The Best Esben Smed Movies, Ranked
12 credits from 2003 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Held for Ransom (2019) comes out on top with a score of 83. The biggest box office hit is Aching Hearts (2009) with $1.29M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Esben Smed Movies
The 5 highest-rated films Esben Smed is credited on. Held for Ransom (2019) leads with 83, followed by A Fortunate Man (2018) at 81. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 83 Held for Ransom 2019 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 81 A Fortunate Man 2018 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 Held for Ransom 2021 · Biography -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 The Kindness of Strangers 2019 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 54 The Kindness of Strangers 2020 · Drama
Biggest Esben Smed Box Office Hits
Esben Smed's films have made $1.6M worldwide in total. Aching Hearts (2009) is the biggest hit at $1.29M, ahead of The Kindness of Strangers (2020) ($130K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Esben Smed Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Esben Smed's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Esben Smed Movies
The most recent films Esben Smed is credited on, newest first — starting with The Kiss (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Kiss 2025 · Anton -
Families Like Ours 2024 · Nikolaj -
Lykkelige omstændigheder 2022 · Markus - Held for Ransom 2021 · Daniel Rye
- The Kindness of Strangers 2020 · Richard
- Held for Ransom 2019 · Daniel Rye
- The Kindness of Strangers 2019 · Richard
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Ditte & Louise 2018 · Esben - A Fortunate Man 2018 · Lykke-Per
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Letters to Amina 2017 · Janus -
Aching Hearts 2009 · Leif -
Kick ’n Rush 2003 · Mikkel
The Best Esben Smed Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Esben Smed films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Esben Smed movie?
Held for Ransom (2019) is the best-rated Esben Smed film, with a Movie Echo Score of 83, ahead of A Fortunate Man (2018) (81) and Held for Ransom (2021) (76). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Held for Ransom: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Esben Smed movie?
Aching Hearts (2009) made the most at the box office, with $1.29M worldwide, followed by The Kindness of Strangers (2020) with $130K. Together, Esben Smed's films with box office figures have made $1.6M.
What is the best Esben Smed drama movie?
Held for Ransom (2019) is the best-rated of Esben Smed's drama films, with a score of 83. In other genres: Held for Ransom (biography).
What is the newest Esben Smed movie?
The newest film on Esben Smed's filmography is The Kiss (2025), with Esben Smed as Anton.
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