Popular from Sweden
Lamb
(Dýrið)
An Icelandic couple takes a human-sheep hybrid as their child, with tragic consequences.
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- Iceland, Sweden, Poland • 2021
- Director Valdimar Jóhannsson
- Cast Noomi Rapace, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, Ester Bibi
- Genre Drama, Horror, Mystery
- Available on Showtime Apple TV Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Hoopla
A Man Called Ove
(En man som heter Ove)
When pregnant Parvaneh and her family move into the terraced house opposite Ove, it sets off a series of unexpected changes in his life.
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- Sweden • 2015
- Director Hannes Holm
- Cast Rolf Lassgård, Bahar Pars, Filip Berg, Ida Engvoll, Tobias Almborg, Klas Wiljergård
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, OVID, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Flix Premiere, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Crackle, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Freevee, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Young Royals
Prince Wilhelm of Sweden pursues a romance with Simon, a fellow student at the elite Hillerska boarding school.
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- Sweden • 2021
- Creator Lars Beckung, Lisa Ambjörn, Camilla Holter
- Cast Edvin Ryding, Omar Rudberg, Malte Gårdinger, Frida Argento, Nikita Uggla
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
(Män som hatar kvinnor)
Only those discarded by society can uncover its most ugly truths
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- Sweden, Denmark, Germany • 2009
- Director Niels Arden Oplev
- Cast Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Lena Endre, Sven-Bertil Taube, Peter Andersson, Peter Haber
- Genre Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
- Available on Fandor, fuboTV, MZ Choice Amazon Channel, Amazon Video, Crackle, Plex, Plex Channel
The Last King
(Birkebeinerne)
In the midst of a civil war, two men must protect the infant future king of Norway from his enemies.
- Norway, Denmark, Sweden • 2016
- Director Nils Gaup
- Cast Jakob Oftebro, Kristofer Hivju, Pål Sverre Hagen, Thorbjørn Harr, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Ane Ulimoen Øverli
- Genre Action, Adventure, Drama, History
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, FlixFling, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex Channel
Love Is Blind: Sweden
(Love is Blind: Sverige)
Could you fall in love with someone without ever seeing them?
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- Sweden • 2024
- Creator
- Cast Jessica Almenäs
- Genre Reality
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The Conference
(Konferensen)
A team-building conference goes terribly wrong when a mysterious figure begins murdering the participants.
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- Sweden • 2023
- Director Patrik Eklund
- Cast Katia Winter, Adam Lundgren, Eva Melander, Bahar Pars, Amed Bozan, Maria Sid
- Genre Comedy, Horror, Thriller
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Another Round
(Druk)
It is time to sweep off the dust of everyday life.
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- Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands • 2020
- Director Thomas Vinterberg
- Cast Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Lars Ranthe, Magnus Millang, Maria Bonnevie, Susse Wold
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Criterion Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Microsoft Store, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Force Majeure
(Turist)
A family drama in the midst of a natural disaster.
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- Sweden, France, Norway • 2014
- Director Ruben Östlund
- Cast Johannes Bah Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Clara Wettergren, Vincent Wettergren, Kristofer Hivju, Fanni Metelius
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hulu, Showtime Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, FlixFling, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex Channel
Let the Right One In
(Låt den rätte komma in)
Oskar's new neighbor has been 12 years old for 200 years...and she's looking for a friend.
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- Sweden • 2008
- Director Tomas Alfredson
- Cast Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Henrik Dahl, Karin Bergquist, Peter Carlberg
- Genre Horror, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, FlixFling, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, VUDU Free, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Triangle of Sadness
A cruise for the ultra-wealthy goes awry when the ship sinks, leaving the survivors stranded on a desert island.
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- United States, Sweden, United Kingdom • 2022
- Director Ruben Östlund
- Cast Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean, Zlatko Burić, Dolly de Leon, Vicki Berlin, Henrik Dorsin
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand
New from Sweden
Stolen
(Stöld)
Nine-year-old Sámi girl Elsa witnesses poaching on the traditional reindeer herding grounds of her people, and vows revenge when she comes of age.
