Ole Christian Madsen is a Danish movie director and script writer, responsible for several movies and TV series that has achieved success in Denmark. Among the most successful projects are the movies Flammen og Citronen, Prague, Nordkraft and the TV series Rejseholdet and Edderkoppen.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 18, 1966 (60)
- Roskilde, Danmark
- Director, writer and producer
- 13 on Motif · 22 credits in all
What are Ole Christian Madsen's films like?
Across their 10 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
Their Motif 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 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 6
Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 4
Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 6
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet6
- Tragic3
- Ambiguous1
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 Christian Madsen's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 13 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Ole Christian Madsen'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
22 credits, 13 with a Motif page.
Boundless(2024)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
The Shift(2022)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Dansk films bedste (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)
The Day We Died(2020)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Itsi Bitsi(2014)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Dansk Drama - Fra Matador til Arvingerne (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)
Banshee(2013)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Banshee: Origins (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)
SuperClásico(2011)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Flame & Citron(2008)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Prague(2006)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Angels in Fast Motion (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)
Kira's Reason: A Love Story (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)
Unit One(2000)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
The Spider(2000)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Pizza King (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)
Taxa (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)
Sinan's Wedding (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)
Kun for forrykte: Eik Skaløe og Steppeulvene (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)
Career shape
A full career of 22 titles from 1988 to 2024.
Biggest box office
Flame & Citron (2008)
Highest rated
Flame & Citron (2008)
Most popular right now
The Shift (2022)
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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.
How do Ole Christian Madsen's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of the 8 of 9 with a score; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
None of their 12 titles divides audiences: 8 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 65/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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.
Is Ole Christian Madsen's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 Motif titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Ole Christian Madsen work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ole Christian Madsen's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jørgen Johansson shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Lone ScherfigShared titles: The Shift (2022), The Day We Died (2020), The Kindness of Strangers (2019), Backstabbing for Beginners (2018)See all 4 shared titles with Lone Scherfig
Writers
- Lars Kristian AndersenShared titles: The Day We Died (2020), Flame & Citron (2008), The Spider (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Lars Kristian Andersen
- Kim Fupz AakesonShared titles: The Shift (2022), Prague (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Kim Fupz Aakeson
- Nikolaj ScherfigShared titles: The Shift (2022), The Spider (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Nikolaj Scherfig
Actors
- Stine StengadeShared titles: Flame & Citron (2008), Prague (2006), The Spider (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Stine Stengade
- Afshin FirouziShared titles: Boundless (2024), The Shift (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Afshin Firouzi
- Joachim FjelstrupShared titles: Boundless (2024), Itsi Bitsi (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Joachim Fjelstrup
- Peter MygindShared titles: Boundless (2024), Flame & Citron (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Mygind
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Jørgen JohanssonShared titles: Boundless (2024), Itsi Bitsi (2014), SuperClásico (2011), Flame & Citron (2008), Prague (2006), The Spider (2000)See all 6 shared titles with Jørgen Johansson
- Søren B. EbbeShared titles: The Day We Died (2020), Itsi Bitsi (2014), SuperClásico (2011), Flame & Citron (2008), Prague (2006), The Spider (2000)See all 6 shared titles with Søren B. Ebbe
- Jonas StruckShared titles: Boundless (2024), SuperClásico (2011), Prague (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Jonas Struck
Producers
- Malene BlenkovShared titles: Boundless (2024), The Day We Died (2020), The Kindness of Strangers (2019), Backstabbing for Beginners (2018)See all 4 shared titles with Malene Blenkov
- Kristina KornumShared titles: The Kindness of Strangers (2019), Itsi Bitsi (2014), SuperClásico (2011), Flame & Citron (2008)See all 4 shared titles with Kristina Kornum
- Bo EhrhardtShared titles: Itsi Bitsi (2014), SuperClásico (2011), Flame & Citron (2008), Prague (2006)See all 4 shared titles with Bo Ehrhardt
- Dagur KáriShared titles: The Day We Died (2020), The Kindness of Strangers (2019), Backstabbing for Beginners (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Dagur Kári
Mixed roles
- Per FlyShared titles: The Kindness of Strangers (2019), Backstabbing for Beginners (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Per Fly
