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- DirectorArne SkouenStarsJack FjeldstadHenny MoanAlf MallandDuring World War II, nine members of the Norwegian Resistance are trapped by the Germans in a deadly ambush. Only one escapes, and a fierce hunt through the ice desert has begun.
- DirectorMorten TyldumStarsAksel HennieSynnøve Macody LundNikolaj Coster-WaldauAn accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary.
- DirectorTommy WirkolaStarsNoomi RapaceAksel HennieAtle AntonsenA 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.
- DirectorJoachim RønningEspen SandbergStarsAksel HennieAgnes KittelsenNicolai Cleve BrochThe true story about one of the most brilliant saboteurs during World War II and his battle to overcome his inner demons.
- DirectorNils GaupStarsOtto FahlgrenAlexandra GjerpenPernille SandøyIn 1907, the miners in Sulitjelma in Fauske in Nordland made a famous rebellion against greedy mine owners.
- DirectorTancred IbsenStarsAlfred MaurstadVibeke FalkJoachim Holst-JensenIn the poor Norway in the early 1800s Gjest Baardsen starts off like a Robin Hood, stealing from the rich, giving to the poor. Based on the real character which became the poor mans hero, and got lots of help to get away from the law.
- DirectorPål Bang-HansenStarsRolv WesenlundBjørn SandThea StabellThe married couple Ingrid and Olav Femte meets unforeseen troubles and bureaucracy when they build a new house. A hopeless and hilarious meet with the system.
- DirectorTommy WirkolaStarsJeppe Beck LaursenCharlotte FrognerJenny SkavlanA ski vacation turns horrific for a group of medical students, as they find themselves confronted by an unimaginable menace: Nazi zombies.
- DirectorJoachim TrierStarsRenate ReinsveAnders Danielsen LieHerbert NordrumThe chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.
- DirectorJoachim RønningEspen SandbergStarsPål Sverre HagenAnders BaasmoGustaf SkarsgårdIn 1947, with five loyal friends in tow, explorer Thor Heyerdahl sails a fragile balsa wood raft along an ancient path some 4,300 miles across the Pacific.
- DirectorEskil VogtStarsRakel Lenora Petersen FløttumAlva Brynsmo RamstadSam AshrafDuring the bright Nordic summer, a group of children reveal their dark and mysterious powers when the adults aren't looking. In this original and gripping supernatural thriller, playtime takes a dangerous turn.
- DirectorMikkel Brænne SandemoseStarsPål Sverre HagenNicolai Cleve BrochSofia HelinNorwegian archaeologist Sigurd Svendsen forms a small team and sets off to find the true meaning of the secret runes found carved in rock and accidentally awakens a giant monster.
- DirectorMikkel Brænne SandemoseStarsVebjørn EngerMads Sjøgård PettersenElias Holmen SørensenEspen "Ash Lad", a poor farmer's son, embarks on a dangerous quest with his brothers to save the princess from a vile troll known as the Mountain King - in order to collect a reward and save his family's farm from ruin.
- DirectorMikkel Brænne SandemoseStarsVebjørn EngerEili HarboeSidse Babett KnudsenIn the sequel to The Ash Lad, Espen and Kristin embark on dangerous journey to save Espen's brothers, the kingdom - and perhaps the entire world.
- DirectorAndré ØvredalStarsOtto JespersenRobert StoltenbergKnut NærumA 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.
- DirectorEdith CarlmarStarsLeif JusterUnni BernhoftFrank RobertAt a high mountain hotel in Norway the porter Poppe tries to do the best he can for the guests with an often unhelpful piccolo Rudolf. This, however, leads to a lot of problems, and Poppe thinks some of the guests behave inappropriate.
- DirectorKåre BergstrømStarsErling LindahlBjørg EnghHenny MoanA group of friends travel to a cabin in the Norwegian forest. It's a rumor that at night a crazy man can be heard screaming at a lake nearby the cabin.
- DirectorEspen SandbergStarsPål Sverre HagenChristian RubeckKatherine WaterstonThe life and adventures of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, the first man to arrive on the South Pole.
- DirectorErik PoppeStarsAndrea BerntzenAleksander HolmenSolveig Koløen BirkelandA teenage girl struggles to survive and to find her younger sister during the July 2011 terrorist mass murder at a political summer camp on the Norwegian island of Utøya.
- DirectorJohn Andreas AndersenStarsKristoffer JonerAne Dahl TorpEdith Haagenrud-SandeIn 1904 an earthquake of magnitude 5.4 on the Richter scale shook Oslo, with an epicenter in the "Oslo Graben" which runs under the Norwegian capital. There are now signs that indicate that we can expect a major future earthquake in Oslo.
- DirectorRoar UthaugStarsKristoffer JonerAne Dahl TorpJonas Hoff OftebroAlthough anticipated, no one is really ready when the mountain pass above the scenic, narrow Norwegian fjord Geiranger collapses and creates an 85-meter high violent tsunami. A geologist is one of those caught in the middle of it.
- DirectorHarald ZwartStarsThomas GullestadJonathan Rhys MeyersMarie BlokhusThey were 12 saboteurs. The Nazis killed 11 of them. This is the true story of the one that got away.
- DirectorArne SkouenStarsLeif JusterLalla CarlsenEgil Hjorth-JenssenThorvald runs a local bus route, with a 1923-model bus nicknamed 'Gamla', in the Norwegian country side. Thorvald himself always takes time to make numerous stops along his route, to help out with the smallest of problems. The old man is so caring he sometimes forget to charge money from his travelers. But modern times are lurking on the doorstep - in the figure of a grumpy county official and an offer from an outside bus company...
- DirectorErik PoppeStarsJesper ChristensenAnders BaasmoKarl MarkovicsApril 1940. Norway has been invaded by Germany and the royal family and government have fled into the interior. The German envoy to Norway tries to negotiate a peace. Ultimately, the decision on Norway's future will rest with the king.
- DirectorRune Denstad LangloStarsAnders BaasmoOlivier MukutaSlimane DaziA couple decides to open a home for refugees in the remote cold mountains of Norway, and gets a lot to deal with.
- DirectorRoar UthaugStarsIngrid Bolsø BerdalRolf Kristian LarsenTomas Alf Larsen5 young Norwegians head up to the mountains to snowboard. One breaks his leg and it's getting dark soon, so they spend the night in a big, abandoned hotel, closed 30 years ago. They are not alone.
- DirectorNils GaupStarsJakob OftebroKristofer HivjuTorkel Dommersnes SoldalIn the year 1206 Norway is raged by civil war. The King's illegitimate infant son, Håkon Håkonsson, which half the kingdom wants killed off, is guarded in secrecy by two men. A story which changed the course of the country's history.
- DirectorHans Petter MolandStarsStellan SkarsgårdBruno GanzPål Sverre HagenAfter his son is murdered by drug dealers, a snowplow driver starts seeking revenge.
- DirectorErik SkjoldbjærgStarsStellan SkarsgårdSverre Anker OusdalMaria MathiesenIn 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.
- DirectorTommy WirkolaStarsStig Frode HenriksenMartin HovdenMartin HykkerudIs the fjord witch just a legend or could it be that Satan's bride lives within the woods of Grytefjord? Does Tordenskjold find himself or perhaps somebody completely else? Who would win a fight between Jesus and Harry potter? These and several other questions gets answered in Kurt Josef Wagle's lost videotapes...
- DirectorErik SkjoldbjærgStarsAksel HennieWes BentleyStephen LangA thriller set at the beginning of the 1980's Norwegian Oil Boom and centered on a diver whose obsession with reaching the bottom of the Norwegian Sea leads to tragedy.
- DirectorAksel HennieJohn Andreas AndersenStarsAksel HennieNicolai Cleve BrochBjørn FlobergUno is a story from inner-city Oslo about David, a twentyfive-year-old with few prospects for the future. His days are spent hanging around with petty criminals at an inner-city gym. Still, it's better than home: His father is terminally ill, his brother is mentally handicapped, and he's unable to connect with his mother.But then, as his father is on his deathbed, the gym is raided by the police. David chooses to betray his friends in the hope of reaching his father for a last farewell. But it's too late. With his father dead and his mother grief-stricken, he's also forced to take responsibility for his brother on top of fighting off his former underworld friends. The crisis makes David realize what's truly important in his life: his family. He starts assuming responsibility for both his past and his future. By losing everything, David is given a chance to start over from scratch and rebuild his life.
- DirectorKnut AndersenStarsRolf Just NilsenArve OpsahlOdd BorgThe military leaders have an almost hopeless job when the salesman Goggen, the mechanic Bottolph, the shipping magnate Rieber-Larsen and others are called in for three weeks military duty. The nurses, Florence and Bitten, add to their problems.
- DirectorErik BallingStarsOve SprogøeMorten GrunwaldPoul BundgaardEgon Olsen's criminal trio always gets into unlucky, comical situations when executing Egon's genius plans. After release from prison, he already has a new plan: steal a valuable German item from a secured museum in Copenhagen.
