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name: "Anders Thomas Jensen"
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imdb_id: "nm0421314"
tmdb_id: 1012
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roles: ["Writer"]
born: "6 April 1972"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 65
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 3
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# Anders Thomas Jensen

## Identity

Anders Thomas Jensen

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/anders-thomas-jensen
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** anders-thomas-jensen
- **IMDb ID:** nm0421314
- **TMDB ID:** 1012
- **Wikidata ID:** Q491314
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anders_Thomas_Jensen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q491314, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0421314/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1012

Writer. Born 6 April 1972 in Frederiksværk, Danmark.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 6 April 1972, Frederiksværk, Danmark
- **Active:** 2006–2017
- **Also known as:** A.T. Jensen,  Андерс Томас Єнсен
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 2 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 65, as writer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 65 to 63 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Thriller 2, History 1, Horror 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $52m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anders_Thomas_Jensen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q491314, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0421314/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1012

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Duchess*](https://film.one/film/the-duchess.md) (66)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Anders Thomas Jensen is a Danish screenwriter and film director. Born on 6 April 1972 in Frederiksværk, he began his career with short films, winning the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for *Election Night* (1998) and receiving nominations for *Ernst & Lyset* (1996) and *Wolfgang* (1997).

He has written screenplays for numerous Danish features, including *Mifune's Last Song* (1999), *Brothers* (2004), *After the Wedding* (2006), *In a Better World* (2010) and *The Promised Land* (2023). He contributed characters to *Red Road* (2006) and co-wrote the screenplay for *The Dark Tower* (2017).

As a director, Jensen is known for *Flickering Lights* (2000), *The Green Butchers* (2003), *Adam's Apples* (2005), *Men & Chicken* (2015) and *Riders of Justice* (2020).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, dfi.dk.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Antichrist* (2009), Fi1m 55, Story Supervisor — [page](https://film.one/film/antichrist.md)
- *The Duchess* (2008), Fi1m 66, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-duchess.md)
- *Red Road* (2006), Fi1m 74, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/red-road.md)

## Complete filmography (67)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Sonny Mango* (2026), as Ærkeenglen Anders
- *The Last Viking* (2025), Director, Screenplay
- *The Promised Land* (2023), Writer
- *Agent* (2023), series, as Robert gæst
- *The Marco Effect* (2021), Script Consultant
- *Riders of Justice* (2020), Director, Screenplay, Idea
- *The Idiots Who Started The Party* (2020), as Sig selv
- *When Danish Film Crosses the Line* (2020), as Sig selv
- *Abbi fede* (2020), Original Film Writer
- *Between Us* (2019), series, Script Consultant
- *Minkavlerne* (2019), series, Script Consultant
- *Held for Ransom* (2019), Writer
- *After the Wedding* (2019), Original Film Writer
- *The Dark Tower* (2017), Screenplay
- *The Shamer's Daughter* (2015), Writer
- *People Get Eaten* (2015), Script Consultant
- *Men & Chicken* (2015), Writer, Director
- *A Second Chance* (2015), Writer, Story
- *The Salvation* (2014), Writer
- *Tomgang* (2013), series, Writer, Script Consultant
- *All for Two* (2013), Writer
- *Love Is All You Need* (2012), Screenplay, Story
- *Those Who Kill - Shadow of the Past* (2012), Production Manager
- *Boys On Film: Bad Romance* (2011), Writer
- *In a Better World* (2010), Screenplay, Story
- *The New Tenants* (2009), Writer
- *Brothers* (2009), Writer
- *At World's End* (2009), Writer
- *Antichrist* (2009), Story Supervisor — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/antichrist.md)
- *Fear Me Not* (2008), Writer
- *The Duchess* (2008), Screenplay — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-duchess.md)
- *White Night* (2007), Writer
- *With Your Permission* (2007), Screenplay
- *Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)* (2007), Director
- *Red Road* (2006), Writer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/red-road.md)
- *Clash of Egos* (2006), Screenplay
- *Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition)* (2006), Director
- *After the Wedding* (2006), Story, Screenplay
- *Murk* (2005), Writer
- *Adam's Apples* (2005), Director, Writer
- *The Sun King* (2005), Writer
- *Too Fat Too Furious* (2005), Screenplay
- *Brothers* (2004), Writer
- *Stealing Rembrandt* (2003), Screenplay
- *Sweet Dreams* (2003), Screenplay
- *The Green Butchers* (2003), Screenplay, Director
- *Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself* (2002), Screenplay
- *Open Hearts* (2002), Screenplay
- *Old Men in New Cars: In China They Eat Dogs II* (2002), Screenplay, Idea
- *Count Axel* (2001), Screenplay
- *Flickering Lights* (2000), Director, Screenplay
- *Beyond* (2000), Writer
- *The King Is Alive* (2000), Writer
- *In China They Eat Dogs* (1999), Writer
- *Mifune* (1999), Writer
- *Albert* (1998), Screenplay
- *Baby Doom* (1998), Writer
- *Election Night* (1998), Director, Writer
- *Restless Heart* (1998), Writer
- *Wolfgang* (1997), Director, Screenplay
- *Ernst & the Light* (1996), Writer, Director
- *Café Hector* (1996), Screenplay
- *Davids bog* (1996), Writer
- *The Monster of Florence*, Director
- *Winter Warriors*, Co-Writer
- *My Fairytale Life*, Writer
- *Upcoming Remake of 'Riders of Justice'*, Original Film Writer

