Sweden (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Young Royals (2021– )
TV-MA | 50 min | Drama, Romance
Prince Wilhelm adjusts to life at his prestigious new boarding school, Hillerska, but following his heart proves more challenging than anticipated.
Stars: Edvin Ryding, Omar Rudberg, Frida Argento, Samuel Astor
Votes: 17,199
2. Beck (1997– )
Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Commissioner Martin Beck and his eccentric partner Gunvald Larsson investigate murders in Stockholm, Sweden.
Stars: Peter Haber, Ingvar Hirdwall, Rebecka Hemse, Mikael Persbrandt
Votes: 4,502
3. Bron/Broen (2011–2018)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
When a body is found on the bridge between Denmark and Sweden, right on the border, Danish inspector Martin Rohde and Swedish Saga Norén have to share jurisdiction and work together to find the killer.
Stars: Sofia Helin, Rafael Pettersson, Sarah Boberg, Dag Malmberg
Votes: 61,420
4. Horizon Line (2020)
PG-13 | 92 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
A couple flying on a small plane to attend a tropical island wedding must fight for their lives after their pilot suffers a heart attack.
Director: Mikael Marcimain | Stars: Allison Williams, Alexander Dreymon, Keith David, Pearl Mackie
Votes: 6,623
5. 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: 211,601 | Gross: $10.10M
6. 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: 58,661 | Gross: $1.50M
7. The Seventh Seal (1957)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Fantasy, History
A man 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: 172,975
8. Let the Right One In (2008)
R | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
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: 209,069 | Gross: $2.12M
9. The Sandhamn Murders (2010– )
45 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
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, Jakob Cedergren, Jonas Malmsjö, Anki Lidén
Votes: 2,131
10. Pleasure (2021)
109 min | Drama
19-year-old Linnéa leaves her small town life in Sweden for Los Angeles to become Jessica, the world's next big porn star. But the road to her goal turns out to be bumpier than she imagined.
Director: Ninja Thyberg | Stars: Sofia Kappel, Revika Anne Reustle, Evelyn Claire, Chris Cock
Votes: 418
11. 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: 108,640
12. Snabba Cash (2021– )
TV-MA | 52 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The entrepreneurial jet set as well as the criminal world is more brutal, chaotic and ruthless than ever. When these two worlds collide, loyalty, friendships and business partners will all be tested in the never-ending quest for easy money.
Stars: Evin Ahmad, Alexander Abdallah, Ayaan Ahmed, Ali Alarik
Votes: 6,567
13. Lilya 4-Ever (2002)
R | 109 min | Crime, Drama
Sixteen-year-old Lilja and her only friend, the young boy Volodja, live in Russia, fantasizing about a better life. One day, Lilja falls in love with Andrej, who is going to Sweden, and invites Lilja to come along and start a new life.
Director: Lukas Moodysson | Stars: Oksana Akinshina, Artyom Bogucharskiy, Pavel Ponomaryov, Lyubov Agapova
Votes: 43,795 | Gross: $0.18M
14. Kiss Me (2011)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Romance
A young woman engaged to be married finds herself in an affair with her soon-to-be stepmother's lesbian daughter.
Director: Alexandra-Therese Keining | Stars: Ruth Vega Fernandez, Liv Mjönes, Krister Henriksson, Lena Endre
Votes: 10,108
15. The Most Beautiful Boy in the World (2021)
93 min | Documentary
In 1971, due to the world premiere of Death in Venice, Italian director Lucino Visconti proclaimed his Tadzio as the world's most beautiful boy. A shadow that today, 50 years later, weighs Björn Andresen's life.
Directors: Kristina Lindström, Kristian Petri | Stars: Annike Andresen, Björn Andrésen, Silva Filmer, Riyoko Ikeda
Votes: 159
16. Caliphate (2020– )
TV-MA | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Agent Fatima gets a tip that a terrorist act is planned in Sweden. At the same time, the teenager Sulle has opened her eyes to her student assistant who opens the doors to a new fascinating world.