- DirectorRoar UthaugStarsIsabel Christine AndreasenIngrid Bolsø BerdalMilla OlinSigne, spared from death to produce a child, befriends a little girl, Frigg, and escapes from the camp.
- DirectorBo HermanssonStarsLeif JusterTom TellefsenKari Ann GrønsundThe father Albert and son Herbert live together and runs a scarp yard. But now Herbert has found a woman to marry, which scares Albert who starts sabotaging the plans.
- DirectorMagnus MartensStarsKyrre HellumMads OusdalHenrik MestadTerrified 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...
- DirectorIvo CaprinoStarsWenche FossPer Theodor HaugenHarald Heide-Steen Jr.Reodor Felgen decides that he will enter a car race to defeat his former friend who has stolen his plans for a car.
- DirectorMarius HolstStarsBenjamin HelstadTrond NilssenStellan SkarsgårdNorwegian winter, early 20th century. On the boys home Bastoy, a new inmate leads the boys to a violent uprising against a brutal regime. How far is he willing to go to attain freedom?
- DirectorArild Østin OmmundsenStarsChristian RubeckFridtjov SåheimKristoffer JonerStavanger is no longer a small fishing town on the West Coast, priding itself on titles like "oil capital" and "culture capital." People are wealthier, the cars more expensive, the houses more luxurious. Old wooden houses are demolished to give way to large residential complexes and gigantic food festivals, French acrobats dominate cultural life, and behind it all looms the global financial crisis. In the middle of this materialistic everyday reality is Jonny Kristiansen, an up-and-coming 25-year-old broker. Hungry for money and success, he is pulled into an unscrupulous financial world with cigars, champagne, and exclusive escort girls. Jonny takes off and aims at the top of the finance pyramid with his goal to become the best, richest, and most powerful--at whatever cost.
- DirectorBjørn BreigutuStarsHenki KolstadEinar VaageBirger LøvaasPer Sætermyrmoen has won the 50 kilometer in Holmenkollen, but which village is he from, Alvdal or Tynset?
- DirectorTancred IbsenStarsPeter LindgrenIvar SvendsenBritta Lech-HanssenTwo police officers lie dead. Ekstrøm and the youngster Gustav are on their flight. Originally a 1926 story, this film was banned for more than 50 years, due to a high court order banning the film for the sake of human privacy.
- DirectorUlf GreberArne SkouenStarsTom TellefsenIvar ThorkildsenPål Bang-HansenThe movie takes place on Oslo's east side sometime during the twenties. It depicts the workers' environment by traditional elements like unemployment, strike, poverty, alcoholism, absent fathers, wise and tired mothers, the dream of a better life and the friendship between the boys in the street.
- DirectorEva IsaksenStarsIngrid Bolsø BerdalThorbjørn HarrFridtjov SåheimAt the Varden Psychiatric Clinic, the attendants are mad and the inmates are sane. Here is found life in all its different faces. As 24-year-old Aina meets the insane gang, they bring back her lust for life.
- DirectorMichael ForlongStarsLeif LarsenPalmar BjørnøyAnthony OliverDuring World War II, a small group of Norwegian sailors take refugees from Norway to the Shetland Islands in small fishing boats, equipped only with low-caliber weapons to protect themselves from German airplanes and patrol boats.
- DirectorTommy WirkolaStarsStig Frode HenriksenTommy WirkolaLinda Øverlie NilsenWhen a likable hillbilly sees his fiance, friends and family ruthlessly gunned down at his engagement party, he becomes determined to get revenge - as soon as he wakes up from his coma.
- DirectorJens LienStarsTrond FausaPetronella BarkerPer SchaanningIn 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.
- DirectorNils GaupStarsStian SmestadGabriel ByrneLouisa Milwood-HaighA young Norwegian boy in 1850s England goes to work as a cabin boy and discovers some of his shipmates are actually pirates.
- DirectorArild Østin OmmundsenStarsPia TjeltaKristoffer JonerGeir Vegar HoelPia 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 at the last minute. Finding him turns out to be quite a task. While searching, she meets several more or less disgruntled and dissatisfied people. And when Santa turns up, things start happening.
- DirectorHans Petter MolandStarsStellan SkarsgårdGard B. EidsvoldBjørn SundquistA young writer whose proposal was recently rejected goes to Greenland to spend a year at an outpost for hunting and trapping animals for furs. At the outpost he meets two men who are none too keen to spend the winter with the newcomer.
- DirectorNils GaupStarsMikkel GaupIngvald GuttormNils UtsiA 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.