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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
- Sort Mads Mikkelsen movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Mads Mikkelsen movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- 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).
Check out Mads Mikkelsen’s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
UMR’s Letterboxd Reviews of Mads Mikkelsen’s Movies
https://letterboxd.com/cogerson/tag/mads-mikkelsen/films/
Great page, great actor. I still have to watch Polar and Arctic, I have about 15 minutes left, I have no idea how it ends, I was on a plane while watching.
Seen: 6/29 or 21%
Favorite Top 10: Has to be Bond, great villain, great movie to restart the series!
UMR Snub (Too High/Too Low): Clash of the Titans???? Why o’ Why is this movie in the Top 4?
Guilty Pleasure: Well, I wish I have seen more of his movies to have a better stance, however, I will say Men and Chicken, even though I have not seen it, this movie has been described to me and it sounds amazing.
Hey BryRog57…awesome to see you back and commenting on UMR…..I guess it is because of the interview request….we will take it no matter for the reason…lol. Which movie were you watching on the plane? Polar or Arctic? Arctic also comes by Polar….so there are two movies. In Arctic he survives a plane crash…but he is stuck in the Arctic, in Polar he is a hitman who is forced to return….and all hell breaks lose. Tally count. Cogerson 15, Steve 7 and First son of Cogerson 6. As for Clash of the Titans….it made a boatload of money…..which got it’s spot in the Top 5….if you sort by review %, it tumbles down to 27th place (ouch!). I am still not sure is Men & Chicken is good or not….but it is memorable. Good stuff!
Mad Mikkelsensens an interesting subject for UMR attention, and a memorable Bond villain.
I’ve seen 7 of the 29 films on the chart, more than I thought. Favorites are – Casino Royale, Doctor Strange, Star Wars Rogue One, Clash of the Titans, King Arthur and The Three Musketeers. I’ve also seen Valhalla Rising but I can’t remember it much.
Looking at the charts Casino Royale is his highest rated movie (and one of the best Bond movies) but’s it’s not his most successful film.
Here in the UK Mads has been appearing in tv adverts for Carlsberg beer.
Nice work Bruce. Vote Up!
Hey Steve. Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts on Mads Mikkkellllssssennnsss. I agree with you, he made a great Bond villain. Tally count…15 for me, 7 for you. I have seen all of your 7. I am right there with you on Valhalla Rising…..even after reading my own review on that one…I am still having a hard time remembering specifics about that movie….especially since I saw Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas ….which was very similar ….at least in my memory. So Mads is paying some bills by pushing Carlsberg Beer. Very interesting. I guess his Bond turn made him very well known in Bond’s home country. Good stuff as always.
I liked Polar.
Sometimes I get Mads mixed up with Til Schweiger who he has co-starred with 3 times.
Mads has never been on the Oracle of Bacon list but Til is. These are the actors on the 2020 list he has appeared with.
