Scandinavian Coming of Age Movies
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1. 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: 22,544 | Gross: $8.35M
Sweden
2. Beautiful Beings (2022)
Unrated | 123 min | Drama
Addi, a gifted boy raised by a clairvoyant mother, decides to adopt a bullied misfit into his gang of outsiders. Left to their own devices, the boys discover aggression, violence, loyalty, and love.
Director: Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson | Stars: Birgir Dagur Bjarkason, Áskell Einar Pálmason, Viktor Benóný Benediktsson, Snorri Rafn Frímannsson
Votes: 2,423
Iceland
3. Heartstone (2016)
Unrated | 129 min | Drama, Romance
In a fishing village in Iceland, a boy develops feelings for his best friend as his best friend pursues his affections for a girl.
Director: Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson | Stars: Baldur Einarsson, Blær Hinriksson, Diljá Valsdóttir, Katla Njálsdóttir
Votes: 6,180
Iceland
4. Whale Valley (2013)
15 min | Short, Drama, Family
The film shows a strong bond between two brothers who live in a remote fjord with their parents. We look into their world through the eyes of the younger brother and follow him on a journey marking a turning point in the brothers' lives.
Director: Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson | Stars: Ágúst Wigum, Einar Jóhann Valsson, Valdimar Örn Flygenring, Unnur Ösp Stefánsdóttir
Votes: 823
Iceland
5. Ártún (2014)
20 min | Short, Drama
A boy from a small town has never kissed a girl. So one day he and his friends decide to go to the 'big city' to see if they have more luck there. In the city, the boys get much more than they bargained for.
Director: Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson | Stars: Flóki Haraldsson, Viktór Leó Gíslason, Daníel Óskar Jóhannesson, Jónína Þórdís Karlsdóttir
Votes: 199
Iceland
6. Nói albinói (2003)
PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
Is he the village idiot or a genius in disguise? 17 year old Noi drifts through life on a remote fjord in the north of Iceland. In winter, the fjord is cut off from the outside world, ... See full summary »
Director: Dagur Kári | Stars: Tómas Lemarquis, Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson, Elín Hansdóttir, Anna Friðriksdóttir
Votes: 9,618 | Gross: $0.06M
Iceland
7. Show Me Love (1998)
Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two teenage girls in small-town Sweden. Elin is beautiful, popular, and bored with life. Agnes is friendless, sad, and secretly in love with Elin.
Director: Lukas Moodysson | Stars: Alexandra Dahlström, Rebecka Liljeberg, Erica Carlson, Mathias Rust
Votes: 55,410 | Gross: $0.17M
Sweden
8. Let Me Fall (2018)
136 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Drawing on true stories and interviews with the families of addicts, this harrowing portrait of addiction follows Stella and Magnea through the decades as precarious teenage years morph into perilous adulthoods.
Director: Baldvin Zophoníasson | Stars: Elín Hall, Eyrún Björk Jakobsdóttir, Lára Jóhanna Jónsdóttir, Kristín Lea
Votes: 1,037
Iceland
9. Sparrows (2015)
99 min | Drama
Ari's teenage lifestyle in the big city is disrupted as he is sent by his mother to live with his uninvolved father and his grandmother in a small fishing village.
Director: Rúnar Rúnarsson | Stars: Rade Serbedzija, Ingvar Sigurdsson, Eva Sigurdardottir, Arndís Hrönn Egilsdóttir
Votes: 1,697
Iceland
10. Two Birds (2008)
15 min | Short, Drama
2 Birds takes place during one bright summer night and follows a group of young teenagers on a journey from innocence to adulthood. The main character is a timid boy who has a typical ... See full summary »
Director: Rúnar Rúnarsson | Stars: Atli Óskar Fjalarsson, Hera Hilmar, Sigurdur Jakob Helgason, Thorunn Jakobsdóttir
Votes: 789
11. Jitters (2010)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Romance
A 16-year old Icelandic boy's first kiss with another boy gives him "jitters"--feelings he can't deny. This is a well-written film that captures the confusion and excitement of being a ... See full summary »
Director: Baldvin Zophoníasson | Stars: Atli Óskar Fjalarsson, Ilva Holmes, Gísli Örn Garðarsson, Birna Rún Eiríksdóttir
Votes: 1,644
Iceland
12. Movie Days (1994)
82 min | Drama
The story of a boyhood spent in Iceland in the 1960s. Tomas loves the movies and is highly influenced by them.
