Best Swedish movies
by Alma_johansson | created - 03 Nov 2013 | updated - 27 Oct 2016 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. 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: 4,402
2. The Crown Jewels (2011)
120 min | Drama
When she's arrested for attempting to murder the son of a factory owner, Fragancia spins a tale of love and betrayal that began in her youth.
Director: Ella Lemhagen | Stars: Alicia Vikander, Bill Skarsgård, Loa Falkman, Noah Byström
Votes: 2,938
3. A Summer Tale (2000)
91 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Two kids move in with a lonely undertaker who is secretly in love with the town's school teacher.
Director: Ulf Malmros | Stars: Kjell Bergqvist, Anastasios Soulis, Rebecca Scheja, Cecilia Nilsson
Votes: 4,479
4. 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
5. 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: 55,395 | Gross: $0.17M
6. Sandor slash Ida (2005)
93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Party girl meets a male ballet dancer on the Internet.
Director: Henrik Georgsson | Stars: Andrej Lunusjkin, André Lidholm, Adam Lundgren, Aliette Opheim
Votes: 1,755
7. 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: 42,063 | Gross: $0.02M
8. Everlasting Moments (2008)
Not Rated | 131 min | Drama, History
In a time of social change and unrest, war and poverty, a young working class woman, Maria, wins a camera in a lottery. The decision to keep it alters her whole life.
Director: Jan Troell | Stars: Maria Heiskanen, Mikael Persbrandt, Jesper Christensen, Callin Öhrvall
Votes: 5,956 | Gross: $0.61M
9. Easy Money II: Hard to Kill (2012)
Not Rated | 99 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Three years later, JW gets out of prison, but soon finds himself between the contending parties of his criminal past.
Directors: Babak Najafi, Phillip Argeadson | Stars: Joel Kinnaman, Matias Varela, Dragomir Mrsic, Fares Fares
Votes: 8,804
10. I skuggan av värmen (2009)
92 min | Drama
A romantic drama about a security officer who tries to hide her secrets from her lover, a cop.
Director: Beata Gårdeler | Stars: Malin Crépin, Joel Kinnaman, Malin Levanon, Camaron Silverek
Votes: 873
11. Slim Susie (2003)
Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
A young man returns to his hometown to look for his missing sister.
Director: Ulf Malmros | Stars: Tuva Novotny, Jonas Rimeika, Björn A. Ling, Kjell Bergqvist
Votes: 10,447
12. 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: 49,381 | Gross: $0.18M
13. Blondie (2012)
88 min | Drama
Three troubled sisters return home for their mother's birthday, but their problems are made worse when they are in each other's company.
Director: Jesper Ganslandt | Stars: Carolina Gynning, Helena Af Sandeberg, Alexandra Dahlström, Marie Göranzon
Votes: 713
14. Call Girl (2012)
140 min | Drama, Thriller
A young girl is recruited from the bottom rung of society into a ruthless world where power can get you anything.
Director: Mikael Marcimain | Stars: Sofia Karemyr, Simon J. Berger, Josefin Asplund, Pernilla August
Votes: 4,953
15. Tjenare kungen (2005)
94 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A story about a young girl who leaves her hometown to pursue her dream of becoming a famous punk artist.
Director: Ulf Malmros | Stars: Josefin Neldén, Cecilia Wallin, Malin Morgan, Johanna Strömberg
Votes: 3,387
16. Ego (I) (2013)
105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
For 25-year-old Sebastian it is all about surface and appearance. Life is full of party, money and one-night stands. He has never challenged himself, whether it be his dream of a music ... See full summary »
Director: Lisa James Larsson | Stars: Martin Wallström, Mylaine Hedreul, Sissela Kyle, Peter Andersson
Votes: 3,643
17. 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: 5,139
18. 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: 2,471
19. Kim Novak Never Swam in Genesaret's Lake (2005)
95 min | Crime, Drama
The year is 1962. Erik, his newly acquainted friend Edmund and his grown-up brother Henry are going to spend their summer holiday in a fairly decayed house just near the lake Genesaret. One... See full summary »
Director: Martin Asphaug | Stars: Anton Lundqvist, Jesper Adefelt, Jonas Karlsson, Johan H:son Kjellgren
Votes: 2,780
20. 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: 4,319
21. 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: 2,015
22. The New Man (2007)
104 min | Drama
The film portrays Gertrude, a strong and exuberant 17-year-old and her collision with the Swedish welfare state in the early 1950s. It deals with the compulsory sterilisation in Sweden affecting 63,000 people between 1934 and 1976.
Director: Klaus Härö | Stars: Lo Kauppi, Ellen Jelinek, Ann-Sofie Nurmi, Nadja Mirmiran
Votes: 870
23. Mother of Mine (2005)
Not Rated | 111 min | Drama, War
During World War II, more than 70,000 Finnish children were evacuated to neutral Sweden to avoid the conflict. From the award-winning Klaus Härö (Elina: As If I Wasn't There (2002)), "... See full summary »
Director: Klaus Härö | Stars: Topi Majaniemi, Marjaana Maijala, Maria Lundqvist, Michael Nyqvist
Votes: 4,606
24. We Can Be Heroes! (2002)
89 min | Drama, Family
Two ten year old children struggle with their patronizing environment and their fears and find support in each other.
Director: Ulf Malmros | Stars: Ariel Petsonk, Zamand Hägg, Michael Nyqvist, Anna Pettersson
Votes: 1,017
25. Flocking (2015)
TV-14 | 110 min | Drama, Thriller
A 14-year old girl reports that she has been raped, but is not believed. The entire village turns against her and her family.
Director: Beata Gårdeler | Stars: Fatime Azemi, John Risto, Eva Melander, Malin Levanon
Votes: 934
26. Drifters (2015)
92 min | Crime, Drama
The story of two women's newfound friendship and their struggles in Stockholm underworld.
Director: Peter Grönlund | Stars: Malin Levanon, Lo Kauppi, Tomasz Neuman, Jan Mattson
Votes: 1,821
27. 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: 1,774
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