SCANDINAVIAN NORDIC NOIR DARK HUMOR - Movies with the dark Nordic humour
by OJT | created - 11 Jan 2022 | updated - 9 months ago | PublicNordic Noir is a well-known genre in nordic crime movies and series, but already before this got famous the Nordic Countries were well info what can be called Nordic Noir Humor. A droll, dark and gritty humour which will possibly fascinate you. Here are some great examples of that kind of movies and series. Enjoy!
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1. Eggs (1995)
86 min | Comedy, Drama
Two brothers in their seventies, Pa and Moe, have lived together all their lives in a little house in the country, the only interruption being when Pa made a weekend trip to Småland on his ... See full summary »
Director: Bent Hamer | Stars: Sverre Hansen, Kjell Stormoen, Leif Andrée, Juni Dahr
Votes: 957
2. Junk Mail (1997)
83 min | Comedy, Thriller
A lazy postman puts his nose where it doesn't belong.
Director: Pål Sletaune | Stars: Robert Skjærstad, Andrine Sæther, Per Egil Aske, Eli Anne Linnestad
Votes: 2,126
3. Halfway to Haugesund (1997)
68 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Beat up punk rock legend Otto, of "Otto's Speedway Action Organ", finally gets another gig in Haugesund on Norway's west coast. He gets his father's car, a 1969 model Opel Diplomat, out of ... See full summary »
Director: Harald Østgaard Lund | Stars: Geir Birk Nilsen, Yasmin Syed, Peter Garden, Eivind Haugestøl
Votes: 95
4. Water Easy Reach (1998)
95 min | Drama
Almar is stranded on the shore of an island in the Mediterranian sea, when his ship leaves without him. There he befriends the somewhat dodgy vagabond Windy, and falls in love for the first time, in the local young girl, Marta.
Director: Bent Hamer | Stars: Eric Magnusson, Nicholas Hope, Ingrid Rubio, Luis Cuenca
Votes: 221
5. Bloody Angels (1998)
R | 100 min | Horror, Thriller
An Oslo detective visits a hick town to investigate some murders rumored by the locals to have been the work of 'angels'. More likely, given the unsavory types he meets, vengeance and vigilantism are the very human motivations behind.
Director: Karin Julsrud | Stars: Reidar Sørensen, Jon Øigarden, Gaute Boris Skjegstad, Trond Høvik
Votes: 513
6. Absolutt blåmandag (1999)
82 min | Comedy, Drama
John and Siri Lill are a couple who have been together for most of their fortysomething years, but have yet to be married. He works for a newspaper and is a heavy drinker. She is a ... See full summary »
Director: Petter Næss | Stars: Ingar Helge Gimle, Brit Elisabeth Haagensli, Per Christian Ellefsen, Gard B. Eidsvold
Votes: 244
7. Cabin Fever (2000)
Not Rated | 102 min | Drama
A large family is going to the mountain for their Christmas vacation, in a rented cabin. But when father alcohol problem comes to show, old secrets are revealed, and it all evolves into a Chritmas tragedy.
Director: Mona J. Hoel | Stars: Svein Scharffenberg, Gørild Mauseth, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Kari Simonsen
Votes: 383
8. Detektor (2000)
104 min | Comedy, Drama
Daniel Jul is a 28-year-old psychiatrist still living with his mom. He and his friend Ronny have one thing in common: they like searching for metallic objects in the ground. One day they ... See full summary »
Director: Pål Jackman | Stars: Mads Ousdal, Hildegun Riise, Ingjerd Egeberg, Allan Svensson
Votes: 1,446
9. Mongoland (2001)
84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Pia is coming home for Christmas after traveling in England for about 6 months. She wants to catch up with her boyfriend Kristoffer, who was supposed to join her on the trip, but backed out... See full summary »
Director: Arild Østin Ommundsen | Stars: Pia Tjelta, Kristoffer Joner, Geir Vegar Hoel, Kim Andersen
Votes: 1,514
10. You Really Got Me (2001)
88 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Jan's fast-food business is going bankrupt, his girlfriend has left him, and he is being exploited by his live-in father. Therefore, he has nothing to lose when he gets mixed up in the ... See full summary »
Director: Pål Sletaune | Stars: Robert Skjærstad, Andrine Sæther, Philip Zandén, Trond Høvik
Votes: 559
11. Folk flest bor i Kina (2002)
85 min | Drama, Comedy
Most people live in China. But who lives in Norway?
Directors: Thomas Robsahm, Martin Asphaug, Arild Fröhlich, Sara Johnsen, Magnus Martens, Hans Petter Moland, Terje Rangnes, Ingebjørg Torgersen, Morten Tyldum | Stars: Trond Høvik, Eilif Aasen, Dani Aso Ahmad, Rolf Brandt
Votes: 931
12. Svidd neger (2003)
87 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Anna lives with her father Karl someplace in the outskirts of northern Norway. Karl killed his ex-wife and threw her newborn colored child into the sea when he discovered that she obviously... See full summary »
Director: Erik Smith Meyer | Stars: Kingsford Siayor, Eirik Junge Eliassen, Björn Granath, Kjersti Lid Gullvåg
Votes: 2,037
13. Salmer fra kjøkkenet (2003)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
A scientific observer's job of observing an old cantankerous single man's kitchen habits is complicated by his growing friendship with him.
Director: Bent Hamer | Stars: Tomas Norström, Joachim Calmeyer, Bjørn Floberg, Reine Brynolfsson
Votes: 8,665 | Gross: $0.35M
14. Jonny Vang (2003)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Three friends since childhood are trying to work out their complicated relationships. Jonny tries to be best friends with Magnus, Magnus tries to be married to Tuva, and Tuva tries to have sex with Jonny.
Director: Jens Lien | Stars: Aksel Hennie, Laila Goody, Fridtjov Såheim, Marit Andreassen
Votes: 1,522
15. The Crossing (2004)
103 min | Thriller, Comedy, Romance
Andreas has everything a man can wish for. A wonderfull wife, a big house on the country and a great job. But a sudden car accident puts him in a wheelchair. He is paralysed in his legs and he is also now impotent. Will his marriage work?
Director: Martin Asphaug | Stars: Trond Fausa, Stine Varvin, Svante Martin, Sverre Anker Ousdal
Votes: 553
16. Factotum (2005)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of "Factotum" author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, CA trying to live off jobs which don't interfere with his primary interest, which is writing. Along the way, he fends off the distractions offered by women, drinking and gambling.
Director: Bent Hamer | Stars: Matt Dillon, Lili Taylor, Marisa Tomei, Didier Flamand
Votes: 15,034 | Gross: $0.81M
17. The Bothersome Man (2006)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
In a strange city where every person seems content beyond reason a new man arrives in town and stirs up trouble by asking too many questions.
Director: Jens Lien | Stars: Trond Fausa, Petronella Barker, Per Schaanning, Birgitte Larsen
Votes: 18,068
18. O'Horten (2007)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
A drama focused on a life-changing moment in 67-year-old train engineer Odd Horten's existence: the evening of his retirement.
Director: Bent Hamer | Stars: Baard Owe, Espen Skjønberg, Ghita Nørby, Henny Moan
Votes: 3,988 | Gross: $0.30M
19. Gone with the Woman (2007)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A woman moves into a young man's home and starts to run his life -- a process that makes him fall hopelessly in love with her.
Director: Petter Næss | Stars: Trond Fausa, Marian Saastad Ottesen, Peter Stormare, Louise Monot
Votes: 2,130
20. Cold Lunch (2008)
90 min | Drama
Bird droppings on a work shirt lead to extreme unintended consequences.
Director: Eva Sørhaug | Stars: Birgitte Victoria Svendsen, Ane Dahl Torp, Bjørn Floberg, Knut Husebø
Votes: 1,036
21. Nord (2009)
79 min | Comedy, Drama
NORTH Following a nervous breakdown, ski athlete Jomar has isolated himself in a lonely existence as the guard of a ski park. When he learns that he might be the father of a child way up ... See full summary »
Director: Rune Denstad Langlo | Stars: Anders Baasmo, Kyrre Hellum, Marte Aunemo, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen
Votes: 3,155
22. Home for Christmas (2010)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
The film looks at those who are desperately trying to connect or reconnect with their families, friends, or anyone who will listen.
Director: Bent Hamer | Stars: Nina Andresen Borud, Arianit Berisha, Joachim Calmeyer, Trond Fausa
Votes: 1,171
23. Troll Hunter (2010)
PG-13 | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
A group of students investigates a series of mysterious bear killings, but learns that there are much more dangerous things going on. They start to follow a mysterious hunter, learning that he is actually a troll hunter.
Director: André Øvredal | Stars: Otto Jespersen, Robert Stoltenberg, Knut Nærum, Glenn Erland Tosterud
Votes: 79,531 | Gross: $0.25M
24. 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
25. 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: 1,797
26. Headhunters (2011)
R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary.
Director: Morten Tyldum | Stars: Aksel Hennie, Synnøve Macody Lund, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Julie R. Ølgaard
Votes: 106,966 | Gross: $1.20M
27. Kong Curling (2011)
90 min | Comedy, Sport
Curling skip Truls Pålsen's team has to make a come back after suffering from psychic problems with oversizing details.
Director: Ole Endresen | Stars: Atle Antonsen, Linn Skåber, Kåre Conradi, Ingar Helge Gimle
Votes: 2,474
28. Jackpot (2011)
Not Rated | 86 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Terrified and bloody, Oscar Svendsen awakes clinched to a shotgun in a strippers joint. Around him 8 dead men, and police aiming at him. To Oscar it's clear that he is innocent. It all started when four chaps won 1,7 million on the pools...
Director: Magnus Martens | Stars: Kyrre Hellum, Mads Ousdal, Henrik Mestad, Arthur Berning
Votes: 3,418
29. Fuck Up (2012)
96 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Jack is pleased with himself. He has just decided to stop screwing anything with a pulse and cut back on his enthusiastic drug use. That same night his best friend Glenn crashes into a ... See full summary »
Director: Øystein Karlsen | Stars: Jon Øigarden, Tuva Novotny, Anders Baasmo, Atle Antonsen
Votes: 829
30. I Belong (2012)
118 min | Comedy, Drama
What happens to us when people stop acting like they're supposed to? A nurse gets into a dispute at work because she switches to speaking English when she gets nervous. A translator ... See full summary »
Director: Dag Johan Haugerud | Stars: Andrine Sæther, Jan Gunnar Røise, Laila Goody, Henriette Steenstrup
Votes: 640
31. 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: 29,136 | Gross: $0.05M
32. Out of Nature (2014)
80 min | Comedy, Drama
A journey inside Martin's head. He's on a weekend mountain trip, and we get to know his thoughts. Unsensored, essential, existential and silly about feelings and fantasies. A recognizable film about being human, and how we tick and think.
Directors: Ole Giæver, Marte Vold | Stars: Ole Giæver, Marte Magnusdotter Solem, Sivert Giæver Solem, Rebekka Nystabakk
Votes: 2,339
33. Jakten på Berlusconi (2014)
82 min | Comedy
A chubby jockey are no longer getting the best horses to ride, and has to cheat to pay off his considerable debt. A horse drugging goes wrong, and winds up in kidnapping the prizewinner horse Berlusconi.
Director: Ole Endresen | Stars: Edward Schultheiss, Morten Ramm, Henriette Steenstrup, Jon Øigarden
Votes: 268
34. 1001 Grams (2014)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama
When Norwegian scientist Marie attends a seminar in Paris on the actual weight of a kilo, it is her own measurement of disappointment, grief and, not least, love, that ends up on the scale.