Director: Friðrik Þór Friðriksson | Stars: Örvar Jens Arnarsson, Rúrik Haraldsson, Sigrún Hjálmtýsdóttir, Orri Helgason
Votes: 358
Iceland
13. Benjamin, the Dove (1995)
88 min | Drama, Family
Benjamin dufa is movie about four friends. They love knights and dream to be knights when they grow up. The friends get in trouble with bullies and one of them (Baldur) gets in serious ... See full summary »
Director: Gísli Snær Erlingsson | Stars: Sturla Sighvatsson, Gunnar Cauthery, Sigfús Sturluson, Hjörleifur Björnsson
Votes: 315
Iceland
14. The Swan (2017)
91 min | Drama
A wayward nine-year-old girl is sent to the countryside to work and mature, but finds herself instead deeply entangled in a drama she can hardly grasp.
Director: Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir | Stars: Ingvar Sigurdsson, Thorvaldur Kristjansson, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Þuríður Blær Jóhannsdóttir
Votes: 434 | Gross: $0.00M
Iceland
15. Ikíngut (2000)
90 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the middle ages a small Greenlandic boy comes drifting with an Iceberg to a remote and superstitious settlement in Iceland and is believed to be an evil spirit by his looks. He saves a ... See full summary »
Director: Gísli Snær Erlingsson | Stars: Hjalti Rúnar Jónsson, Hans Tittus Nakinge, Pálmi Gestsson, Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir
Votes: 250
Iceland
16. Sky Palace (1994)
83 min | Drama, Family
Emil is a young boy that dreams about owning a dog and he starts working so he can save up to buy one. Meanwhile his family are dealing with money problems.
Director: Þorsteinn Jónsson | Stars: Kári Gunnarsson, Guðrún Gísladóttir, Hjalti Rögnvaldsson, Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir
Votes: 119
Iceland
17. The Twins (1981)
93 min | Comedy, Family
The twins Jon Oddur and Jon Bjarni are growing up in Reykjavik in the early 1980s, where opinions and relationships between people are in a state of flux.
Director: Þráinn Bertelsson | Stars: Páll Jósefs Sævarsson, Wilhelm Jósefs Sævarsson, Steinunn Jóhannesdóttir, Egill Ólafsson
Votes: 145
Iceland
18. When It Happened (1998 TV Movie)
45 min | Comedy, Drama
A young boy is spending the summer on his uncle's horse farm. He takes care of the sheep and plays cowboy but is suddenly drawn into the world of adults when his uncle meets the woman of ... See full summary »
Director: Hrafn Gunnlaugsson | Stars: Pálmi Gestsson, Unnur Steinsson, Steinar Torfi Vilhjalmsson
Votes: 23
Iceland
19. Face to Face (2015 TV Movie)
62 min | Family
When a young girl is bullied at school she has to look beyond the pain to overcome the problem. With her strong will and good heart she believes that deep inside her oppressor is a friend worth having.
Director: Bragi Thor Hinriksson | Stars: Isabel Karin Aguilar, Gunnar Stefán Bjarnason, Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson, Þorsteinn Bragi Gíslason
Votes: 42
Iceland
20. Birta (2021)
85 min | Family
Life can be complicated when you're only eleven.
Director: Bragi Thor Hinriksson | Stars: Harald G. Haraldsson, Kristinn Óli Haraldsson, Kristín Erla Pétursdóttir, Ragga Ragnars
Votes: 50
Iceland
21. No Network (2007)
83 min | Adventure, Family
Kalli, a young boy living with his mother in the suburbs of Reykjavik, thrives in the world of movies and computer games. When he is sent to spend Christmas with his father's new family up ... See full summary »
Director: Ari Kristinsson | Stars: Bergþór Þorvaldsson, Þórdís Hulda Árnadóttir, Árni Beinteinn Árnason, Brynhildur Guðjónsdóttir
Votes: 202
Iceland
22. Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
PG-13 | 157 min | Drama
When his wife dies, Lasse takes his 12-year-old son, Pelle, from their home in Sweden to Denmark in search of a better life.
Director: Bille August | Stars: Pelle Hvenegaard, Max von Sydow, Erik Paaske, Björn Granath
Votes: 11,866 | Gross: $2.05M
Denmark/Sweden co-production
23. Evil (2003)
Not Rated | 113 min | Drama
A teenage boy expelled from school for fighting arrives at a boarding school where the systematic bullying of younger students is encouraged as a means to maintain discipline, and decides to fight back.
Director: Mikael Håfström | Stars: Andreas Wilson, Henrik Lundström, Gustaf Skarsgård, Linda Zilliacus
Votes: 42,091 | Gross: $0.02M
Sweden
24. Let the Right One In (2008)
R | 114 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Oskar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl.
Director: Tomas Alfredson | Stars: Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Henrik Dahl
Votes: 226,832 | Gross: $2.12M
Sweden
25. Salka Valka (1954)
132 min | Drama
A coming of age story about young Salka Valka who lives in the small fishing village of Íseyri.