Stars: Gizem Erdogan, Amed Bozan, Aliette Opheim, Albin Grenholm
Votes: 15,221
17. Red Dot (2021)
TV-MA | 86 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
When Nadja becomes pregnant, they make an attempt to rekindle their relationship by traveling to the north of Sweden for a hiking trip but soon their romantic trip turns into a nightmare.
Director: Alain Darborg | Stars: Nanna Blondell, Johannes Kuhnke, Anastasios Soulis, Anna Azcárate
Votes: 11,569
18. 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: 92,677 | Gross: $9.08M
19. The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
R | 171 min | Drama, Romance
Central Europe, 1968: A Czech doctor with an active sex life meets a woman who wants monogamy, and then the Soviet invasion further disrupts their lives.
Director: Philip Kaufman | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche, Lena Olin, Derek de Lint
Votes: 34,758 | Gross: $10.01M
20. Fanny and Alexander (1982)
R | 188 min | Drama
Two young Swedish children experience the many comedies and tragedies of their family, the Ekdahls.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Bertil Guve, Pernilla Allwin, Kristina Adolphson, Börje Ahlstedt
Votes: 59,770 | Gross: $4.97M
21. 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: 26,591 | Gross: $0.77M
22. 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: 50,165 | Gross: $3.36M
23. Rebecka Martinsson (2017– )
Not Rated | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a childhood friend suddenly dies Rebecka Martinsson returns home to the north of Kiruna. But not everything is what it seems.
Stars: Eva Melander, Jakob Öhrman, Ardalan Esmaili, Thomas Oredsson
Votes: 2,359
24. Quicksand (2019)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Maja, a student in Stockholm, finds herself on trial for murder after a tragedy at her school. More doubts and suspicions arise when new revelations are made.
Stars: Hanna Ardéhn, Felix Sandman, David Dencik, Anna Björk
Votes: 18,417
25. The Restaurant (2017– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
Stockholm, the day of peace in Europe 1945. A spontaneous kiss between two strangers, during the celebration at Kungsgatan, will have major consequences.
Stars: Hedda Stiernstedt, Charlie Gustafsson, Anna Bjelkerud, Adam Lundgren
Votes: 4,191
26. Aniara (2018)
R | 106 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
A spaceship carrying settlers to Mars is knocked off course, causing the consumption-obsessed passengers to consider their place in the universe.
Directors: Pella Kagerman, Hugo Lilja | Stars: Emelie Garbers, Bianca Cruzeiro, Arvin Kananian, Anneli Martini
Votes: 7,576 | Gross: $0.04M
27. 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: 29,533 | Gross: $14.11M
28. 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: 100,465
29. Maria Wern (2008– )
45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A Swedish policewoman is confronted with crime on Gotland Island.
Stars: Eva Röse, Allan Svensson, Peter Perski, Oscar Pettersson
Votes: 1,129
30. Gåsmamman (2015– )
45 min | Crime, Thriller
Sonja lives a carefree life with her family near Stockholm and works as an accountant in the family business at the marina. One day Sonja is drawn into the criminal underworld to save her family.
Stars: Alexandra Rapaport, Clara Christiansson Drake, Edvin Ryding, Joel Lützow
Votes: 2,334
31. Before We Die (2017–2019)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A police inspector in the organised crime unit disappears after meeting with a mysterious informer.
Stars: Marie Richardson, Adam Pålsson, Magnus Krepper, Malgorzata Pieczynska
Votes: 3,728
32. Love & Anarchy (2020– )
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Sofie, a career driven consultant and married mother of two. When Sofie gets an assignment to modernize an old publishing house she meets young IT tech Max, and an unexpected flirting game begins.
Stars: Ida Engvoll, Björn Mosten, Carla Sehn, Reine Brynolfsson
Votes: 6,801
33. 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: 69,588 | Gross: $5.19M
34. Beartown (2020– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Hockey is the last beacon of hope in Beartown and being responsible for it is a heavy burden. The day of the semi-final match is also the catalyst for a violent act that will leave a young girl traumatized and a town in turmoil.
Stars: Ulf Stenberg, Miriam Ingrid, Oliver Dufåker, Aliette Opheim
Votes: 2,841
35. Dancing Queens (2021)
TV-MA | 110 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of Dylan Pettersson, a 23 year old girl from a small island in the Swedish archipelago with big dancing aspirations.
