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poster
Criterion Channel
89
8.1
/70927/
77
/957/
77
/850/
4.4
/70857/
100
/46/
94
/1019/
100
/8/
cc age 17+

Fanny and Alexander (1982)
As children in the loving Ekdahl family, Fanny and Alexander enjoy a happy life with their parents, who run a theater company. After their father dies unexpectedly, however, the siblings end up in a joyless home when their mother, Emilie, marries a stern bishop. The bleak situation gradually grows worse as the bishop becomes more controlling, but dedicated relatives make a valiant attempt to aid Emilie, Fanny and Alexander.
poster
Criterion Channel
87
8.0
/139286/
80
/2615/
81
/2356/
4.4
/395286/
91
/58/
93
/1489/
86
/18/

Persona (1966)
A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk. As they spend time together, Alma speaks to Elisabeth constantly, never receiving any answer.
poster
Kanopy
87
8.1
/214291/
78
/3466/
81
/3254/
4.3
/371097/
93
/73/
93
/3120/
88
/15/
cc age 13+

The Seventh Seal (1957)
When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block sets off on a journey, meeting up with traveling players Jof and his wife, Mia, and becoming determined to evade Death long enough to commit one redemptive act while he still lives.
poster
Kanopy
86
8.1
/123537/
79
/1685/
81
/1763/
4.3
/164205/
94
/49/
94
/1307/
88
/17/

Wild Strawberries (1957)
Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater. Along the way, they encounter a series of hitchhikers, each of whom causes the elderly doctor to muse upon the pleasures and failures of his own life. These include the vivacious young Sara, a dead ringer for the doctor's own first love.
poster
Criterion Channel
85
7.9
/39405/
77
/642/
79
/756/
4.2
/77113/
92
/36/
90
/619/

Cries and Whispers (1972)
As Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so immersed in their own psychic pains that they are unable to offer her the support she needs.
poster
Criterion Channel
84
8.1
/41641/
81
/795/
79
/676/
4.5
/128943/
85
/33/
92
/358/

Autumn Sonata (1978)
After a seven-year absence, Charlotte Andergast travels to Sweden to reunite with her daughter Eva. The pair have a troubled relationship: Charlotte sacrificed the responsibilities of motherhood for a career as a classical pianist. Over an emotional night, the pair reopen the wounds of the past. Charlotte gets another shock when she finds out that her mentally impaired daughter, Helena, is out of the asylum and living with Eva.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
83
7.8
/238480/
77
/5774/
75
/3155/
4.0
/228634/
98
/193/
90
/9767/
82
/30/
cc age 17+

Let the Right One In (2008)
When Oskar, a sensitive, bullied 12-year-old boy, meets his new neighbor, the mysterious and moody Eli, they strike up a friendship. Initially reserved with each other, Oskar and Eli slowly form a close bond, but it soon becomes apparent that she is no ordinary young girl.
poster
Kanopy
83
8.0
/33506/
76
/548/
78
/659/
4.2
/48035/
88
/25/
92
/633/

The Virgin Spring (1960)
Devout Christians Töre and Märeta send their only daughter, the virginal Karin, and their foster daughter, the unrepentant Ingeri, to deliver candles to a distant church. On their way through the woods, the girls encounter a group of savage goat herders who brutally rape and murder Karin as Ingeri remains hidden. When the killers unwittingly seek refuge in the farmhouse of Töre and Märeta, Töre plots a fitting revenge.
poster
GuideDoc
80
7.6
/18918/
74
/541/
76
/424/
4.0
/58082/
93
/29/
81
/287/

Häxan (1922)
Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen's legendary film uses a series of dramatic vignettes to explore the scientific hypothesis that the witches of the Middle Ages suffered the same hysteria as turn-of-the-century psychiatric patients. But the film itself is far from serious-- instead it's a witches' brew of the scary, gross, and darkly humorous.
poster
MUBI
79
7.3
/35659/
70
/1157/
71
/692/
3.8
/202370/
97
/169/
62
/69/
86
/30/

Fallen Leaves (2023)
In modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls in search of love meet by chance in a karaoke bar. However, their path to happiness is beset by obstacles – from lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, alcoholism, and a charming stray dog.
poster
77
7.5
/57769/
73
/908/
71
/574/
3.8
/63695/
91
/44/
86
/656/
73
/17/
cc age 15+

Show Me Love (1998)
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.
poster
Kanopy
77
7.0
/12553/
74
/752/
68
/240/
3.5
/15121/
94
/32/
85
/31/
72
/9/

Heavy Trip (2018)
Turo is stuck in a small village and the best thing in his life is being the lead vocalist for the amateur metal band Impaled Rektum. He and his bandmates have practiced for 12 years without playing a single gig. The guys get a surprise visitor from Norway -- the promoter for a huge heavy metal music festival -- and decide it's now or never. They steal a van, a corpse, and even a new drummer to make their dreams a reality.
poster
Criterion Channel
75
7.4
/9592/
68
/239/
71
/365/
3.9
/20967/
87
/67/

Ariel (1988)
A Finnish man goes to the city to find a job after the mine where he worked is closed and his father commits suicide.
poster
74
7.2
/44861/
72
/1725/
70
/1105/
3.5
/43428/
85
/234/
77
/308/
77
/36/
cc age 15+

The Wife (2018)
A wife questions her life choices as she travels to Stockholm with her husband, where he is slated to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.
poster
Kanopy
74
6.8
/8641/
66
/218/
65
/216/
3.7
/22894/
95
/104/
62
/7/
87
/30/

About Endlessness (2019)
A reflection on human life in all its beauty and cruelty, its splendor and banality, guided by a Scheherazade-esque narrator. Inconsequential moments have the same significance as historical events. Simultaneously an ode and a lament, presents a kaleidoscope of all that is eternally human, an infinite story of the vulnerability of existence.
poster
Kanopy
73
7.7
/44436/
74
/605/
73
/384/
3.8
/17584/
68
/37/
87
/542/
61
/15/

Evil (2003)
Stockholm, in the 1950s. Erik is expelled from the local school for getting into one brawl too many. To protect Erik from his violent stepfather’s reaction to his expulsion, Erik's mother arranges for Erik to spend a year at Stjärnsberg Boarding School, the only school willing to accept him. This is Erik's last chance to graduate to Upper School and he promises his mother, for his and her sake, to do all he can to stay out of trouble.
poster
Kanopy
72
6.8
/2238/
66
/76/
74
/55/
3.5
/7397/
78
/54/
75
/3/
73
/10/

The Most Beautiful Boy in the World (2021)
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 Andrésen’s life.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
71
7.1
/101517/
74
/3629/
69
/1754/
3.5
/32982/
69
/159/
68
/2640/
66
/35/
cc age 18+

The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009)
Mikael Blomkvist, publisher of Millennium magazine, has made his living exposing the crooked and corrupt practices of establishment Swedish figures. So when a young journalist approaches him with a meticulously researched thesis about sex trafficking in Sweden and those in high office who abuse underage girls, Blomkvist immediately throws himself into the investigation.
poster
70
68
7.6
/7995/
74
/339/
72
/379/
3.5
/32186/
58
/34/

Lights Out (2014)
A woman prepares for bed, but realizes that something may be lurking in the shadows.
poster
Hulu
68
7.1
/82249/
68
/2345/
67
/1689/
3.6
/138450/
85
/216/
71
/165/
73
/33/
cc age 16+

The Square (2017)
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.
poster
Hulu
66
7.5
/8569/
62
/263/
58
/125/
3.5
/6121/
77
/84/
43
/58/
69
/20/
cc age 10+

I Am Greta (2020)
Greta Thunberg, a 15-year-old student in Sweden, started a school strike for the climate as her question for adults was, if you don’t care about my future on earth, why should I care about my future in school? Within months, her strike evolved into a global movement as the quiet teenage girl on the autism spectrum becomes a world-famous activist.
poster
Kanopy
65
6.0
/1271/
54
/40/
52
/24/
3.1
/1476/
67
/27/
90
/2/
61
/7/
cc age 13+

Hilma (2022)
Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) is an important part of art history and one of the first ever painters of abstract art. However, unlike the work of many of her peers at the time hers was misunderstood and neglected until long after her death. This is a story about Hilma and the circumstances which made her paintings possible. The film picks up during her early life and ends today; when her art connects with people of all religions and cultures. Just as she intended.
poster
Criterion Channel
76
63
7.0
/4033/
74
/50/
67
/70/
3.5
/5016/
100
/7/
78
/30/

A Lesson in Love (1954)
After a 15-year marriage, a couple readies for divorce but suddenly realize that their feelings haven't vanished yet.
poster
Kanopy
62
5.9
/9672/
59
/399/
56
/182/
3.0
/3447/
77
/22/
51
/23/
66
/6/

The Unthinkable (2018)
Sweden faces a mysterious attack while Alex tries to reunite with his youth love, Anna.
poster
Netflix
60
5.7
/15830/
59
/935/
55
/393/
2.6
/46268/
74
/19/
51
/56/
cc age 16+

The Conference (2023)
A ragtag group of public sector employees battle not only their own discord but also a bloodthirsty killer during a seemingly innocuous retreat.
poster
MUBI
70
59
6.5
/2938/
60
/105/
66
/42/
3.4
/15933/
95
/19/

The Hypnosis (2024)
André and Vera are a young entrepreneurial couple. They get the opportunity to pitch their female health app at a prestigious competition. Before going there, Vera tries hypnotherapy to quit smoking. From this point, her attitude changes and André starts to behave unexpectedly.
poster
71
59
6.9
/4441/
66
/59/
69
/84/
3.5
/6219/
81
/40/

Calamari Union (1985)
A group of men all called Frank—except for one named Pekka—have had enough of life in their working-class neighborhood, so they set off for a better existence in the magical seaside district of Eira. But the way is long, and the group face many hurdles including stray dogs and defunct streetlights.
poster
73
58
7.8
/6062/
74
/100/
69
/57/
3.6
/1911/

Screwed in Tallinn: A Small Film About Loneliness (1999)
Percy Nilegaard collects Swedish single men and embarks on a bus trip to Tallinn with a so-called "highly-experienced driver".
poster
Netflix
59
57
6.2
/7764/
66
/933/
66
/203/
2.8
/8505/
49
/30/
cc age 16+

Trouble (2024)
Wrongfully convicted of murder, a clumsy electronics salesman faces police corruption and criminal conspiracies in an attempt to prove his innocence.
poster
Fandango at Home Free
67
57
6.5
/4138/
68
/115/
66
/81/
3.4
/3591/
68
/117/

ABBA: The Movie (1977)
A radio DJ in pursuit of an exclusive interview follows ABBA during their mega-successful tour of Australia.
poster
71
56
7.3
/4919/
71
/75/
70
/54/
3.6
/1944/

A Summer Tale (2000)
The summer of '58, the year Sweden almost won the world championship in soccer over Brazil, Yngve Johansson accepts two children to live with him during the summer, as told through the eyes of a young boy. His name is Mårten, and the other child's name is Annika. She is a rough girl, with many problems. The three of them do not get along, and Yngve is a true dictator to the children's eyes. However, when the children discover that their new guardian has a crush on their teacher (Cecilia Nilsson), they do what they can to bring the two together. Soon enough, the three will discover that they have a lot more in common than they previously imagined, and together they can make their lives worth living again. This is a sweet story about life in Sweden in the mid 1900's. It is about family, love, hate, innocent friendship that we all can relate to, and much, much more...
poster
66
56
6.8
/6858/
67
/117/
64
/99/
3.4
/2260/
65
/40/

Lapland Odyssey (2010)
Lapland Odyssey is a comedy about Janne, a man from Lapland in northern Finland, a man who has made a career out of living on welfare. Inari, his girlfriend, is tired of Janne's incapability of getting a grip on life, Janne wasn't even able to buy a digital TV box that Inari had given money for. Inari gives an ultimatum: a digital box needs to arrive by dawn or she leaves. Janne sets out into the night with his two friends to find a box. On their way to the city of Rovaniemi, Janne and his friends face many challenges, obstacles and temptations. They learn that they need to be daring. There's no room to give into bitterness. The most important thing isn't success, but rather the journey in itself.
poster
Kanopy
72
55
6.8
/12703/
73
/330/
71
/376/
3.4
/9795/
83
/2/

With Every Heartbeat (2011)
After they meet at their parent's engagement party, Mia and Frida are intrigued by and attracted to one another, despite Mia's own upcoming engagement to Tim. Mia must decide whether to continue her life with Tim or to follow her heart with Frida.
poster
Hoopla
53
6.7
/2248/
67
/66/
62
/50/
3.3
/1700/
13
/8/
51
/14/

The Night Visitor (1971)
An insane Swedish farmer escapes from an asylum to get revenge on his sister, her husband and others.
poster
72
52
6.5
/1021/
68
/46/
56
/25/
3.7
/5081/
100
/27/
68
/6/

Paradise Is Burning (2023)
Left to their own devices by their absent mother, Laura and her two sisters revel in the excitement of freedom, letting their days unfold without the constraints of adult supervision. However, when Laura receives a call that threatens to place them in foster care, she frantically searches for a substitute mother to avoid this fate.
poster
71
51
6.2
/1654/
65
/35/
64
/41/
3.4
/1534/
100
/8/

Charter (2020)
After a recent and difficult divorce, Alice hasn't seen her children in two months as she awaits a custody verdict. When her son calls her in the middle of the night, Alice takes action, abducting the children on an illicit charter trip to the Canary Islands.
poster
64
50
6.4
/5766/
63
/74/
57
/63/
3.4
/2192/
70
/24/

House of Angels (1992)
In a small village in Västergötland, everything is turned upside-down when the local loner dies and his cottage is inherited by his unknown relative Fanny. She rides into town on a big black motorcycle with her androgynous boyfriend Zack, wearing black leather and spikes. When they decide to stay, Flogfält's plans to buy the cottage are upset.
poster
Criterion Channel
70
48
7.1
/1940/
56
/22/
66
/42/
3.6
/1342/
88
/8/

Adalen 31 (1969)
A film about the 1931 Ådalen shootings, in which Swedish military forces opened fire against labour demonstrators in the Swedish sawmill district of Ådalen.
poster
68
46
6.8
/2650/
59
/38/
66
/47/
3.5
/3383/
79
/17/

Hamlet Goes Business (1987)
When Hamlet discovers his father’s deceased body, he finds himself pulled into a power struggle as his scheming uncle attempts to secure a monopoly on the Scandinavian rubber duck industry. Will Hamlet avenge his father? Will he become the king of rubber ducks? Does any of it really matter?
poster
Criterion Channel
45
6.0
/4530/
51
/95/
56
/75/
3.4
/4596/
12
/1/

I Am Curious (Yellow) (1967)
Lena, aged twenty, wants to know all she can about life and reality. She collects information on everyone and everything, storing her findings in an enormous archive. She experiments with relationships, political activism, and meditation. Meanwhile, the actors, director and crew are shown in a humorous parallel plot about the making of the film and their reactions to the story and each other. Nudity, explicit sex, and controversial politics kept this film from being shown in the US while its seizure by Customs was appealed.
poster
70
44
7.4
/3190/
73
/33/
66
/41/
3.5
/730/
68
/37/

The Unknown Soldier (1985)
Second silver screen adaption of the Finnish war book by Väinö Linna. The story is based on Linna's experiences as an infantry man in the Finnish army during the so called "Continuation War" (1941-1944).
poster
Amazon Prime Video
52
43
4.8
/8669/
52
/108/
58
/106/
2.5
/2335/

Feed (2022)
A group of social media experts are hired to help an old family business to strive. But they soon find themselves stuck on a tiny island in a lake in which an ancient Swedish witch is said to live.
poster
70
43
6.4
/1244/
64
/46/
64
/14/
3.2
/2089/
94
/16/

Opponent (2023)
In the aftermath of a devastating rumor, Iman and his family have been forced to flee Iran. As refugees, they end up in a run-down hotel in northern Sweden. Despite feeling powerless, Iman tries to maintain his role as the family patriarch. To increase their chances of asylum, he breaks a promise to his wife and joins the local wrestling club. As the rumors start to resurface, Iman’s fear and desperation begin to take a hold.
poster
69
43
7.2
/4074/
74
/29/
63
/43/
3.5
/871/

Kummeli Kultakuume (1997)
Psychiatric patient Elmeri knows about the existence of a gold treasure in Finnish Lapland, hidden there by his late father who somehow managed to capture it from withdrawing German troops on the last days of WW2. His openly gay nurse helps him escape from the mental institution, and the two men slowly find their way up north to reach the gold. On their way, the odd couple meets a cavalcade of even odder characters.
poster
62
43
6.1
/3519/
62
/48/
57
/35/
3.3
/1036/
66
/61/

God Save the King (2005)
A story about a young girl who leaves her hometown to pursue her dream of becoming a famous punk artist.
poster
58
42
6.2
/5121/
60
/157/
57
/155/
2.9
/4797/
56
/3/

I Am Zlatan (2021)
Coming-of-age story depicting Zlatan Ibrahimovic's upbringing in a rough Swedish suburb. Born to Balkan immigrants, football was Zlatan's release in a tough environment where his remarkable talent and self-reliance catapulted him against all odds to the top of international football playing for clubs like Ajax Amsterdam, Juventus, Inter, Milan, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United.
poster
70
42
6.8
/1963/
66
/52/
55
/28/
3.4
/1808/
100
/6/
67
/1/

Aurora (2019)
A carefree commitment phobic woman falls for a man with a small daughter whilst helping him to find a wife before he dies.
poster
66
42
7.1
/5841/
68
/33/
61
/47/
3.4
/1281/
65
/15/

The Tough Ones (1999)
The Tough Ones tells a story of two friends who have a hard time finding their place in the society. Antti and Jussi are released from jail. While they were doing time for bank robbery, the third man involved in the robbery, the one who was not convicted, has become a policeman. He tries to help his friends to settle into the small town in Pohjanmaa, but the boys start a black market liquor business instead. The road seems to lead back to the jail.


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