Director: Bent Hamer | Stars: Ane Dahl Torp, Laurent Stocker, Hildegun Riise, Stein Winge
Votes: 1,590
35. The Wendy Effect (2015)
81 min | Comedy
In the shadows of the outskirts of Oslo, every criminal has their place until the economical meltdown. The luxury prostitute Wendy might have the key to the problem, or at least to the heart of the bank, the criminals and even the police.
Director: Ole Endresen | Stars: Linn Skåber, Morten Ramm, Christian Skolmen, Jon Øigarden
Votes: 163
36. Grand Hotel (2016)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
About a pompous, aging alcoholic and a tourettes-inflicted ten-year-old boy who are forced to spend a week together at a high-end hotel. The only thing these two have in common is that they are both difficult to like. The hotel serves as their shared escape from the outside world and the problems it presents.
Director: Arild Fröhlich | Stars: Atle Antonsen, Vera Vitali, Håkon Bøhmer, Trim Balaj
Votes: 718
37. Welcome to Norway (2016)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
A couple decides to open a home for refugees in the remote cold mountains of Norway, and gets a lot to deal with.
Director: Rune Denstad Langlo | Stars: Anders Baasmo, Olivier Mukuta, Slimane Dazi, Henriette Steenstrup
Votes: 1,347
38. Going West (2017)
R | 80 min | Comedy, Drama
An unemployed music teacher takes his estranged transgender father on a road trip to the west coast of Norway, in order to honor his late mother's excellent quilting skills.
Director: Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken | Stars: Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Henrik Mestad, Iben Akerlie, Ine F. Jansen
Votes: 136
39. Barn (2019)
157 min | Drama
Lykke (13), the daughter of a prominent Labour Party politician, has accidentally beaten her classmate Jamie, the son of a local right wing-politician, to death. Lykke claims Jamie's death ... See full summary »
Director: Dag Johan Haugerud | Stars: Henriette Steenstrup, Jan Gunnar Røise, Thorbjørn Harr, Brynjar Åbel Bandlien
Votes: 1,239
40. Another Happy Christmas (2020)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
When the Eide family is gathered to celebrate Christmas together for the first time in years, it doesn't take long for old secrets to surface.
Director: Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken | Stars: Anne Marit Jacobsen, Otto Jespersen, Nils Jørgen Kaalstad, Ellen Dorrit Petersen
Votes: 590
41. Nothing to Laugh About (2021)
107 min | Comedy, Drama
Kasper is a comedian who has everything he could wish for. That all changes when he is diagnosed with a serious illness and his girlfriend leaves him. Using humour as a disarming and life-giving force, he discovers a new side of himself.
Director: Petter Næss | Stars: Odd-Magnus Williamson, Sara Khorami, Øystein Martinsen, Karoline Krüger
Votes: 1,202
42. The Trip (2021)
TV-MA | 113 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
A dysfunctional couple head to a remote cabin to reconnect, but each has intentions to kill the other. Before they can carry out their plans, unexpected visitors arrive and they face a greater danger.
Director: Tommy Wirkola | Stars: Noomi Rapace, Aksel Hennie, Atle Antonsen, Christian Rubeck
Votes: 27,280
43. The Middle Man (2021)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
Frank Farrelli takes on the job as a middle man in the God-forsaken town of Karmack, USA, a community in a depression so deep that they need a middle man to professionally communicate more of the bad news.
Director: Bent Hamer | Stars: Pål Sverre Hagen, Nicolas Bro, Trond Fausa, Paul Gross
Votes: 908
44. Everybody Hates Johan (2022)
93 min | Comedy
Everybody Hates Johan is a comedy about Johan Grande's adventurous life, and his long-lasting battle to win over the love of his life, Solvor, who he accidentally blew up a bit in his teens.