Director: Arne Mattsson | Stars: Gunnel Broström, Folke Sundquist, Margaretha Krook, Erik Strandmark
Votes: 55
Sweden/Iceland co-production
26. Ingen kan älska som vi (1988)
101 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Anneli is soon to be 17 years old. She lives alone with her mother and can barely remember her father who left the family 10 years ago. One day she receive a letter from her father, who is ... See full summary »
Director: Staffan Hildebrand | Stars: Izabella Scorupco, Håkan Lindberg, Anki Lidén, Stig Engström
Votes: 402
Sweden
27. G (1983)
109 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Three friends, Robban, Alexander and Kim has just left the compulsory school, and now they consider themselves grown-up and mature, being 16 years old. During the summer holiday they also ... See full summary »
Director: Staffan Hildebrand | Stars: Joakim Schröder, Sebastian Håkansson, Niclas Wahlgren, Ulrika Örn
Votes: 1,531
Sweden
28. Eva & Adam (1999–2001)
30 min | Drama, Family
Adam meets Eva, he begins to like Her, and it seems that she is interested in him.
Stars: Ellen Fjæstad, Carl-Robert Holmer-Kårell, Ulrika Bergman, Erik Johansson
Votes: 1,109
Sweden
29. Metalhead (2013)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama
A girl is caught between the life that took her brother and her own inability to strike out on her own. In her grief, she finds solace in the dark music of Black Metal and dreams of becoming a rock star.
Director: Ragnar Bragason | Stars: Thora Bjorg Helga, Ingvar Sigurdsson, Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson
Votes: 7,874
Iceland
30. Hullabaloo (2010)
90 min | Comedy
Ormur, a teenager who believes he is a genius poet, comes to face with trials and tribulations of adulthood and needs to grow up quickly.
Director: Gunnar B. Gudmundsson | Stars: Hildur Berglind Arndal, Edda Arnljótsdóttir, Sigurbjartur Atlason, Þorsteinn Bachmann
Votes: 177
Iceland
31. Nest (I) (2022)
22 min | Short, Drama
Siblings building a tree house together over the course of a year. We experience the beauty and brutality of the seasons, as we follow them through their struggles and moments of joy.
Director: Hlynur Pálmason | Stars: Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir, Grímur Hlynsson, Þorgils Hlynsson
Votes: 1,106
Iceland
32. Together (2000)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In 1975, the dynamics of a Swedish commune begin to change upon the arrival of a beaten wife and her two kids.
Director: Lukas Moodysson | Stars: Lisa Lindgren, Michael Nyqvist, Emma Samuelsson, Sam Kessel
Votes: 24,349 | Gross: $1.07M
Sweden
33. Ronia: The Robber's Daughter (1984)
Not Rated | 126 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Ronja, the only child of robber chief Mattis must learn to survive the dangers of her local wilderness. In secret she also befriends Birk, the son of a rivaling robber Borka.
Director: Tage Danielsson | Stars: Hanna Zetterberg, Dan Håfström, Börje Ahlstedt, Lena Nyman
Votes: 12,123
Sweden
34. Sami Blood (2016)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama, History
A reindeer-breeding Sámi girl who is exposed to the racism of the 1930's at her boarding school, starts dreaming of another life. But to achieve it, she has to become someone else and break all ties with her family and culture.
Director: Amanda Kernell | Stars: Maj-Doris Rimpi, Olle Sarri, Ánne Biret Somby, Bo Lundmark
Votes: 8,296
Sweden
35. A Summer Tale (2000)
91 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Two kids move in with a lonely undertaker who is secretly in love with the town's school teacher.
Director: Ulf Malmros | Stars: Kjell Bergqvist, Anastasios Soulis, Rebecca Scheja, Cecilia Nilsson
Votes: 4,481
Sweden
36. Here Is Your Life (1966)
M | 110 min | Drama
A working class teenager comes of age in 1910s rural Sweden, moving from job to job and meeting a variety of individuals who gradually shape his future.
Director: Jan Troell | Stars: Eddie Axberg, Gudrun Brost, Ulla Akselson, Bo Wahlström
Votes: 1,248
Sweden
37. Before the Storm (2000)
106 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A Middle Eastern taxi driver living in Sweden, alongside his daughter's classmate, finds his life descending into chaos, terrorism and the demons of his past.
Director: Reza Parsa | Stars: Per Graffman, Maria Lundqvist, Sasha Becker, Anni Ececioglu
Votes: 1,026
Sweden
38. Becoming Astrid (2018)
123 min | Biography, Drama, History
Biopic of Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren, the author of numerous children's books and creator of Pippi Longstocking.
Director: Pernille Fischer Christensen | Stars: Alba August, Maria Bonnevie, Trine Dyrholm, Henrik Rafaelsen
Votes: 7,356 | Gross: $0.12M
Sweden
39. We Are the Best! (2013)
Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Music
Three girls in 1980s Stockholm decide to form a punk band -- despite not having any instruments and being told by everyone that punk is dead.
