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Mads Mikkelsen (1947-) is a Danish actor. Mikkelsen first gained notice in Hollywood for his role as Tristan in 2004’s King Arthur. He achieved worldwide recognition for playing the main antagonist Le Chiffre, in the James Bond movie Casino Royale. His IMDb page shows over 55 acting credits since 1996. This page will rank Mads Mikkelsen movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, videos, games, and movies that were not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings. To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences, and get some award recognition.
Mads Mikkelsen Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| 2006 | Casino Royale (2006) |  |
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| 2016 | Doctor Strange (2016) |  |
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| 2016 | Rogue One (2016) | |
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| 2023 | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) | |
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| 2024 | Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) Voice Only |
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| 2010 | Clash of the Titans (2010) |  |
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| 2022 | Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022) | |
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| 2004 | King Arthur (2004) |  |
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| 2006 | After the Wedding (2006) | |
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| 2012 | The Hunt (2012) |  |
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| 2002 | Open Hearts (2002) | |
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| 2012 | A Royal Affair (2012) | |
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| 2020 | Another Round (2020) Limited Release |
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| 2018 | Arctic (2018) | |
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| 2021 | Riders of Justice (2021) | |
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| 2005 | Adam's Apples (2005) | |
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| 2018 | At Eternity's Gate (2018) | |
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| 2008 | Flame & Citron (2008) |  |
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| 1996 | Pusher (1996) | |
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| 2004 | Pusher II (2004) | |
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| 2003 | The Green Butchers (2003) | |
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| 2014 | The Salvation (2014) | |
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| 2009 | Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (2009) |  |
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| 2015 | Men & Chicken (2015) | |
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| 2002 | Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2004) | |
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| 2019 | Polar (2019) Netflix |
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| 2009 | Valhalla Rising (2009) | |
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| 2003 | Torremolinos 73 (2003) | |
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| 2006 | Prague (2006) | |
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| 2013 | Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas (2013) | |
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| 2002 | I Am Dina (2002) |  |
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| 2021 | Chaos Walking (2021) | |
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| 2001 | Shake It (2001) | |
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| 2011 | The Three Musketeers (2011) |  |
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| 2013 | Charlie Countryman (2013) |  |
Mads Mikkelsen Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Mads Mikkelsen movies by his co-stars
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- Sort Mads Mikkelsen movies by how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Mads Mikkelsen movie received.
- Sort Mads Mikkelsen movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| CreditRank | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Review % | Oscar Nom / Win | S | UMR Score | ||||
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| CreditRank | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review % | Oscar Nom / Win | S | UMR Score |
| 1 | Casino Royale (2006) | Daniel Craig & Eva Green |
167.40 | 318.1 | 1,128.9 | 10 | 88 | 00 / 00 | 98.4 | |
| 2 | Doctor Strange (2016) | Benedict Cumberbatch & Chiwetel Ejiofor |
232.60 | 336.2 | 979.4 | 13 | 81 | 01 / 00 | 97.5 | |
| 3 | Rogue One (2016) | Felecity Jones & Forest Whitaker |
522.20 | 754.6 | 1,511.6 | 1 | 78 | 02 / 00 | 97.1 | |
| 4 | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) | Harrison Ford & Antonio Banderas |
174.50 | 190.2 | 415.8 | 12 | 68 | 01 / 00 | 93.5 | |
| 5 | Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) Voice Only |
Seth Rogen | 254.60 | 254.6 | 722.6 | 9 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 93.5 | |
| 4 | Clash of the Titans (2010) | Liam Neeson & Ralph Fiennes |
163.20 | 258.6 | 781.4 | 14 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 84.9 | |
| 5 | Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022) | Eddie Redmayne | 95.90 | 107.0 | 451.7 | 20 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 9 | King Arthur (2004) | Clive Owen & Keira Knightley |
51.90 | 104.4 | 409.8 | 60 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 72.9 | |
| 8 | After the Wedding (2006) | Sidse Babett Knudsen & Rolf Lassgård |
1.50 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 217 | 83 | 01 / 00 | 71.4 | |
| 9 | The Hunt (2012) | Thomas Bo Larsen | 0.60 | 1.0 | 28.0 | 212 | 81 | 01 / 00 | 68.6 | |
| 10 | Open Hearts (2002) | Sonja Richter & Nikolaj Lie Kaas |
0.10 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 266 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 67.9 | |
