Swedish Cinema
by Sublevel4 | created - 08 Feb 2013 | updated - 1 month ago | PublicA list of all the films I have seen that were in Swedish, not necessarily from Sweden tho. As always, recommendations are welcome.
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1. The Seventh Seal (1957)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Fantasy
A knight returning to Sweden after the Crusades seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand, Bengt Ekerot, Nils Poppe
Votes: 198,566
2. Wild Strawberries (1957)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Romance
After living a life marked by coldness, an aging professor is forced to confront the emptiness of his existence.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Victor Sjöström, Bibi Andersson, Ingrid Thulin, Gunnar Björnstrand
Votes: 115,030
3. Persona (1966)
Not Rated | 83 min | Drama, Thriller
A nurse is put in charge of a mute actress and finds that their personae are melding together.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullmann, Margaretha Krook, Gunnar Björnstrand
Votes: 130,993
4. Maid in Sweden (1971)
R | 80 min | Drama
Innocent teenager, Inga, goes to visit her sister in Stockholm, and finds her living with her secret boyfriend, Casten. Away from her controlling mother, she slowly embraces change, and succumbs to a boy's charms.
Director: Dan Wolman | Stars: Christina Lindberg, Monica Ekman, Krister Ekman, Leif Naeslund
Votes: 1,520
5. Anita (1973)
X | 95 min | Drama
Anita, a young woman with a troubled childhood and a hunger for love, finds a soul mate in Erik, a kindly college student.
Director: Torgny Wickman | Stars: Christina Lindberg, Stellan Skarsgård, Danièle Vlaminck, Michel David
Votes: 1,766
6. Thriller: A Cruel Picture (1973)
R | 104 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young woman, rendered mute after a childhood sexual assault, is trained to seek violent revenge on those who kidnapped and forced her into prostitution.
Director: Bo Arne Vibenius | Stars: Christina Lindberg, Heinz Hopf, Despina Tomazani, Per-Axel Arosenius
Votes: 8,527
7. Fanny and Alexander (1982)
R | 188 min | Drama
Two young Swedish children in the 1900s experience the many comedies and tragedies of their lively and affectionate theatrical family, the Ekdahls.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Bertil Guve, Pernilla Allwin, Kristina Adolphson, Börje Ahlstedt
Votes: 67,516 | Gross: $4.97M
8. World of Glory (1991)
17 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
After witnessing an act of unprecedented violence without even flinching, an emotionally numb real-estate agent visits his ailing mother at the hospital, and then, the graveyard. Is there a speck of happiness in this cruel and short life?
Director: Roy Andersson | Stars: Klas-Gösta Olsson, Lennart Björklund, Christer Christensen, Bernard Eiger
Votes: 2,825
9. Wallander (2005–2013)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A Swedish cop in a small town by the Baltic coast.
Stars: Krister Henriksson, Fredrik Gunnarsson, Mats Bergman, Douglas Johansson
Votes: 6,202 | Gross: $0.01M
10. Bara prata lite (1997)
14 min | Drama, Short
Birger is old and retired from work. Still, he goes back to work since he has nothing else to do. Back home he gets a rare visitor: a girl from Hare Krishna recruiting new members. But his ... See full summary »
Director: Lukas Moodysson | Stars: Sten Ljunggren, Cecilia Frode, Erich Hörtnagl, Sara Ragnarsson
Votes: 1,045
11. Show Me Love (1998)
Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two teenage girls in small-town Sweden. Elin is beautiful, popular, and bored with life. Agnes is friendless, sad, and secretly in love with Elin.
Director: Lukas Moodysson | Stars: Alexandra Dahlström, Rebecka Liljeberg, Erica Carlson, Mathias Rust
Votes: 55,410 | Gross: $0.17M
12. Let the Right One In (2008)
R | 114 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Oskar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl.
Director: Tomas Alfredson | Stars: Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Henrik Dahl
Votes: 226,838 | Gross: $2.12M
13. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
R | 152 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A journalist is aided by a young female hacker in his search for the killer of a woman who has been dead for forty years.
Director: Niels Arden Oplev | Stars: Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Ewa Fröling, Lena Endre
Votes: 223,380 | Gross: $10.10M
14. The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009)
R | 129 min | Action, Crime, Drama
As computer hacker Lisbeth and journalist Mikael investigate a sex-trafficking ring, Lisbeth is accused of three murders, causing her to go on the run while Mikael works to clear her name.