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- Sweden • 2024
- Director Elle-Márjá Eira
- Cast Elin Kristina Oskal, Martin Wallström, Lars-Ánte Wasara, Magnus Kuhmunen, Pávva Pittja, Ida Persson Labba
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Manderlay
Liberation. Whether they want it or not.
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- Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands • 2005
- Director Lars von Trier
- Cast Bryce Dallas Howard, Isaach De Bankolé, Danny Glover, Willem Dafoe, Michaël Abiteboul, Lauren Bacall
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel
The Boss of It All
(Direktøren for det hele)
In this witty comedy, an owner of an IT firm hires an actor to impersonate the company's nonexistent president.
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- Denmark, Sweden, France • 2006
- Director Lars von Trier
- Cast Jens Albinus, Peter Gantzler, Benedikt Erlingsson, Henrik Prip, Mia Lyhne, Casper Christensen
- Genre Comedy, Experimental
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel
Into Eternity
In Finland, the world’s first permanent repository for high-level radioactive waste is being hewn out of solid rock – a huge system of underground tunnels - that must last 100,000 years.
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- Denmark, Finland, Sweden • 2010
- Director Michael Madsen
- Cast Carl Reinhold Bråkenhjelm, Michael Madsen, Wendla Paile, Esko Roukola, Mikael Jensen
- Genre Documentary
- Available on DocAlliance Films
Sick of Myself
(Syk pike)
When her boyfriend finds sudden fame, a woman devises a twisted plan to turn the attention to her.
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- Norway, Sweden • 2022
- Director Kristoffer Borgli
- Cast Kristine Kujath Thorp, Eirik Sæther, Anders Danielsen Lie, Fanny Vaager, Fredrik Stenberg Ditlev-Simonsen, Sarah Francesca Brænne
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on fuboTV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Showtime Apple TV Channel, Paramount+ with Showtime, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Amazon Video, Hoopla
Deliver Me
(I dina händer)
Two teenage best friends are recruited into a local gang and are soon immersed in a world of violence and crime they are too young to fully understand.
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- Sweden • 2024
- Creator Anna Zackrisson
- Cast Jhullian Carlsson, Ane Dahl Torp, Henrik Norlén, Ardalan Esmaili, Mahmut Suvakci, Yusra Warsama
- Genre Drama, Mystery
- Available on Netflix
A House Made of Splinters
(Будинок зі скалок)
This documentary explores the daily routines of young children left in a shelter in Ukraine.
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- Denmark, Ukraine, Sweden • 2023
- Director Simon Lereng Wilmont
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
The Promised Land
(Bastarden)
In 1755, Captain Ludvig Kahlen aimed to conquer a desolate Danish heath for the King. The ruthless Frederik de Schinkel, the area's sole ruler, claims ownership and vows revenge when Ann Barbara and her serf husband seek refuge with Kahlen.
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- Denmark, Sweden, Norway • 2023
- Director Nikolaj Arcel
- Cast Mads Mikkelsen, Amanda Collin, Simon Bennebjerg, Kristine Kujath Thorp, Gustav Lindh, Jacob Ulrik Lohmann
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Hoopla
Jana - Marked For Life
(Jana - Märkta för livet)
An investigation into the murder of a high-ranking Swedish migration official turns up a surprising connection to Detective Jana Berzelius' past.
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- Sweden • 2024
- Creator Felix Herngren, Henrik Björn
- Cast Madeleine Martin, Elina Du Rietz, Pernilla August, Thure Lindhardt, Moa Gammel, August Wittgenstein
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Evil
(Ondskan)
A troubled boy is sent to an elite boarding school run by a brutal group of upperclassmen.
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- Sweden, Denmark • 2003
- Director Mikael Håfström
- Cast Andreas Wilson, Henrik Lundström, Gustaf Skarsgård, Linda Zilliacus, Jesper Salén, Mats Bergman
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Amazon Video, Crackle, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Freevee, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Clara Sola
The arrival of a new farm worker awakens something within Clara, the villages local mystic.