| 11 | A Royal Affair (2012) | Alicia Vikander | 1.50 | 2.4 | 23.2 | 183 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 66.8 | |
| 13 | Another Round (2020) Limited Release |
Thomas Bo Larsen | 0.10 | 0.1 | 27.8 | 206 | 77 | 02 / 01 | 66.2 | |
| 13 | Arctic (2018) | Maria Thelma Smáradóttir | 2.40 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 182 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 61.4 | |
| 15 | Riders of Justice (2021) | Nikolaj Lie Kaas | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 288 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 58.6 | |
| 14 | Adam's Apples (2005) | Ulrich Thomsen | 0.00 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 383 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 51.7 | |
| 15 | At Eternity's Gate (2018) | Willem Dafoe & Oscar Isaac |
2.30 | 3.1 | 10.2 | 184 | 68 | 01 / 00 | 50.4 | |
| 16 | Flame & Citron (2008) | Thure Lindhardt | 0.10 | 0.3 | 18.0 | 267 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 50.0 | |
| 17 | Pusher (1996) | Kim Bodnia | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 282 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 47.7 | |
| 18 | Pusher II (2004) | Leif Sylvester | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 332 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 44.9 | |
| 19 | The Green Butchers (2003) | Nikolaj Lie Kaas | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 384 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 43.6 | |
| 20 | The Salvation (2014) | Eva Green | 0.10 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 331 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.9 | |
| 22 | Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (2009) | Anna Mouglalis & |
1.60 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 185 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 39.7 | |
| 21 | Men & Chicken (2015) | David Dencik | 0.10 | 0.1 | 7.1 | 341 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 39.5 | |
| 23 | Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2004) | Adrian Rawlins | 0.20 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 245 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 37.9 | |
| 26 | Polar (2019) Netflix |
Richard Dreyfuss | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 327 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 37.3 | |
| 25 | Valhalla Rising (2009) | Maarten Stevenson | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 419 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 37.3 | |
| 27 | Torremolinos 73 (2003) | Javier Cámara | 0.10 | 0.2 | 5.2 | 250 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.3 | |
| 29 | Prague (2006) | Stine Stengade | 0.00 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 433 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 34.6 | |
| 28 | Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas (2013) | Mélusine Mayance | 0.10 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 347 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 32.9 | |
| 29 | I Am Dina (2002) | Gérard Depardieu | 0.00 | 0.1 | 5.9 | 350 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 27.1 | |
| 31 | Chaos Walking (2021) | Tom Holland | 13.20 | 15.2 | 25.1 | 58 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 24.3 | |
| 33 | Shake It (2001) | Charlotte Munck | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 381 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 21.5 | |
| 34 | The Three Musketeers (2011) | Orlando Bloom & Milla Jovovich |
20.40 | 32.1 | 208.5 | 118 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 14.8 | |
| 35 | Charlie Countryman (2013) | Shia LaBeouf & Rupert Grint |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 286 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.3 |
Possibly Interesting Facts On Mads Mikkelsen
1. Mads Dittmann Mikkelsen was born in Østerbro, Copenhagen, Denmark in 1965. Mads is pronounced like ‘mas’ in Christmas. Mikkelsen is ‘mikkel’ as you would pronounce the metal ‘nickel’ and ‘sen’ is pronounced ‘zen’ – Mickelzen.
2. Mads Mikkelsen was originally a gymnast and dancer on Danish television. He was a professional dancer for 8 years.
3. Mads Mikkelsen rose to fame in Denmark as Tonny the drug dealer in the first two films of the Pusher film trilogy.
4. Mads Mikkelsen played Dr. Hannibal Lecter on the highly acclaimed television series Hannibal from 2013 to 2015. He is the 4th actor to play Lecter.
5. Mads Mikkelsen has appeared in three Danish films that were submitted for the Oscar® in the Best Foreign Language Film category: After the Wedding (2006), A Royal Affair (2012) and The Hunt (2012).
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UMR’s Letterboxd Reviews of Mads Mikkelsen’s Movies
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This guy is phenomenally talented my new Rutger haurer!!
I saw top 4. 10 and favorite dr strange. no 9, no 8s, no hidden gems I am not a fan of the other 3.
HI Bruce, I just saw your response to my comment on Jack Palance, and for some reason, I’m imagining Mads Mikkelsen as a modern and Scandinavian Jack Palance, probably because they both make elegant, high-cheek boned villains:) If there was a remake of Shane, I hope they cast Mikkelsen in the Palance role! I’ve seen 6 of the films on the list, and actually, my favorite is one where Mikkelsen played a sympathetic role, as the lead in The Hunt, where he is falsely accused of child abuse. Great film. Also liked Casino Royale and After the Wedding.
Hey PhilHoF17….as usual….your comments are pretty close to my thoughts as well. Granted I had never put together the Jack Palance/Mads visual connection…..but now I can easily see it. I have seen 15 of his movies to your 6. I most recently watched Polar…which I enjoyed, minus an unneccessary long torture scene. As for The Hunt….I am right there with you. He was getting some much desired Oscar buzz for that one. After seeing it, I realized it was much desired. I have not seen his After The Wedding….I did see the USA remake…which was alright at best. Good feedback as always.