Director: Lukas Moodysson | Stars: Mira Barkhammar, Mira Grosin, Liv LeMoyne, Johan Liljemark
Votes: 11,328 | Gross: $0.18M
Sweden
40. Beyond (2010)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama
A drama set in 1970s Sweden and centered on a young woman's experiences growing up in a home riddled with abuse and alcoholism.
Director: Pernilla August | Stars: Noomi Rapace, Ola Rapace, Outi Mäenpää, Ville Virtanen
Votes: 4,405
Sweden
41. All Things Fair (1995)
Unrated | 130 min | Drama, Romance, War
Stig, a 15-year-old student, is attracted to the beauty of Viola, his 37-year-old teacher, and she, drawn to his youth and innocence, feels that he is a God-sent relief for her drunken and miserable husband.
Director: Bo Widerberg | Stars: Johan Widerberg, Marika Lagercrantz, Tomas von Brömssen, Karin Huldt
Votes: 7,558
Sweden
42. Tigers (2020)
116 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The true story of teenage football talent Martin Bengtsson's life-and-death journey through a modern-day football industry where everything, and everyone, has a price tag.
Director: Ronnie Sandahl | Stars: Erik Enge, Alfred Enoch, Maurizio Lombardi, Lino Musella
Votes: 1,624
Sweden
43. Flickan (2009)
100 min | Drama, Family
Story of a nine-and-a-half year old girl left alone in Sweden while her family is in Africa during the summer of 1981.
Director: Fredrik Edfeldt | Stars: Blanca Engström, Shanti Roney, Annika Hallin, Calle Lindqvist
Votes: 1,621
Sweden
44. Children's Island (1980)
Not Rated | 109 min | Drama, Romance
Reine is supposed to go to a summer camp called Children's Island but decides to remain in Stockholm over the summer while his mother is working at a hospital. She thinks he is at the camp,... See full summary »
Director: Kay Pollak | Stars: Tomas Fryk, Anita Ekström, Ingvar Hirdwall, Börje Ahlstedt
Votes: 936
Sweden
45. Kim Novak Never Swam in Genesaret's Lake (2005)
95 min | Crime, Drama
The year is 1962. Erik, his newly acquainted friend Edmund and his grown-up brother Henry are going to spend their summer holiday in a fairly decayed house just near the lake Genesaret. One... See full summary »
Director: Martin Asphaug | Stars: Anton Lundqvist, Jesper Adefelt, Jonas Karlsson, Johan H:son Kjellgren
Votes: 2,783
Sweden
46. Popular Music (2004)
105 min | Comedy, Drama
Two boys grow up together in the town of Pajala during the 1960s. United by rock'n'roll music.
Director: Reza Bagher | Stars: Max Enderfors, Andreas af Enehielm, Jarmo Mäkinen, Kati Outinen
Votes: 5,615
Sweden
47. The Slingshot (1993)
R | 102 min | Drama
In 1920s Stockholm, young Roland lives with his socialist father, Jewish mother, and boxer brother. His mother sells condoms illegally, and from them Roland makes slingshots, which he sells... See full summary »
Director: Åke Sandgren | Stars: Jesper Salén, Stellan Skarsgård, Basia Frydman, Niklas Olund
Votes: 2,205 | Gross: $0.31M
Sweden
48. Simon och ekarna (2011)
Not Rated | 122 min | Drama
Two boys come of age in Sweden during World War II.
Director: Lisa Ohlin | Stars: Bill Skarsgård, Helen Sjöholm, Jan Josef Liefers, Stefan Gödicke
Votes: 3,065 | Gross: $0.15M
Sweden
49. Sebbe (2010)
79 min | Drama
Sebbe is 15 years old and lives with his mother in a small apartment
Director: Babak Najafi | Stars: Sebastian Hiort af Ornäs, Eva Melander, Kenny Wåhlbrink, Emil Kadeby
Votes: 1,374
Sweden
50. Falkenberg Farewell (2006)
91 min | Drama
The last summer the five boys are together in Falkenberg. They are now grown up to be young men, on their way out into the world. At least most of them.
Director: Jesper Ganslandt | Stars: John Axel Eriksson, Holger Eriksson, David Johnson, Jesper Ganslandt
Votes: 2,953
Sweden
51. Ping-pongkingen (2008)
107 min | Drama
Rille, an ostracized and bullied teenager, who only excels in the ping pong room, descends into a life-and-death struggle with his younger, more popular brother when the truth about their father surfaces during their spring break.
Director: Jens Jonsson | Stars: Jerry Johansson, Hampus Johansson, Georgi Staykov, Ann-Sofie Nurmi
Votes: 1,239
Sweden
52. Girls Lost (II) (2015)
Not Rated | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Nectar from a magic flower allows three girls to live as boys for a while.
