Best new Swedish Movies in 2024 & 2023 (Netflix, Prime, Hulu & Cinema List)
List of the latest Swedish movies in 2024 and the best Swedish movies of 2023 & the 2010's. Top Swedish movies to watch on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Disney+ & other Streaming services, out on DVD/Blu-ray or in cinema's right now.
New Swedish movies in 2024 in Cinema & on VOD
Top movies up for release in 2024 in cinema and on VOD
DIRECTOR: Per Fly CAST: Mikael Persbrandt, Francis Chouler & Cian Barry
It is 1961 and the Cold War is in full swing. Amid this war is diplomat and economist Dag Hammarskjöld. His mission is to seek out a ceasefire by negotiating with enemies. This occurs soon after having led UN forces into their first wartime mission. Will he be able to find a way to mend the conflict or will the war continue? This Cold War thriller from Sweden was written and directed by Per Fly (Borgen, Backstabbing for Beginners) and stars Mikael Persbrandt, Francis Chouler, Cian Barry, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Colin Salmon, Richard Brake, Sara Soulié, Adam Neill, and Celine Tshika.
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DIRECTOR: Patrik Blomberg Book CAST: Erik Svedberg-Zelman, Rebecca Plymholt & Anna Blomberg
In 1986, synth music was all the rage. Obsessing over this type of music is the couple of Fredrik and Nina. Fred’s band has gotten their first big gig that could change his future in music forever. But there’s an unexpected twist in store for him as one wild weekend will redefine his relationship and his love of music. This retro drama focusing on music comes from Sweden and was written and directed by Patrik Blomberg Book (The World Isn't Creative Enough). The cast includes the talents of Erik Svedberg-Zelman, Rebecca Plymholt, Anna Blomberg, Magnus Schmitz, and Karin Lithman.
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DIRECTOR: Georg Tiller CAST: Edward Weki, Manuele de Gouveia & Marita Kuunari
Edward Weki is a Sudanese old man who finds himself being visited by ghosts while in the final stages of his Parkinson’s. All of the figures in his life come from Ingmar Bergman films, spanning from the nurse in Persona to Death from The Seventh Seal. These figures work together to retrieve the man’s lost memories located on the island of Farö. This Bergmanesque drama was directed by Georg Tiller (Zaho Zay, White Coal) and written by Maéva Ranaïvojaona, with a cast that features Manuela Eleonor de Gouveia (Persona Beach), Felicia Godman (Vägen), Marita Kuunari, Valériane Placier, and Edward Weki. Read more Watch the trailer of Godsterminal Netflix | Amazon | All Release dates
DIRECTOR: Lukas Moodysson CAST: Gustaf Hammarsten, Shanti Roney & Cecilia Frode
In 1975, a community was formed called the Together. Fast forward to 1999 and the collective has shrunk considerably. The size has shrunk to Göran and Klasse, the two remaining members that are finding themselves lonely decide it’s time to reconnect with their old colleagues. But will the reunion go according to plan? This Swedish-Danish comedy-drama comes from writer and director Lukas Moodysson (A Hole in My Heart, Gösta) and stars Gustaf Hammarsten (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Shanti Roney (So Damn Easy Going), Lisa Lindgren, Henrik Lundström, Jonas Karlsson, Jessica Liedberg, David Dencik, Olle Sarri, Anja Lundqvist, Sten Ljunggren, and Cecilia Frode.
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Best Swedish movies on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Disney+ or DVD in 2024
2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and the 2010's best rated Swedish movies out on DVD, Bluray or streaming on VOD (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Disney+ & More).