## Gallery

- ![Anders Thomas Jensen](https://film.one/media/person/440536/gallery-5cee24e30736.jpg) Anders Thomas Jensen — Quejaytee, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/2025_Anders_Thomas_Jensen_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-2025_Anders_Thomas_Jensen_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Anders Thomas Jensen on the Green Carpet at the 2025 Zurich Film Festival.](https://film.one/media/person/440536/gallery-6f9cfb86f311.jpg) Anders Thomas Jensen on the Green Carpet at the 2025 Zurich Film Festival. — Quejaytee, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Anders_Thomas_Jensen_on_the_Green_Carpet_at_the_2025_Zurich_Film_Festival_02.jpg/1280px-Anders_Thomas_Jensen_on_the_Green_Carpet_at_the_2025_Zurich_Film_Festival_02.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Men and Chicken Q&A with Writer-Director Anders Thomas Jensen Fantastic Fest 2015-0312.jpg](https://film.one/media/person/440536/gallery-18146419f438.jpg) Men and Chicken Q&A with Writer-Director Anders Thomas Jensen Fantastic Fest 2015-0312.jpg — anna Hanks from Austin, Texas, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/Anders_Thomas_Jensen_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Anders Thomas Jensen](https://film.one/media/person/440536/gallery-657f3140167c.jpg) Anders Thomas Jensen — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 2 nominated

- 1999: Best Live Action Short Film (won), for *Election Night*
- 1998: Best Live Action Short Film (nominated), for *Wolfgang*
- 1997: Best Live Action Short Film (nominated), for *Ernst & Lyset*

### Other awards — 4 won, 7 nominated

- European Film Award for Best Comedy 2013: European Film Award for Best Comedy (won), for *Love Is All You Need*
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film 2013: European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film (nominated), for *Love Is All You Need*
- European Film Award for Best Film 2011: European Film Award for Best Film (nominated), for *In a Better World*
- European Film Award for Best Screenwriter 2011: European Film Award for Best Screenwriter (nominated), for *In a Better World*
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film 2011: European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film (nominated), for *In a Better World*
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film 2009: European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film (nominated), for *The Duchess*
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film 2006: European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film (nominated), for *Adam's Apples*
- European Film Award for Best Screenwriter 2005: European Film Award for Best Screenwriter (nominated), for *Brothers*
- Nordisk Film Prisen 2005: Nordisk Film Prisen (won)
- Bodil Honorary Award 2003: Bodil Honorary Award (won)
- Allen Award 1997: Allen Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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