Documentaries Directed by Jørgen Leth

The entries are ordered by year, newest first, so you can compare films from different points in his career or focus on a particular period. Look for the range of titles, from The Five Obstructions and Dreamers to New Scenes from America, and use the catalogue to find works that suit your interests or research.

If you are studying documentary directors, this collection offers a practical starting point for tracing Leth’s films without assuming they share one subject or approach.

17 documentaries · ordered 26 October 2026 · How we order lists

Newest first: the year each film was released, from the open film record (Wikidata), then the order the list has always had. Every film’s page names its source.

No. 120031 h 30 min

The Five Obstructions

by Jørgen Leth · Belgium · Sweden · French, Spanish
No. 2200258 min

Dreamers

by Jørgen Leth · Denmark
No. 3200235 min

New Scenes from America

by Jørgen Leth · Denmark
No. 4199940 min

I Am Alive

by Jørgen Leth · Denmark
No. 519961 h 22 min

Haiti. Untitled

by Jørgen Leth · Denmark
No. 619931 h 14 min

Michael Laudrup - en fodboldspiller

by Jørgen Leth · Denmark
No. 7198728 min

Danish Music at the Louisiana

by Jørgen Leth · Denmark
No. 819871 h 19 min

Notebook from China

by Jørgen Leth · United States · Denmark
No. 9198347 min

Pelota

by Jørgen Leth · Denmark · Danish
No. 10198156 min

Step on silence

by Jørgen Leth · United States · Denmark
No. 1119761 h 51 min

A Sunday in Hell

by Jørgen Leth · Denmark · Danish, English

cycling
No. 1219751 h 20 min

The Good and the Bad

by Jørgen Leth · Denmark
No. 13197545 min

The Impossible Hour

by Jørgen Leth · Denmark
No. 1419741 h 33 min

Stjernerne og vandbærerne

by Jørgen Leth · Denmark · Italy · Danish
No. 15197214 min

Kinesisk bordtennis

by Jørgen Leth · Denmark
No. 16197237 min

Livet i Danmark

by Jørgen Leth · Denmark
No. 17197039 min

The Deer Garden, the romantic forest

by Jørgen Leth · Denmark

Jægersborg Dyrehave

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