Director: Alexandra-Therese Keining | Stars: Tuva Jagell, Emrik Öhlander, Louise Nyvall, Alexander Gustavsson
Votes: 1,319
Sweden
53. She Monkeys (2011)
Not Rated | 84 min | Drama, Sport
Two adolescent girls on an equine acrobatics team form an intimate friendship that becomes threatened by their competitive nature.
Director: Lisa Aschan | Stars: Mathilda Paradeiser, Linda Molin, Isabella Lindquist, Sergej Merkusjev
Votes: 2,405
Sweden
54. Min store tjocke far (1992)
102 min | Drama
Summer of 1959. 11-year old Osvald spend his summer holiday with his parents in the countryside of Södermanland. His father has promised to play soccer with him and get some exercise. He ... See full summary »
Director: Kjell-Åke Andersson | Stars: Nick Börjlind, Rolf Lassgård, Ann Petrén, Gunilla Röör
Votes: 408
Sweden
55. Sanning eller konsekvens (1997)
77 min | Family, Drama
After starting sixth grade, Nora finds herself in a spiral of intrigue as she strives to find acceptance from the popular girls at school. She feels especially conflicted when a bullied girl Karin tries to strike up a friendship with Nora.
Director: Christina Olofson | Stars: Tove Edfeldt, Anna Gabrielsson, Alexandra Dahlström, Emelina Lindberg-Filippoupoullou
Votes: 767
Sweden
56. Broken Hill Blues (2013)
80 min | Drama
In a small mining community in Northern Sweden, a group of youngsters about to take the leap in the adult age fight with themselves and the world around, while the ground literally trembles under their feet.
Director: Sofia Norlin | Stars: Sebastian Hiort af Ornäs, Alfred Juntti, Lina Leandersson, Ella Nordin
Votes: 325
Sweden
57. Leave Us Alone (1975)
82 min | Drama
A group from a ten to sixteen-year-old Danish educational center breaks the rules there and goes to an uninhabited island in a stolen boat. When the boat disappears, they are left to ... See full summary »
Directors: Ernst Johansen, Lasse Nielsen | Stars: Martin Højmark, Ole Meyer, Jens Wagn Rasmussen, Sven Hastel
Votes: 189
Denmark
58. Watch Me Fly (1996)
80 min | Drama
Two young girls - Christina and Maj-Brit - are neighbors and best friends. They come from two different worlds and have their issues. One of those issues tears them apart.
Director: Vibeke Gad | Stars: Stephanie Leon, Laura Christensen, Pernille Højmark, Lars Simonsen
Votes: 225
Denmark
59. You Are Not Alone (1978)
Unrated | 90 min | Drama, Romance
Two precocious boys explore their sexuality at boarding school.
Directors: Ernst Johansen, Lasse Nielsen | Stars: Anders Agensø, Peter Bjerg, Ove Sprogøe, Elin Reimer
Votes: 4,201
Denmark
60. Twist and Shout (1984)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Denmark, 1963: Teenagers Bjørn and Erik are into girls and being in a band helps Bjørn meet Anna. Erik likes Kirsten but she likes Bjørn. Having a mentally ill mom at home also ruins Erik's chances. Anna's pregnancy changes everything.
Director: Bille August | Stars: Adam Tønsberg, Lars Simonsen, Camilla Søeberg, Ulrikke Bondo
Votes: 1,955
Denmark
61. Zappa (1983)
Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In the early '60s, 3 Danish classmates join a "den"/tree house. Steen likes his pet fish Zappa because it eats the weaker fish. Bjørn attracts girls and Mulle is a talkative, strong boy. Steen gets them into burglary and later escalates.
Director: Bille August | Stars: Adam Tønsberg, Peter Reichhardt, Morten Hoff, Lone Lindorff
Votes: 2,980
Denmark
62. The Art of Crying (2006)
106 min | Comedy, Drama
Southern Jutland, DK, early 1970s: A dysfunctional family is burdened by an evil, self-righteous father, who manipulates his 11 y.o. son and 14 y.o. daughter with his repeated suicide threats.
Director: Peter Schønau Fog | Stars: Jannik Lorenzen, Jesper Asholt, Julie Kolbeck, Hanne Hedelund
Votes: 2,489
Denmark
63. Tree of Knowledge (1981)
101 min | Drama
We follow the Danish students in a class at Århus Katedralskole late 1950s, from age 13 till 16.
Director: Nils Malmros | Stars: Eva Gram Schjoldager, Jan Johansen, Line Arlien-Søborg, Marian Wendelbo
Votes: 1,876
Denmark
64. Copenhagen (2014)
Not Rated | 98 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
When the girl of your dreams is half your age, it's time to grow up.