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- Sweden, Costa Rica, Belgium • 2021
- Director Nathalie Álvarez Mesén
- Cast Wendy Chinchilla Araya, Ana Julia Porras Espinoza, Daniel Castañeda Rincón, Flor María Vargas Chaves
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Cold Case Hammarskjöld
Two men investigate the killing of the secretary general of the United Nations, and discover a secret far worse.
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- Denmark, Norway, Sweden • 2019
- Director Mads Brügger
- Cast Mads Brügger, Clarinah Mfengu, Saphir Wenzi Mabanza, Göran Björkdahl, Hilding Björkdahl, Charles Southall
- Genre Documentary, History
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, FlixFling, Plex Channel
Saraband
The movie is a sequel to Bergman's Scenes from a Marriage (1973), which revisits Johan and Marianne who've been divorced for 32 years.
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- Sweden, Denmark, Norway • 2003
- Director Ingmar Bergman
- Cast Liv Ullmann, Erland Josephson, Börje Ahlstedt, Julia Dufvenius Wollter, Gunnel Fred
- Genre Drama, Music
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Italian for Beginners
(Italiensk for begyndere)
A group of strangers find friendship, family and love within an Italian beginners’ course.
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- Denmark, Sweden • 2000
- Director Lone Scherfig
- Cast Peter Gantzler, Ann Eleonora Jørgensen, Anders W. Berthelsen, Anette Støvelbæk, Lars Kaalund, Sara Indrio Jensen
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
Farha
In 1948, A 14-year-old girl in Palestine watches from a locked cellar as catastrophe consumes her home.
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- Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Sweden • 2022
- Director Darin J. Sallam
- Cast Ashraf Barhom, Karam Taher, Tala Gammoh, Ali Soliman, Sameera Asir, Majd Eid
- Genre Drama, History, War
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Songs from the Second Floor
(Sånger från andra våningen)
It’s not easy being human. Is a small slice of misery all we have?
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- Sweden, Norway, Denmark • 2000
- Director Roy Andersson
- Cast Lars Nordh, Stefan Larsson, Bengt C.W. Carlsson, Torbjörn Fahlström, Sten Andersson, Rolando Núñez
- Genre Drama, Comedy
- Available on Criterion Channel
Everlasting Moments
(Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick)
In a time of social change and unrest, Maria's decision to keep a camera changes her whole life.
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- Sweden, Denmark, Norway • 2008
- Director Jan Troell
- Cast Maria Heiskanen, Mikael Persbrandt, Jesper Christensen, Emil Jensen, Callin Öhrvall, Nellie Almgren
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, YouTube
Pervert Park
Many sex offenders live under bridges or in woods – or in the trailer park Florida Justice Transitions – known as Pervert Park.
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- Denmark, Sweden, United States • 2014
- Director Lasse Barkfors
- Cast
- Genre Crime, Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Amazon Video
Swedish Series
Dicte
Newly divorced Danish crime reporter Dicte comes into conflict with the local police over the course of an investigation.
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- Denmark, Sweden, Germany • 2013
- Creator Kasper Barfoed
- Cast Iben Hjejle, Lars Brygmann, Lærke Winther Andersen, Emilie Kruse
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel
The Sandhamn Murders
(Morden i Sandhamn)
Lawyer Nora Linde assists in the police force's investigations in this Swedish series based on the books by Viveca Sten.
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- Sweden • 2010
- Creator Viveca Sten
- Cast Jakob Cedergren, Alexandra Rapaport, Jonas Malmsjö, Anki Lidén, Louise Edlind
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Video, Hoopla, MZ Choice Amazon Channel, Mhz Choice
Occupied
(Okkupert)
In an alternate future, Norway is put under occupation by Russian military forces in a bid to open up oil and gas production in Europe.
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- Norway, Sweden • 2015
- Creator Erik Skjoldbjærg, Jo Nesbø, Karianne Lund
- Cast Henrik Mestad, Eldar Skar, Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė, Selome Emnetu
- Genre Drama, War & Politics
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies
Bonus Family
(Bonusfamiljen)
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- Sweden • 2017
- Creator Felix Herngren
- Cast Vera Vitali
- Genre Drama, Comedy
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Love Is Blind: Sweden
(Love is Blind: Sverige)
Could you fall in love with someone without ever seeing them?