Director: Hallvar Witzø | Stars: Pål Sverre Hagen, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Ine F. Jansen, Paul-Ottar Haga
Votes: 1,930
45. The Green Butchers (2003)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
Two Danish friends are tired of their employer and open their own butcher shop. An electrician accidentally dies in the freezer and he's sold as marinated chicken and business picks up. What happens when they run out of "chicken"?
Director: Anders Thomas Jensen | Stars: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Mads Mikkelsen, Line Kruse, Ole Thestrup
Votes: 24,659 | Gross: $0.00M
46. Riders of Justice (2020)
Not Rated | 116 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Markus goes home to his teenage daughter, Mathilde, when his wife dies in a train crash. All appears to be a tragic accident until a mathematics geek, who was also a fellow passenger on the train, and his two colleagues show up.
Director: Anders Thomas Jensen | Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Andrea Heick Gadeberg, Lars Brygmann
Votes: 63,546
47. Adam's Apples (2005)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A neo-Nazi sentenced to community service at a church clashes with the blindly devoted minister.
Director: Anders Thomas Jensen | Stars: Ulrich Thomsen, Mads Mikkelsen, Nicolas Bro, Paprika Steen
Votes: 54,612 | Gross: $0.00M
48. Men & Chicken (2015)
Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Through getting to know their unknown family, two outcast brothers discover a horrible truth about themselves and their relatives.
Director: Anders Thomas Jensen | Stars: David Dencik, Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Søren Malling
Votes: 14,533 | Gross: $0.03M
49. In China They Eat Dogs (1999)
Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two brothers, one cold and ruthless, the other sensitive and reluctant, and their brutal misadventures.
Director: Lasse Spang Olsen | Stars: Kim Bodnia, Dejan Cukic, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Tomas Villum Jensen
Votes: 23,041
50. Flickering Lights (2000)
Not Rated | 109 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A gang of 4 Danish criminals are ordered by Færingen to steal a bag from a safe. When they see DKK4,000,000 in the bag, they keep it for themselves and head for Spain. They end up in a ruin of an old restaurant on Jutland and renovate it.
Director: Anders Thomas Jensen | Stars: Søren Pilmark, Ulrich Thomsen, Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Votes: 24,207
51. Fukssvansen (2001)
90 min | Comedy
2 slow brothers rent a house next to their landlord in the Danish countryside. A young woman stays for Christmas. A creditor living there makes some spiked candy, resulting in chaotic Xmas days for all.
Director: Niels Arden Oplev | Stars: Martin Buch, Anders W. Berthelsen, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Tommy Kenter
Votes: 1,268
52. Gamle mænd i nye biler (2002)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Fresh out of a Danish prison, Harald bosses his old gang around, into visiting his hospitalized foster dad, who wants to see his bio son before dying. The son's in a Swedish prison. Then there's a money matter - robbing a bank.
Director: Lasse Spang Olsen | Stars: Kim Bodnia, Torkel Petersson, Tomas Villum Jensen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Votes: 9,671
53. Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002)
R | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The chronically suicidal Wilbur, and his good-hearted big brother, Harbour, are in their thirties when, their father dies and leaves them with nothing but a worn down second-hand bookshop in Glasgow.
Director: Lone Scherfig | Stars: Jamie Sives, Adrian Rawlins, Shirley Henderson, Lisa McKinlay
Votes: 8,078 | Gross: $0.23M
54. Rembrandt (2002)
109 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Mick and Tom are an unlikely father-son team of petty thieves. They've been hired to steal a painting from a museum. By accident, they steal the wrong painting: Denmark's only original Rembrandt masterpiece, worth millions.
Director: Jannik Johansen | Stars: Lars Brygmann, Jakob Cedergren, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Nicolas Bro
Votes: 3,154
55. Skagerrak (2003)
Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Skagerrak is the story of being hit by happiness when you least expect it. In their late twenties and tired of partying their way around the world, Danish Marie and Irish Sophie come ashore... See full summary »
Director: Søren Kragh-Jacobsen | Stars: Iben Hjejle, Bronagh Gallagher, Martin Henderson, Ewen Bremner
Votes: 801
56. Virgin Mountain (2015)
94 min | Drama
Fusi, a 43 year old man, still lives with his mother. His daily life is characterized by monotonous routine. The appearance of vibrant Sjöfn and young neighbour Hera will upset his old bachelor habits.
Director: Dagur Kári | Stars: Gunnar Jónsson, Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir, Sigurjón Kjartansson, Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir
Votes: 9,732
57. The Other Side of Hope (2017)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
A poker-playing restaurateur and former traveling salesman befriends a group of refugees newly arrived to Finland.
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Sherwan Haji, Sakari Kuosmanen, Kaija Pakarinen, Tuomari Nurmio
Votes: 13,638 | Gross: $0.18M
58. Songs from the Second Floor (2000)
Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
Where are we humans going? A film poem inspired by the Peruvian poet César Vallejo. We meet people in the city. People trying to communicate, searching compassion and get the connection of small and large things.
Director: Roy Andersson | Stars: Lars Nordh, Stefan Larsson, Bengt C.W. Carlsson, Torbjörn Fahlström
Votes: 20,346 | Gross: $0.00M
59. Euthanizer (2017)
85 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
A man who euthanizes animals as a side job runs afoul of a white supremacist.
Director: Teemu Nikki | Stars: Matti Onnismaa, Jari Virman, Hannamaija Nikander, Heikki Nousiainen
Votes: 2,276
60. Ved verdens ende (2009)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Danish psychiatrist Adrian (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) and his assistant Beate (Birgitte Hjort Sørensen) are sent to Sumatra in order to make a mental health evaluation of murder convict Severin, ... See full summary »
Director: Tomas Villum Jensen | Stars: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Kee Chan
Votes: 1,853
61. People in the Sun (2011)
78 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Four self-centered people spend midsummers eve in a campsite. Concentrating on their own bloated egos, they are unaware that the world is, in fact, ending.
Director: Per-Olav Sørensen | Stars: Kjersti Holmen, Ingar Helge Gimle, Ane Dahl Torp, Jon Øigarden
Votes: 694
62. Voksne mennesker (2005)
Unrated | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young man spurs romance and helps his friend and himself go through times and struggles of their ordinary life in Denmark.
Director: Dagur Kári | Stars: Jakob Cedergren, Nicolas Bro, Tilly Scott Pedersen, Morten Suurballe
Votes: 3,438
63. Sprængfarlig bombe (2006)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
Tony (Ulrich Thomsen) is angry and wants his money back after watching world-famous director, Claus Volter's (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) new film. Tony just got out of prison for violent behavior.
Director: Tomas Villum Jensen | Stars: Ulrich Thomsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Mille Dinesen, Line Kruse
Votes: 2,693
64. I Hired a Contract Killer (1990)
Not Rated | 79 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Henri is depressed after losing his job, but finds himself too afraid to go through with suicide. He hires a contract killer to do the job for him instead - but what happens if he changes his mind?
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Margi Clarke, Kenneth Colley, T.R. Bowen
Votes: 7,572
65. Babas bilar (2006)
90 min | Action, Comedy
Jojo is out of money and must work for his stepfather's shady car dealership to pick up a car that belongs to a Russian gangster.
Director: Rafael Edholm | Stars: Andreas Wilson, Sara Sommerfeld, Hassan Brijany, Georgi Staykov
Votes: 888
66. Holy Mess (2015)
108 min | Comedy, Drama
A gay couple invites their somewhat-homophobic families to meet for the first time during Christmastime, and they have a special gift for them.
Director: Helena Bergström | Stars: Robert Gustafsson, Maria Lundqvist, Anton Lundqvist, Rakel Wärmländer
Votes: 3,428
67. In Bed with Santa (1999)
95 min | Comedy
Sara plans a Christmas party with ex-husbands, current husband Janne, and their families. Booze flows, guests fight and mention sex with Sara. She shockingly announces pregnancy despite Janne's vasectomy. The party descends into chaos.