Director: Daniel Alfredson | Stars: Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist, Lena Endre, Peter Andersson
Votes: 98,516 | Gross: $9.08M
15. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (2009)
R | 147 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Lisbeth is recovering in a hospital and awaiting trial for three murders when she is released. Mikael must prove her innocence, but Lisbeth must be willing to share the details of her sordid experiences with the court.
Director: Daniel Alfredson | Stars: Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Lena Endre, Annika Hallin
Votes: 74,568 | Gross: $5.43M
16. Nobel's Last Will (2012)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Reporter Annika is at the Nobel prize awards, when shooting kills a woman and wounds an Israeli stem cell scientist. Annika is silenced as witness, so she investigates the killed woman while the press writes about the Israeli.
Director: Peter Flinth | Stars: Malin Crépin, Björn Kjellman, Leif Andrée, Kajsa Ernst
Votes: 2,904
17. Hunger (1966)
Not Rated | 112 min | Biography, Drama
In 1890, Pontus, the starving writer, wanders the streets of Christiania, in search of love and a chance to get his work published. All he meets is defeat and suffering while his sense of ... See full summary »
Director: Henning Carlsen | Stars: Per Oscarsson, Gunnel Lindblom, Birgitte Federspiel, Knud Rex
Votes: 3,371
18. Solstorm (2007)
103 min | Mystery, Thriller
The aurora borealis slithers like a dragon through the night skies when this story about religious and sexual dominance begins in the northernmost regions of Sweden above the Arctic Circle.
Director: Leif Lindblom | Stars: Izabella Scorupco, Mikael Persbrandt, Jakob Eklund, Krister Henriksson
Votes: 2,016
19. Exit (I) (2006)
PG-13 | 100 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
There is a thin line between money and loyalty. Thomas Skepphult runs an investment company, and is arrested for the murder of his business partner when his fingerprint is found on the ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Lindmark | Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Alexander Skarsgård, Samuel Fröler, Kirsti Eline Torhaug
Votes: 2,248
20. Jalla! Jalla! (2000)
88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Roro, a foreign worker in Swedish parks, loves his girlfriend and wants to marry her, but he is about to marry another girl to prevent her from being sent back to her homeland, Lebanon. ... See full summary »
Director: Josef Fares | Stars: Fares Fares, Torkel Petersson, Tuva Novotny, Laleh Pourkarim
Votes: 14,662
21. The Hypnotist (2012)
122 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A detective pairs himself with a famous psychologist on a case involving a traumatized young witness to a crime.
Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Tobias Zilliacus, Mikael Persbrandt, Lena Olin, Helena Af Sandeberg
Votes: 8,655
22. Prime Time (2012 Video)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A popular TV host is shot after a TV shoot after party at a castle. Ten are held as suspects. Reporter Annika Bengtzon covers it. Anne, her friend and colleague at the tabloid, is the last of 10 released. Annika tries to clear her name.
Director: Agneta Fagerström-Olsson | Stars: Malin Crépin, Björn Kjellman, Leif Andrée, Kajsa Ernst
Votes: 1,459
23. Annika Bengtzon: Crime Reporter - Studio Sex (2012 Video)
89 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Tabloid crime reporter Annika investigates a case where a dancer at a strip club is found dead in a park.
Director: Agneta Fagerström-Olsson | Stars: Malin Crépin, Björn Kjellman, Leif Andrée, Kajsa Ernst
Votes: 1,756
24. Lifetime (2012 Video)
89 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A policeman is found dead in his bed. His son Alexander is missing. The police and Annika Bengtzon a crime reporter try to solve the murder and find the missing child simultaneously.
Director: Ulf Kvensler | Stars: Malin Crépin, Björn Kjellman, Leif Andrée, Kajsa Ernst
Votes: 1,255
25. A Place in the Sun (2012 Video)
89 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A Swedish family is found murdered in their home in Costa del Sol in southern Spain - all except the 16-year-old daughter, who has disappeared without a trace. Is it a burglary gone wrong?
Director: Peter Flinth | Stars: Malin Crépin, Björn Kjellman, Leif Andrée, Kajsa Ernst
Votes: 1,221
26. Studentfesten (2013)
99 min | Comedy
1994. Three overage students go on a wild ride while crashing graduation parties.
Director: Simon Sandquist | Stars: Anastasios Soulis, Anna Åström, Henrik Lundström, Filip Berg
Votes: 1,331
27. Hip hip hora! (2004)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
A teenager's reputation is destroyed when she falls asleep drunk at a party and some boys take provocative photos of her.
