Together(Tillsammans)

Kolya
(Kolja)

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• Czech Republic, United Kingdom, France • 1996
• Director Jan Svěrák
• Cast Andrei Chalimon, Zdeněk Svěrák, Libuše Šafránková, Stella Zázvorková, Ondřej Vetchý, Nela Boudová
• Genre Comedy, Drama, Music
• Available on iTunes, Amazon

A poor cellist is forced to care for a small child after his scam backfires.

Noi the Albino
(Nói albínói)

• ✭ ✭ ✭
• Iceland, Germany, United Kingdom • 2003
• Director Dagur Kári
• Cast Tómas Lemarquis, Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson, Elín Hansdóttir, Hjalti Rögnvaldsson, Pétur Einarsson
• Genre Drama
• Available on iTunes

You, the Living
(Du levande)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• 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 Mubi, Kanopy

Several separate vignettes work together to tell a story about the highs and lows of human nature.

Me, My Friend and I
(Elling)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Norway • 2001
• Director Petter Næss
• Cast Per Christian Ellefsen, Sven Nordin, Marit Pia Jacobsen, Jørgen Langhelle, Per Christensen, Hilde Olausson
• Genre Comedy, Drama
• Available on No streaming locations found.

They're packed and ready for the greatest adventure of their lives. All they have to do is get out of the house.

The Man Without a Past
(Mies vailla menneisyyttä)

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• Finland, Germany, France • 2002
• Director Aki Kaurismäki
• Cast Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen, Juhani Niemelä, Kaija Pakarinen, Sakari Kuosmanen, Annikki Tähti
• Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
• Available on VUDU, Amazon, FandangoNOW, YouTube, Google Play

My Life as a Dog
(Mitt liv som hund)

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• Sweden • 1985
• Director Lasse Hallström
• Cast Anton Glanzelius, Tomas von Brömssen, Anki Lidén, Melinda Kinnaman, Kicki Rundgren, Lennart Hjulström
• Genre Drama, Comedy
• Available on Kanopy, Criterion, HBO Max, iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, YouTube

After being sent to live with family in rural Sweden after his mother falls ill, a young boy finds community and strength amongst the eccentric residents.

The Best Man's Wedding
(Jalla! Jalla!)

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• Sweden • 2000
• Director Josef Fares
• Cast Fares Fares, Torkel Petersson, Tuva Novotny, Laleh Pourkarim, Sofi Ahlström Helleday, Leonard Terfelt
• Genre Comedy, Drama
• Available on No streaming locations found.

Love, Friendships... and Penispumps?!

Evil
(Ondskan)

• ✭ ✭ ✭
• Sweden, Denmark • 2003
• Director Mikael Håfström
• Cast Andreas Wilson, Henrik Lundström, Gustaf Skarsgård, Linda Zilliacus, Jesper Salén, Mats Bergman
• Genre Drama
• Available on Amazon, Hoopla, Popcornflix, DIRECTV, Tubi, The Roku Channel

It's time to take a stand.

Show Me Love
(Fucking Åmål)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Sweden, Denmark • 1998
• Director Lukas Moodysson
• Cast Alexandra Dahlström, Rebecka Liljeberg, Mathias Rust, Erica Carlson, Stefan Hörberg, Josefine Nyberg
• Genre Comedy, Romance, Drama
• Available on No streaming locations found.

Two girls. One love.

Lilya 4-ever
(Lilja 4-Ever)

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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 Realeyz

Morvern Callar

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• United Kingdom, Canada • 2002
• Director Lynne Ramsay
• Cast Samantha Morton, Kathleen McDermott, James Wilson, Dolly Wells, Paul Popplewell, Bryan Dick
• Genre Drama
• Available on Kanopy, The Roku Channel

Morvern attempts to use both to reinvent her life with what her boyfriend left behind.

Yrrol - en kolossalt genomtänkt film

• ✭ ✭ ✭
• Sweden • 1994
• Director Peter Dalle
• Cast Suzanne Reuter, Ulla Skoog, Peter Dalle, Claes Månsson, Johan Ulveson
• Genre Comedy
• Available on No streaming locations found.

The Simple-Minded Murderer
(Den enfaldige mördaren)

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• Sweden • 1982
• Director Hans Alfredson
• Cast Stellan Skarsgård, Hans Alfredson, Maria Johansson, Per Myrberg, Gösta Ekman, Carl Billquist
• Genre Drama
• Available on No streaming locations found.

Songs from the Second Floor
(Sånger från andra våningen)

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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 No streaming locations found.

It’s not easy being human. Is a small slice of misery all we have?

House of Angels
(Änglagård)

• ✭ ✭ ✭
• Sweden, Denmark, Norway • 1992
• Director Colin Nutley
• Cast Helena Bergström, Rikard Wolff, Sven Wollter, Reine Brynolfsson, Ernst Günther, Viveka Seldahl
• Genre Comedy
• Available on No streaming locations found.

The Emigrants
(Utvandrarna)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Sweden • 1971
• Director Jan Troell
• Cast Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Allan Edwall, Eddie Axberg, Monica Zetterlund, Pierre Lindstedt
• Genre Adventure, Drama
• Available on YouTube, Google Play, VUDU, Amazon

A new land...a new hope...a new dream.

Breaking Out
(Vägen ut)

• ✭ ✭ ✭
• Sweden • 1999
• Director Daniel Lind Lagerlöf
• Cast Björn Kjellman, Peter Haber, Viveka Seldahl, Thomas Hanzon, Oliver Loftéen, Göran Ragnerstam
• Genre Comedy, Drama
• Available on No streaming locations found.