared titles: The Shadow in My Eye (2021), The Way to Mandalay (2018), Nightwatch (1994)See all 3 shared titles with Rikke Louise Andersson
- Alex Høgh AndersenShared titles: Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever (2023), The Shadow in My Eye (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Alex Høgh Andersen
- Casper Kjær JensenShared titles: Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever (2023), The Shadow in My Eye (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Casper Kjær Jensen
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Dan LaustsenShared titles: Small Town Killers (2017), The Possession (2012), I Am Dina (2002), Deep Water (1999), Mimic (1997), Nightwatch (1997), Nightwatch (1994)See all 7 shared titles with Dan Laustsen
- Anders VilladsenShared titles: Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever (2023), The Shadow in My Eye (2021), The Way to Mandalay (2018), The Possession (2012)See all 4 shared titles with Anders Villadsen
- Marco BeltramiShared titles: The Shadow in My Eye (2021), I Am Dina (2002), Deep Water (1999), Mimic (1997)See all 4 shared titles with Marco Beltrami
- Joachim HolbekShared titles: The Way to Mandalay (2018), Small Town Killers (2017), Nightwatch (1997), Nightwatch (1994)See all 4 shared titles with Joachim Holbek
Producers
- Jonas AllenShared titles: The Shadow in My Eye (2021), The Way to Mandalay (2018), Small Town Killers (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Jonas Allen
- Peter BoseShared titles: The Shadow in My Eye (2021), The Way to Mandalay (2018), Small Town Killers (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Peter Bose
- Mikael OlsenShared titles: The Shadow in My Eye (2021), The Way to Mandalay (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Mikael Olsen
- Pavel MullerShared titles: The Shadow in My Eye (2021), The Way to Mandalay (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Pavel Muller