Director: Teresa Fabik | Stars: Amanda Renberg, Björn Kjellman, Ellen Fjæstad, Linn Persson
Votes: 4,935
28. Say That You Love Me (2006)
87 min | Drama
Fatou is desperate for love and affection, so she and her friend put out half naked pictures on the net, and meet older boys. The boys know how to take advantage of that, and then it goes awfully wrong.
Director: Daniel Fridell | Stars: Haddy Jallow, Diza Dahlström Franzén, Celestine Davidsson, Mohamed Said
Votes: 1,042
29. Inga (1968)
X | 81 min | Drama, Romance
Inga, a 17 year-old, is sent to live with a scheming aunt who wants her to become mistress of her rich neighbour. She falls for a common young man instead.
Director: Joseph W. Sarno | Stars: Marie Liljedahl, Monica Strömmerstedt, Thomas Ungewitter, Anne-Lise Myhrvold
Votes: 378
30. I Am Curious (Yellow) (1967)
X | 121 min | Drama, Romance
Told in a quasi-documentary style, this companion piece to I Am Curious (Blue) (1968) deals with topics such as class society, non-violent resistance, sex, relationships, and tourism to Francoist Spain.
Director: Vilgot Sjöman | Stars: Lena Nyman, Vilgot Sjöman, Börje Ahlstedt, Peter Lindgren
Votes: 4,302 | Gross: $20.24M
31. I Am Curious (Blue) (1968)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama
Told in a quasi-documentary style, this companion piece to I Am Curious (Yellow) (1967) deals with topics such as class society, religion, sex, contraceptives, and the Swedish prison Kumla.
Director: Vilgot Sjöman | Stars: Maj Hultén, Vilgot Sjöman, Lena Nyman, Börje Ahlstedt
Votes: 1,646
32. Leo (I) (2007)
78 min | Crime, Drama
Surrounded by his family and friends Leo celebrates his 30th birthday by toasting the future. But when the party ends and Leo and his girlfriend walk home something happens that will change their lives forever...
Director: Josef Fares | Stars: Leonard Terfelt, Josef Fares, Shahab Salehi, Sara Edberg
Votes: 787
33. Dalecarlians (2004)
98 min | Comedy, Drama
Mia, who's living in Stockholm, comes home to her small childhood town to celebrate her father's birthday. There she finds herself looked down-upon by her oldest sister; and she has to ... See full summary »
Director: Maria Blom | Stars: Sofia Helin, Kajsa Ernst, Ann Petrén, Lars-Gunnar Aronsson
Votes: 4,183
34. As It Is in Heaven (2004)
Not Rated | 133 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A famous international conductor returns to his small childhood town in Sweden for early retirement. He's asked to help with the church choir. He affects the lives of all in the choir.
Director: Kay Pollak | Stars: Michael Nyqvist, Frida Hallgren, Helen Sjöholm, Lennart Jähkel
Votes: 18,275 | Gross: $0.01M
35. House of Angels (1992)
R | 127 min | Comedy, Drama
A rural village is divided when an extraordinary couple move into a mansion.
Director: Colin Nutley | Stars: Helena Bergström, Rikard Wolff, Sven Wollter, Reine Brynolfsson
Votes: 5,276 | Gross: $0.29M
36. Änglagård - Andra sommaren (1994)
137 min | Comedy, Drama
Fanny and Zack is back, after she inherited Änglagård last year. Everytone looks forward to their new stay. Axel has told Fanny he is her father, but who else? Ivar also thinks he is her father. Be ready for expectations and confusions.
Director: Colin Nutley | Stars: Helena Bergström, Rikard Wolff, Ernst Günther, Tord Peterson
Votes: 2,346
37. Änglagård - Tredje gången gillt (2010)
117 min | Comedy, Drama
Yxared, where our friends Axel, Henning and all others live their life once more get to see Fanny, Zack and their daughter Alice. Alice wanted to come. Where are their roots? And who is really Fanny's father? And who is Alice's father?
