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Top 50 Swedish movies

by yolof • Created 2 years ago • Modified 2 years ago
The 50 best swedish films of all time
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  • Pernilla Allwin and Bertil Guve in Fanny and Alexander (1982)

    1. Fanny and Alexander

    19823h 8mR100Metascore
    8.1 (69K)
    Two young Swedish children in the 1900s experience the many comedies and tragedies of their lively and affectionate theatrical family, the Ekdahls.
    DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsBertil GuvePernilla AllwinKristina Adolphson
  • Alexandra Dahlström and Rebecka Liljeberg in Show Me Love (1998)

    2. Show Me Love

    19981h 29mNot Rated73Metascore
    7.5 (57K)
    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.
    DirectorLukas MoodyssonStarsAlexandra DahlströmRebecka LiljebergErica Carlson
  • Christopher's Christmas Mission (1975)

    3. Christopher's Christmas Mission

    197523mTV Movie
    8.0 (3.1K)
    Pimple-faced youth becomes a modern day Robin Hood on Christmas Eve.
    DirectorPer ÅhlinStarsTage DanielssonPer AndrénMarianne Stjernqvist
  • Bibi Andersson and Liv Ullmann in Persona (1966)

    4. Persona

    19661h 23mNot Rated86Metascore
    8.0 (136K)
    A nurse is put in charge of a mute actress and finds that their personae are melding together.
    DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsBibi AnderssonLiv UllmannMargaretha Krook
  • Let the Right One In (2008)

    5. Let the Right One In

    20081h 54mR82Metascore
    7.8 (233K)
    Oskar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl.
    DirectorTomas AlfredsonStarsKåre HedebrantLina LeanderssonPer Ragnar
  • The Seventh Seal (1957)

    6. The Seventh Seal

    19571h 36mNot Rated88Metascore
    8.1 (208K)
    A knight returning to Sweden after the Crusades seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague.
    DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsMax von SydowGunnar BjörnstrandBengt Ekerot
  • Att angöra en brygga (1965)

    7. Att angöra en brygga

    19651h 41m
    6.7 (2.8K)
    A group of party goers have trouble getting their boat ashore on a small island. The inhabitants of the island try to help, often with the help of an old sailor, and the results are absurd and hilarious.
    DirectorTage DanielssonStarsMonica ZetterlundLars EkborgBirgitta Andersson
  • Through a Glass Darkly (1961)

    8. Through a Glass Darkly

    19611h 30mNot Rated84Metascore
    7.9 (28K)
    Recently released from a mental hospital, Karin rejoins her emotionally disconnected family in their island home, only to slip from reality as she begins to believe she is being visited by God.
    DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsHarriet AnderssonGunnar BjörnstrandMax von Sydow
  • The Virgin Spring (1960)

    9. The Virgin Spring

    19601h 29mNot Rated
    8.0 (33K)
    In 14th-century Sweden, an innocent yet pampered teenage girl and her family's pregnant and jealous servant set out from their farm to deliver candles to church, but only one returns from events that transpire in the woods along the way.
    DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsMax von SydowBirgitta ValbergGunnel Lindblom
  • Ingrid Bergman and Liv Ullmann in Autumn Sonata (1978)

    10. Autumn Sonata

    19781h 39mPG
    8.1 (40K)
    A devoted wife is visited by her mother, a successful concert pianist who had little time for her when she was young.
    DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsIngrid BergmanLiv UllmannLena Nyman
  • Scenes from a Marriage (1974)

    11. Scenes from a Marriage

    19742h 49mPG
    8.3 (9.6K)
    Chronicles the many years of love and turmoil that bind Marianne and Johan through matrimony, infidelity, divorce, and subsequent partners.
    DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsLiv UllmannErland JosephsonBibi Andersson
  • Man on the Roof (1976)

    12. Man on the Roof

    19761h 52mR
    7.2 (5.4K)
    When a police inspector is murdered in hospital, the investigation led by detective Martin Beck uncovers reports of police misconduct and a possible revenge motive.
    DirectorBo WiderbergStarsCarl-Gustaf LindstedtSven WollterThomas Hellberg
  • Michael Nyqvist in Together (2000)

    13. Together

    20001h 46mR84Metascore
    7.4 (25K)
    In 1975, the dynamics of a Swedish commune begin to change upon the arrival of a beaten wife and her two kids.
    DirectorLukas MoodyssonStarsLisa LindgrenMichael NyqvistEmma Samuelsson
  • The Simple-Minded Murderer (1982)

    14. The Simple-Minded Murderer

    19821h 48m
    7.5 (3.9K)
    A mentally challenged man escapes from his tyrannical master and finds happiness when a poor family takes him in.
    DirectorHans AlfredsonStarsStellan SkarsgårdMaria JohanssonHans Alfredson
  • Pernilla August, Max von Sydow, Börje Ahlstedt, Lena Brogren, Samuel Fröler, Björn Granath, Eva Gröndahl, Lennart Hjulström, Björn Kjellman, Mona Malm, Gunilla Nyroos, Ghita Nørby, and Michael Segerström in The Best Intentions (1992)

