FILM DIRECTOR

Nikolaj Arcel

1972 - Today

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Nikolaj Arcel (born 25 August 1972) is a Danish filmmaker and screenwriter. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nikolaj Arcel has received more than 471,172 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Nikolaj Arcel is the 1,561st most popular film director (down from 1,495th in 2019), the 658th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 609th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Danish Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 470k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Nikolaj Arcel ranks 1,561 out of 2,041. Before him are Phyllida Lloyd, Lou Ye, James Bridges, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Sergey Mikaelyan, and Andy Tennant. After him are Tom Six, Scott Cooper, Phil Alden Robinson, Aparna Sen, Erick Zonca, and Andrea Arnold.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Nikolaj Arcel ranks 362. Before him are David Tua, Mathias Énard, Andriy Husin, Gabriel Mann, Luis García, and Vladimir Jurowski. After him are Frode Estil, Khary Payton, Gwendal Peizerat, Aleksandar Vulin, Radivoje Manić, and Arcadi Volodos.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Nikolaj Arcel ranks 658 out of 1,032. Before him are Henrik Andersen (1965), Jess Thorup (1970), Mikkel Følsgaard (1984), Lasse Schöne (1986), Andreas Cornelius (1993), and Ole Kjær (1954). After him are Mike Tramp (1961), Daniel Jensen (1979), Anja Andersen (1969), Kim Christofte (1960), Bjørn Tidmand (1940), and Christian Friedrich Ecklon (1795).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Denmark

Among film directors born in Denmark, Nikolaj Arcel ranks 20. Before him are Astrid Henning-Jensen (1914), August Blom (1869), Lone Scherfig (1959), Niels Arden Oplev (1961), Anders Thomas Jensen (1972), and Ole Bornedal (1959). After him are Dan Laustsen (1954), and Tobias Lindholm (1977).

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Filmography

The Dark Tower
Director
A boy haunted by visions of a parallel world aids its disillusioned guardian in preventing the destruction of the nexus of universes known as the Dark Tower.
Aug 3rd 20175.7 / 10
A Royal Affair
Director
A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.
Mar 29th 20127.361 / 10
The Promised Land
Director
Denmark, 1755. Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer a Danish heath reputed to be uncultivable, with an impossible goal: to establish a colony in the name of the king, in exchange for a royal title. A single-minded ambition that the ruthless lord of the region will relentlessly seek to put down. Kahlen's fate hangs in the balance: will his endevours bring him wealth and honour, or cost him his life...?
Oct 5th 20237.8 / 10