Ordet (1955)
"A Legend for Today"
ThumbScore
👍 90%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 100%
(RT: 100%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Henrik Malberg as Morten Borgen (uncredited)
Birgitte Federspiel as Inger Borgen (uncredited)
Emil Hass Christensen as Mikkel Borgen (uncredited)
Preben Lerdorff Rye as Johannes Borgen (uncredited)
Cay Kristiansen as Anders Borgen (uncredited)
Ejner Federspiel as Peter Petersen (uncredited)
Gerda Nielsen as Anne Petersen (uncredited)
Sylvia Eckhausen as Kirstin Petersen (uncredited)
Is Ordet good?
Yes. 90% audience score, estimated from 431 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 100%.
Overview
The three sons of devout Danish farmer Morten have widely disparate religious beliefs. Youngest son Anders shares his father's religion, but eldest son Mikkel has lost his faith, while middle child Johannes has become delusional and proclaims that he is Jesus Christ himself. When Mikkel's wife, Inger goes into a difficult childbirth, everyone's beliefs are put to the test. Wikipedia ↗
