FILM DIRECTOR

Niels Arden Oplev

1961 - Today

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Niels Arden Oplev (pronounced [ˈne̝ls ˈɑˀtn̩ ˈʌple̝w]; born 26 March 1961) is a Danish film director and screenwriter. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Niels Arden Oplev has received more than 242,813 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Niels Arden Oplev is the 1,187th most popular film director (down from 1,163rd in 2019), the 526th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 494th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Danish Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 240k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Niels Arden Oplev has had the most page views in the with 17,806 views, followed by Danish (5,488), and Russian (3,763). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (105.71%), Latin (100.48%), and Finnish (35.42%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Niels Arden Oplev ranks 1,187 out of 2,041. Before him are Břetislav Pojar, Hany Abu-Assad, Benny Chan, Ardeshir Irani, Jaume Collet-Serra, and Lee Tamahori. After him are Trey Parker, Robert Kramer, Alexander Mitta, Douglas Slocombe, Kazimierz Kutz, and Shekhar Kapur.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Niels Arden Oplev ranks 303. Before him are Marc-André Hamelin, Werner Günthör, Sally Yeh, John Sivebæk, John Stockwell, and Steve McClaren. After him are Catherine Oxenberg, Éric Dupond-Moretti, Anri, Yannick Stopyra, Zbigniew Zamachowski, and Gilda.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Niels Arden Oplev ranks 526 out of 1,032. Before him are Holger Thiele (1878), Lone Scherfig (1959), Michala Petri (1958), Villy Sørensen (1929), Andreas Christensen (1996), and John Sivebæk (1961). After him are Katy Bødtger (1932), Ragnhild Hveger (1920), Ellen Winther (1933), Hans Christian Branner (1903), Michael Rasmussen (1974), and Mogens Frey (1941).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Denmark

Among film directors born in Denmark, Niels Arden Oplev ranks 17. Before him are Benjamin Christensen (1879), Nicolas Winding Refn (1970), Jørgen Leth (1937), Astrid Henning-Jensen (1914), August Blom (1869), and Lone Scherfig (1959). After him are Anders Thomas Jensen (1972), Ole Bornedal (1959), Nikolaj Arcel (1972), Dan Laustsen (1954), and Tobias Lindholm (1977).

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Filmography

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Director
Swedish thriller based on Stieg Larsson's novel about a male journalist and a young female hacker. In the opening of the movie, Mikael Blomkvist, a middle-aged publisher for the magazine Millennium, loses a libel case brought by corrupt Swedish industrialist Hans-Erik Wennerström. Nevertheless, he is hired by Henrik Vanger in order to solve a cold case, the disappearance of Vanger's niece
Feb 27o 20097.522 / 10
Mr. Robot
Director
A contemporary and culturally resonant drama about a young programmer, Elliot, who suffers from a debilitating anti-social disorder and decides that he can only connect to people by hacking them. He wields his skills as a weapon to protect the people that he cares about. Elliot will find himself in the intersection between a cybersecurity firm he works for and the underworld organizations that are recruiting him to bring down corporate America.
8.243 / 10
Under the Dome
Director
A small town is suddenly and inexplicably sealed off from the rest of the world by an enormous transparent dome. While military forces, the government and the media positioned outside of this surrounding barrier attempt to break it down, a small group of people inside attempt to figure out what the dome is, where it came from, and when (and if) it will go away.
7.21 / 10