Top 25 Nordic Noir Movies
Best Nordic-Noir Films
Definition: Nordic noir, also known as Scandinavian noir, is a genre of crime fiction usually written from a police point of view and set in Scandinavia or Nordic countries. The genre is known for cerebral, complex murder-mystery plots that are often entwined with political corruption, understated performances, and subtle, efficient writing, which packs an emotional punch. The violence is often more psychological in nature, which makes it even more haunting. What sets Nordic noir apart from other crime fiction is its focus on socially conscious issues and criticism, plots revolving around Police Procedural, a strong use of social realism and precision, and its often non-allegorical narratives.
Characteristics: criminal case (murder, kidnapping, disappearance, etc), bleak urban environments, psychologically compelling heroes, pessimistic attitudes, socially engaged plots with socio-political contexts, police procedural,
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Definition: Nordic noir, also known as Scandinavian noir, is a genre of crime fiction usually written from a police point of view and set in Scandinavia or Nordic countries. The genre is known for cerebral, complex murder-mystery plots that are often entwined with political corruption, understated performances, and subtle, efficient writing, which packs an emotional punch. The violence is often more psychological in nature, which makes it even more haunting. What sets Nordic noir apart from other crime fiction is its focus on socially conscious issues and criticism, plots revolving around Police Procedural, a strong use of social realism and precision, and its often non-allegorical narratives.
Characteristics: criminal case (murder, kidnapping, disappearance, etc), bleak urban environments, psychologically compelling heroes, pessimistic attitudes, socially engaged plots with socio-political contexts, police procedural,
Essential / Must-see / Genre-defying: nordic-noir films:
- The Hunters (Jägarna) (1996)
- Insomnia (1997)
- Jar City (Mýrin) (2006)
- The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Män Som Hatar Kvinnor) (2009)
- Headhunters (Hodejegerne) (2011)
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- DirectorThomas VinterbergStarsMads MikkelsenThomas Bo LarsenAnnika WedderkoppA 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.The Hunt (Jagten) (2012)*
Drama – Social Drama – Small Danish Village – Close-Knit Community – Recently Divorced Decent Local kindergarten Man – Kindergarten Child / Best Friend's Daughter – Pedophile Accusation – Ostracism – Distress – Depression – Tension – Anxiety – Moral Dilemmas – Mistaken Identity – Tragic Irony – Distrust – Hate – Anger – Paranoia – Psychological Drama – Unsettling Atmosphere – Psychological Stress – False Guilt Complex – Child Psychology – Social Psychology – Societal Mistrust – Mass Hysteria – False Memory Phenomenon – Others – Thought-Provoking – Low-Key Thriller – Indie Film – Best 10's – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – Foreign Language – European – Denmark
★★★★★★★★ (8/10)-M - DirectorMorten TyldumStarsAksel HennieSynnøve Macody LundNikolaj Coster-WaldauAn accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary.Headhunters (Hodejegerne) (2011)*
Crime – Action – Thriller – Crime Action Thriller – Successful Corporate Recruiter (Headhunter) – Double Life: Art Thief – Lavish Lifestyle – Arrogance – Insecurity – Infidelity – Valuable Painting Robbery Plan – Plan-gone-Awry – Cat-Mouse Game Theory – Skilful ex-Mercenary Painting Owner – Tracking-People Specialist – Deadly Manhunt – Suspense – Tension – Desperation – Confusion – Violence – Panic Attack – Survival Horror – Claustrophobic Dread – Unfathomable Terror – Extreme Escape Horror – Conspiracy Theory – Corporate Conspiracy – Corporate Spying – Frame-Up – Manipulation – Paranoid Thriller – Shadowy Conspiracy – Jeopardy – Ever-Present Danger – Insecurity – Mistrust – Paranoia – Intrigue – Others – Heist Thriller – Alpha Male Syndrome – Black Humour – WTF-Factor – Plot Twist – Jo Nesbø's 2008 Novel – Indie Film – Best 10's – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – Foreign Language – European – Norway
★★★★★★★★ (8/10)-S - DirectorJoachim TrierStarsEili HarboeKaya WilkinsHenrik RafaelsenA confused religious girl tries to deny her feelings for a female friend who's in love with her. This causes her suppressed subconsciously-controlled psychokinetic powers to reemerge with devastating results.Thelma (2017)
Drama – Romance – Mystery – Fantasy – Thriller – Erotic Mystery Thriller – Ultra-Religious Christian Family – Introverted Young Woman – Antisocial Personality Disorder (APD) – Extrasensory Perception – Inexplicable Psychokinetic Power – University Female Student Friend – Erotic Affair – Mysterious Epileptic Seizure – Coming-of-Age Tale – Psychological Horror Thriller – Claustrophobic Threat – Existential Dread – Cosmic Horror – Religious Paranoia – Psychosexual Thriller – Submissive Persona – Sexual-Awakening – LGBT – Lesbianism – Gender Anxieties – Sexual Repression – Guilt Complex – Childhood Trauma – Art-House Horror – Surrealism – Allegorical – Uncanny Experience – Others – Re-Watch Value – F a v e – Foreign Language – European – Norway
★★★★★★★ (7/10) - DirectorHans Petter MolandStarsStellan SkarsgårdBruno GanzPål Sverre HagenAfter his son is murdered by drug dealers, a snowplow driver starts seeking revenge.In Order of Disappearance (Kraftidioten) (2014)
Drama – Crime – Action – Comedy – Thriller – Crime Mystery Drama – Norway, Fictional Town – Mistress Murder Arrest – Stoic Snow-Plow Driver Civil-Servant – Citizen-of-the-Year – Son's Heroin-Overdose Death – Investigation – Mistakenly-Killed by Local Drug-Gang – Wrong-Place Wrong-Time Situation – Revenge Thriller – Take-Law-into-his-Hands – Son's Murderers Hunt – Track-Down Operation – One-by-One Murder – Suspense – Tension – Determination – Vigilante Justice – Black Comedy – Black Humour – Farce – Social Satire – Others – Cause-Effect Chain – Cynicism – Nihilism – Indie Film – Cult Status – Re-Watch Value – Foreign Language – European – Norway
★★★★★★★ (7/10)-S - DirectorLukas MoodyssonStarsOksana AkinshinaArtyom BogucharskiyPavel PonomaryovSixteen-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.Lilya 4-Ever (Lilja 4-Ever) (2002)
★★★★★★★ (7/10) - 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.The Keeper of Lost Causes (Kvinden i Buret) (2013)
Drama – Crime – Mystery – Thriller – Crime Mystery Thriller – Copenhagen’s Police Q-Department – Unresolved Crime-Cases Department – Mercurial Temperament Homicide-Detective – Helpful Arab-Migrant Assistant – Rising Female Politician Mysterious Disappearance Investigation – 5-Years Cold-Case – Presumed Dead – Police Procedural – Suspense – Tension – Determination – Kidnapping – Pressure-Chamber Imprisoned – Psychopath Abductor – Torture – Claustrophobic Terror – Race-against-Time – Neo-Noir – Urban Setting – Unsettling Atmosphere – Low-Key Lighting – Detective Story – Cynicism – Sadism – Professionalism – Intrigue – Others – Jussi Adler-Olsen's 2007 Novel – Re-Watch Value – Foreign Language – European – Denmark
★★★★★★★ (7/10) - DirectorNiels Arden OplevStarsMichael NyqvistNoomi RapaceEwa FrölingA journalist is aided by a young female hacker in his search for the killer of a woman who has been dead for forty years.The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Män Som Hatar Kvinnor) (2009)
Drama – Crime – Mystery – Thriller – Crime Mystery Drama – Investigative Journalist – Abnormal Young Computer Hacker Research-Assistant – Missing Person Case – Presumed Murder Mystery – Privately Investigation – Whodunit – Suspense – Intrigue – Obsession – Mistrust – Paranoia – Psychosexual Drama – Misogyny – Rape – LGBT – BDSM – Sadism – Sexual Abuse – Sexual Torture – Psychological Thriller – Childhood Trauma – Claustrophobic Threat – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) – Neo-Noir – Urban Setting – Dark Atmosphere – Low-Key Lighting – Detective Story – Deception – Misdirection – Corruption – Cynicism – Stoicism – Irony – Fate – Others – Journalism – Social-Political Issues – Complex Scenario – Fascism – Nazism – Cult Status – Re-Watch Value – Foreign Language – European – Sweden
★★★★★★★ (7/10) - DirectorBaltasar KormákurStarsIngvar SigurdssonÁgústa Eva ErlendsdóttirBjörn Hlynur HaraldssonA murder opens up a bleak trail of long buried secrets and small town corruption for a worn out police detective and his squad.Jar City (Mýrin) (2006)
Drama – Crime – Mystery – Thriller – Crime Mystery Drama – Reykjavík Iceland – 70-Year-Old Man Brutal Murder – Stoic Police Detective Investigation – Murder Mystery – 30-Years-Ago Dead-Man's Daughter Mysterious Death – Linked Murder-Cases – Police Procedural – Suspense – Tension – Determination – Shadowy Conspiracy – "Neurofibromatosis" Rare Genetic-Disease – Neo-Noir – Urban Setting – Dark Atmosphere – Low-Key Lighting – Detective Story – Hard-Boiled Characters – Police Corruption – Cynicism – Stoicism – Pessimism – Fate – Others – Complicate Plot – Multilayered Mystery – Icelandic National Mythologies (Genes) – Indie Film – Arnaldur Indriðason's 2000 Novel – Re-Watch Value – Foreign Language – European – Iceland
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorGustav MöllerStarsJakob CedergrenJessica DinnageOmar ShargawiA police officer assigned alarm dispatch duty enters a race against time when he answers an emergency call from a kidnapped woman.The Guilty (Den Skyldige) (2018)
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorErik SkjoldbjærgStarsStellan SkarsgårdSverre Anker OusdalMaria MathiesenIn a Norwegian city with a 24-hour daylight cycle a Swedish murder investigator has been brought in on a special case. Sleep deprived, he makes a horrible mistake which is discovered by the killer he has been hunting.Insomnia (1997)
Drama – Crime – Mystery – Thriller – Crime Mystery Thriller – Norwegian Arctic Small-Town – Teenage Girl's Brutal-Murder – Murder Mystery – Enigmatic Swedish Homicide-Detective – Professional Issues – Murder Investigation-gone-Awry – Partner's Accidentally Murder – Exhaustion – Suspicions – Fear – Mistrust – Insanity – Paranoia – Cat-Mouse Game Theory – Manhunt – Suspense – Tense Pursuit – Manipulation – Psychological Warfare – Psychological Thriller – Unsettling Atmosphere – Insomnia – Narcolepsy – Disorientation – Hallucinations – Personal Struggles – Self-Deception – Existential Threat – Guilt Complex – Psychopath Villain – Delusional Disorder – Neo-Noir – Dark Atmosphere – Detective Story – Police Procedural – Deception – Anti-Heroism – Cynicism – Moral Ambiguity – Ironic Fate – Others – Complex Drama – Criterion Collection – Re-Watch Value – Foreign Language – European – Norway
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorMikkel NørgaardStarsNikolaj Lie KaasFares FaresPilou AsbækThe murder of young twins initially implicates a group of upper class students as the killers, though the case takes a turn or two from its starting point.The Absent One (Fasandræberne) (2014)
Drama – Crime – Mystery – Thriller – Crime Mystery Thriller – Copenhagen’s Police Q-Department – Unresolved Crime-Cases Department – Mercurial Temperament Homicide-Detective – Helpful Arab-Migrant Assistant – Danish Boarding-School – Twins-Brothers Mysterious Murder Investigation – 20-Years Cold-Case – Enigmatic Witness Track-Down – Police Procedural – Suspense – Tension – Determination – Group-of Young Upper-Class Students – Abuse – Torture – Claustrophobic Terror – Neo-Noir – Urban Setting – Unsettling Atmosphere – Low-Key Lighting – Detective Story – Femme Fatale – Cynicism – Sadism – Professionalism – Intrigue – Others – Nordic-Noir – Flashbacks – Jussi Adler-Olsen's 2008 Novel – Re-Watch Value – Foreign Language – European – Denmark
★★★★★★ (6/10) - 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.Riders of Justice (Retfærdighedens Ryttere) (2020)*
Drama – Action – Comedy – Drama – Dysfunctional Three-Member Danish Family – Tragic Train Explosion – Wife's Death – Repressed Soldier Husband – Love-Loss Trauma – Grief Trauma – Guilt Complex – Anger – Rage – Revenge Action Comedy – Three Data-Analysts Geeks – Conspiracy Theory – Brutal Biker-Gang Murder-Plan – Obsession – Vigilantism – Monomania – Cruelty – Violence – Suspense – Tension – Psychological Stress – Consequences Chain – Out-of-Control Spiral – Fate – Dish-Best-Served-Cold Justice – Screwball Revenge Comedy – Black Comedy – Situation Comedy – Character-Driven Comedy – Oddball Characters – Black Humour – Caustic Humour – Sarcasm – Sardonic Humour – Gang Parody – Deadpan Comedy – Others – Dramedy – Alpha-Male Syndrome – Stoicism – Sadism – Psychosexual Undertones – Master-Slave Relationship – BDSM – Sadomasochism – Domination – Sexual Abuse – Human Misery Study – Moral Dilemmas – Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – F a v e – Indie Film – Foreign Language – European – Denmark
★★★★★★ (6/10)-S - DirectorFenar AhmadStarsDar SalimStine Fischer ChristensenAli SivandiA successful doctor who loses his little brother in a gang-related assault gives up his privileged life to become a masked warrior and avenge his brother's death.Darkland (Underverden) (2017)
Drama – Crime – Action – Thriller – Crime Drama – Successful Heart-Surgeon – Iraqi Immigrant – Comfortable Life – 20-Year-Old Junkie Brother's Brutal Death – Love-Lose Trauma – Guilt Trauma – Police Apathy – Frustration – One-Man Investigation – Revenge Thriller – Copenhagen Crime Underworld – Drug-Dealers Gang Track-Down – Suspense – Tension – Determination – Action Sequences – Hand-to-Hand Combat – Violence – Vigilante Justice – Others – Nordic-Noir – Social Criticism – Cynicism – Realism – Re-Watch Value – Foreign Language – European – Denmark
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorOle BornedalStarsAnders W. BerthelsenRebecka HemseNikolaj Lie KaasLife in the suburbs as a father of two has worn down Jonas. When a victim of a car crash mistakes him for her boyfriend Sebastian, things take a very dramatic turn as the line between truth and deception is erased.Just Another Love Story (Kærlighed på Film) (2007)
★★★★★★ (6/10) - 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.The Hunters (Jägarna) (1996)
Drama – Crime – Thriller – Drama – Stockholm Police-Officer – Abusive Father's Death – Northern Sweden Hometown Return – Estranged Brother Reconcile – Ideological Differences – Crime Thriller – Town's Dark Secrets – Large-Scale Illegal Reindeer/Moose Hunting – One-Man Investigation – Group-of Vicious Thugs – Scare Tactics – Local Conspiracy – Suspense – Tension – Determination – Dedication – Violence – Sexual Abuse – Simmering Danger – Neo-Noir – Urban Setting – Hard-Boiled Characters – Detective Story – Police Corruption – Cynicism – Sadism – Professionalism – Moral Conflict – Intrigue – Others – Nordic-Noir – Re-Watch Value – Foreign Language – European – Sweden
