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 Hoopla, Showtime Apple TV Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
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, Topic, Plex, , Topic Apple TV 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 Hoopla, fuboTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Redbox, FlixFling, Kanopy,
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, Hoopla, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Microsoft Store, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Kanopy, Plex,
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, Topic, Amazon Video, Crackle, Plex,
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 Amazon Prime Video, MUBI, Hulu, MUBI Amazon Channel, Hoopla, Showtime Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, FlixFling, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Kanopy, Plex,
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, Hoopla, fuboTV, OVID, Flix Premiere, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Crackle, Tubi TV, Freevee, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Kanopy, Plex,
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
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, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand
New from Sweden
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
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, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, FlixFling,
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 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
Koko-di Koko-da
A couple goes on a camping trip only to be lured into a maelstrom of psychological terror by a sideshow artist and his entourage.
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- Sweden, Denmark • 2019
- Director Johannes Nyholm
- Cast Leif Edlund, Ylva Gallon, Peter Belli, Katarina Jacobson, Morad Baloo Khatchadorian
- Genre Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
- Available on AMC+, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Freevee, Kanopy
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 Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
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 Showtime, fuboTV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Showtime Roku Premium Channel, Showtime Apple TV Channel, Paramount+ with Showtime, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Amazon Video
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
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
Cairo Conspiracy
(ولد من الجنة)
The son of a fisherman is given the chance to study at a prestigious university in Cairo and becomes a pawn in the conflict between Egypt's religious and political elites.
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- Sweden, France, Finland • 2022
- Director Tarik Saleh
- Cast Tawfeek Barhom, Fares Fares, Mohammad Bakri, Makram J. Khoury, Mehdi Dehbi, Younes Medhat
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Plex,
Easy Money II
(Snabba Cash II)
JW is serving hard time in prison and struggling to get back on an honest path.
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- Sweden • 2012
- Director Babak Najafi
- Cast Joel Kinnaman, Matias Varela, Dragomir Mrsic, Fares Fares, Madeleine Martin, Dejan Čukić
- Genre Crime, Thriller, Drama
- Available on FlixFling, Midnight Pulp, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, VUDU Free, Freevee, Shout! Factory TV, Plex,
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, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
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, Topic, Plex, , Topic Apple TV Channel
Britt-Marie Was Here
(Britt-Marie var här)
Britt-Marie, age 63, walks out on her unfaithful husband for a second chance at life as a small-town youth soccer coach.
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- Sweden • 2019
- Director Tuva Novotny
- Cast Pernilla August, Peter Haber, Anders Mossling, Malin Levanon, Vera Vitali, Olle Sarri
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV
Beautiful Beings
(Berdreymi)
A teenage boy raised by a clairvoyant mother takes a bullied kid into his gang of violent outsiders.
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- Iceland, Denmark, Sweden • 2022
- Director Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson
- Cast Birgir Dagur Bjarkason, Áskell Einar Pálmason, Viktor Benóný Benediktsson, Snorri Rafn Frímannsson, Sunna Líf Arnarsdóttir, Kamilla Guðrún Lowen
- Genre Drama
- Available on OVID, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
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Brothers
(Brødre)
Families are tough -- especially when your wife and kids form a new one with your brother... in your place.
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- Denmark, United Kingdom, Sweden • 2004
- Director Susanne Bier
- Cast Connie Nielsen, Ulrich Thomsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Sarah Juel Werner, Rebecca Løgstrup, Solbjørg Højfeldt
- Genre Drama, War
- Available on AMC+, Apple TV, Amazon Video
Lilya 4-ever
(Lilja 4-Ever)
Lilya Michailova has been abandoned by her mother, and is left to fend for herself alone in the crumbling Soviet Union.
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- Sweden, Denmark • 2002
- Director Lukas Moodysson
- Cast Oksana Akinshina, Artyom Bogucharsky, Lyubov Agapova, Liliya Shinkaryova, Elina Benenson, Pavel Ponomaryov
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on ARROW, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Microsoft Store, YouTube
I Called Him Morgan
Part jazz history, part true-crime tale, this documentary explores the death of magnificently talented trumpeter Lee Morgan.
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- Sweden, United States • 2016
- Director Kasper Collin
- Cast Lee Morgan, Helen Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Larry Reni Thomas, Judith Johnson
- Genre Music, Documentary, History
- Available on Night Flight Plus, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
Masculin Féminin
(Masculin féminin)
Jean-Luc Godard's swinging look at youth and love in Paris
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- France, Sweden • 1966
- Director Jean-Luc Godard
- Cast Jean-Pierre Léaud, Chantal Goya, Marlène Jobert, Michel Debord, Catherine-Isabelle Duport, Evabritt Strandberg
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max
My Life as a Dog
(Mitt liv som hund)
After being sent to live with family in rural Sweden, a young boy finds community and strength amongst the eccentric residents.
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- Sweden • 1985
- Director Lasse Hallström
- Cast Anton Glanzelius, Tomas von Brömssen, Anki Lidén, Melinda Kinnaman, Kicki Rundgren, Lennart Hjulström
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country
(Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land)
Thirty heroic underground video journalists secretly videotaped the peaceful protests and violent military response of the 2007 uprising in Burma.
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- Denmark, Sweden, Norway • 2008
- Director Anders Østergaard
- Cast George W. Bush, Ko Muang, Aung San Suu Kyi
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Hoopla, DocAlliance Films, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
Sami Blood
(Sameblod)
Elle Marja, 14, is a reindeer-breeding Sami girl dreaming of another life.
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- Norway, Denmark, Sweden • 2016
- Director Amanda Kernell
- Cast Lene Cecilia Sparrok, Mia Sparrok, Maj-Doris Rimpi, Julius Fleischanderl, Olle Sarri
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Peacock, Peacock Premium, Kanopy
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, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, AMC on Demand
You, the Living
(Du levande)
Several separate vignettes work together to tell a story about the highs and lows of human nature.
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- Sweden, Germany, France • 2007
- Director Roy Andersson
- Cast Håkan Angser, Eric Bäckman, Patrik Anders Edgren, Björn Englund, Lennart Eriksson, Pär Fredriksson
- Genre Drama, Comedy, Music
- Available on Kanopy
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, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand
Scenes from a Marriage
(Scener ur ett äktenskap)
A couple's stable marriage is upended when the husband cheats, but as divorce proceedings are underway, the two reconcile.
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- Sweden • 1974
- Director Ingmar Bergman
- Cast Liv Ullmann, Erland Josephson, Bibi Andersson, Jan Malmsjö, Gunnel Lindblom, Wenche Foss
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Shame
(Skammen)
When their island is invaded, a married couple must adapt to life under war and foreign occupation.
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- Sweden • 1968
- Director Ingmar Bergman
- Cast Liv Ullmann, Max von Sydow, Sigge Fürst, Gunnar Björnstrand, Birgitta Valberg, Hans Alfredson
- Genre Drama, War
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube
The Seventh Seal
(Det sjunde inseglet)
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- Sweden • 1957
- Director Ingmar Bergman
- Cast Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand, Bengt Ekerot, Nils Poppe, Bibi Andersson, Erik Strandmark
- Genre Fantasy, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Sundown
While vacationing in Mexico, Neil and his family’s tight-knit order is disrupted by a distant family emergency.
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- France, Mexico • 2022
- Director Michel Franco
- Cast Tim Roth, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Iazua Larios, Henry Goodman, Albertine Kotting
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hulu, Hoopla, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand, Kanopy
Scheme Birds
The story of Gemma, a teenager and expectant mother in a fading Scottish steel town.
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- Sweden • 2019
- Director Ellen Fiske, Ellinor Hallin
- Cast Gemma, Pat, Joseph, Scott, Luke
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Kanopy
Sweden at the Oscars
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 Hoopla, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Plex,
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, 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, Hoopla, fuboTV, OVID, Flix Premiere, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Crackle, Tubi TV, Freevee, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Kanopy, Plex,
Through a Glass Darkly
(Såsom i en spegel)
A schizophrenic woman and her family visit a remote island, but she herself is visited by delusions…
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- Sweden • 1961
- Director Ingmar Bergman
- Cast Harriet Andersson, Gunnar Björnstrand, Max von Sydow, Lars Passgård
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Amazon Video
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
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 Hoopla, Cinemax Amazon Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Cinemax Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Redbox, FlixFling