    15. The Best Intentions

    19923h 2mNot Rated77Metascore
    7.7 (3.6K)
    In 1909, poor theology student Henrik falls in love with Anna, the intelligent daughter of a rich family in Uppsala. After marrying Henrik becomes a priest in northern Sweden. Urbane Anna hates living in the county, growing restless.
    DirectorBille AugustStarsSamuel FrölerPernilla AugustMax von Sydow
  • Jorma Taccone, Leopold Nilsson, Andreas Cahling, Per-Henrik Arvidius, David Sandberg, Eleni Young, Helene Ahlson, Erik Hörnqvist, and Frank Sanderson in Kung Fury (2015)

    16. Kung Fury

    201531mTV-14Short
    8.0 (64K)
    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.
    DirectorDavid SandbergStarsDavid SandbergJorma TacconeSteven Chew
  • Eero Milonoff and Eva Melander in Border (2018)

    17. Border

    20181h 50mR75Metascore
    7.0 (36K)
    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.
    DirectorAli AbbasiStarsEva MelanderEero MilonoffJörgen Thorsson
  • My Life as a Dog (1985)

    18. My Life as a Dog

    19851h 41mUnrated82Metascore
    7.6 (23K)
    In the late '50s, young Ingemar learns a lot about life and himself when he is sent away from his sick mother to live with his aunt and uncle in a town full of eccentrics.
    DirectorLasse HallströmStarsAnton GlanzeliusTomas von BrömssenAnki Lidén
  • Lasse Åberg in Sällskapsresan (1980)

    19. Sällskapsresan

    19801h 47m
    7.2 (9.5K)
    Despite a harrowing fear of flying Stig-Helmer decides to go to the Canary Islands. On the plane, he meets the boasting Norwegian Ole and a load of Swedes on their way to holiday where they will meet a lot of difficulties and situations.
    DirectorLasse ÅbergStarsLasse ÅbergLottie EjebrantJon Skolmen
  • Noomi Rapace in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)

    20. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    20092h 32mR76Metascore
    7.8 (227K)
    Influential industrialist Vanger's niece Harriet disappeared under mysterious circumstances 40 years ago. As a last attempt at solving the case, he hires investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist.
    DirectorNiels Arden OplevStarsMichael NyqvistNoomi RapaceEwa Fröling
  • Snowroller - Sällskapsresan II (1985)

    21. Snowroller - Sällskapsresan II

    19851h 31m
    6.6 (7.6K)
    Stig Helmer takes another vacation with his Norwegian friend Ole, this time a skiing vacation in the Alps. Of course, Stig has never learned downhill skiing, but he attends a ski school. They also manage to charm two vacationing women.
    DirectorLasse ÅbergStarsLasse ÅbergCecilia WaltonJon Skolmen
  • The Apple War (1971)

    22. The Apple War

    19711h 43mR
    6.6 (2.3K)
    A German business man, Volkswagner, comes to Österlen in the south of Sweden to build Deutschneyland, a gigantic amusement park for German tourists. The local councilors and the member of parliament are all in favor of the idea, although it will turn vast areas into parking lots for cars. The Lindberg family does not like the idea and with the help of a little magic, they start scheming against it.
    DirectorTage DanielssonStarsPer GrundénGösta EkmanSture Ericson
  • Kopps (2003)

    23. Kopps

    20031h 30m
    6.7 (24K)
    When a small-town police station is threatened with shutting down because of too little crime, the police realize that something must be done.
    DirectorJosef FaresStarsFares FaresTorkel PeterssonGöran Ragnerstam
  • Tsatsiki, Mum and the Policeman (1999)

    24. Tsatsiki, Mum and the Policeman

    19991h 31m
    6.0 (2.9K)
    Little Tsatsiki, son of a single mother in Sweden, has never met his father, a Greek fisherman. Tsatsiki befriends a nice but straight-laced motorcycle policeman renting one of their rooms and decices he is the right guy for his mother, an amateur rock singer in love with her band's bass player. To take a break from all this romantic hassle it's time for a holiday trip, and Tsatsiki and his mother end up in the very same Greek village where Tsatsiki was conceived a decade earlier.
    DirectorElla LemhagenStarsSamuel HausAlexandra RapaportJacob Ericksson
  • Ägget är löst! En hårdkokt saga (1975)

    25. Ägget är löst! En hårdkokt saga

    19751h 47m
    6.1 (1.2K)
    When the son of a tyrannical factory owner rebels against him, the father decides to teach the son a lesson, in the most extreme way.
    DirectorHans AlfredsonStarsGösta EkmanMax von SydowBirgitta Andersson

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