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorNicolas Winding RefnStarsZlatko BuricMarinela DekicSlavko LabovicMilo tries to be a family man and run his criminal organization, but a wrong drug shipment endangers everything.Pusher III: I'm the Angel of Death (2005)*
Drama – Crime – Thriller – Crime Drama – Copenhagen Crime-Underworld – Aged Serbian Drug-Lord – Drug-Empire Crumbles – Albanian Mafia Drug-Deal – New Drug-Shipment – Deal-gone-Awry – Ecstasy Pills Instead-of Heroin Request – Sale-Ecstasy Fatal Decision – Younger Gangsters-Generation New Moral-Codes – Disrespect – Frustration – Anger – Suspense – Tension – Rage – Extreme Violence – Brutal Murders – Set-Up – Betrayal – Paranoia – Downward Spiral – Fate – Others – Gangster Movie – Character Study – Gritty Realism – Cynicism – Nihilism – Disturbing – Shock-Value – Sequel – Cult Status – Re-Watch Value – Foreign Language – European – Denmark
★★★★★★ (6/10)-S - DirectorChristian TafdrupStarsMorten BurianSidsel Siem KochFedja van HuêtA Danish family visits a Dutch family they met on a holiday. What was supposed to be an idyllic weekend slowly starts unraveling as the Danes try to stay polite in the face of unpleasantness.Speak No Evil (Gæsterne) (2022)
Drama – Horror – Thriller – Drama – Conservative Danish 3-Member Family – Free-Spirited Dutch 3-Member Family – Past Vacation Fast-Friends – Reunion Plans – Remote Dutch Country-House – Misunderstandings – Eccentric Behaviour – Uncomfortable Moments – Frustration – Uncertainty Stress – Horror – Malevolent Hidden-Agenda – Impending Horror – Escape Thriller – Tragedy – Psychological Horror – Discomfort Sense – Claustrophobic Tension – Nightmarish Fears – Simmering Threat – Unsettling Horror – Others – Human-Psychology Study – Decision-Making Theory – Social Satire – Amoralism – Nihilism – Misanthropy – Slow-Burn – Disturbing – Shock Value – No-Exit Finale – Indie Film – Foreign Language – Denmark
★★★★★★ (6/10) - 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.Enforcement (Shorta) (2020)
Drama – Crime – Action – Thriller – Crime Drama – Copenhagen Denmark – 19-Year-Old Muslim-Immigrant – Under-Police-Custody Death – Muslim Community Rises-Up – Anti-Police Riot – Anger – Survival Action Thriller – Copenhagen’s Suburban Muslims-Ghetto – Two Police Officers – Routine Patrol – Behind-Enemy-Lines Trapped – Alarm – Frenetic Pursuit – Two-Against-Many – Trapped Survival – Suspense – Tension – Fear – Uncertainty Stress – Escape Thriller – Others – Law-Enforcement Thriller – Good Cop/Bad Cop Dynamics – Police Brutality – Racial Discrimination – Social Segregation – Moral Ambiguity – Cynicism – Racism – Indie Film – Foreign Language – European – Denmark
★★★★★ (5/10) - DirectorLars von TrierStarsMichael ElphickEsmond KnightMe Me LaiA cop in a dystopian Europe investigates a serial killings suspect using controversial methods written by his now disgraced former mentor.The Element of Crime (Forbrydelsens Element) (1984)
★★★★★ (5/10) - DirectorAnnette K. OlesenStarsTrine DyrholmKim BodniaKristian HalkenA reporter confronts the Danish foreign minister on TV about broken promises on ecological policies with offshore oil drilling NE of Greenland. A geophysicist/sharpshooter is angered and loose in Copenhagen.The Shooter (Skytten) (2013)
Drama – Crime – Thriller – Political Drama – Greenland Risky Oil-Drilling – Potential Ecological Consequences – Danish Government’s Environmental Broken-Promises – Determined TV-Journalist Woman – Political Debate – Vital Informations – Political Cover-Up – Societal Mistrust – Public Riot-Wave – Crime Thriller – Intelligent Geologist-Activist – Former Elite-Shooter – TV-Reporter Captivity – Hostage Situation – Danish Politicians Ultimatum – Start Killing-People Threaten – Panic-Grid – Suspense – Tension – Anger – Paranoia – Others – Environmental Thriller – Ecological Policies – Indie Film – Remake – Re-Watch Value – Foreign Language – European – Denmark
★★★★★ (5/10) - DirectorBirger LarsenStarsLaura BachJakob CedergrenLars MikkelsenA forensic psychiatrist decides to change work. Days before leaving, a case of 5 shot on a Copenhagen city bus might involve an old patient of his. Other murders follow. He can't stop before the case is solved.Those Who Kill: Shadow of Τhe Past (Den Som Dræber - Fortidens Skygge) (2011)*
Drama – Crime – Thriller – Crime Thriller – Copenhagen Denmark – Series-of Brutal Murders – Maniac Serial-Killer Case – Copenhagen Police Special-Unit – Psychiatrist-Criminologist Team-Up – Manhunt – Police Procedural – Serial-Killer's Psychological Profile – Race-against-Time – Suspense – Tension – Determination – Manipulation – Visceral Violence – Tragedy – Others – Criminal Behaviour Study – Danish Tv-Series Episode – Plot Twist – Re-Watch Value – Foreign Language – European – Denmark
★★★★★ (5/10)-M - DirectorAli AbbasiStarsEva MelanderEero MilonoffJörgen ThorssonA 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.Border (Gräns) (2018)
