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Jens Dahl

Jens Dahl

Writer and director, also producer · Born January 9, 1961 (65) · København, Danmark

Born
January 9, 1961 (65)
From
København, Danmark
Works as
Writer and director, also producer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 57% in 30 days

What are Jens Dahl's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
38%
Bonds
21%
Survival
14%
Self
13%
Power
13%
Justice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Dread
3
Melancholic
1
Contemplative
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Jens Dahl's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jens Dahl'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

15 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Behind Every Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Script Consultant

  • Suplex(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Fogedretten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Writer

  • Breeder(2020)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • 3 Things(2017)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Norskov(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • 2 Girls 1 Cake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Writer

  • Dicte: Crime Reporter(2013)

    Show 10 episodes · Script Consultant

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Rosa Morena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Screenplay

  • All for One(2011)

    Script Consultant

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Pusher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Original Film Writer

  • Sommer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 20 episodes · Author · Book · Story

  • Medicinmannen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Foreign Fields (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Writer

  • Pusher(1996)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 15 titles from 1996 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Pusher (1996)

$1.6K worldwide

Highest rated

Pusher (1996)

Midcredits 90th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing4 of 15: 1 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting14 of 15: 11 only writing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score50th

15 titles, 3 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s4 · crew

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 Jens Dahl's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 7 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director, writer

3 Things (2017)

69th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Pusher (1996)

Midcredits 90th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the plot and story 52/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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.

Who does Jens Dahl work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jens Dahl's MovieCove titles; Jacob Lohmann shares the most, 2.