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- Sweden • 2024
- Creator
- Cast Jessica Almenäs
- Genre Reality
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The Hunters
(Jägarna)
A retired cop dives back in for one more case when he decides to investigate murders potentially connected to a powerful mining boss.
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- Sweden • 2018
- Creator Jens Jonsson, Johan Lundin
- Cast Rolf Lassgård, Pelle Heikkilä, Johannes Bah Kuhnke, Anna Azcárate, Sampo Sarkola, Pasi Haapala
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Available on The Roku Channel, MZ Choice Amazon Channel, Mhz Choice
The Head
When a commander returns to an Antarctic research station, he finds the entire team, including his wife, missing.
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- Spain, Japan • 2020
- Creator Àlex Pastor, David Pastor
- Cast Katharine O'Donnelly, John Lynch, Olivia Morris
- Genre Drama, Mystery
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max
Young Royals
Prince Wilhelm of Sweden pursues a romance with Simon, a fellow student at the elite Hillerska boarding school.
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- Sweden • 2021
- Creator Lars Beckung, Lisa Ambjörn, Camilla Holter
- Cast Edvin Ryding, Omar Rudberg, Malte Gårdinger, Frida Argento, Nikita Uggla
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
A Nearly Normal Family
(En helt vanlig familj)
When Stella Sandell is implicated in the murder of an entrepreneur, her family bands together to maintain her innocents by any means necessary.
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- Sweden • 2023
- Creator Per Hanejford
- Cast Alexandra Karlsson Tyrefors, Lo Kauppi, Björn Bengtsson, Christian Fandango Sundgren, Melisa Ferhatovic, Håkan Bengtsson
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Tore
Tore is an immature 27-year-old whose father is tragically killed in a car accident. Tore avoids his grief using alcohol, drugs, and sex to cope.
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- Sweden • 2023
- Creator William Spetz
- Cast William Spetz, Peter Haber, Sanna Sundqvist, Hannes Fohlin, Karin Bertling, Lotta Tejle
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Deliver Me
(I dina händer)
Two teenage best friends are recruited into a local gang and are soon immersed in a world of violence and crime they are too young to fully understand.
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- Sweden • 2024
- Creator Anna Zackrisson
- Cast Jhullian Carlsson, Ane Dahl Torp, Henrik Norlén, Ardalan Esmaili, Mahmut Suvakci, Yusra Warsama
- Genre Drama, Mystery
- Available on Netflix
Quicksand
(Störst av allt)
Teenage Maja reveals details that suggest she may also be a victim while on trial for murder after a shooting.
- Sweden • 2019
- Creator Per-Olav Sørensen, Lisa Farzaneh
- Cast Hanna Ardéhn, Felix Sandman, David Dencik, Rebecka Hemse, Anna Björk, Reuben Sallmander
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Before We Die
(Innan vi dör)
Stockholm police inspector Hanna is drawn into her colleague and lover's investigation of a criminal motorcycle gang when he disappears.
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- Sweden, Germany, Norway • 2017
- Creator Wilhelm Behrman, Niklas Rockström
- Cast Marie Richardson, Adam Pålsson, Magnus Krepper, Cedomir Djordjevic
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Available on PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel
The Bridge
(Bron/Broen)
Detectives from neighboring countries must work together on the case of a body found on the Swedish-Danish border.
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- Sweden, Denmark, Germany • 2011
- Creator Hans Rosenfeldt
- Cast Sofia Helin, Thure Lindhardt, Mikael Birkkjær, Sarah Boberg, Selma Modéer Wiking, Rafael Pettersson
- Genre Crime, Mystery
- Available on Amazon Video, Tubi TV, MZ Choice Amazon Channel, Mhz Choice, Plex, Topic Apple TV Channel, Plex Channel
The Investigation
(Efterforskningen)
This six-part miniseries follows the investigation of the death of murdered journalist Kim Wall, based on true events.
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- Denmark, Sweden • 2020
- Creator Tobias Lindholm
- Cast Søren Malling, Pilou Asbæk, Pernilla August, Rolf Lassgård, Laura Christensen, Dulfi Al-Jabouri
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Spectrum On Demand, Max Amazon Channel, Max
Documentaries from Sweden
Flee
(Flugt)
Part memoir, part documentary, this animated film recounts the story of a refugee from Afghanistan to Denmark.
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- Denmark, France, Sweden • 2021
- Director Jonas Poher Rasmussen
- Cast Daniel Karimyar, Fardin Mijdzadeh, Milad Eskandari, Belal Faiz, Elaha Faiz, Zahra Mehrwarz
- Genre Animation, Documentary
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, AMC on Demand
Searching for Sugar Man
Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero.
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- Sweden, United Kingdom, Finland • 2012
- Director Malik Bendjelloul
- Cast Dennis Coffey, Rodriguez, Stephen Segerman, Mike Theodore, Regan Rodriguez, Sandra Rodriguez-Kennedy
- Genre Documentary, Music
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
(Jag är Ingrid)
A personal portrait of mythical and controversial actress Ingrid Bergman.
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- Sweden, Denmark, Germany • 2015
- Director Stig Björkman
- Cast Alicia Vikander, Isabella Rossellini, Roberto Rossellini, Isotta Rossellini, Fiorella Mariani
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Cold Case Hammarskjöld
Two men investigate the killing of the secretary general of the United Nations, and discover a secret far worse.
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- Denmark, Norway, Sweden • 2019
- Director Mads Brügger
- Cast Mads Brügger, Clarinah Mfengu, Saphir Wenzi Mabanza, Göran Björkdahl, Hilding Björkdahl, Charles Southall
- Genre Documentary, History
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, FlixFling, Plex Channel
Videocracy
Filmmaker Erik Gandini explores Italy's latest obsession with celebrity worship.
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- Sweden, Denmark, United Kingdom • 2009
- Director Erik Gandini
- Cast Silvio Berlusconi, Flavio Briatore, Fabrizio Corona, Lele Mora, Simona Ventura, Marella Giovannelli
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Bikes vs Cars
Climate activists, innovators and bikers fight against the use of cars in cities.
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- Sweden • 2015
- Director Fredrik Gertten
- Cast Aline Cavalcante, Dan Koeppel, Raquel Rolnik, Joel Ewanick, Ivan Naurholm
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy, Hoopla
Liv & Ingmar
The 42 year long relationship between legendary actress Liv Ullmann and master filmmaker Ingmar Bergman.
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- Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom • 2012
- Director Dheeraj Akolkar
- Cast Liv Ullmann, Ingmar Bergman, Samuel Fröler
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Criterion Channel, Amazon Video
Bergman Island
Watch Ingmar Bergman show where he shot his film, Persona, and fell in love - and hear him list his worst personal demons!
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- Sweden, Denmark, Norway • 2006
- Director Marie Nyreröd
- Cast Ingmar Bergman, Erland Josephson, Marie Nyreröd
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Criterion Channel
Tiny Tim: King for a Day
Witness the mind-boggling true story of how a misunderstood outcast quickly became one of America’s biggest stars.
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- Croatia, Norway, Sweden • 2020
- Director Johan von Sydow
- Cast Tiny Tim, 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Jonas Mekas, D. A. Pennebaker, Wavy Gravy, Justin A. Martell
- Genre Animation, Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Life Overtakes Me
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- Sweden, United States • 2019
- Director Kristine Samuelson
- Cast Henry Ascher, Nadja Hatem, Mikael Billing, Karl Sallin, Elizabeth Hultcrantz
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Beyond The Visible - Hilma af Klint
(Jenseits des Sichtbaren - Hilma af Klint)
The life and artwork of Swedish painter Hilma af Klint, who's abstract works predate the origin of the style.
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- Germany, Sweden, Switzerland • 2019
- Director Halina Dyrschka
- Cast Iris Müller-Westermann, Julia Voss, Josiah McElheny, Johan af Klint, Ulla af Klint
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
That Summer
Return to "that summer" in 1972, a seductive dream world of radically unconventional creative personalities, from Warhol to Jagger.
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- Sweden, Denmark, United States • 2017
- Director Göran Olsson
- Cast Edith Bouvier Beale, Andy Warhol, Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale, Peter Beard, Lee Radziwill
- Genre Documentary
- Available on AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Kanopy
Concerning Violence
(Om våld)
Based on newly discovered archival material, this film portrays the most daring moments in the struggle for liberation in the Third World.
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- Sweden, Finland, Denmark • 2014
- Director Göran Olsson
- Cast Lauryn Hill
- Genre Documentary, History
- Available on Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
50 years after being dubbed “the world’s most beautiful boy,” Björn Andrésen looks back.
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- Sweden • 2021
- Director Kristian Petri, Kristina Lindström
- Cast Björn Andrésen, Riyoko Ikeda, Margareta Krantz, Hajime Sawatari, Luchino Visconti
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Kochuu
A visual meditation on modern Japanese architecture, its roots in the Japanese tradition, and its impact on Nordic architecture.
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- Sweden • 2003
- Director Jesper Wachtmeister
- Cast Tadao Ando, Sverre Fehn, Toyo Ito, Kisho Kurokawa
- Genre Documentary, History
- Available on OVID, Amazon Video
Sweden at the Oscars
The Square
How much inhumanity does it take before you access your humanity?
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- Sweden, Germany, France • 2017
- Director Ruben Östlund
- Cast Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss, Dominic West, Terry Notary, Christopher Læssø, Lise Stephenson Engström
- Genre Drama
- Available on Cinemax Amazon Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Cinemax Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, FlixFling, Hoopla
Evil
(Ondskan)
A troubled boy is sent to an elite boarding school run by a brutal group of upperclassmen.
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- Sweden, Denmark • 2003
- Director Mikael Håfström
- Cast Andreas Wilson, Henrik Lundström, Gustaf Skarsgård, Linda Zilliacus, Jesper Salén, Mats Bergman
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Amazon Video, Crackle, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Freevee, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
The Virgin Spring
(Jungfrukällan)
When his daughter is raped and murdered in the woods, a father plots his revenge.
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- Sweden • 1960
- Director Ingmar Bergman
- Cast Max von Sydow, Birgitta Valberg, Gunnel Lindblom, Birgitta Pettersson, Axel Düberg, Allan Edwall
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Kanopy
Fanny & Alexander
(Fanny och Alexander)
In the wake of their father's death, siblings Fanny and Alexander must adjust to their new life and new home.
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- Sweden, France, West Germany • 1982
- Director Ingmar Bergman
- Cast Bertil Guve, Pernilla Allwin, Allan Edwall, Ewa Fröling, Erland Josephson, Jan Malmsjö
- Genre Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Amazon Video
A Man Called Ove
(En man som heter Ove)
When pregnant Parvaneh and her family move into the terraced house opposite Ove, it sets off a series of unexpected changes in his life.
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- Sweden • 2015
- Director Hannes Holm
- Cast Rolf Lassgård, Bahar Pars, Filip Berg, Ida Engvoll, Tobias Almborg, Klas Wiljergård
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, OVID, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Flix Premiere, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Crackle, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Freevee, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Adalen 31
(Ådalen 31)
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- Sweden • 1969
- Director Bo Widerberg
- Cast Peter Schildt, Kerstin Tidelius, Roland Hedlund, Marie De Geer, Olof Bergström
- Genre Drama, History, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel
Under the Sun
(Under Solen)
Olof lives alone on his family's farm after the death of his mother, dependent on his younger friend, Erik. But everything changes once Ellen arrives.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Sweden • 1998
- Director Colin Nutley
- Cast Rolf Lassgård, Helena Bergström, Johan Widerberg, Gunilla Röör, Jonas Falk, Linda Ulvaeus
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on No streaming locations found.