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Steen Johannessen

Steen Johannessen

Editor and director · Born May 2, 1972 (54) · København, Danmark

Born
May 2, 1972 (54)
From
København, Danmark
Works as
Editor and director
Titles
10 on Motif · 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 39 days to Oct 28Up 4% in 30 days

What are Steen Johannessen's films like?

Across their 9 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
21%
Bonds
18%
Self
18%
Survival
16%
Power
10%
Morality
9%
Ideas
8%
Marriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 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 4

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

Grounded 9 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 4

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

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 3 · 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 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 3

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Contemplative
6
Hopeful
3
Absurd
2
Warm
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous6

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 Steen Johannessen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 10 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Steen Johannessen's titles on Motif; 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, 10 with a Motif page.

  • Velkommen til frontlinjen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Editor

  • Can't Feel Nothing(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • A Storm Foretold(2023)

    Additional Editing

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Fat Front(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Last Men in Aleppo(2017)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Who We Were(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Motley's Law(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Road(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • A Life in Dirty Movies(2013)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The President (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Editor

  • Dagbog fra midten (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Editor

  • The Secret War (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Editor

  • The Good Cop(2004)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Defense (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 18 episodes · Editor

  • Von Trier's 100 øjne(2000)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 9 titles from 2003 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Last Men in Aleppo (2017)

$15K worldwide

Highest rated

Last Men in Aleppo (2017)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

The Good Cop (2004)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 9: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleEditing8 of 9: 7 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 9: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s4 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s2 · crew

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

How do Steen Johannessen's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · editor

Von Trier's 100 øjne (2000)

83rd percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

The Road (2015)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 53/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 58, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Steen Johannessen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Steen Johannessen's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nicolaj Monberg shares the most, 2.

Cinematographers and editors

Producers