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Niels Vørsel

Niels Vørsel

Writer and actor · Born December 9, 1953 (72) · Aarhus, Danmark

Born
December 9, 1953 (72)
From
Aarhus, Danmark
Works as
Writer and actor
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 8% in 30 days

What are Niels Vørsel's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
28%
Self
21%
Survival
17%
Power
14%
Ideas
14%
Society
6%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual 0 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 3

Resolved 0 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
3
Dread
2
Cold
2
Melancholic
2
Tense
1
Other
1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Niels Vørsel's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on MUBI (5).

Subscription and free streaming for Niels Vørsel's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

11 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
  • Anecdotes from 'Epidemic' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Interviewee-Screenwriter & Co-Star

  • Anecdotes from Europa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Interviewee

  • Kingdom Hospital (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Writer

  • The Kingdom II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Screenplay

  • The Idiots(1998)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • The Kingdom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Screenplay

  • The Kingdom(1994)

    Show 13 episodes · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
  • Europa(1991)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Epidemic(1987)

    Camera Operator · Screenplay · Sound · as Niels Vørsel

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • The Element of Crime(1984)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles from 1984 to 2010.

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 11: 2 only acting, 1 with another roleWriting8 of 11: 7 only writing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thOther crew2 of 11: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s2 · 1 acting · 2 crew1990s5 · crew2000s3 · 2 acting · 1 crew2010s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Niels Vørsel's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Reviewers score the dialogue 40/100 and the plot and story 28/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Niels Vørsel's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 67 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Niels Vørsel work with?

People who share at least 2 of Niels Vørsel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lars von Trier shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers