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- DirectorRuben ÖstlundStarsJohannes KuhnkeLisa Loven KongsliClara WettergrenA family vacationing in the French Alps is confronted with a devastating avalanche.
- DirectorHarald ZwartStarsThomas GullestadJonathan Rhys MeyersMarie BlokhusThey were 12 saboteurs. The Nazis killed 11 of them. This is the true story of the one that got away.
- DirectorLisa LangsethStarsAlicia VikanderDavid DencikAnna BjelkerudErika 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.
- DirectorDerek CianfranceStarsMichael FassbenderAlicia VikanderRachel WeiszA lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Western Australia raise a baby they rescue from a drifting rowing boat.
- DirectorJohn Michael McDonaghStarsBrendan GleesonDon CheadleMark StrongAn unorthodox Irish policeman with a confrontational personality is partnered with an uptight F.B.I. agent to investigate an international drug-smuggling ring.
- DirectorIsold UggadottirStarsKristín Þóra HaraldsdóttirBabetida SadjoPatrik Nökkvi PéturssonTwo 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.
- DirectorGerard JohnsonStarsCraig FairbrassPolly MaberlySinead MatthewsBuild him up. Tear him apart.
- DirectorHeidi GreensmithStarsTommy FlanaganMatthew ActonEdward AshleyA tragic love story following successful artist Woods after his beloved wife's death and exploring the effects his crippling grief has on his two young sons.
- DirectorMaïwennStarsVincent CasselEmmanuelle BercotLouis GarrelTony is admitted to a rehabilitation center after a serious skiing accident. Dependent on medical staff and painkillers, she takes the time to remember the tumultuous love story she lived with Georgio.
- DirectorOlivier NakacheÉric ToledanoStarsVincent CasselReda KatebHélène VincentThe story of two men, educators of children and adolescents with autism.
- DirectorSophie LetourneurStarsMarina FoïsJonathan CohenJacqueline KakouA world traveling pianist and her husband have decided not to have a baby, but then he sees a surprise childbirth on a flight and tampers with her pill.
- DirectorCédric KlapischStarsFrançois CivilAna GirardotCamille CottinRémy is a young Parisian with an unskilled job. Mélanie is a young Parisienne who works in scientific research. Two depressive moods living in close proximity, but being unaware of each other. Will they ever meet?
- DirectorJean-François RichetStarsVincent CasselPatrick ChesnaisAugust DiehlVidocq escapes captivity in 1805; years later he's a fabric merchant in Paris under an alias. He makes a deal of amnesty for catching criminals. He builds an efficient team of ex-cons to catch or kill them.
- DirectorAmanda KernellStarsMaj-Doris RimpiOlle SarriÁnne Biret SombyA 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.
- StarsIan McDiarmidFrancis MageeSteve SpeirsIn 18th-century London, novelists Henry and John Fielding fight crime on the perilous streets of Covent Garden, determined to clean up the city rife with prostitution, gambling, and villainy before modern policing.
- CreatorKarianne LundJo NesbøErik SkjoldbjærgStarsHenrik MestadAne Dahl TorpEldar SkarIn the near future, Norway is occupied by Russia on behalf of the European Union because the newly-elected environmentally-friendly Norwegian government has stopped the all important oil- and gas-production in the North Sea.
- DirectorStefan RuzowitzkyStarsKarl MarkovicsAugust DiehlDevid StriesowThe story of the Operation Bernhard, the largest counterfeiting operation in history, carried out by Germany during World War II.
- DirectorMike LeighStarsRory KinnearMaxine PeakeNeil BellThe story of the 1819 Peterloo Massacre in which British forces attacked a peaceful pro-democracy rally in Manchester.
- DirectorDennis GanselStarsJürgen VogelFrederick LauMax RiemeltA high school teacher's experiment to demonstrate to his students what life is like under a dictatorship spins horribly out of control when he forms a social unit with a life of its own.
- DirectorMark O'ConnorStarsJohn ConnorsFionn Ó LoingsighKierston WareingA group of young Cardboard Gangsters attempt to gain control of the drug trade in Darndale, chasing the glorified lifestyle of money, power and sex.
- DirectorNick LoveStarsSean BeanDanny DyerRupert FriendA group of people who feel betrayed by their government and let down by their Police force form a modern-day outlaw posse in order to right what they see as the wrongs of society.
- DirectorMatteo RovereStarsAlessandro BorghiAlessio LapiceFabrizio RongioneRomulus and Remus, two shepherds and loyal brothers, end up taking part to a journey that will lead one of them to be the founder of the greatest nation ever seen. However, the fate of the chosen one will pass from killing his own brother.
- DirectorNeil JordanStarsColin FarrellAlicja BachledaDervla KirwanAn Irish fisherman discovers a woman in his fishing net whom his precocious daughter believes to be a selkie.
- DirectorAndreas ArnstedtStarsGertie HoneckRalf LindermannThilo ProthmannWhen his mom dies, a writer wants to film his parents' love story. But after years of revisions leave the story unrecognizable and no hope of production, he kidnaps the editor as the obscure world of a German TV network begins to unravel.
- DirectorTeddy Lussi-ModesteStarsTahar RahimRoschdy ZemMaïwennA comedian's relationship with his family crumbles when he reaches a level of success in his career.
- DirectorÅke SandgrenStarsSofia Papadimitriou LedarpJonas KarlssonRolf LassgårdThe young woman Lena has once again found happiness with a new man after having left a violent relationship.
- DirectorVadim PerelmanStarsNahuel Pérez BiscayartLars EidingerJonas NayA young Jewish man in a concentration camp has his life saved when executioners realize he owns a Persian book. Brought before a camp officer who wants to learn Farsi, Gilles agrees to teach him despite not knowing a word of the language.
- DirectorMarjane SatrapiStarsRosamund PikeYvette FeuerMirjam NovakThe incredible true story of Marie Sklodowska-Curie and her Nobel Prize-winning work that changed the world.
- CreatorOskar SöderlundJesper GanslandtStarsEvin AhmadAlexander AbdallahAli AlarikThe entrepreneurial jet set and the criminal world are more brutal, chaotic, and ruthless than ever. When these two worlds collide, loyalty, friendships, and business partners will be tested in the never-ending quest for easy money.
- DirectorJan KomasaStarsBartosz BieleniaAleksandra KoniecznaEliza RycembelDaniel experiences a spiritual transformation in a detention center. Although his criminal record prevents him from applying to the seminary, he has no intention of giving up his dream and decides to minister a small-town parish.
- DirectorMaciej PieprzycaStarsMiroslaw HaniszewskiArkadiusz JakubikAgata KuleszaInspired by true events from the 1970s, the story revolves around a young detective who becomes the head of a police unit focused on catching a rampant serial killer of women, nicknamed 'The Silesian Vampire'.
- CreatorBeer ten KateDirk van PeltJoep VermolenStarsJoep VermolenAmy van der WeerdenLoulou HameleersA reclusive, socially awkward jingle composer finds himself navigating the nightmarish world of show business after a viral video skyrockets him to fame overnight.
- CreatorAsim ChaudhryHugo ChegwinAllan MustafaStarsAllan MustafaHugo ChegwinAsim ChaudhryA mockumentary series about a group of failed MCs from West London and their passion for pirate radio.
- DirectorSusanne BierStarsUlrich ThomsenNikolaj Lie KaasConnie NielsenTwo brothers must negotiate changing roles and shifting family dynamics when one is sent to war in Afghanistan.
- DirectorDaniel AlfredsonStarsLena EndreTord PetersonThomas W. GabrielssonJulia has lived with the guilt of her son's disappearance for 21 years. As she returns to her childhood home on Öland, old truths and lies are stirred up. Who can she trust, and what happened to her 5-year old son?
- DirectorWojciech SmarzowskiStarsMichalina LabaczArkadiusz JakubikWasyl WasylikDespite being in love with a Ukrainian boy from the same village, Polish girl named Zosia is forced into marrying a wealthy widower. Soon World War II begins and ethnic tensions arise. Amidst the war chaos Zosia tries to survive.
- DirectorRobert SchwentkeStarsMax HubacherAlexander FehlingSebastian RudolphIn the last moments of World War II, a young German soldier fighting for survival finds a Nazi captain's uniform. Impersonating an officer, the man quickly takes on the monstrous identity of the perpetrators he's escaping from.
- DirectorFernando González MolinaStarsMario CasasClara LagoMaría ValverdeThe sequel of Three Meters Above The Sky, starts with the return of H to his hometown where reconnecting with the past means struggle and also a new love.
- DirectorManuela Burló MorenoStarsPilar López de AyalaMiki EsparbéKarra ElejaldeOne night. One city. Five stories.
- DirectorAnders Thomas JensenStarsMads MikkelsenNikolaj Lie KaasAndrea Heick GadebergMarkus goes home to his teenage daughter, Mathilde, when his wife dies in a train crash. All appears to be a tragic accident until a mathematics geek, who was also a fellow passenger on the train, and his two colleagues show up.
- DirectorFrederik Louis HviidAnders ØlholmStarsJacob LohmannSimon SearsTarek ZayatJens and Mike, two police officers on routine patrol, find themselves trapped in a maze of buildings when unrest spreads.
- CreatorAnna Bache-WiigSiv Rajendram EliassenStarsNicolai Cleve BrochLena EndreHenrik RafaelsenAfter having success in Asia, businessman Aksel Borgen is asked back to his hometown in Norway to save an important local firm despite it being 20 years since he was sentenced and later acquitted for murdering his high school sweetheart.
- StarsEllen Dorrit PetersenOdd-Magnus WilliamsonLine VerndalAber Bergen is an entertaining courtroom drama about the recently separated but for the time being professional partners, Erik Aber and Elea Bergen.
- DirectorKjell SundvallStarsRolf LassgårdLennart JähkelJarmo MäkinenA 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.
- DirectorYann GozlanStarsPierre NineyLou de LaâgeAndré DussollierA young and talented black box analyst is on a mission to solve the reason behind the deadly crash of a brand new aircraft.
- DirectorAnders NilssonStarsJakob EklundJoel KinnamanMikael TornvingPoliceman Johan Falk returns to Gothenburg and starts service at the successful special service GSI, but the relation between the unit and the criminals introduces him to a world he never thought existed.
- DirectorCharlotte BrändströmStarsJakob EklundJoel KinnamanRuth Vega FernandezFrank Wagner is sleeping next to his family. Their plans to move abroad lay on the kitchen table, when they suddenly hear someone trying to break into the apartment and five masked men are trying to enter.
- DirectorRichard HolmStarsJakob EklundJoel KinnamanSamuli EdelmannFalk and GSI are chasing Estonian drug-smuggler Mr K. Frank Wagner has his own personal reasons to capture K.
- DirectorCharlotte BrändströmStarsJakob EklundJoel KinnamanMikael TornvingIt has been two years since John Falk and Frank Wagner broke their cooperation and Frank stopped working undercover for the police. Frank has just had: Re-opening of his bar when his former girlfriend's brother Kevin ends up in trouble because of gambling debts. At the same time Johan and GSI Group, together with the German police, busted an unusually reckless league selling a new type of drug that is hard on young people. Frank's quest for Kevin crosses Johan's investigation and opens up a new collaboration between them - with the major difference that this time it's personal for Frank. Johan and GSI are forced to stage a second operation to entrap leaders of the drug gang. The situation becomes even more dangerous because there is another infiltrator in the game.
- DirectorAnders NilssonStarsJakob EklundJoel KinnamanJens HulténA group of criminals would like to sell some weapons for an undercover policeman. Johan Falk's team is watching the operation meanwhile Frank Wagner is also in the game. Rydell, the gang leader changes his mind and doesn't sell the weapons 'cause he found someone else for a bigger shipment. Later on Frank got a list what weapons required by the new buyer and there are not just AK's demanded. Some more serious equipments - e.g. automated grenade launcher - are needed, too. Frank wants to quit from the gang so he is forwarding the list to Johan. The mysterious buyer is a mercenary from Serbia.
- DirectorAnders NilssonStarsJakob EklundJens HulténMeliz KarlgeSome men infiltrate the retired chief engineer Arthur Jönsson's home. They look through the residence for a few drawings. Some time later the same men, who turn out to be former Swedish military, perform a robbery. A robbery that Johan Falk and his colleagues at GSI believe is just a rehearsal of a much larger robbery. A robbery that, as it turns out, will make all other robberies in police history pale in comparison.
- DirectorRichard HolmStarsJakob EklundMikael TornvingJens HulténA group of young robbers, specializing in robbing shopping center security guards, are raging through out Gothenburg.
- DirectorPeter LindmarkStarsJakob EklundJens HulténAlexander KarimGSI (Group of Special Investigations) investigates a weapon deal made by the mafia. GSI sends in an undercover agent to investigate what the mafia is up to. At the same time Johan Falk confronts a mysterious woman who threatens his family.
- DirectorAnders NilssonStarsJakob EklundJoel KinnamanJens HulténA firefight between two rival gangs breaks out in a Gothenburg city park, and when the conflict escalates the GSI group is called into it. A new gang is about to make its way in the Swedish underworld and Johan Falk is asked to identify them, but his only lead is a tattoo.
- DirectorDaniel Lind LagerlöfStarsJakob EklundJoel KinnamanMikael TornvingPolice management gives Johan Falk and his colleagues at the group for specific action orders to deploy all means against organized crime when a female prosecutor subjected to an explosive attack. When the media finds out about the attack they accuse the police of not raw on crime.
