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1. Arne Dahl: Eye in the Sky (2015)
120 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A brutal attack leads 'A-Unit' to a stash of steroids linked to an organisation Interpol have been investigating. A series of related kidnaps and murders show apparent links to a shared high school experience.
Stars: Malin Mases Arvidsson, Natalie Minnevik, Shanti Roney, Alexander Salzberger
Votes: 531
2. Springfloden (2016–2018)
44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A student at the Police Academy is tasked to study a cold case: the murder of a pregnant woman on a Swedish beach 25 years ago.
Stars: Julia Ragnarsson, Kjell Bergqvist, Cecilia Nilsson, Dar Salim
Votes: 4,716
3. Oskyldigt dömd (2008–2009)
Crime, Drama
Markus Haglund (Mikael Persbrandt) is a criminal law professor fond of liquors, promiscuous relationships, and disobeying superiors. At Uppsala University near Stockholm, he establishes a ... See full summary »
Stars: Mikael Persbrandt, Sofia Papadimitriou Ledarp, Helena Af Sandeberg, Francisco Sobrado
Votes: 515
4. The Hypnotist (2012)
122 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A detective pairs himself with a famous psychologist on a case involving a traumatized young witness to a crime.
Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Tobias Zilliacus, Mikael Persbrandt, Lena Olin, Helena Af Sandeberg
Votes: 8,646
5. The Man from Beijing (2011 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 180 min | Thriller
A cold day in January 2006. The police make a horrible discovery in the Swedish town of Hudiksvall: In one night, 18 people have been brutally murdered in the small town. The police suspect... See full summary »
Director: Peter Keglevic | Stars: Suzanne von Borsody, Michael Nyqvist, Claudia Michelsen, Amy Cheng
Votes: 620
6. Last Dance (1993)
113 min | Drama, Thriller
Blackpool, a dancing contest, a dead woman. This is the opening scene of this movie, which then continues by telling us the story preceding this sad accident - or is it a murder? We will ... See full summary »
Director: Colin Nutley | Stars: Helena Bergström, Reine Brynolfsson, Ewa Fröling, Peter Andersson
Votes: 799
7. The Seventh Seal (1957)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Fantasy
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.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand, Bengt Ekerot, Nils Poppe
Votes: 198,361
8. Death of a Pilgrim (2013)
TV-14 | 233 min | Crime, Drama
A newly put-together police force tries to solve the old mystery of the murder of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1986.
Stars: Rolf Lassgård, Helena Af Sandeberg, Jonas Karlsson, Ellen Jelinek
Votes: 1,116
9. Vägen hem (2012 TV Movie)
23 min | Drama
A young couple in their careers spend one day trapped in a crashed car. None of the modern technology that is around them are helpful and the woman is more injured than they first thought. What is really important in life?
Director: Robert Selin | Stars: Frida Liljevall, Patrick Saxe, Therese Segerstedt
Votes: 9
10. Nobel's Last Will (2012)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Reporter Annika is at the Nobel prize awards, when shooting kills a woman and wounds an Israeli stem cell scientist. Annika is silenced as witness, so she investigates the killed woman while the press writes about the Israeli.
Director: Peter Flinth | Stars: Malin Crépin, Björn Kjellman, Leif Andrée, Kajsa Ernst
Votes: 2,904
11. The Red Wolf (2012 Video)
88 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Tabloid crime reporter Annika investigates a murder in Luleå. Is it related to an F21 jet fighter bombed 40 years ago? Annika has relationship problems.
Director: Agneta Fagerström-Olsson | Stars: Malin Crépin, Björn Kjellman, Leif Andrée, Kajsa Ernst
Votes: 1,702
12. Midnight Sun (2016)
440 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The brutal murder of a French citizen sees French homicide investigator Kahina Zadi go to Kiruna, Sweden. Together with Rutger Burlin she begins an investigation that soon takes on staggering proportions.
Stars: Leïla Bekhti, Gustaf Hammarsten, Albin Grenholm, Jakob Hultcrantz Hansson
Votes: 5,382
13. Slim Susie (2003)
Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
A young man returns to his hometown to look for his missing sister.
Director: Ulf Malmros | Stars: Tuva Novotny, Jonas Rimeika, Björn A. Ling, Kjell Bergqvist
Votes: 10,447
14. Lycka till och ta hand om varandra (2012)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
Alvar is a pensioner who hides his guilt by "constructing" fictitious memoirs. By chance he meets Miriam, a socially tone deaf and obstinate teenager, and they become friends. Their ... See full summary »
Director: Jens Sjögren | Stars: Bengt C.W. Carlsson, Claudia Neij, Ika Nord, Fredrik Gunnarsson
Votes: 141
15. The Reunion (2013)
90 min | Drama
A famous artist isn't invited to her class reunion. She makes a film about what could've happened if she had gone there and confronted her bullies, and later shows that film to her former classmates.
Director: Anna Odell | Stars: Anna Odell, Anders Berg, David Nordström, Erik Ehn
Votes: 5,138
16. My Life as a Dog (1985)
Unrated | 101 min | Drama, Comedy
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.
Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Anton Glanzelius, Tomas von Brömssen, Anki Lidén, Melinda Kinnaman
Votes: 22,526 | Gross: $8.35M
17. Insomnia (1997)
Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
In a Norwegian city with a 24-hour daylight cycle a Swedish murder investigator has been brought in on a special case. Sleep deprived, he makes a horrible mistake which is discovered by the killer he has been hunting.