Drama – Crime – Mystery – Horror – Romance – Fantasy – Crime Drama – Female Customs-Inspector – Ape-Like Face – Extraordinary Sense – Human Emotions (Guilt/Fear) Smell-Ability – Missing-Childs Investigation – Local-Police Operation – Child-Pornography Case – Pedophile Network – Mystery – Mysterious Odd-Man – Remarkably Similar Physical-Features – Mystical Life – Suspicions – Mistrust – Obsession – Romance Fantasy – Strange Attraction – Romantic Relationship – Phantasmagoria – Troll Folklore – Folklore Horror – Psychological Horror – Discomfort Sense – Simmering Threat – Unsettling Horror – Supernatural Horror – Body Horror – Art-House Horror – Grotesque – Surrealism – Others – Animality – Disturbing – Shock Value – Slow-Burn – Ajvide Lindqvist's 2005 Short-Story – Foreign Language – European – Sweden
★★★★★ (5/10) - DirectorÓskar Thór AxelssonStarsJóhannes Haukur JóhannessonSara Dögg ÁsgeirsdóttirÁgústa Eva ErlendsdóttirA story about a young man and two women who move into a small abandoned town in Iceland to renovate an old house. Little do they know the town has a dark history.I Remember You (Ég Man Big) (2017)
★★★★★ (5/10) - DirectorÓskar Thór AxelssonStarsThorvaldur KristjanssonJóhannes Haukur JóhannessonDamon YoungerAfter being reacquainted with a childhood friend Stebbi joins the drug trade world in order to pay off his debt. Inspired by actual events.Black's Game (Svartur á Leik) (2012)
★★★★★ (5/10) - DirectorDaniel AlfredsonStarsNoomi RapaceMichael NyqvistLena EndreAs 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.The Girl Who Played With Fire (Flickan Som Lekte Med Elden) (2009)
★★★★★ (5/10) - DirectorJacob ThuesenStarsTroels LybySofie GråbølPaw HenriksenIn a "normal" Danish family, Stine, 14, has become reclusive. She tells the school psychologist that her dad sexually abused her. He calls her a chronic liar. He's arrested. Guilty?Accused (Anklaget) (2005)
★★★★★ (5/10) - DirectorDaniel AlfredsonStarsMichael NyqvistNoomi RapaceLena EndreLisbeth 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.The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest (Luftslottet Som Sprängdes) (2009)
★★★★★ (5/10) - DirectorKasper BarfoedStarsNikolaj Lie KaasUlf PilgaardLaura ChristensenDefense attorney Jonas Bechmann is a man of the system--until the day he himself is accused of murder. Taking matters into his own hands, he throws himself into the hunt for a group of blackmailers who threaten to expose him as the killer. But nothing is what it appears to be, and the blackmail links back to his father's death under mysterious circumstances 18 months earlier.The Candidate (Kandidaten) (2008)
★★★★ (4/10) - DirectorHenrik Ruben GenzStarsJakob CedergrenLene Maria ChristensenKim BodniaA thriller about a Copenhagen cop who moves to a small town after having a nervous breakdown.Terribly Happy (Frygtelig Lykkelig) (2008)
★★★★ (4/10) - DirectorJannik JohansenStarsNikolaj Lie KaasNicolas BroLaura DrasbækThe psychological thriller "Murk" tells the story of Jacob, who is investigating into the circumstances surrounding his sister's death on her wedding night.Murk (Mørke) (2005)
★★★★ (4/10) - DirectorNicolas Winding RefnStarsKim BodniaMads MikkelsenRikke Louise AnderssonTwo stories for the price of one: Lenny works in a video shop and tries to get aquainted with the waitress Lea. Leo beats his pregnant wife, Louise, which is a VERY bad idea, as her brother, Louis, is a violent racist.Bleeder (1999)
★★★ (3/10) - 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.
- DirectorDaniel AlfredsonStarsGösta EkmanKjell BergqvistRolf LassgårdA young woman is found dead in Göta kanal, Sweden's largest canal. Since there are hardly any clues or evidence at all it seems as if the murder can't be solved. Martin Beck and his men are assigned to the case. Eventually they find a likely suspect and together with a police woman they begin a cat and mouse game to catch him.
- DirectorÓskar JónassonStarsBaltasar KormákurIngvar SigurdssonLilja Nótt ÞórarinsdóttirFinancial concerns tempt a security guard to return to his smuggling ways.
- DirectorOle BornedalStarsNikolaj Coster-WaldauSofie GråbølKim BodniaA law student starts working as a night watchman at The Department of Forensic Medicine in Copenhagen. His mad friend gets him on a game of dare that escalates. As a serial-killer's victims start piling up at work, he becomes a suspect.
- DirectorPeter FlinthStarsMalin CrépinBjörn KjellmanLeif AndréeReporter Annika is at the Nobel prize awards, when shooting kills a woman and wounds an Israeli stem cell scientist. Annika is silenced as witness, so she investigates the killed woman while the press writes about the Israeli.
- DirectorUlrik Imtiaz RolfsenStarsTrond Espen SeimBjørn FlobergKathrine FagerlandA successful female politician hires private detective Varg Veum to find her missing daughter without attracting too much attention. During his investigation, Veum becomes aware of an international company and its dealings with corruption, black-market business, ad murder.
- DirectorJens JonssonStarsMatias VarelaJoel KinnamanMartin WallströmThe final part of Stockholm criminal world trilogy tells about the final struggles that await everyone to get out of their sins.
- DirectorDaniel EspinosaStarsJoel KinnamanMatias VarelaDragomir MrsicWhen JW becomes a drug runner in order to maintain his double life, his fate becomes tied to two other men: Jorge, a fugitive on the run from both the Serbian mafia and the police, and mafia enforcer Mrado, who is on the hunt for Jorge.
- DirectorLasse HallströmStarsTobias ZilliacusMikael PersbrandtLena OlinA detective pairs himself with a famous psychologist on a case involving a traumatized young witness to a crime.
- DirectorBo WiderbergStarsCarl-Gustaf LindstedtSven WollterThomas HellbergWhen a police inspector is murdered in hospital, the investigation led by detective Martin Beck uncovers reports of police misconduct and a possible revenge motive.
- DirectorBörkur SigþórssonStarsAnna PróchniakIngvar SigurdssonGísli Örn GarðarssonTwo antagonistic brothers decide to smuggle drugs into their native Iceland using a young Polish girl as their mule.
- DirectorIsabella EklöfStarsVic Carmen SonneLai YdeThijs RömerA love triangle featuring the trophy girlfriend of a petty drug lord, caught up in a web of luxury and violence in a modern dark gangster tale set in the beautiful port city of Bodrum on the Turkish Riviera.
- DirectorAnders Rønnow KlarlundStarsSigne Egholm OlsenAnton HjejleDan ZahleThe intense relationship between a psychotherapist and her dangerous new client.
- DirectorHans Petter MolandStarsStellan SkarsgårdBjørn FlobergJon RanesA grieving widower moves to the country where a chance encounter rekindles memories from his past.
- DirectorBille AugustStarsJulia OrmondJens Jørgen FleischerAgga OlsenA 6 y.o. Inuit boy runs off a snowy roof in Copenhagen and dies. Smilla, a half Inuit who lives in the building and knows the boy, looks into it. What makes an acrophobic boy run up on the roof? The clues take her to Greenland.
- DirectorLars von TrierStarsNicole KidmanPaul BettanyLauren BacallA 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.
- DirectorBarbara Topsøe-RothenborgStarsDar SalimSonja RichterSus WilkinsThe thin line between love and hate turns deadly when a wife discovers her husband's affair - and they both take extreme measures to get what they want.
- DirectorTobias LindholmStarsPilou AsbækSøren MallingDar SalimThe crew of a Danish cargo ship is hijacked by Somali pirates who proceed to engage in escalating negotiations with authorities in Copenhagen.
- DirectorKjell SundvallStarsMikael PersbrandtMichael KitchenPernilla AugustYoung police officer Roger is on the trail of the international master assassin, while the assassin follows his plan to murder Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme.
- DirectorKjell SundvallStarsRolf LassgårdPeter StormareAnnika NordinA Stockholm cop returns again to his hometown in the northern wilderness to investigate a murder.
- DirectorReza ParsaStarsPer GraffmanMaria LundqvistSasha BeckerA Middle Eastern taxi driver living in Sweden, alongside his daughter's classmate, finds his life descending into chaos, terrorism and the demons of his past.
- DirectorPeter FlinthStarsMalin CrépinBjörn KjellmanLeif AndréeA Swedish family is found murdered in their home in Costa del Sol in southern Spain - all except the 16-year-old daughter, who has disappeared without a trace. Is it a burglary gone wrong?
- DirectorSøren Kragh-JacobsenStarsAnders W. BerthelsenMaria BonnevieGhita NørbyThomas' sister is a journalist and wants to talk to him but "drowns" just before. In her apartment he finds papers about biochemical weapons and the Danish intelligence agency their dead dad was in. Thomas investigates.
- DirectorFranck MancusoStarsYvan AttalPascal ElbéValentina CerviA policeman takes his family on a holiday, and after almost hitting a wild hog, the car won't start. They get hike with a guy scrutinizing his pretty wife. Shortly after, she disappears.
- DirectorBaltasar KormákurStarsÓlafur Darri ÓlafssonStefán Hallur StefánssonJoi JohannssonBased on actual events, a fisherman tries to survive in the freezing ocean after his boat capsizes off the south coast of Iceland.
- DirectorÓskar Thór AxelssonStarsVivian ÓlafsdóttirJack FoxIain GlenA lawyer is sucked into an international conspiracy after being accused of a murder she didn't commit. Her only chance of survival lies in uncovering the secret of an old German WWII airplane, discovered on Iceland's largest glacier.
- DirectorErlingur ThoroddsenStarsJóhannes Haukur JóhannessonElín HallSelma BjörnsdóttirAs Ódinn investigates decades-old deaths at a juvenile treatment centre, he begins to suspect that the sinister secrets he uncovers are connected to his ex-wife's mysterious suicide.
- DirectorJ.-P. ValkeapääStarsPekka StrangEster GeislerováEllen KarppoJuha has lost his wife in a drowning accident. Years after he still feels numb and unable to connect with people. Meeting Mona, a dominatrix, changes everything.
- DirectorAnton SigurdssonStarsMargrét VilhjálmsdóttirSveinn Ólafur GunnarssonPétur ÓskarTwo girls disappear from a playground and the two best detectives in the police force try to solve the case.
- StarsChristian Fandango SundgrenBjörn BengtssonAlexandra Karlsson TyreforsThe world of a seemingly perfect family shatters when a shocking murder proves that they're willing to make desperate moves to protect one another.
- DirectorEsben TønnesenJulie R. ØlgaardStarsJulie R. ØlgaardRoland MøllerStine StengadeDetective Laura has been on sick leave after suffering from postpartum depression, but when she and her partner become involved in a case, it becomes increasingly clear that she herself is hiding a dark secret.
- DirectorAli AbbasiStarsAlice RahimiDiana Al HussenSoraya HelliA journalist descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad as she investigates the serial killings of sex workers by the so called "Spider Killer", who believes he is cleansing the streets of sinners.
- DirectorSara JohnsenStarsAnnika HallinKristoffer JonerFridtjov SåheimAfter her son is hospitalized, a doctor cheats on her husband with a snow plow driver who is a suspect in her investigation of the recent death of a young Arab boy.
- DirectorChristian E. ChristiansenStarsTuva NovotnyFlemming EnevoldCarsten BjørnlundA woman wakes up in a river. Wounded and without memory, then races to elude mysterious followers and recover from amnesia.
- DirectorMarius HolstStarsBenjamin HelstadTrond NilssenStellan SkarsgårdNorwegian winter, early 20th century. On the boys home Bastoy, a new inmate leads the boys to a violent uprising against a brutal regime. How far is he willing to go to attain freedom?
- DirectorTapio PiirainenStarsKai LehtinenOiva LohtanderMari RantasilaA hard-nosed hit man Raid returns to Finland and is unofficially asked to investigate the arson case involving his old flame Tarja.
- DirectorDaniel AlfredsonStarsGösta EkmanKjell BergqvistRolf LassgårdA serial-killer attacks and murders young girls in the public parks of Stockholm. The police has trouble finding any evidence to find the killer. But when a newsstand is robbed in one of the parks while the murderer strikes again, police inspector Martin Beck believes that the robber may be an important witness.
- DirectorStefan FaldbakkenStarsNicolai Cleve BrochAne Dahl TorpAhmed ZeyanTurning his back on a delinquent past and joining the police force, HP is determined to start doing the right thing. Soon he finds himself trapped in a web of lies, stretching out from both sides of the law. HP soon realizes that his present mission is closely connected to his own past, and that everything he worked so hard to escape from, is coming back to haunt him.
- DirectorMichael NoerStarsGustav Dyekjær GieseOscar Dyekjær GieseLene Maria Christensen18-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 Björn. 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?
- DirectorSøren Kragh-JacobsenStarsSofie GråbølSigne Egholm OlsenFrederik Christian JohansenHelen, who is a priest, is approached by scientist Lisbeth with a desperate plea for help. A young man, who has been sent to a high security psychiatric ward after having killed an old couple, has attempted suicide while rambling about God. In a race against time the two women begin a shocking journey deeper and deeper into the sick mind of a young man's soul.
- DirectorErik SkjoldbjærgStarsAksel HennieWes BentleyStephen LangA thriller set at the beginning of the 1980's Norwegian Oil Boom and centered on a diver whose obsession with reaching the bottom of the Norwegian Sea leads to tragedy.
- DirectorKristian LevringStarsMads MikkelsenEva GreenJeffrey Dean MorganIn 1870s America, the fury of a notorious gang leader is unleashed when a peaceful American settler avenges the death of his family. Then as his cowardly fellow townspeople betray him, he is forced to hunt down the outlaws alone.
- DirectorHlynur PálmasonStarsIngvar SigurdssonÍda Mekkín HlynsdóttirHilmir Snær GuðnasonAn off duty police begins to suspect a local man for having had an affair with his recently dead wife. Gradually his obsession for finding out the truth accumulates and inevitably begins to endanger himself and his loved ones.
- DirectorEskil VogtStarsRakel Lenora Petersen FløttumAlva Brynsmo RamstadSam AshrafDuring the bright Nordic summer, a group of children reveal their dark and mysterious powers when the adults aren't looking. In this original and gripping supernatural thriller, playtime takes a dangerous turn.
- DirectorMartin ZandvlietStarsUlrich ThomsenZaki YoussefSofie TorpOne day Marco discovers a dead man. After learning that Marco may have invaluable information, Commissioner Mørck is determined to find and rescue him.
- DirectorOle BornedalStarsFanny Leander BornedalNikolaj Coster-WaldauAlex Høgh AndersenMartin's daughter, Emma, takes up a night watch job to find out what happened to her parents almost thirty years ago. A meeting with Wörmer in his cell pulls the serial killer out of his coma and sets in motion a chain of fateful events.
- DirectorAnders Thomas JensenStarsSøren PilmarkUlrich ThomsenMads MikkelsenA gang of 4 Danish criminals are ordered by Færingen to steal a bag from a safe. When they see DKK4,000,000 in the bag, they keep it for themselves and head for Spain. They end up in a ruin of an old restaurant on Jutland and renovate it.
- DirectorPer FlyStarsTheo JamesBen KingsleyBelçim BilginA young program coordinator at the United Nations stumbles upon a conspiracy involving Iraq's oil reserves.
- DirectorMartin BarnewitzStarsWilliam Jøhnk NielsenThomas GarveyPeter GantzlerTeenage brothers Danny and William agree on everything, but the mysterious and unknown predators attacking the City
- DirectorJens LienStarsTrond FausaPetronella BarkerPer SchaanningIn a strange city where every person seems content beyond reason a new man arrives in town and stirs up trouble by asking too many questions.
- DirectorBo Arne VibeniusStarsChristina LindbergHeinz HopfDespina TomazaniA young woman, rendered mute after a childhood sexual assault, is trained to seek violent revenge on those who kidnapped and forced her into prostitution.
- DirectorMikael HåfströmStarsSelma GlasellJonas KarlssonDavid DencikThe captivating story of Sweden's greatest judicial scandal ever, about one man who sacrificed everything in his hunt for the truth.
- 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.
- DirectorTarik SalehStarsFares FaresMari MalekYasser Ali MaherA maid witnesses a murder at an upscale hotel and a policeman is assigned to the case, but it soon becomes clear that important people don't want the case solved.
- 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.
- DirectorBo WiderbergStarsSven WollterTomas von BrömssenHåkan SernerIn Stockholm, on St. Lucy's feast day, a bandit daringly robs a crowded post office. Within a fortnight, two witnesses are dead. Two cops from vice squad, Johansson and Jarnebring, who were the first to the crime scene, pursue all leads and identify a suspect, an arrogant member of the elite secret police, a man assigned to guard the country's Minister of Justice. Just as the beat cops think they've tightened the noose around the suspect, loose ends appear, witnesses lose their certainty, alibis crop up, and even the cops doubt what they've seen. Who's protecting the suspect and why?
- DirectorOla SimonssonJohannes Stjärne NilssonStarsBengt BraskeredSanna PerssonMagnus BörjesonA tone-deaf cop works to track down a group of guerilla percussionists whose anarchic public performances are terrorizing the city.
- DirectorAnders NilssonStarsJakob EklundSamuel FrölerAlexandra RapaportSven's clothing factory sabotaged. He hires bodyguard Nikolaus to investigate. Nikolaus uses brutal methods, horrifying Sven who calls off their deal. But Nikolaus still considers contract binding and Sven's family is now at risk.
- DirectorAnders NilssonStarsJakob EklundIrina BjörklundNicholas FarrellJohan Falk hasn't been working for over a year since he resigned from the police. Most of all he wants to move out to the countryside, but fate has a different thought.
- DirectorHans Petter MolandStarsStellan SkarsgårdBjørn FlobergJorunn KjellsbyUlrik's released from prison after 12 years for murder. Will he go straight? He gets a room and a job as mechanic. He hooks up with his old gang. His son introduces him as uncle to his pregnant fiancée.
- DirectorPaul Magnus LundøStarsLeif NygaardKim BodniaEwen BremnerThe investigation of a mysterious serial-killer in a mountain village, set in Norway in the mid 1300s.
- DirectorNicolas Winding RefnStarsKim BodniaZlatko BuricLaura DrasbækA drug pusher grows increasingly desperate after a botched deal leaves him with a large debt to a ruthless drug lord.
- DirectorChristoffer BoeStarsNikolaj Lie KaasFares FaresJohanne Louise SchmidtA series of mysterious disappearances in 2006 are eerily connected to the same institution.
- DirectorOle Christian MadsenStarsUlrich ThomsenHedda StiernstedtSøren MallingDetective Mørck and team reopen a cold case on Bornholm Island involving a girl's death, a cult, and missing women. Mørck must solve the case and confront his past to move forward with his fiancée.
- DirectorNicolas Winding RefnStarsMads MikkelsenLeif SylvesterAnne SørensenTonny is released from prison - again. This time he has his mind set on changing his broken down life, but that is easier said than done.
- DirectorTobias LindholmMichael NoerStarsPilou AsbækDulfi Al-JabouriRoland MøllerThe R of the title stands for the young protagonist, Rune, fearlessly played by Pilou Asbæk. Imprisoned for violent assault, he's a cocky, good-looking young man placed in the hardcore ward, where his survival depends on quickly learning the prison's parallel world of rules, honor, and obligations. R also stands for Rachid, a young Muslim prisoner who becomes Rune's friend and accomplice, defying the rigid racial stratifications among the inmates.
- DirectorTobias LindholmStarsPilou AsbækTuva NovotnySøren MallingDuring contact with the Taliban in Afghanistan a Danish commander makes a decision which saves many of his men's lives but inadvertently takes the lives of some Afghani civilians. Now he is facing criminal charges.
- DirectorEsben Høilund CarlsenStarsHenning JensenPoul ReichhardtJens OkkingA Danish man's girlfriend is killed by a drunk driver. After a stay at a mental hospital he decides to kill someone dear to each of the 4 men in the car. 3 police detectives try to solve the "random" murders.
- DirectorJeanette NordahlStarsSandra Guldberg KamppSidse Babett KnudsenJoachim FjelstrupIda moves in with her aunt and cousins after the tragic death of her mother in a car accident. The home is filled with love, but outside of the home, the family leads a violent and criminal life.