Director: Helena Bergström | Stars: Molly Nutley, Fredrik Quinones, Rakel Wärmländer, Christopher Wollter
Votes: 1,165
36. Solsidan (2010– )
22 min | Comedy, Drama
The lives of two very different families in the posh neighborhood of Solsidan in Sweden.
Stars: Felix Herngren, Mia Skäringer, Johan Rheborg, Josephine Bornebusch
Votes: 6,278
37. The Sacrifice (1986)
PG | 149 min | Drama
At the dawn of World War III, a man searches for a way to restore peace to the world and finds he must give something in return.
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky | Stars: Erland Josephson, Susan Fleetwood, Allan Edwall, Guðrún Gísladóttir
Votes: 25,952 | Gross: $0.30M
38. 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: 51,253 | Gross: $1.36M
39. Swedish Dicks (2016–2018)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Crime
Two unlicensed Swedish private investigators try to make a living in Los Angeles.
Stars: Peter Stormare, Johan Glans, Vivian Bang, Felisha Cooper
Votes: 3,068
40. Kung Fury (2015)
Not Rated | 31 min | Short, Action, Comedy
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.
Director: David Sandberg | Stars: David Sandberg, Jorma Taccone, Steven Chew, Leopold Nilsson
Votes: 57,348
41. I Am Curious (Yellow) (1967)
X | 121 min | Drama
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: 3,706 | Gross: $20.24M
42. Dystopia (2021– )
Horror
Group of Swedes, get into an abandoned factory deep in the wilderness for a live roleplay to push their physical and mental limits. Game turns dead serious when series of mysteries unfold, awakening dark forces in each of them.
Stars: Lola Zackow, Madeleine Martin, Johan Hafezi, Erik Bolin
Votes: 1,818
43. Cries & Whispers (1972)
R | 91 min | Drama
When a woman dying of cancer in early twentieth-century Sweden is visited by her two sisters, long-repressed feelings between the siblings rise to the surface.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Harriet Andersson, Liv Ullmann, Kari Sylwan, Ingrid Thulin
Votes: 31,680 | Gross: $1.74M
44. Wallander (2005–2013)
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: 5,372 | Gross: $0.01M
45. Sabaya (2021)
90 min | Documentary
Film follows a group into Syria's Al-Hol, a dangerous camp in the Middle East, as they risk their lives to save a women being held by ISIS as abducted sex slaves.
Director: Hogir Hirori
Votes: 88
46. The Unthinkable (2018)
129 min | Action, Romance, Sci-Fi
In Swedish film collective Crazy Pictures feature "Den blomstertid nu kommer" 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: 7,255
47. Funhouse (2019)
106 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
When 8 celebrities from around the globe are invited to compete in an online reality show, they soon realize that they are playing for their very lives, as those voted off suffer horrific consequences, broadcast live to the entire world.
Director: Jason William Lee | Stars: Valter Skarsgård, Khamisa Wilsher, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Christopher Gerard
Votes: 3,880
48. Eagles (2019–2022)
Drama, Romance, Sport
Eagles revolves around a few teenagers living in the Swedish ice hockey town Oskarshamn while experiencing friendship, love, and rivalry on the ice.
Stars: Alva Bratt, Yandeh Sallah, Adrian Öjvindsson, Edvard Olsson
Votes: 1,512
49. Top Dog (2020– )
44 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A mysterious disappearance makes two completely separate worlds collide, creating an extremely odd couple - the lawyer Emily and recently released convict Teddy.
Stars: Josefin Asplund, Alexej Manvelov, Jessica Grabowsky, Gustav Lindh
Votes: 1,487
50. Evil (2003)
Not Rated | 113 min | Drama
A teenage boy expelled from school for fighting arrives at a boarding school where the systematic bullying of younger students is encouraged as a means to maintain discipline, and decides to fight back.
Director: Mikael Håfström | Stars: Andreas Wilson, Henrik Lundström, Gustaf Skarsgård, Linda Zilliacus
Votes: 36,441 | Gross: $0.02M