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Daniel Dencik

Daniel Dencik

Director, writer and editor · Born May 9, 1972 (54) · Stockholm, Sweden

Daniel Dencik is a Danish writer and film director.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 9, 1972 (54)
From
Stockholm, Sweden
Works as
Director, writer and editor
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 17 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 37 days to Oct 26

What are Daniel Dencik's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
38%
Bonds
21%
Survival
19%
Ideas
13%
Society
9%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Ambiguous: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their ambiguous movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 0 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
3
Absurd
2
Contemplative
1
Warm
1
Hopeful
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 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 Daniel Dencik's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Daniel Dencik'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

17 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • Miss Osaka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Writer

  • Forsvindingsnummeret - Matti Breschel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Writer

  • Kaptajnens Skygge: Christopher Juul Jensen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Writer

  • Gold Coast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Shadow of a Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Daniel

  • The Expedition to the End of the World(2013)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Tal R: The Virgin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Moon Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Out of Bounds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Writer

  • Into Eternity: A Film for the Future (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Editor

  • Danish Dynamite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Editor · Writer

  • Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Dark Horse(2005)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Five Obstructions(2003)

    Additional Editing

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Noi the Albino(2003)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Lost Weekend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Editor

  • The Humiliated (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 17 titles from 1998 to 2021.

Biggest box office

Noi the Albino (2003)

$1.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Noi the Albino (2003)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Dark Horse (2005)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 17: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting8 of 17: 3 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting7 of 17: 1 only writing, 6 with another roleEditing6 of 17: 5 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 17: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

17 titles, 6 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · crew2000s5 · crew2010s9 · 1 acting · 8 crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Daniel Dencik's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 88th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 82nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 4 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser4

Most divisive · director, writer

The Expedition to the End of the World (2013)

52nd percentile spread · 11% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Noi the Albino (2003)

Midcredits 90th · 80% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 79/100 and the pacing 53/100 in their films, across 3 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.

Who does Daniel Dencik work with?

People who share at least 2 of Daniel Dencik's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dagur Kári shares the most, 2.

Directors

Producers