19 WILLEM DAFOE AT ETERNITY’S GATE (2018)
22 GERARD DEPARDIEU I Am Dina (2002)
24 STELLAN SKARSGARD King Arthur (2004)
24 STELLAN SKARSGARD Moomins and the Comet Chase (2010)
75 LIAM NEESON Clash of the Titans (2010)
159 PETER STORMARE Moomins and the Comet Chase (2010)
178 JUDI DENCH Casino Royale (2006)
185 GIANCARLO GIANNINI Casino Royale (2006)
187 JAMES EARL JONES ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (2016)
195 JASON FLEMYNG Clash of the Titans (2010)
202 FOREST WHITAKER ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (2016)
218 JONATHAN PRYCE THE SALVATION (2015)
283 RICHARD DREYFUSS POLAR (2019)
361 DANNY HUSTON Clash of the Titans (2010)
402 TILDA SWINTON DOCTOR STRANGE (2016)
469 PETE POSTLEWAITE Clash of the Titans (2010)
474 BRUNO GANZ AGE OF UPRISING: THE LEGEND OF MICHAEL KOHLHAAS (2002)
481 KEIRA KNIGHTLEY King Arthur (2004)
560 RALPH FIENNES Clash of the Titans (2010)
607 ELIZABETH MCGOVERN CLASH OF THE TITANS (2010)
644 MELISSA LEO CHARLIE COUNTRYMAN (2013)
647 STEPHEN DILLANE KING ARTHUR (2004)
680 IOAN GRUFFUD KING ARTHUR (2004)
735 DANIEL CRAIG Casino Royale (2006)
792 GERALDINE JAMES ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS SRORY (2016)
793 MILLA JOVOVICH THE THREE MUSKETEERS (2011)
804 CLIVE OWEN King Arthur (2004)
820 TSAI CHIN CASINO ROYALE (2006)
822 CHRISTOPH WALTZ THE THREE MUSKETEERS (2011)
874 TIL SCHWEIGER CHARLIE COUNTRYMAN (2013)
874 TIL SCHWEIGER KING ARTHUR (2004)
874 TIL SCHWEIGER THE THREE MUSKETEERS (2011)
912 JOEL EDGERTON King Arthur (2004)
949 RAY WINSTONE KING ARTHUR (2004)
963 DEXTER FLETCHER THE THREE MUSKETEERS (2011)
Mads has appeared with 7 Oscar winners.
ALICIA VIKANDER A ROYAL AFFAIR (2012)
CHRISTOPH WALTZ THE THREE MUSKETEERS (2011)
FOREST WHITAKER ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (2016)
JUDI DENCH Casino Royale (2006)
MELISSA LEO CHARLIE COUNTRYMAN (2013)
RICHARD DREYFUSS POLAR (2019)
TILDA SWINTON DOCTOR STRANGE (2016)
Hey Dan. As always, thanks for sharing these Mads trivia lists. Both are small compared to your other epic lists. Til Schweiger? I have seen him in a few movies…..but I had to look him up to know who you were talking about. Til Schweiger is his most frequent Oracle co-star…I would have thought Mads would be the one on the list versus Til. My favorite tennis player was/is Mats Vilander. Mads, Til and Mats sounds like a law firm. Wow….his 2nd list is really small. I had to look twice when Richard Dreyfuss showed up in Polar. As always good stuff.
1/On top of his film career Mads has (1) appeared in 4 separate television productions including 39 episodes as the notorious Dr Lecter as mentioned above. US TV network aired censored versions of some episodes removing, for example, rear nudity and paintings showing nude figures and some scenes of violence. (2) made 2 video games (3) contributed to 3 music videos.
2/IMDB credits him with 32 acting awards and 34 noms and Celebrity Net Worth says he has a current net worth of $14 million.
3/Mads has at post-production stage (1) two Danish-language movies awaiting release this year lockdown circumstances permitting (2) an American English-language sci-fi one scheduled for release next year called Chaos Walking. If the production notes are anything to go by it should delight Steve when it appears as it involves –
“A dystopian world where there are no women and all living creatures can hear each-others’ thoughts in a stream of images, words, and sounds called Noise.”
4/ Mads is often voted the “sexiest man” in Denmark in polls. [Are there any “sexiest man in Virginia” polls ever published?]. Mads has lived in Copenhagen all his life except for a time when he resided in Toronto while filming the Hannibal series.
5/It’s good to see a Danish actor joining the Cogerson “Cosmopolitan Club” of performers who are awarded a new page so I welcome this one with a “Vote Up!”
Hey Bob….thanks for the feedback on our Mads page….the closest I could get to a Mats Wilander page…lol. You have shared some excellent information on his net worth, television roles, upcoming projects and how he is viewed in his home country. Chaos Walking sounds interesting. Good stuff as always.
I was watching Polar on NetFlix last night. Polar stars Mads Mikkelsen as a hitman being forced into retirement. About half way through the movie, i decided it was time to give Mads some UMR love. So now Mads has a page.
Overall I have seen 15 of his movies or over half of his movies. Favorites would include Casino Royale, The Hunt, King Arthur, Flame & Citron and Polar (though I just finished watching it…..so it might falter as time passes).