Director: Erik Skjoldbjærg | Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Maria Mathiesen, Gisken Armand
Votes: 15,580 | Gross: $0.22M
18. Ängelby (2015)
45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Vera, a mother of two children, simultaneously loses her job and is left by her husband.
Stars: Mia Skäringer, Göran Ragnerstam, Joel Spira, Michaela Thorsén
Votes: 762
19. Graven (2004–2005)
480 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Archaeologists dig up a mass grave in a Swedish forest. A special police group is set up to find out the murderers.
Stars: Kjell Bergqvist, Cecilia Nilsson, Göran Ragnerstam, Annika Hallin
Votes: 839
20. Tjockare än vatten (2014–2020)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama
A mother sends postcards to her estranged son and daughter, inviting them back to the guest house they grew up in. She gives each of her children one piece of advice and leaves them to ponder the meaning.
Stars: Björn Bengtsson, Joel Spira, Aliette Opheim, Jessica Grabowsky
Votes: 1,680
21. Gåsmamman (2015–2022)
45 min | Crime, Thriller
Sonja lives a carefree life with her family near Stockholm and works as an accountant in the family business at the marina. One day Sonja is drawn into the criminal underworld to save her family.
Stars: Alexandra Rapaport, Clara Christiansson Drake, Joel Lützow, Edvin Ryding
Votes: 3,619
22. In Order of Disappearance (2014)
R | 116 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
After his son is murdered by drug dealers, a snowplow driver starts seeking revenge.
Director: Hans Petter Moland | Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Bruno Ganz, Pål Sverre Hagen, Jakob Oftebro
Votes: 29,130 | Gross: $0.05M
23. A Somewhat Gentle Man (2010)
Not Rated | 113 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Ulrik's released from prison after 12 years for murder. Will he go straight? He gets a room and a job as mechanic. He hooks up with his old gang. His son introduces him as uncle to his pregnant fiancée.
Director: Hans Petter Moland | Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Bjørn Floberg, Jorunn Kjellsby, Gard B. Eidsvold
Votes: 7,325 | Gross: $0.04M
24. Man on the Roof (1976)
R | 112 min | Action, Crime, Drama
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.
Director: Bo Widerberg | Stars: Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt, Sven Wollter, Thomas Hellberg, Håkan Serner
Votes: 4,987
25. Grabben i graven bredvid (2002)
94 min | Romance
Modern, urban librarian meets simple, traditional farmer and falls in love.
Director: Kjell Sundvall | Stars: Elisabet Carlsson, Michael Nyqvist, Annika Olsson, Anna Azcárate
Votes: 3,210
26. Valkyrien (2017– )
45 min | Drama, Thriller
Valkyrien centers on a doctor who runs an illegal, underground clinic in an old bomb shelter, where he treats criminals, emergency patients, and others who can't or won't seek medical help in a regular hospital.
Stars: Sven Nordin, Pål Sverre Hagen, Pia Halvorsen, Ellen Birgitte Winther
Votes: 2,302
27. Raven's End (1963)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama
An aspiring young writer lives in a bleak working class block in the late 1930s.
Director: Bo Widerberg | Stars: Thommy Berggren, Keve Hjelm, Emy Storm, Ingvar Hirdwall
Votes: 1,738
28. Involuntary (2008)
98 min | Drama
In several unrelated stories, the consequences of putting one's foot down - or failing to do so - are explored.
Director: Ruben Östlund | Stars: Villmar Björkman, Lola Ewerlund, Maria Lundqvist, Henrik Vikman
Votes: 6,468
29. Fyra nyanser av brunt (2004)
192 min | Comedy, Drama
An eccentric millionaire dies at a manor in Dalarna in Sweden, leaving behind three sons and a mistress. One of four parallel stories about parents and children. Four sides of Sweden. Four shades of brown.
Director: Tomas Alfredson | Stars: Robert Gustafsson, Maria Kulle, Karl Linnertorp, Jonas Inde
Votes: 4,504
30. Vackert väder (1996)
105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Daniel, a teenager from Stockholm, spends the summer in Malmö with his mother and her new husband. Daniel take a job at McDonald's, falls in love with a girl.
Director: David Flamholc | Stars: Mischa Moszkowicz, Stina Beck, Jonte Halldén, Fredrik Dolk
Votes: 215
31. Rebecka Martinsson (2017– )
Not Rated | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
High-flying lawyer Rebecka Martinsson leaves Stockholm for her hometown when a childhood friend dies.
Stars: Eva Melander, Jakob Öhrman, Ardalan Esmaili, Thomas Oredsson
Votes: 3,175
32. The Sandhamn Murders (2010– )
45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Viveca Sten's popular novels come to life in "The Sandhamn Murders", a perfect mix of Nordic crime and the beautiful surroundings of the outer Stockholm archipelago.
Stars: Alexandra Rapaport, Jonas Malmsjö, Ping Mon H. Wallén, Nicolai Cleve Broch
Votes: 3,462
33. LFO (2013)
94 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
A man experimenting with sound discovers he can use it for mind control. He begins testing it on his neighbors, with increasingly unforeseen consequences.
Director: Antonio Tublen | Stars: Patrik Karlson, Izabella Jo Tschig, Per Löfberg, Ahnna Rasch
Votes: 1,221
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