New from Norway
The Killing
(Forbrydelsen)
It's Inspector Sarah Lund's last day at work until a dead body is found with links to a local politician.
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- Denmark, Norway, Sweden • 2007
- Creator Søren Sveistrup
- Cast Sofie Gråbøl, Morten Suurballe
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, MZ Choice Amazon Channel, Topic, Plex, , Topic Apple TV Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Packed with stunts, this adrenaline-filled first installment marks the thrilling conclusion to Ethan Hunt's story in a two-part movie experience.
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- Italy, Norway, United Arab Emirates • 2023
- Director Christopher McQuarrie
- Cast Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Hayley Atwell, Esai Morales
- Genre Action, Adventure, Thriller
- Available on Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, FlixFling
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, Spectrum On Demand
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
Troll
A paleontologist tries to prevent a giant, ancient troll from wreaking havoc.
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- Norway • 2022
- Director Roar Uthaug
- Cast Ine Marie Wilmann, Kim S. Falck-Jørgensen, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, Gard B. Eidsvold, Anneke von der Lippe, Fridtjov Såheim
- Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
A Somewhat Gentle Man
(En ganske snill mann)
Sometimes gangsters need hugs too.
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- Norway • 2010
- Director Hans Petter Moland
- Cast Stellan Skarsgård, Jorunn Kjellsby, Bjørn Floberg, Gard B. Eidsvold, Jannike Kruse, Bjørn Sundquist
- Genre Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Available on Hoopla
Cactus Flower
(زهرة الصبار)
On the streets of Cairo, there's nowhere to hide from your past.
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- Egypt, Norway, United Arab Emirates • 2017
- Director Hala Elkoussy
- Cast Salma Samy
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
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,
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Reprise
Two competitive friends that dream of becoming writers must overcome jealousy and the pressures of the industry.
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- Norway • 2006
- Director Joachim Trier
- Cast Anders Danielsen Lie, Espen Klouman Høiner, Viktoria Winge, Christian Rubeck, Henrik Elvestad, Odd-Magnus Williamson
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Video
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
Angels Are Made of Light
A portrait of Afghan students and their teachers weathering national turbulence.
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- Denmark, Norway, United States • 2018
- Director James Longley
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Topic, Apple TV, Tubi TV
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
Aberdeen
A mother dying in Scotland asks her party-animal daughter to get her estranged, alcoholic father from Norway to Aberdeen.
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- United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden • 2000
- Director Hans Petter Moland
- Cast Stellan Skarsgård, Lena Headey, Charlotte Rampling, Ian Hart, Louise Goodall, Jason Hetherington
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel, Kanopy
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,
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
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,
The Worst Person in the World
(Verdens Verste Menneske)
Julie must navigate the troubled waters of her romantic life while struggling to find her career path in contemporary Oslo.
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- Norway • 2021
- Director Joachim Trier
- Cast Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Herbert Nordrum, Hans Olav Brenner, Helene Bjørnebye, Vidar Sandem
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Available on Hulu, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand, Kanopy
Hope
(Håp)
A married couple drifting apart realizes that things must change when one of them is diagnosed with a terminal illness.
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- Norway • 2019
- Director Maria Sødahl
- Cast Andrea Bræin Hovig, Stellan Skarsgård, Elli Rhiannon Müller Osbourne, Johannes Joner, Eirik Hallert, Gjertrud Jynge
- Genre Drama
- Available on Hoopla, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube
The Painter and the Thief
(Kunstneren og tyven)
When two valuable paintings are stolen, the police find the thief after a few days, but the paintings have disappeared.
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- Norway • 2020
- Director Benjamin Ree
- Cast Barbora Kysilkova, Karl-Bertil Nordland, Øystein Stene, Linda Ville Marie Ruud, Bjørn Inge Nordland
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Oslo, August 31st
(Oslo, 31. august)
As he finishes his drug rehabilitation program, Anders wrestles with the past, and the possibility of a new life.
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- Norway • 2011
- Director Joachim Trier
- Cast Anders Danielsen Lie, Hans Olav Brenner, Ingrid Olava, Tone Beate Mostraum, Malin Crépin, Øystein Røger
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
Sunless Shadows
The lives of Iranian girls imprisoned for murdering male family members.
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- Iran, Norway • 2022
- Director Mehrdad Oskouei
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Kanopy
O'Horten
(O' Horten)
Odd Horton, a train engineer in Norway, experiences a strange series of events on his last day before retirement.
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- Norway, Germany, France • 2007
- Director Bent Hamer
- Cast Baard Owe, Espen Skjønberg, Ghita Nørby, Bjørn Floberg, Henny Moan, Bjarte Hjelmeland
- Genre Drama, Comedy
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
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
Popular from Norway
In Order of Disappearance
(Kraftidioten)
Upstanding community leader Nils has just won an award for "Citizen of the Year" when he learns the news that his son has died of a heroin overdose.
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- Norway, Denmark, Sweden • 2014
- Director Hans Petter Moland
- Cast Stellan Skarsgård, Pål Sverre Hagen, Bruno Ganz, Kristofer Hivju, Jakob Oftebro, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen
- Genre Thriller, Action, Comedy, Crime
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Redbox, FlixFling, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Freevee, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Kanopy, Plex,
The King's Choice
(Kongens nei)
One king’s decision changes the course of history forever.
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- Norway • 2016
- Director Erik Poppe
- Cast Jesper Christensen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Karl Markovics, Tuva Novotny, Arthur Hakalahti, Svein Tindberg
- Genre Action, Drama, War
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Freevee, Xumo Play, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Kanopy, Plex,
Troll
A paleontologist tries to prevent a giant, ancient troll from wreaking havoc.
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- Norway • 2022
- Director Roar Uthaug
- Cast Ine Marie Wilmann, Kim S. Falck-Jørgensen, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, Gard B. Eidsvold, Anneke von der Lippe, Fridtjov Såheim
- Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The Wave
(Bølgen)
It was only a matter of time.
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- Norway • 2015
- Director Roar Uthaug
- Cast Kristoffer Joner, Ane Dahl Torp, Jonas Hoff Oftebro, Edith Haagenrud-Sande, Fridtjov Såheim, Laila Goody
- Genre Action, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Netflix, Hulu, Hoopla, fuboTV, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Redbox, FlixFling, Kanopy
Oslo, August 31st
(Oslo, 31. august)
As he finishes his drug rehabilitation program, Anders wrestles with the past, and the possibility of a new life.
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- Norway • 2011
- Director Joachim Trier
- Cast Anders Danielsen Lie, Hans Olav Brenner, Ingrid Olava, Tone Beate Mostraum, Malin Crépin, Øystein Røger
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
Ragnarok
Norwegian teeanger Magne discovers that he is the reincarnation of Thor and must help prevent the end of the world.
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- Denmark • 2020
- Creator Adam Price
- Cast David Alexander Sjøholt, Jonas Strand Gravli, Theresa Frostad Eggesbø, Herman Tømmeraas, Emma Bones, Synnøve Macody Lund
- Genre Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads