Nicolas Winding Refn

Nicolas Winding Refn

Nicolas Winding Refn (Danish: [ˈne̝kolɑs ˈve̝nte̝ŋˈʁæfn̩]; born 29 September 1970) is a Danish film director, screenwriter, and producer.

He directed the Pusher trilogy (1996–2005), the crime drama Bronson (2008), and the adventure film Valhalla Rising (2009). In 2011, he directed the action drama film Drive (2011), for which he won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director. He was also nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Direction. Refn’s subsequent films were the stylistically driven action film Only God Forgives (2013) and the psychological horror film The Neon Demon (2016).

In 2019, he directed his first television series, Too Old to Die Young (2019), which premiered on Amazon Prime. After Amazon’s Too Old to Die Young, Refn’s next project took him to Netflix and saw him returning to his native Copenhagen for the first time since Pusher 3, which was the setting for his magical realism series, Copenhagen Cowboy. In 2008, Refn co-founded the Copenhagen-based production company Space Rocket Nation.

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Nicolas Winding Refn Movies

Discover the best movies directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. Explore the complete filmography, including critically acclaimed masterpieces, box office hits, and top-rated Nicolas Winding Refn films ranked by score.

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The Neon Demon (2016)

Horror Thriller
When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she...
Score 6.5
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Only God Forgives (2013)

Crime Drama Thriller
Julian, who runs a Thai boxing club as a front organization for his family's drug smuggling operation, is forced by his mother Crystal to find and kill the individual responsible...
Score 5.8
3

Valhalla Rising (2009)

Action Adventure Drama
Scandinavia, 1,000 AD. For years, One Eye, a mute warrior of supernatural strength, has been held prisoner by the Norse chieftain Barde. Aided by Are, a boy slave, One Eye...
Score 6.1

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According to aggregate user scores, the absolute best titles directed by Nicolas Winding Refn are The Neon Demon, Only God Forgives, and Valhalla Rising.
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