Jesper Morthorst

Producer · Born April 28, 1977 (49) · Karise, Danmark

Throughout his career, Jesper has produced acclaimed feature films like Tea Lindeburg's As in Heaven (2021) that won the Nordic Dragon Award for 'Best Film' at Göteborg Film Festival, and Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson's Heartstone (2016) that won the Queer Lion at Venice Film Festival. In addition, Jesper has a lasting collaboration with two-time Palme d'Or and Academy Award winning director Bille August, producing both Silent Heart (2014) and The Pact (2021). Jesper has also produced several TV series, including 5 seasons of the TV 2/Netflix series Rita (2012) for which he was nominated as 'Outstanding International Producer' at the Monte-Carlo TV Festival. In 2011, he was chosen as the Danish 'Producer on the Move' at Festival de Cannes. Jesper has worked as a film producer in companies such as SF Studios (2011-2017), Alphaville Pictures Copenhagen (2009-2012) and Nimbus Film (2003-2008). Today, he runs the production company MOTOR which he founded with screenwriter Christian Torpe in 2018.

What are Jesper Morthorst's films like?

Across their 15 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama9 titles69^th

Comedy4 titles44^th

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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

Self

33%

Bonds

27%

Survival

17%

Power

7%

Morality

7%

Society

6%

Ideas

3%

Family bonds5 Obsession3 Friendship2 Identity2 Romantic love2 Mortality3 Coming of age2 Sacrifice2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 13

Dark

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 9

Grounded

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 13 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 8

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Slow burn

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 3

Heavy

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 11

Open-ended

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 7 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

11

Melancholic

10

Dread

4

Bittersweet

5

Warm

2

Other

9

How their films linger

Thought-provoking8 Bittersweet7 Haunting6 Hopeful3 Unsettling3 Devastating2

How their films end · 2 with a twist

Bittersweet9
Tragic4
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 Jesper Morthorst's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 18 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Viaplay4 titles, show their 4 titles on Viaplay
Cineverse2 titles, show their 2 titles on Cineverse
MHz Choice2 titles, show their 2 titles on MHz Choice
Cohen Media Channel1 title, show their title on Cohen Media Channel
Kino Film Collection1 title, show their title on Kino Film Collection
Strand Releasing1 title, show their title on Strand Releasing

Subscription and free streaming for Jesper Morthorst's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

24 credits, 18 with a Motif page.

The Ugly Stepsister(2025)
Executive Producer
Motif score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Dead Don't Hurt(2023)
Executive Producer
Motif score: 60th percentile of all films
When in Rome(2024)
Producer
Motif score: 45th percentile of all films
War Sailor(2023)
Show 3 episodes · Associate Producer
Motif score: 68th percentile of all shows
Camino(2023)
Executive Producer · Producer
Motif score: 42nd percentile of all films
War Sailor (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)
Associate Producer
Beautiful Beings(2022)
Producer
Motif score: 90th percentile of all films
As in Heaven(2021)
Producer
Motif score: 48th percentile of all films
The Pact(2021)
Producer
Motif score: 57th percentile of all films
Deliver Us(2019)
Show 8 episodes · Producer
Motif score: 37th percentile of all shows
Blackbird(2019)
Co-Executive Producer
Motif score: 69th percentile of all films
Britt-Marie Was Here(2019)
Producer
Motif score: 23rd percentile of all films
What Will People Say(2017)
Associate Producer
Motif score: 91st percentile of all films
Heartstone(2016)
Producer
Motif score: 88th percentile of all films
Norskov(2015)
Show 16 episodes · Producer
Motif score: 57th percentile of all shows
Hjørdis (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)
Show 4 episodes · Producer
The Deposit(2015)
Producer
Motif score: 6th percentile of all films
Silent Heart(2014)
Producer
Motif score: 80th percentile of all films
Hvor lyset kommer ind (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)
Producer
Rita(2012)
Show 40 episodes · Producer
Motif score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Room 304(2011)
Producer
Motif score: 17th percentile of all films
Out of Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)
Producer
Sheep (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)
Producer
The Seal Woman (not in the Motif catalog yet)
Producer

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles, 19 of them dated from 2009 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Ugly Stepsister (2025)

$5.6M worldwide

Highest rated

What Will People Say (2017)

Motif 91^st

By role

only this rolewith another role

Producing20 of 20 · 64^th

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s8 · 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Jesper Morthorst's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 59^th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61^st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61^stpercentile

Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

56^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

75^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 14

Motif score across 18 titles, by percentile

75^th and up6
50^th to 74^th5
25^th to 49^th4
Below 25^th3

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved1
Universally Panned1
Crowd Pleaser9
Broadly Agreed4
Mixed3

Most divisive · producer

Room 304 (2011)

69^th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Rita (2012)

Motif 92^nd · 91% liked

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 Motif 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 Jesper Morthorst's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 Motif titles with content scores, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore6 titles29–88 · median 53 · moderatenear the median of all films

Sex & Nudity6 titles27–67 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all films

Profanity5 titles33–52 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all films

Alcohol & Drugs5 titles35–69 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most films

Frightening / Intense6 titles48–86 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most films

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.