Director: Colin Nutley | Stars: Helena Bergström, Rikard Wolff, Sven Wollter, Reine Brynolfsson
Votes: 1,217
38. Det enda rationella (2009)
98 min | Drama
A quartet of sterling performances from some of Sweden's top actors (including the wonderful Pernilla August) anchors Jorgen Bergmark's tragicomedy about a marriage counseling couple who ... See full summary »
Director: Jörgen Bergmark | Stars: Stina Ekblad, Rolf Lassgård, Claes Ljungmark, Pernilla August
Votes: 663
39. The Kyoto Connection (1973)
R | 72 min | Action, Drama
On a trip to Japan a woman accidentally enters the wrong car. The driver is a sexually frustrated loner.
Director: Sadao Nakajima | Stars: Christina Lindberg, Ichirô Araki, Gô Awazu, Yurie Hidaka
Votes: 362
40. Original (2009)
104 min | Comedy, Drama
Henry has been acting the human chameleon all his life - a pale reflection of other people's expectations. One day Henry's best friend Jon talks him into opening a restaurant with him in ... See full summary »
Directors: Alexander Brøndsted, Antonio Tublen | Stars: Sverrir Gudnason, Tuva Novotny, David Dencik, Dejan Cukic
Votes: 282
41. Force Majeure (2014)
R | 120 min | Comedy, Drama
A family vacationing in the French Alps is confronted with a devastating avalanche.
Director: Ruben Östlund | Stars: Johannes Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Clara Wettergren, Vincent Wettergren
Votes: 67,189 | Gross: $1.36M
42. Bitter Sweetheart (2007)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Lina, a girl in her early teens discovers herself and the people around her.
Director: Hella Joof | Stars: Mylaine Hedreul, Rickard Roxvall, Viktor Axelsson, Alice Kastrup-Möller
Votes: 1,254
43. Flickan (2009)
100 min | Drama, Family
Story of a nine-and-a-half year old girl left alone in Sweden while her family is in Africa during the summer of 1981.
Director: Fredrik Edfeldt | Stars: Blanca Engström, Shanti Roney, Annika Hallin, Calle Lindqvist
Votes: 1,621
44. Misa mi (2003)
80 min | Drama, Family
When her mother died, 10 year old girl Misa's world stopped. And when her father, along with her new girlfriend, wants to spend the summer in the Swedish province Skåne she refuses to come ... See full summary »
Director: Linus Torell | Stars: Kim Jansson, Lena Granhagen, Per Nilja, Magnus Krepper
Votes: 280
45. Mind the Gap (2007)
103 min | Comedy, Drama
Two girls of different background, one a immigrant from Turkey and the other a girl that needs to get out of her fathers shadow both apply to the police academy were they become close friends.
Director: Helena Bergström | Stars: Rakel Wärmländer, Nina Zanjani, Korhan Abay, Zinat Pirzadeh
Votes: 2,222
46.
Wallander (2005–2013)
Episode:
Den svaga punkten
(2006)
TV-14 | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While Kurt works on a murder case involving a charming yet evil horse dealer who plays on the vulnerability of lonely women, he finds himself romantically involved with a married woman.
Director: Jonas Grimås | Stars: Krister Henriksson, Johanna Sällström, Ola Rapace, Angela Kovacs
Votes: 875
47. Involuntary (2008)
98 min | Drama
In several unrelated stories, the consequences of putting one's foot down - or failing to do so - are explored.
Director: Ruben Östlund | Stars: Villmar Björkman, Lola Ewerlund, Maria Lundqvist, Henrik Vikman
Votes: 6,486
48. Autobiographical Scene Number 6882 (2005)
9 min | Short, Drama
A group of friends watches as one of them attempts to jump into the water from a bridge.
Director: Ruben Östlund | Stars: Anette Andersson, Ingela Borgström, Martin Byström, Elin Gradin
Votes: 821
49.
Wallander (2005–2013)
Episode:
Hämnden
(2009)
Not Rated | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Kurt Wallander has bought a dream house by the sea, but his peace and quiet is soon shattered when a man is murdered and an explosion shuts down Ystad's electricity grid.
Director: Charlotte Brändström | Stars: Krister Henriksson, Lena Endre, Sverrir Gudnason, Nina Zanjani
Votes: 914
50. The Reunion (2013)
90 min | Drama
A famous artist isn't invited to her class reunion. She makes a film about what could've happened if she had gone there and confronted her bullies, and later shows that film to her former classmates.
Director: Anna Odell | Stars: Anna Odell, Anders Berg, David Nordström, Erik Ehn
Votes: 5,138
51. Monica Z (2013)
111 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The world famous Swedish jazz singer, actress and icon Monica Zetterlund's life through stardom and hardship.