Director: Kjell Sundvall | Stars: Katarina Ewerlöf, Peter Haber, Jessica Zandén, Leif Andrée
Votes: 8,664
68. Small Town Killers (2017)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Two Danish BFFs have lost interest in their wives and consider divorce, but end up getting drunk and hiring a Russian hitman online instead. The Russian flies in. Unfortunately, their wives get to know the Russian as well.
Director: Ole Bornedal | Stars: Nicolas Bro, Ulrich Thomsen, Mia Lyhne, Lene Maria Christensen
Votes: 2,759
69. Out of Tune (2019)
89 min | Comedy, Drama
Follows a celebrity financier who ends up in prison. After being assaulted by a gang of bikers in the prison, he ops for voluntary solitary confinement. During this time he joins the choir, aiming for the top of it's hierarchy.
Director: Frederikke Aspöck | Stars: Jacob Lohmann, Anders Matthesen, Christopher Læssø, Morten Hebsgaard
Votes: 1,614
70. The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2013)
R | 114 min | Adventure, Comedy
After living a long and colorful life, Allan Karlsson finds himself stuck in a nursing home. On his 100th birthday, he leaps out a window and begins an unexpected journey.
Director: Felix Herngren | Stars: Robert Gustafsson, Iwar Wiklander, David Wiberg, Mia Skäringer
Votes: 42,638 | Gross: $1.08M
71. The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared (2016)
108 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
The 101 year old man Allan Karlsson goes through Europe in search for a Russian soda recipe he lost during the early 70s. Unfortunately, he is not the only one who is looking for it.
Directors: Felix Herngren, Felix Herngren Måns Herngren, Måns Herngren | Stars: Robert Gustafsson, Iwar Wiklander, David Wiberg, Shima Niavarani
Votes: 6,578
72. Force Majeure (2014)
R | 120 min | Comedy, Drama
A family vacationing in the French Alps is confronted with a devastating avalanche.
Director: Ruben Östlund | Stars: Johannes Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Clara Wettergren, Vincent Wettergren
Votes: 67,107 | Gross: $1.36M
73. 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
74. A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014)
PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Sam and Jonathan, a pair of hapless novelty salesmen, embark on a tour of the human condition in reality and fantasy that unfold in a series of absurdist episodes.
Director: Roy Andersson | Stars: Holger Andersson, Nils Westblom, Viktor Gyllenberg, Lotti Törnros
Votes: 19,626 | Gross: $0.22M
75. Screwed in Tallinn (1999 TV Movie)
59 min | Comedy, Drama
Percy Nilegaard collects Swedish single men and embarks on a bus trip to Tallinn with a so-called "highly-experienced driver".
Director: Tomas Alfredson | Stars: Robert Gustafsson, Jonas Inde, Johan Rheborg, Tomas Almgren
Votes: 5,642
76. 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: 1,222
77. Another Round (2020)
Not Rated | 117 min | Drama
Four high-school teachers consume alcohol on a daily basis to see how it affects their social and professional lives.
Director: Thomas Vinterberg | Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Magnus Millang, Lars Ranthe
Votes: 194,867
78. Mamma Gógó (2010)
90 min | Drama
A film director's personal journey experiencing his mother's disappearance into the Alzheimer disease, a film with essential Fridriksson's ingredients, humour, compassion and strong visual style.
Director: Friðrik Þór Friðriksson | Stars: Kristbjörg Kjeld, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Gunnar Eyjólfsson, Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir
Votes: 386
79. The In-Laws (I) (2003)
PG-13 | 98 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller
Right before his daughter's wedding, a mild-mannered foot doctor discovers that his future son-in-law's father is a free-wheeling international spy.
Director: Andrew Fleming | Stars: Albert Brooks, Michael Douglas, Ryan Reynolds, Lindsay Sloane
Votes: 17,877 | Gross: $20.44M
80. Skyskraber (2011)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A blind girl living in a claustrophobic village that missed its chance at greatness tries to lose her virginity to a shy boy with a guilty conscience.
