Best new Icelandic Movies in 2021 & 2020 (Netflix, Prime, Hulu & Cinema List)


List of the latest Icelandic movies in 2021 and the best Icelandic movies of 2020 & the 2010's. Top Icelandic movies to watch on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Disney+ & other Streaming services, out on DVD/Blu-ray or in cinema's right now.

New Icelandic movies in 2021 in Cinema & on VOD

Top movies up for release in 2021 in cinema and on VOD

  • Lamb

     DIRECTOR: Valdimar Jóhannsson
    CAST: Noomi Rapace, Hilmir Snær Guðnason & Björn Hlynur Haraldsson
    María and Ingvar are a couple without children in Iceland. They figure the roles of parents would not be in their future. All of that changes, however, when the two discover a mysterious baby that ends up on their farm within the barn. At first, the blessing of a little one in their lives brings them a happiness that wasn’t there before. As they continue to raise the child, however, they realize there may be a more sinister force at play that seeks to return the child back into the wild. Directed by Valdimar Jóhannsson in his directorial debut, this mixture of horror and mystery stars Noomi Rapace, Hilmir Snaer Gudnason, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, and Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson. Read more

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  • Quake

     DIRECTOR: Tinna Hrafnsdóttir
    CAST: Anita Briem Tinna Hrafnsdóttir Edda Björgvinsdóttir
    Saga is a woman who finds her life proceeding down a much different path after having recently experienced an intense epilepsy seizure. Trying to recover from such an ordeal, she discovers that there’s more than just her epilepsy she has to deal with as troubling secrets from her past come back to haunt her. All of this forces her to question her roles as daughter, sister, partner, and mother in this stirring and somber drama from writer and director Tinna Hrafnsdóttir. Read more

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  • Backyard Village

     DIRECTOR: Marteinn Thorsson
    CAST: Tim Plester Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir Laufey Elíasdóttir
    The 40-year-old Brynja is still bitter about her mother having left her at such a young age. Still not being able to face, she seeks refuge in a small village just outside of Reykjavik. It is there where she meets the 50-year-old British tourist Mark and discovers that she may not be as alone in her troubles as she originally thought. This tender drama of cold comfort comes from director Marteinn Thorsson and stars Tim Plester, Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir, and Laufey Elíasdóttir. Read more

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Best Icelandic movies on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Disney+ or DVD in 2021

2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and the 2010's best rated Icelandic movies out on DVD, Bluray or streaming on VOD (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Disney+ & More).
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Like the country itself, movies from this snowy and icy island are almost always intriguing. Admirable, for a country with only a 300.000 residents!
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