Director: Per Fly | Stars: Edda Magnason, Sverrir Gudnason, Kjell Bergqvist, Vera Vitali
Votes: 4,324
52. Mig äger ingen (2013)
104 min | Drama
The story about 5-year-old Lisa's unconditional love for her alcoholic father. There is also a depiction of Sweden in the 70's and working class fading ideals. The mother leaves the family ... See full summary »
Director: Kjell-Åke Andersson | Stars: Mikael Persbrandt, Ping Mon H. Wallén, Saga Samuelsson, Tanja Lorentzon
Votes: 2,473
53. The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2013)
R | 114 min | Adventure, Comedy
After living a long and colorful life, Allan Karlsson finds himself stuck in a nursing home. On his 100th birthday, he leaps out a window and begins an unexpected journey.
Director: Felix Herngren | Stars: Robert Gustafsson, Iwar Wiklander, David Wiberg, Mia Skäringer
Votes: 42,651 | Gross: $1.08M
54. Miss Kicki (2009)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama
"Kicki has after several years abroad returned to Sweden. Her 17-year old son has been brought up by his grandmother and has a very distant relationship to his mother. In an effort to get ... See full summary »
Director: Håkon Liu | Stars: Pernilla August, Ludwig Palmell, River Huang, Britta Andersson
Votes: 752
55. Underdog (2014)
97 min | Drama
23-year-old "Dino" (Bianca Kronlöf) dreams of a different life. Like an abundance of Swedes her age, she has fled the mass unemployment of her home country in search of a more worthwhile ... See full summary »
Director: Ronnie Sandahl | Stars: Bianca Kronlöf, Henrik Rafaelsen, Mona Kristiansen, Naomi Emeilie Christensen Beck
Votes: 896
56. The Depraved (1971)
R | 90 min | Drama, Thriller
Young Lena is trapped in a complex situation of sex and lies.
Director: Gustav Wiklund | Stars: Christina Lindberg, Heinz Hopf, Björn Adelly, Siv Ericks
Votes: 866
57. Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation (2012)
Not Rated | 109 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Swedish agent Hamilton tracks 200 stolen grenades to Russians at the Uzbek/Afghan border. Some men kill both dealers and buyers and steal the grenades. Who are they and what do they want with the grenades?
Director: Kathrine Windfeld | Stars: Mikael Persbrandt, Saba Mubarak, Pernilla August, Jason Flemyng
Votes: 8,744
58. Agent Hamilton: But Not If It Concerns Your Daughter (2012)
90 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Special agent Carl Hamilton is forced to play by his own rules when his goddaughter is kidnapped by terrorists, as he learns that he will get no help from the Swedish secret services.
Director: Tobias Falk | Stars: Mikael Persbrandt, Saba Mubarak, Frida Hallgren, Reuben Sallmander
Votes: 3,673
59. Becoming Zlatan ... (2015)
G | 100 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
The decisive years of Swedish soccer player Zlatan Ibrahimovic, told through rare archive footage in which a young Zlatan speaks openly about his life and challenges. The film closely follows him, from his debut with the Malmö FF team in 1999 through his conflict-ridden years with Ajax Amsterdam, and up to his final breakthrough with Juventus in 2005.
Directors: Fredrik Gertten, Magnus Gertten | Stars: Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Hasse Borg, Priscilla Salazar-Janssens, Leo Beenhakker
Votes: 2,688
60. The Hunters (1996)
R | 113 min | Crime, Thriller
A Stockholm cop moves back home to his brother near Norway and Finland. He investigates out of control reindeer poaching. He confiscates rifles with no permits. Everybody, even his brother and local cops, are against him. Things escalate.
Director: Kjell Sundvall | Stars: Rolf Lassgård, Lennart Jähkel, Jarmo Mäkinen, Tomas Norström
Votes: 9,423
61. The Bomber (2001)
128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The Victoria stadium is totally destroyed in a bomb attack and Christina Furhage, head-responsible for the Olympic Games in Stockholm, dies with it. Why did someone destroy the stadium and ... See full summary »
Director: Colin Nutley | Stars: Helena Bergström, Pernilla August, Reine Brynolfsson, Örjan Ramberg
Votes: 2,115
62. My Life as a Dog (1985)
Unrated | 101 min | Drama, Comedy
In the late '50s, young Ingemar learns a lot about life and himself when he is sent away from his sick mother to live with his aunt and uncle in a town full of eccentrics.
Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Anton Glanzelius, Tomas von Brömssen, Anki Lidén, Melinda Kinnaman
Votes: 22,544 | Gross: $8.35M
63. Justine & Juliette (1975)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Adult
Justine and Juliette are two orphan sisters and they are as different as it's possible to be. They have nothing in common except their beauty. They are evicted by their cruel aunt. They ... See full summary »
Director: Mac Ahlberg | Stars: Marie Forså, Anne Bie Warburg, Harry Reems, Felix Franchy
Votes: 251
64. Montenegro (1981)
R | 96 min | Drama, Comedy
A bored wealthy housewife on the verge of insanity cuts loose with some lively Yugoslavian immigrants who delight in their bohemian lifestyle.
Director: Dusan Makavejev | Stars: Susan Anspach, Erland Josephson, Per Oscarsson, Marianne Jacobi
Votes: 2,126
65. A Man Called Ove (2015)
PG-13 | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Ove, an ill-tempered, isolated retiree who spends his days enforcing block association rules and visiting his wife's grave, has finally given up on life just as an unlikely friendship develops with his boisterous new neighbors.
Director: Hannes Holm | Stars: Rolf Lassgård, Bahar Pars, Filip Berg, Ida Engvoll
Votes: 68,536 | Gross: $3.48M
66. A Serious Game (2016)
115 min | Drama, Romance
An adaptation of Hjalmar Söderberg's novel "The Serious Game" from 1912. The great Swedish love story.
Director: Pernilla August | Stars: Sverrir Gudnason, Karin Franz Körlof, Liv Mjönes, Michael Nyqvist
Votes: 1,426
67. The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared (2016)
108 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
The 101 year old man Allan Karlsson goes through Europe in search for a Russian soda recipe he lost during the early 70s. Unfortunately, he is not the only one who is looking for it.
Directors: Felix Herngren, Felix Herngren Måns Herngren, Måns Herngren | Stars: Robert Gustafsson, Iwar Wiklander, David Wiberg, Shima Niavarani
Votes: 6,583
68. The Sandhamn Murders (2010– )
45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Viveca Sten's popular novels come to life in "The Sandhamn Murders", a perfect mix of Nordic crime and the beautiful surroundings of the outer Stockholm archipelago.
Stars: Alexandra Rapaport, Jonas Malmsjö, Ping Mon H. Wallén, Nicolai Cleve Broch
Votes: 3,471
69. Eat Sleep Die (2012)
104 min | Drama
A young Eastern European immigrant, working in Sweden, is faced with a painful choice when she's laid off from her factory in the name of efficiencies.
Director: Gabriela Pichler | Stars: Nermina Lukac, Milan Dragisic, Jonathan Lampinen, Peter Fält
Votes: 2,291
70. Kopps (2003)
90 min | Action, Comedy
When a small-town police station is threatened with shutting down because of too little crime, the police realize that something must be done.
Director: Josef Fares | Stars: Fares Fares, Torkel Petersson, Göran Ragnerstam, Sissela Kyle
Votes: 22,889
71. Cockpit (2012)
96 min | Comedy
After getting fired from his current job as a pilot and dumped by his wife, he seeks to find a new job. Out of desperation on the job market he disguises himself as a woman in order to get ... See full summary »
Director: Mårten Klingberg | Stars: Jonas Karlsson, Marie Robertson, Ellen Jelinek, David Bonté Atterberg
Votes: 2,565
72. Beyond Beyond (2014)
PG | 78 min | Animation, Adventure
While his father is away gathering provisions for their ship, young, sea-faring hare Johan the rabbit receives a call about his long lost mother, so he decides to go on an adventure.
Director: Esben Toft Jacobsen | Stars: Gustaf Hammarsten, Lennart Jähkel, Sissela Kyle, Leif Andrée
Votes: 883
73. Patrik, Age 1.5 (2008)
Unrated | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Swedish gay couple adopt what they think is an 18-month-old orphan, only to meet their new son, a 15-year-old homophobic delinquent.
Director: Ella Lemhagen | Stars: Gustaf Skarsgård, Torkel Petersson, Tom Ljungman, Amanda Davin
Votes: 10,394 | Gross: $0.06M
74. Girl with Hyacinths (1950)
89 min | Drama, Mystery
After a young woman commits suicide, her neighbors try to piece together why she did it by tracking down her acquaintances.