Director: Rune Schjøtt | Stars: Lukas Schwarz Thorsteinsson, Marta Holm Peschcke-Køedt, Lucas Schultz, Morten Suurballe
Votes: 480
81. Border (2018)
R | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
A customs officer who can smell fear develops an unusual attraction to a strange traveler while aiding a police investigation which will call into question her entire existence.
Director: Ali Abbasi | Stars: Eva Melander, Eero Milonoff, Jörgen Thorsson, Ann Petrén
Votes: 34,242 | Gross: $0.77M
82. The Man Without a Past (2002)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
M arrives in Helsinki only to be viciously attacked by thugs and pronounced dead by medics. He revives but with no memory of his past or his identity. He rebuilds his life from scratch, but the past inevitably catches up with him.
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen, Annikki Tähti, Juhani Niemelä
Votes: 26,082 | Gross: $0.92M
83. Wild Men (2021)
Not Rated | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
In a desperate attempt to cure his midlife crisis, Martin has fled his family to live high up in the Norwegian mountains. Hunting and gathering like his ancestors did thousands of years ago.
Director: Thomas Daneskov | Stars: Rasmus Bjerg, Zaki Youssef, Bjørn Sundquist, Sofie Gråbøl
Votes: 2,542
84. Morgan Pålsson - Världsreporter (2008)
84 min | Comedy
Bumbling TV journalist find himself reporting from a coup d'etat in Africa.
Director: Fredrik Boklund | Stars: Anders Jansson, Johan Wester, Karim Rasheed, Suzanne Reuter
Votes: 2,270
85. Menneskedyret (1995)
79 min | Drama
Through the adults surrounding him, eight year-old Frederik is confronted with animalistic desires, abandonment, death, hatred, and envy. His parents hold little love for each other, and ... See full summary »
Director: Carsten Rudolf | Stars: Cyron Melville, Michelle Bjørn-Andersen, Jens Okking, Søren Pilmark
Votes: 124
86. All for Two (2013)
Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Crime
After their newfound fortune have been tricked away from them by a banker, the three friends must work together to get revenge.
Director: Rasmus Heide | Stars: Jonatan Spang, Rasmus Bjerg, Mick Øgendahl, Kurt Ravn
Votes: 2,223
87. Høst: Autumn Fall (2015)
99 min | Drama
Oslo in beautiful autumn. Ingvild is stage manager at the National Theatre, and trying to make a life change, with her artistic ambitions. Not liking actors, she still manages to get into two very different affairs.
Director: Jan Vardoen | Stars: Hilde Louise Asbjørnsen, Thomas Chr. Hansen, Helge Jordal, Glenn Andre Kaada
Votes: 170
88. Violent Night (2022)
R | 112 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller
An elite team of mercenaries breaks into a family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone hostage. However, they aren't prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he's about to show why this Nick is no saint.
Director: Tommy Wirkola | Stars: David Harbour, John Leguizamo, Beverly D'Angelo, Alex Hassell
Votes: 99,031 | Gross: $50.06M
89. Ledsaget udgang (2007)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
John gets accompanied parole from prison, to attend his son's wedding. He's planned his escape, but nothing goes according to plan.
Director: Erik Clausen | Stars: Erik Clausen, Jesper Asholt, Ditte Gråbøl, Elith Nulle Nykjær
Votes: 660
90. Sick of Myself (2022)
97 min | Drama, Horror
Increasingly overshadowed by her boyfriend's recent rise to fame as a contemporary artist creating sculptures from stolen furniture, Signe hatches a vicious plan to reclaim her rightfully deserved attention within the milieu of Oslo's cultural elite.
Director: Kristoffer Borgli | Stars: Kristine Kujath Thorp, Eirik Sæther, Fanny Vaager, Sarah Francesca Brænne
Votes: 15,463
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