Martin Pieter Zandvliet (born 7 January 1971 in Fredericia) is a Danish film director and screenwriter. Zandvliet originally began as an editor, before writing and directing the documentary Angels of Brooklyn in 2002. His first major picture was Applause in 2009, which received wide praise. He then wrote and directed A Funny Man, based on the life of Danish actor and comedian Dirch Passer. In 2015 he wrote and directed Land of Mine, which received almost universal acclaim at home, with many calling it the best Danish film that year, the film was furthermore nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 7, 1971 (55)
- Fredericia, Denmark
- Director and writer
- 6 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
What are Martin Zandvliet's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 4
Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 4
Steady 1 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet5
- 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 Martin Zandvliet's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Martin Zandvliet'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
16 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
Tove’s Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
The Marco Effect(2021)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
The Outsider(2018)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The Model(2016)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Land of Mine(2015)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Teddy Bear(2012)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
A Funny Man(2011)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Applause (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Dennis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Mum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Me As Usual (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
When You Wake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Wulffmorgenthaler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Small Dark Look (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Challenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Great Americans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 16 titles, 13 of them dated from 2005 to 2023.
Biggest box office
A Funny Man (2011)
Highest rated
Land of Mine (2015)
Most popular right now
The Marco Effect (2021)
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 Martin Zandvliet's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 6 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.
Is Martin Zandvliet's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Martin Zandvliet work with?
People who share at least 2 of Martin Zandvliet's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sune Martin shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Mads MatthiesenShared titles: The Model (2016), Teddy Bear (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Mads Matthiesen
Writers
- Anders Frithiof AugustShared titles: The Marco Effect (2021), The Model (2016), A Funny Man (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Anders Frithiof August
Actors
- Laura BroShared titles: Land of Mine (2015), A Funny Man (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Laura Bro
Composers and editors
- Sune MartinShared titles: The Marco Effect (2021), The Model (2016), Land of Mine (2015), Teddy Bear (2012), A Funny Man (2011)See all 5 shared titles with Sune Martin
- Per SandholtShared titles: The Marco Effect (2021), Land of Mine (2015), A Funny Man (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Per Sandholt
Producers
- Henrik ZeinShared titles: The Marco Effect (2021), Land of Mine (2015), A Funny Man (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Henrik Zein
- Mikael Chr. RieksShared titles: The Marco Effect (2021), Land of Mine (2015), A Funny Man (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Mikael Chr. Rieks
- Louise Birk HastrupShared titles: Land of Mine (2015), A Funny Man (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Louise Birk Hastrup