Director: Hasse Ekman | Stars: Eva Henning, Ulf Palme, Birgit Tengroth, Anders Ek
Votes: 1,083
75. Den man älskar (2007)
92 min | Drama
The young woman Lena has once again found happiness with a new man after having left a violent relationship.
Director: Åke Sandgren | Stars: Sofia Papadimitriou Ledarp, Jonas Karlsson, Rolf Lassgård, Isa Aouifia
Votes: 623
76. Himlens hjärta (2008)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama
Two couples, old friends, end up in a heated debate over adultery at a dinner party.
Director: Simon Staho | Stars: Mikael Persbrandt, Lena Endre, Jakob Eklund, Maria Lundqvist
Votes: 692
77. Superswede: En film om Ronnie Peterson (2017)
88 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
The life of swedish racecar legend Ronnie Peterson.
Director: Henrik Jansson-Schweizer | Stars: Mario Andretti, Emerson Fittipaldi, Nina Kennedy, Niki Lauda
Votes: 1,214
78. Vinnare och förlorare (2005)
85 min | Comedy, Romance
A single father is more occupied with his race horse than his daughter.
Director: Kjell Sundvall | Stars: Daniel Gustavsson, Märta Ferm, Frida Hallgren, Mona Malm
Votes: 297
79. My Skinny Sister (2015)
95 min | Drama
Just as Stella enters the exciting world of adolescence she discovers that her big sister and role model Katja is hiding an eating disorder. A story about jealousy, love and betrayal.
Director: Sanna Lenken | Stars: Rebecka Josephson, Amy Deasismont, Annika Hallin, Henrik Norlén
Votes: 1,775
80. A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014)
PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Sam and Jonathan, a pair of hapless novelty salesmen, embark on a tour of the human condition in reality and fantasy that unfold in a series of absurdist episodes.
Director: Roy Andersson | Stars: Holger Andersson, Nils Westblom, Viktor Gyllenberg, Lotti Törnros
Votes: 19,637 | Gross: $0.22M
81. Borg vs. McEnroe (2017)
R | 107 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The story of the 1980 tennis rivalry between the placid Björn Borg and the volatile John McEnroe.
Director: Janus Metz | Stars: Sverrir Gudnason, Shia LaBeouf, Stellan Skarsgård, Tuva Novotny
Votes: 34,396 | Gross: $14.11M
82. Girls Lost (II) (2015)
Not Rated | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Nectar from a magic flower allows three girls to live as boys for a while.
Director: Alexandra-Therese Keining | Stars: Tuva Jagell, Emrik Öhlander, Louise Nyvall, Alexander Gustavsson
Votes: 1,319
83. The Square (2017)
R | 151 min | Comedy, Drama
A prestigious Stockholm museum's chief art curator finds himself in times of both professional and personal crisis as he attempts to set up a controversial new exhibit.
Director: Ruben Östlund | Stars: Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss, Dominic West, Terry Notary
Votes: 77,332 | Gross: $1.50M
84. Sami Blood (2016)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama, History
A reindeer-breeding Sámi girl who is exposed to the racism of the 1930's at her boarding school, starts dreaming of another life. But to achieve it, she has to become someone else and break all ties with her family and culture.
Director: Amanda Kernell | Stars: Maj-Doris Rimpi, Olle Sarri, Ánne Biret Somby, Bo Lundmark
Votes: 8,296
85. The Unthinkable (2018)
129 min | Action, Romance, Sci-Fi
Sweden faces a mysterious attack while Alex tries to reunite with his youth love, Anna.
Director: Victor Danell | Stars: Christoffer Nordenrot, Lisa Henni, Jesper Barkselius, Pia Halvorsen
Votes: 8,967
86. Småstad: Konsten att leva innan vi dör (2017)
91 min | Drama
Since early childhood, Björn has secretly carried an insurmountable fear. When his father dies of old age, he and his four sisters are each left with a video message, that makes him question everything.
Director: Johan Löfstedt | Stars: Pelle Löfstedt, Annbritt Löfstedt, Björn Löfstedt, Anna Löfstedt
Votes: 147
87. Beyond (2010)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama
A drama set in 1970s Sweden and centered on a young woman's experiences growing up in a home riddled with abuse and alcoholism.
Director: Pernilla August | Stars: Noomi Rapace, Ola Rapace, Outi Mäenpää, Ville Virtanen
Votes: 4,406
88. Easy Money (2010)
R | 124 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When JW becomes a drug runner in order to maintain his double life, his fate becomes tied to two other men: Jorge, a fugitive on the run from both the Serbian mafia and the police, and mafia enforcer Mrado, who is on the hunt for Jorge.
Director: Daniel Espinosa | Stars: Joel Kinnaman, Matias Varela, Dragomir Mrsic, Lisa Henni
Votes: 19,727 | Gross: $0.19M
89. Border (2018)
R | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
A customs officer who can smell fear develops an unusual attraction to a strange traveler while aiding a police investigation which will call into question her entire existence.
Director: Ali Abbasi | Stars: Eva Melander, Eero Milonoff, Jörgen Thorsson, Ann Petrén
Votes: 34,277 | Gross: $0.77M
90. Faceless Murderer (1995)
208 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A farmer discovers that his neighbors have been murdered. Wallander get on the case.
Stars: Rolf Lassgård, Sven Wollter, Åke Jörnfalk, Rolf Lydahl
Votes: 528
91. The Hounds of Riga (1995)
106 min | Thriller
A lifeboat floats ashore at the coast of Skåne. Inside are two dead men who who've been murdered. Policeman Kurt Wallander is assigned to the case. The men are identified with the help of ... See full summary »
Director: Pelle Berglund | Stars: Rolf Lassgård, Björn Kjellman, Benny Poulsen, Charlotte Sieling
Votes: 811
92. The White Lioness (1996)
103 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
In a world where international terrorism knows no national borders, Wallander and his South African colleagues must prevent a crime that would change the face of history.
Director: Pelle Berglund | Stars: Rolf Lassgård, Charlotte Sieling, Cecilia Zwick-Nash, Ernst Günther
Votes: 631
93. Villospår (2001)
161 min | Crime, Thriller
A Kurt Wallander mystery told from the perspectives of police and criminal. A foreign teenage girl burns herself to death under inspector Wallander's eyes. Several homicides take place ... See full summary »
Stars: Rolf Lassgård, Henrik Persson, Siw Erixon, Christer Fant
Votes: 780
94. Den 5:e kvinnan (2002)
229 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A florist is found strangled in the woods. Wallander has to track down the killer.
Stars: Rolf Lassgård, Marie Richardson, Lars Melin, Christer Fant
Votes: 623
95. Mannen som log (2003)
127 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In this adaption of a Henning Mankell novel, Inspector Kurt Wallander investigates a case of murder and trade of human organs.
Stars: Rolf Lassgård, Marie Richardson, Christer Fant, Lars Melin
Votes: 703
96. One Step Behind (2005)
Not Rated | 101 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Shortly after police discovers the murder of three friends, police inspector Wallander finds his friend and colleague Svedberg dead. At first believing that Svedberg killed himself, ... See full summary »
Director: Birger Larsen | Stars: Rolf Lassgård, Marie Richardson, Christer Fant, Lars Melin
Votes: 1,161
97. Brandvägg (2006)
170 min | Crime, Thriller
The plot revolves around an attempt to disable all the financial systems in the Western world by idealists who believe that it will change the world and correct its imbalances, notably the poverty in Africa.
Stars: Rolf Lassgård, Marie Richardson, Lars Melin, Kerstin Andersson
Votes: 799
98. Pyramiden (2007 TV Movie)
88 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A light plane crashes outside of Mossby strand, and a detonated armour-piercing shell is found in the wreckage. Kurt Wallander is called in to investigate. A few days later, two elderly ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Lind Lagerlöf | Stars: Rolf Lassgård, Marie Richardson, Kerstin Andersson, Lars Melin
Votes: 593
99. The Magnetist's Fifth Winter (1999)
123 min | Drama, Romance
A mysterious stranger, Meisner, arrives in a northern Swedish town in 1820, calling himself a magnetist - an amalgam of hypnotist and healer - and claiming he can cure diseases un-treatable... See full summary »
Director: Morten Henriksen | Stars: Rolf Lassgård, Ole Lemmeke, Johanna Sällström, Gard B. Eidsvold
Votes: 423
100. The Hidden Child (2013)
105 min | Crime, Thriller
Erica's parents are killed in a traffic accident. She moves to Fjällbacka and discovers she has a brother.
Director: Per Hanefjord | Stars: Claudia Galli, Richard Ulfsäter, Eva Fritjofson, Pamela Cortes Bruna
Votes: 2,130
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