DIRECTOR: Lukas Moodysson CAST: Gustaf Hammarsten, Shanti Roney & Cecilia Frode
In 1975, a collective of individuals gathered together for their own commune that they dubbed “Together.” Time passes and by 1999, the commune as shrunk with its population. With the group’s numbers now down to two, the remaining members of Göran and Klasse find themselves lonely and longing for kinship once more. Hoping to reconnect, they setup a reunion with their old friends. Written and directed by Lukas Moodysson (Show Me Love, We Are The Best, Together), this offbeat drama of human connection stars Jonas Karlsson, David Dencik, and Henrik Lundström. Read more Watch the trailer of Tillsammans 99 Netflix | Amazon | All Release dates
DIRECTOR: John Thornblad CAST: Per Ragnar, Sandra Redlaff &
In the year 1948, Vipeholm Hospital is home to people with disabilities. The 22-year-old Johanna is a patient at the hospital who finds herself falling in love with fellow inmate Vilgot. Soon, the routines of the hospital change and Vilgot finds himself quite ill. This leads to Johanna suspecting that something sinister may be at play in this hospital as she slowly unearths a dark experiment. Based on a true story, this dark drama that centers around abuse of the disabled comes from director John Thornblad (Lars and the Baron, Desertören) with a script written by Johan Fågelström and Helena Johansson. The cast includes Sandra Redlaff, Per Ragnar, and Henrik Norman. Read more Watch the trailer of Sockerexperimentet Netflix | Amazon | All Release dates
DIRECTOR: Adam Berg CAST: Noomi Rapace, Aliette Opheim & Jakob Oftebro
The future has been reduced by an apocalyptic event that has now only frozen the globe but war was well. But there may be a way to stop this war that seems to be about as endless as the winters. A mysterious package may hold the key to this peace and six soldiers must transport it for the good of the world. That transportation will involve them traversing a dangerous frozen archipelago where survival chances are pretty low. This post-apocalyptic survival picture stars Noomi Rapace, Jakob Oftebro, Aliette Opheim, Dar Salim, Ardalan Esmaili, Erik Enge, Cecilia Säverman, and Martin Hendrikse Read more Watch the trailer of Black Crab Netflix | Amazon | All Release dates
DIRECTOR: Helena Bergström CAST: Molly Nutley, Christopher Wollter & Rakel Wärmländer
Dylan Pettersson is a twenty-something woman with big dreams of becoming a dancer. Those dreams may seem hard to attain when living in the Swedish archipelago on a tiny island but that doesn’t seem to stop her. Aiming to be as glamorous and physically active as possible, she keeps her dreams of the dance floor alive and well. Directed and co-written by Helena Bergström, this inspiring Swedish dance comedy stars Mattias Nordkvist, Rakel Wärmländer, and Christopher Wollter.
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DIRECTOR: Tobias Nordquist CAST: Ola Rapace, Ida Engvoll, Peter Viitanen, Erik Bolin
It is the 1980s and not even a small Swedish town can distance itself from the dangers of rising drug cartels in the region. Two strangers find themselves engaged with the dealings of one such cartel that turns their lives upside down with dangers lurking in their brush with crime. But can they survive being locked into such a dangerous world of drugs? Directed by Tobias Nordquist (The Salazar Brothers), this cartel thriller stars Ola Rapace, Ida Engvoll, and Peter Viitanen. Read more Watch the trailer of White Trash Netflix | Amazon | All Release dates
DIRECTOR: Tobias Nordquist CAST: Ola Rapace
Ida Engvoll
Peter Viitanen
It is the 1980s and not even a small Swedish town can distance itself from the dangers of rising drug cartels in the region. Two strangers find themselves engaged with the dealings of one such cartel that turns their lives upside down with dangers lurking in their brush with crime. But can they survive being locked into such a dangerous world of drugs? Directed by Tobias Nordquist (The Salazar Brothers), this cartel thriller stars Ola Rapace, Ida Engvoll, and Peter Viitanen. Read more Watch the trailer of White Trash Netflix | Amazon | All Release dates
DIRECTOR: Ruben Östlund CAST: Woody Harrelson, Harris Dickinson & Charlbi Dean Kriek