Director: Mark Raso | Stars: Gethin Anthony, Frederikke Dahl Hansen, Sebastian Armesto, Olivia Grant
Votes: 13,859
Denmark
65. Beauty and the Beast (1983)
87 min | Drama
In Århus, Denmark, mom's in hospital, pregnant, while dad and 16 y.o.daughter are spending time together painting the baby room. Dad can't accept that his daughter has grown up with interest in guys etc. Instead, he turns to spying on her.
Director: Nils Malmros | Stars: Line Arlien-Søborg, Jesper Klein, Carsten Jørgensen, Merete Voldstedlund
Votes: 626
Denmark
66. Worlds Apart (2008)
116 min | Drama
The daughter of a Jehovah's Witness is forced to choose between religion and love when she falls for someone outside her faith.
Director: Niels Arden Oplev | Stars: Rosalinde Mynster, Pilou Asbæk, Jens Jørn Spottag, Sarah Boberg
Votes: 3,471
Denmark
67. Speed Walking (2014)
108 min | Drama, History
Martin (14) is forced to deal with confused sexuality and the loss of a mother in a provincial setting in the mid-seventies, where the famed Danish liberation of porn has had its influence on the grownups.
Director: Niels Arden Oplev | Stars: Villads Bøye, Anders W. Berthelsen, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Frederik Winther Rasmussen
Votes: 1,821
Denmark
68. Den store badedag (1991)
100 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Copenhagen 1930. Through the eyes of a boy, his family and the outside world is depicted. A well knit, working class family. The boy has great expectations on his father. This leads to the involuntary unmasking of the father.
Director: Stellan Olsson | Stars: Erik Clausen, Nina Gunke, Benjamin Rothenborg Vibe, Jesper Klein
Votes: 711
Denmark
69. Johnny Larsen (1979)
100 min | Romance, Drama
The coming of age of a young man in the 1950s.
Director: Morten Arnfred | Stars: Allan Olsen, Frits Helmuth, Hanne Ribens, Berthe Qvistgaard
Votes: 261
Denmark
70. Kærestesorger (2009)
117 min | Drama, Romance
A bunch of 15-year-olds in Viborg make their first experiences with love, kissing and sexuality, coming together and drifting apart. The film follows the adolescents over a ... See full summary »
Director: Nils Malmros | Stars: Thomas V. Solnæs, Sofie Linde Lauridsen, Jesper Svane, Simone Tang
Votes: 929
Denmark
71. Little Virgil and Orla Frogsnapper (1980)
79 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Lille Virgil, 8 years old, lives by himself and his own rules, in a shed he has adapted himself. He spends his time looking after his chicken, helping village people, after a fashion, going... See full summary »
Director: Gert Fredholm | Stars: Bror Bødtker-Næss, Allan Olsen, Christian Honoré, Katinka Bødtker-Næss
Votes: 486
Denmark
72. Råzone (2006)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama
Christina is living in a suburb to Copenhagen. With her class mates Cecilie, Trine and Pernille, a tight-knit gang of girlfriends, she slacks her schoolwork, living mostly for the weekends ... See full summary »
Director: Christian E. Christiansen | Stars: Laura Christensen, Stephanie Leon, Julie R. Ølgaard, Sara Møller Olsen
Votes: 1,307
Denmark
73. Friends Forever (1986)
Unrated | 90 min | Drama
Sixteen year old Kristian is very shy, and is struggling to adjust to his new Copenhagen school. He makes friends with two very different boys, nonconformist Henrik, and bullying clique leader Patrick, who he soon discovers is gay.
Director: Stefan Henszelman | Stars: Claus Bender Mortensen, Thomas Elholm, Thomas Sigsgaard, Lars Kylmann Jacobsen
Votes: 538
Denmark
74. Mig og Charly (1978)
98 min | Drama
Steffen is picnicking with his girlfriend, daughter of a rich businessman, when he meets Charly - trying to steal Steffen's moped. Later they end up as BFFs despite the differences.
Directors: Morten Arnfred, Henning Kristiansen | Stars: Kim Jensen, Allan Olsen, Helle Nielsen, Ghita Nørby
Votes: 469
Denmark
75. Denmark (2017)
90 min | Drama
Norge, 22, is your typical slacker kid. He aimlessly wanders suburban blocks with a beer, a joint, and his only friend Myre. The two kids dream of moving to the big city and starting a ... See full summary »
Director: Kasper Rune Larsen | Stars: Frederikke Dahl Hansen, Jonas Lindegaard Jacobsen, Jacob Skyggebjerg, Jens Kristian
Votes: 192
Denmark
76. Young Andersen (2005)
110 min | Biography, Drama, History
Drama about the difficult early years of Danish writer of fairy tales Hans Christian Andersen.
Director: Rumle Hammerich | Stars: Simon Dahl Thaulow, Peter Steen, Stine Fischer Christensen, Annemarie Malle Klixbüll
Votes: 551
Denmark
77. As in Heaven (2021)
86 min | Drama
On a farm in the late 1800s, an intense wait begins when a mother goes into a complicated labour and 14-year-old Lise must prepare herself for a night that could change her life forever.
Director: Tea Lindeburg | Stars: Flora Ofelia Hofmann Lindahl, Ida Cæcilie Rasmussen, Palma Lindeburg Leth, Anna-Olivia Øster Coakley
Votes: 725
Denmark
78. Frit fald (2011)
92 min | Drama
Louise's mother has just been released from prison. Louise sells everything to get close to her mother and throws herself into a world of parties drugs and men. But everyone forgets that Louise is just a teenager.
Director: Heidi Maria Faisst | Stars: Frederikke Dahl Hansen, Anne Sofie Espersen, Kirsten Olesen, Niels Skousen
Votes: 339
Denmark
79. Teenland (2014)
Not Rated | 30 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
Depressed Sally, 17, is locked up at Teenland. A pink, prison-like institution for teens who are so fucked emotionally that they have developed supernatural powers. Everything changes when ... See full summary »
Director: Marie Grahtø Sørensen | Stars: Vic Carmen Sonne, Frederikke Dahl Hansen, Thomas W. Gabrielsson, Sonja Richter
Votes: 93
Denmark
80. You & Me Forever (2012)
82 min | Drama, Romance
Laura and Christine have been friends forever. One day they meet the mysterious and fascinating Maria, and their friendship is put to the test. For Laura it is a meeting that changes the world she thought she knew so well.
Director: Kaspar Munk | Stars: Julie Brochorst Andersen, Frederikke Dahl Hansen, Emilie Kruse, Benjamin Wandschneider
Votes: 626
Denmark
81. Queen of Hearts (2019)
Not Rated | 127 min | Drama
A successful lawyer jeopardizes her career and threatens to tear her family apart after engaging in an affair with her teenage stepson.
Director: May el-Toukhy | Stars: Trine Dyrholm, Gustav Lindh, Magnus Krepper, Liv Esmår Dannemann
Votes: 14,517
Denmark
82. Beatles (2014)
Not Rated | 114 min | Drama
Four friends growing up in Oslo in the sixties, who occasionally think of themselves as the Fab Four. Based on the best selling book by Lars Saabye Christensen.
Director: Peter Flinth | Stars: Louis Williams, Håvard Jackwitz, Halvor Tangen Schultz, Ole Nicolai Myrvold Jørgensen
Votes: 773
Norway
83. Sommerjubel (1986)
43 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
It is the last day of school before summer vacation. The teacher can be heard telling the students about a traveler going to America. As the bell rings we see dozens of children running ... See full synopsis »
Director: Alexander Røsler | Stars: Joakim Kock, Lasse Edvardsen, Camilla Sletten, Øystein Offer-Olsen
Votes: 164
Norway
84. That Special Summer (2007)
90 min | Drama
The year is 1984. It's summer, and the rebellious 12-year-old girl Kid wants to stay in Gothenburg, but her mother has other plans. Kid discovers that summer vacation in Finland isn't as ... See full summary »
Director: Nanna Marjo | Stars: Mia Saarinen, Milka Ahlroth, Jim Rautiainen, Mari Rantasila
Votes: 588
Finland
85. Hunt (2018)
27 min | Short, Drama
14-year-old Asgaut struggles to adjust to life in the small village where he and his mother have settled. After one day receiving unexpected help from the farmer Kjell, Asgaut starts ... See full summary »
Director: Gjertrud Bergaust | Stars: Giuliana Consonni Blom, Ingebjørg Buen, Ulrik William Græsli, Håvid Kringstad Hagen
Votes: 155
Norway
86. Pathfinder (1987)
86 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A young Sámi man witnesses a band of vicious raiders slay his family and flees to a nearby village, where he learns he must become a Pathfinder.
Director: Nils Gaup | Stars: Mikkel Gaup, Ingvald Guttorm, Nils Utsi, Henrik H. Buljo
Votes: 5,605
Norway
87. The Man Who Loved Yngve (2008)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A teenage boy loses his footing when he finds himself drawn to the new boy in class.
Director: Stian Kristiansen | Stars: Rolf Kristian Larsen, Arthur Berning, Ida Elise Broch, Ole Christoffer Ertvaag
Votes: 5,029
Norway
88. Psychobitch (2019)
109 min | Drama
Generation Achievement meets impossible love. Frida is different; Marius, on the other hand, is the most popular boy in class. When they must work together at school, a turbulent and challenging relationship commences.
Director: Martin Lund | Stars: Jonas Tidemann, Elli Rhiannon Müller Osborne, Saara Sipila-Kristoffersen, Bethina Nærby
Votes: 1,233
Norway
89. The Other Side of Sunday (1996)
PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Drama
The Other Side of Sunday criticizes the small, and often tight church community. We follow the Preachers Daughter; Maria, in her journey to liberate herself from the stiff church community and her strict religious father.
Director: Berit Nesheim | Stars: Marie Theisen, Hildegun Riise, Bjørn Sundquist, Sylvia Salvesen
Votes: 1,283
Norway
90. Louder Than Bombs (2015)
R | 109 min | Drama
The fractious family of a father and his two sons confront their different feelings and memories of their deceased wife and mother, a famed war photographer.
Director: Joachim Trier | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Gabriel Byrne, Isabelle Huppert, Devin Druid
Votes: 14,201 | Gross: $0.16M
Norway
91. Ice Palace (1987)
78 min | Mystery, Drama
A couple of twelve-year-old Norwegian girls struggle with their intense, taboo relationship during the 1930s.
Director: Per Blom | Stars: Line Storesund, Hilde Nyeggen Martinsen, Merete Moen, Sigrid Huun
Votes: 737
Norway
92. Vegas (2009)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
You don't choose your family. You choose your friends. 'Vegas' is the story of Thomas, Marianne, and Terje--three teenagers with nowhere to go. After witnessing his mother being beaten up, ... See full summary »
Director: Gunnar Vikene | Stars: Jørgen Hausberg Nilsen, Karoline Stemre, Sindre Kvalvåg Jacobsen, Helge Jordal
Votes: 650
Norway
93. Kiss Me You Fucking Moron (2013)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Teenagers ambitiously set up a famous play by Jon Fosse and hire a well-known actor to be the instructor, but he's going through a life crisis and makes the experience hell for all of them.
Director: Stian Kristiansen | Stars: Eili Harboe, Øyvind Larsen Runestad, Kristoffer Joner, Johanna Knudsen Rostad
Votes: 808
Norway
94. Sons of Norway (2011)
87 min | Drama
It's not easy to rebel when your dad wants to join the party... One day (in 1979), Magnus and his son Nikolaj hit the wall in their new terrace house in Rykkinn. Magnus is an architect, ... See full summary »
Director: Jens Lien | Stars: Sven Nordin, Åsmund Høeg, Sonja Richter, John Lydon
Votes: 1,798
Norway
95. Ti kniver i hjertet (1994)
96 min | Drama
The young teenager Otto is entering the summer holidays in 60s Oslo, without getting a real holiday, and he is not accepted in the gang or the football team. But then he meets exciting mysterious Frank, which changes everything.
Director: Marius Holst | Stars: Martin Dahl Garfalk, Trond Halbo, Jan Devo Kornstad, Ingar Helge Gimle
Votes: 695
Norway
96. Turn Me On, Dammit! (2011)
Not Rated | 76 min | Comedy, Romance
In Skoddeheimen, Norway, 15-year-old Alma is consumed by her hormones and fantasies that range from sweetly romantic images of Artur, the boyfriend she yearns for, to daydreams about practically everybody she lays eyes on.
Director: Jannicke Systad Jacobsen | Stars: Helene Bergsholm, Malin Bjørhovde, Henriette Steenstrup, Beate Støfring
Votes: 9,726 | Gross: $0.12M
Norway
97. The Color of Milk (2004)
90 min | Comedy, Romance
Selma's mother died giving birth to her, and Selma's step-aunt is living proof that men only cause trouble. So the 11-year-old girl makes a deal with her best friends that they will stay ... See full summary »
Director: Torun Lian | Stars: Lars Brunborg, Tobias Bøksle, Celine Engebrigtsen, Maria Elisabeth A. Hansen
Votes: 685
Norway
98. Glasskår (2002)
76 min | Drama, Family
Roger, Viktor and Arnor er friends, and wants to start a band to charm the ladies, in stead of playing ice hockey. But their new image only almost succeeds.
Director: Lars Berg | Stars: Eirik Evjen, Martin Jonny Raaen Eidissen, Eirik Stigar, Madeleine Johansen
Votes: 214
Norway
99. Trollsyn (1994)
93 min | Drama, History
Maren, a young girl, is the sole survivor of the Black Death in her Norwegian village. Using instincts, folklore, luck, and the clairvoyant powers granted her by being born with a "Victory ... See full summary »
Director: Ola Solum | Stars: Julia Onsager Steen, Liv Bernhoft Osa, Bjørn Willberg Andersen, Reidar Sørensen
Votes: 170
Norway
100. Häjyt (1999)
105 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Häjyt tells a story of two friends who have a hard time finding their place in the society. Antti and Jussi are released from jail. While they were doing time for bank robbery, the third ... See full summary »
Director: Aleksi Mäkelä | Stars: Samuli Edelmann, Juha Veijonen, Teemu Lehtilä, Kalevi Haapoja
Votes: 5,284
Finland
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