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Jacob Groth

Jacob Groth

Composer · Born May 12, 1951 (75) · København, Danmark

With over 30 films and more than 25 tv series, internationally acclaimed Danish composer Jacob Groth's music is always rich in Nordic cool and full of melodic grace and alluring enigmas. For many, Jacob regarded as The Composer with The Nordic Tattoo. 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo', 'The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest' and 'The Girl Who Played With Fire' the critically acclaimed movies internationally known to as 'The Millennium Trilogy' are perhaps what brought Jacob to the attention of the world. Based upon the bestselling crime novels by legendary Swedish writer, Stieg Larsson, Jacob delivered an understated yet immensely powerful connective score for these films for which has been highly acclaimed and deservedly awarded. In fact Jacob is no stranger to accolades. Six times Emmy nominee and five times EMMY winner, Jacob has established himself as a man of merit world wide. With US and international films and tv series' credits, Jacob's most recent tv drama series' include the quite brilliant and very dark 'Wisting', a10-part crime drama that TX'd in the UK early 2020 and 'DNA' an 8-part thriller which we anticipate will be available via a UK platform very soon.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 12, 1951 (75)
From
København, Danmark
Works as
Composer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 31 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 155 days to Oct 26Up 31% in 30 days

What are Jacob Groth's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 92nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

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

share of theme weight
Morality
43%
Bonds
23%
Self
13%
Survival
13%
Power
4%
Society
4%
Justice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 7

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 7

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 3

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 7

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
5
Dread
4
Warm
3
Bittersweet
2
Other
12

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous2

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 Jacob Groth's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jacob Groth'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

31 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Butterfly Swing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Composer

  • DNA(2019)

    Show 14 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Wisting(2019)

    Show 14 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Midnight, Texas(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • RE: European Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Author

  • Mercur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · Composer

  • Skin Trade(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Speed Walking(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Dead Man Down(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Millennium(2010)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Girl Who Played with Fire(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Headhunter(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Livvagterne(2009)

    Show 20 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Worlds Apart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

  • The Black Pimpernel(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Ugly Duckling and Me!(2006)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • We Shall Overcome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Composer

  • Young Andersen(2005)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Ørnen(2004)

    Show 24 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Ketchup Effect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Composer

  • Better Times(2004)

    Show 22 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Skagerrak(2003)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Unit One(2000)

    Show 32 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Taxa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 56 episodes · Composer

  • Cirkus Ildebrand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Composer

  • The Daughter of the Puma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Composer

  • Svart Lucia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Composer

  • Shower of Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Composer

  • Otto er et næsehorn(1983)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles from 1983 to 2020.

Biggest box office

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)

$104M worldwide

Highest rated

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Midnight, Texas (2017)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing1 of 31: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleMusic30 of 31: 30 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score66th

By decade

1980s2 · crew1990s4 · crew2000s15 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s1 · 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 Jacob Groth's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

None of their 20 titles divides audiences: 12 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most loved · composer

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)

Midcredits 97th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 54/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 61, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

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 Jacob Groth's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and sex & nudity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles86–92 · median 92 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles50–76 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 70 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 84 · severeMedian of all films: 39

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 Jacob Groth work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jacob Groth's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Niels Arden Oplev shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers