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Good Scandinavian movies

by guisreis • Created 9 years ago • Modified 1 day ago
I am considering only movies I have watched. I know I still have to watch Ingmar Bergman's movies and they will be added as I watch them.

It is amazing how bullying is recurrent in recent Scandinavian movies!
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  • Stéphane Audran in Babette's Feast (1987)

    1. Babette's Feast

    19871h 43mG78Metascore
    7.8 (23K)
    During the late 19th century, a strict religious community in a Danish village takes in a French refugee from the Franco-Prussian War as a servant to the late pastor's daughters.
    DirectorGabriel AxelStarsStéphane AudranBodil KjerBirgitte Federspiel
  • Let the Right One In (2008)

    2. Let the Right One In

    20081h 54mR82Metascore
    7.8 (233K)
    A bullied boy forms a unique friendship with his new neighbor, who is a vampire.
    DirectorTomas AlfredsonStarsKåre HedebrantLina LeanderssonPer Ragnar
  • Terribly Happy (2008)

    3. Terribly Happy

    20081h 39mUnrated74Metascore
    6.7 (7.3K)
    A thriller about a Copenhagen cop who moves to a small town after having a nervous breakdown.
    DirectorHenrik Ruben GenzStarsJakob CedergrenLene Maria ChristensenKim Bodnia
  • Louis Hofmann, Emil Belton, and Zoe Zandvliet in Land of Mine (2015)

    4. Land of Mine

    20151h 40mR75Metascore
    7.8 (48K)
    In post-World War II Denmark, a group of young German POWs are forced to clear a beach of thousands of land mines under the watch of a Danish Sergeant who slowly learns to appreciate their plight.
    DirectorMartin ZandvlietStarsRoland MøllerLouis HofmannJoel Basman
  • Thomas Bo Larsen, Henning Moritzen, Paprika Steen, and Ulrich Thomsen in The Celebration (1998)

    5. The Celebration

    19981h 41mR82Metascore
    8.0 (98K)
    At Helge's 60th birthday party, some unpleasant family truths are revealed.
    DirectorThomas VinterbergStarsUlrich ThomsenHenning MoritzenThomas Bo Larsen
  • Northwest (2013)

    6. Northwest

    20131h 31mNot Rated
    6.8 (4.4K)
    18-year-old Caspar wants to reach the top, no matter what. He carries out small-time break-ins for Jamal, before moving on to work for big player Bjørn. All goes well, until Jamal's gang decide they want revenge. What starts with pushing and shoving soon escalates into armed conflict. This is a big test for Caspar: is he ruthless enough for this battle? And will he drag his younger brother into it?
    DirectorMichael NoerStarsGustav Dyekjær GieseOscar Dyekjær GieseLene Maria Christensen
  • Hotel (2013)

    7. Hotel

    20131h 37m
    6.4 (2.6K)
    Erika has it all: a good job, lots of friends and a secure relationship. Until the day it all falls apart. Suddenly this perfect life means nothing, and the feelings she once was able to control are no longer within reach. She starts going to group therapy and meets other people suffering from various forms of trauma. One day Erika and this eclectic group of four people decide to take matters into their own hands and heads off together in search of a way out. They start checking into hotels - a place of complete anonymity where one can wake up as a different person.
    DirectorLisa LangsethStarsAlicia VikanderDavid DencikAnna Bjelkerud
  • Headhunters (2011)

    8. Headhunters

    20111h 40mR72Metascore
    7.5 (109K)
    An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary.
    DirectorMorten TyldumStarsAksel HennieSynnøve Macody LundNikolaj Coster-Waldau
  • Jorma Taccone, Leopold Nilsson, Andreas Cahling, Per-Henrik Arvidius, David Sandberg, Eleni Young, Helene Ahlson, Erik Hörnqvist, and Frank Sanderson in Kung Fury (2015)

    9. Kung Fury

    201531mTV-14Short
    8.0 (64K)
    In 1985, Kung Fury, the toughest martial artist cop in Miami, goes back in time to kill the worst criminal of all time - Kung Führer, a.k.a. Adolf Hitler.
    DirectorDavid SandbergStarsDavid SandbergJorma TacconeSteven Chew
  • Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander in The Danish Girl (2015)

    10. The Danish Girl

    20151h 59mR66Metascore
    7.1 (203K)
    A love story loosely inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda's marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili's groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.
    DirectorTom HooperStarsEddie RedmayneAlicia VikanderAmber Heard
  • Drop of Gold (2013)

    11. Drop of Gold

    201311mShort
    6.9 (165)
    As a pirate enters the Kingdom of the Dead he encounters its beautiful Queen. She captures his heart, but hers is not so easily won.
    DirectorChristophe Peladan
  • Udo Kier, Christopher Kirby, Götz Otto, Julia Dietze, and Peta Sergeant in Iron Sky (2012)

    12. Iron Sky

    20121h 33mR
    5.9 (98K)
    The Nazis set up a secret base on the dark side of the moon in 1945 where they hide out and plan to return to power in 2018.
    DirectorTimo VuorensolaStarsJulia DietzeChristopher KirbyGötz Otto
    A Finnish-German-Australian production.
  • Mads Mikkelsen in The Hunt (2012)

    13. The Hunt

    20121h 55mR77Metascore
    8.3 (388K)
    A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son's custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.
    DirectorThomas VinterbergStarsMads MikkelsenThomas Bo LarsenAnnika Wedderkopp
  • Ingrid Bergman and Liv Ullmann in Autumn Sonata (1978)

    14. Autumn Sonata

    19781h 39mPG
    8.1 (40K)
    A devoted wife is visited by her mother, a successful concert pianist who had little time for her when she was young.
    DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsIngrid BergmanLiv UllmannLena Nyman
    Heavy and disturbing. Astonishing performances of Liv Ullmann, Ingrid Bergman and Lena Nyman.
  • Luis Gerardo Méndez in Bayonet (2018)

    15. Bayonet

    20181h 41mTV-MA
    5.6 (668)
    Miguel "Bayoneta" Galíndez, a retired boxer after a shocking event in his life, living now in Finland without a purpose until a light situation puts him on the verge of an important decision.
    DirectorKyzza TerrazasStarsRodrigo Marquez-TizanoLuis Gerardo MéndezBrontis Jodorowsky
  • Elisabeth Moss, Claes Bang, and Terry Notary in The Square (2017)

    16. The Square

    20172h 31mR73Metascore
    7.1 (81K)
    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.
    DirectorRuben ÖstlundStarsClaes BangElisabeth MossDominic West
    Very interesting film which unfortunately I could only watch a little more than half of it, as my flight ended.
  • Nicolas Bro, Oscar Dietz, Amalie Kruse Jensen, and Samuel Ting Graf in Antboy (2013)

    17. Antboy

    20131h 17mPG
    5.2 (2.5K)
    12-year-old Pelle is bitten by an ant and develops superpowers. Aided by comic book nerd Wilhelm, Pelle creates a secret identity as superhero Antboy. When a super villain The Flea enters the scene, Antboy must step up to the challenge.
    DirectorAsk HasselbalchStarsOscar DietzAmalie Kruse JensenSamuel Ting Graf
  • Rosa Morena (2010)

    18. Rosa Morena

    20101h 30m
    6.3 (368)
    The story of one man's journey from Denmark to Brazil to get a child.
    DirectorCarlos Augusto de OliveiraStarsAnders W. BerthelsenBárbara GarciaDavid Dencik
    A Danish-Brazilian production.
  • Babetida Sadjo in And Breathe Normally (2018)

    19. And Breathe Normally

    20181h 35mTV-1477Metascore
    6.9 (3.6K)
    Two women's lives will intersect while trapped in circumstances unforeseen. Between a struggling Icelandic mother and an asylum seeker from Guinea-Bissau, a delicate bond will form as both strategize to get their lives back on track.
    DirectorIsold UggadottirStarsKristín Þóra HaraldsdóttirBabetida SadjoPatrik Nökkvi Pétursson
  • The Commune (2016)

    20. The Commune

    20161h 51mNot Rated60Metascore
    6.4 (8.5K)
    A story about the clash between personal desires, solidarity and tolerance in a Danish commune in the 1970s.
    DirectorThomas VinterbergStarsFares FaresTrine DyrholmUlrich Thomsen
  • Nicole Kidman in Dogville (2003)

    21. Dogville

    20032h 51mR61Metascore
    8.0 (164K)
    A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town she finds out that their support has a price.
    DirectorLars von TrierStarsNicole KidmanPaul BettanyLauren Bacall
  • Ulrich Thomsen and Gustav Dyekjær Giese in Summer of '92 (2015)

    22. Summer of '92

    20151h 33m
    6.8 (5K)
    The 1992 Danish football team competes for the European Championship.
    DirectorKasper BarfoedStarsUlrich ThomsenHenning JensenMikkel Boe Følsgaard
  • Damon Younger, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, María Birta, and Thorvaldur Kristjansson in Black's Game (2012)

    23. Black's Game

    20121h 44mR
    6.7 (4.4K)
    After being reacquainted with a childhood friend Stebbi joins the drug trade world in order to pay off his debt. Inspired by actual events.
    DirectorÓskar Thór AxelssonStarsThorvaldur KristjanssonJóhannes Haukur JóhannessonDamon Younger
    Unfortunately, I have watched just a part of this Icelandic thriller, but I liked it.
  • The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix (1975)

    24. The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix

    19751h 28mG
    8.4 (15K)
    Reodor Felgen decides that he will enter a car race to defeat his former friend who has stolen his plans for a car.
    DirectorIvo CaprinoStarsWenche FossPer Theodor HaugenHarald Heide-Steen Jr.
  • This is Söderstadion (2014)

    25. This is Söderstadion

    20141h 22m
    8.3 (40)
    The days of being a supporter of the Hammarby football team are hard, even for the most dedicated fan. The unwilling step into the future is embodied by the leaving of the classic home stadium Söderstadion.
    DirectorAndreas BjunérStarsKajsa BirgerssonMagnus Hagström

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