- DirectorRichard HolmStarsJakob EklundPeter AnderssonMarie RichardsonIn the parking lot near school, a car-trap explodes. Johan Falk is on the trail which leads him to a man from his past, who served 8 years in prison for murder.
- DirectorDaniel Lind LagerlöfStarsJakob EklundHenrik NorlénAnja AntonowiczThe police unit "GSI" of Gothenburg city have been ordered to identify and arrest the people responsible for importing young women into Sweden from Eastern Europe for the purpose of organized prostitution. Johan Falk (played by Jakob Eklund,) recruits a young polish civilian girl that works tending bar on a passenger ship that travels between Germany and Sweden who has insight into the organized people smuggling ring. Things go better than anyone had hoped and as things progress they enter a morally grey area more so than ever before...
- DirectorRichard HolmStarsJakob EklundMarie RichardsonJohan HedenbergJohan Falk's stepdaughter's biological father seems serious about getting to know Nina, but his construction company is in debt to the Russian mafia "Karayan". When Örjan can not pay their debts they kidnap Nina.
- DirectorRichard HolmStarsJakob EklundJens HulténMarie RichardsonIn the final movie about Swedish special force policeman Johan Falk, he tries to solve the problem with the Eastern European mafia, who is threatening his family. Meanwhile, his co-workers get hold of some papers that is critical in the chase of a big, multinational criminal network.
- DirectorRichard HolmStarsJakob EklundHenrik NorlénJens HulténThe movie "Lockdown" is a part of the Johan Falk series that takes place under a lockdown of the police station. A snitch is compromised. Drastic and unexpected events take place. Both inside and outside the police station.
- DirectorPeter LindmarkStarsJakob EklundJens HulténAlexandra RapaportWhen Johan and his colleagues are watching Seth and his gang member Jack, they stumble on a larger case than they expected. Seth is selling arms to terrorists, but without Jack's knowledge, in a car where Johan's old colleague Pernilla mysterious appears. While Johan begin researching what Pernilla and SÄPO is doing, Jack suspects that everything is not right with Seth and that he's working with the police.
- DirectorRichard HolmStarsJakob EklundJens HulténMeliz KarlgeJohan Falk is with the wife of a dead mob boss down to Latvia to try to solve a mystery that has eluded him for three years. What Johan finds downstairs in a cottage outside Riga shocks not only himself but also the Gothenburg police special unit GSI 's new chief Sophie Nordh and the former chief Patrik Agrell. At the same time a Latvian mafia group is picking up hidden and forgotten Soviet military containers from the water-filled pits nearby. Containers filled with weapons. And everything is heading to Sweden! At the same time most of the original members of the Rydellgang are being released from a long prison sentence.
- DirectorHenrik Ruben GenzStarsTrine DyrholmUlrich ThomsenAnders W. BerthelsenA woman disguises herself as a man to join the army in order to protect her educationally subnormal son who has been called up to fight in WW1.
- DirectorSøren Kragh-JacobsenStarsJesper Ole Feit AndersenSofie Juul BlinkenbergJesper ChristensenStubborn pig farmer Ernst and his wife Louise celebrate their golden wedding anniversary in the local assembly hall. During the long and festive party, truths emerge and the family is put to the ultimate test.
- DirectorUlaa SalimStarsZaki YoussefMohammed Ismail MohammedRasmus BjergDenmark four years into the future. After a major bomb attack in Copenhagen radicalization and ethnic tensions are running high, and a racist leader is leading the polls.19-year old Zakaria is afraid, wanting to do something.
- DirectorJonas Alexander ArnbyStarsNikolaj Coster-WaldauTuva NovotnyRobert AramayoIn an existential crisis and looking to solve a cold case, Max checks into a secretive hotel with elaborate assisted suicide fantasies. He uncovers a disturbing truth, questioning the nature of life, death, and his perception of reality.
- DirectorMikkel NørgaardStarsNikolaj Lie KaasPer Scheel KrügerTroels LybyPolice inspector Carl Mørck is put in charge of a department of cold cases, joined only by his assistant Assad. They dig into a case about a missing woman.
- DirectorHans Petter MolandStarsNikolaj Lie KaasFares FaresPål Sverre HagenTwo intertwined cases linking the past with the present require the aid of Department Q to catch an elusive serial killer while time is running out.
- DirectorVille JankeriStarsJussi VatanenSara SouliéHannes SuominenAn employee of a forestry company is tasked to plan the redundancies of his home village's plywood factory, which employs many of his old friends.
- DirectorPierre SchoellerStarsÉric FranquelinClaire WauthionMusica SupranaFebruary 6, 1998. Ajaccio. The prefect Claude Erignac is murdered and the French anti-terrorist task forced arrest a group called "Anonymous".