Writer/director Ruben Östlund (The Square, Force Majeure) helms this tropical drama of making the tough choices about where to go next in life. The story concerns two models that have been in the business for quite some time but now find themselves conflicted about which direction to take when approached with a crossroads in their career. The film stars such talents as Woody Harrelson (Zombieland, Midway), Harris Dickinson (Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Beach Rats), and Charlbi Dean (Black Lightning). Read more Watch the trailer of Triangle of Sadness
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DIRECTOR: Roy Andersson CAST: Magnus Wallgren, Lisa Blohm & Kristina Ekmark
Director Roy Arne Lennart Andersson continues his contemplative film legacy in this atmospheric drama that takes aim at the quirks and splendors of humanity. Covered in a glaze of cool colors with its whimsically somber setting, the film meanders around various characters who amble about life. Some of them are ordinary passengers on a train. Some of them can fly in the air. And some of them are literally Adolf Hitler. Winner of the Silver Lion award for Best Direction. Read more Watch the trailer of About Endlessness
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DIRECTOR: Pauli Janhunen Calderón CAST: Dennis Konway, Pauli Janhunen Calderón & Rebecka Andersson
Finding a job can be difficult but it's an exceptionally tricky task for Theo with his troubling past of criminal activity. Life is tough for Theo with his money troubles and rumors swirling around his name. He soon connects with an old classmate who is exceptionally eccentric and willing to help out a friend in need. Aiming to change Theo’s life for the better, he approaches him with the possibility to turn everything around and build a brighter future for his friend. Read more Watch the trailer of Cold Words Netflix | Amazon | All Release dates
DIRECTOR: Johannes Nyholm CAST: Peter Belli, Leif Edlund, Ylva Gallon, Katarina Jakobson
A hard to pin down Swedish psychological horror about an estranged couple in an isolated forest being terrorized by a mysterious circus. Even worse; like Groundhog Day, they have to relive the same nightmarish night over and over. Read more Watch the trailer of Koko-di Koko-da
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DIRECTOR: Anna Odell CAST: Jan Abramson, Jens Albinus, Anders Axelsson, Josephine Bauer
An actress and an actor prepare for a role together. As they're trying to deconstruct the roles they are about to play, an exploration of identity and gender unfolds. Written and directed by Anna Odell, the director behind 2013's marvelous 'The Reunion'. Read more Watch the trailer of X & Y Netflix | Amazon | All Release dates
DIRECTOR: Jesper Garlandt CAST: Jesper Ganslandt
Hunter Ganslandt,
Christopher Wagelin
Told through the eyes of four year old boy, 'Jimmie' evolves around a father and a son who have to leave their native Sweden for a safer country. Director Jesper Ganslandt (and his son Hunter) star in this film that was inspired by the European migrant crisis. Read more Watch the trailer of Jimmie RATING: 83/100 Netflix | Amazon | All Release dates
DIRECTOR: Amanda Kernell CAST: Lene Cecilia Sparrok
Mia Erika Sparrok
Maj-Doris Rimpi
'Sami Blood' tells the inspiring story of strong headed 14-year old Sami girl in the 1930's who is determined to leave her community. She has to face the harsh racism against her people that was widespread throughout Sweden those days. Read more Watch the trailer of Sami Blood RATING: 80/100
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DIRECTOR: Hannes Holm CAST: Rolf Lassgård
Bahar Pars
Filip Berg
An adaptation of Fredrik Backman's well received 2013 novel, and a pretty good one. Ove is a 59 year old, grumpy widow. He is feared in his neighborhood, notorious for his outbreaks of anger and pedantry. But when a immigrant family moves in right next to him, an unexpected bond grows.. Read more Watch the trailer of En Man som heter Ove RATING: 77/100
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DIRECTOR: Mikael Marcimain CAST: Sofia Karemyr
Simon J. Berger
Josefin Asplund
A very solid drama film based on true events, which takes its time to enfold, but ultimately fails to convince. It does, however, deserve to be mentioned on this top list as it revives the seventies in a pretty good way (don’t resist comparing it to American Hustle), and because it tells a story that needs to be told. Call Girl is inspired on the scandal which had Sweden in its grip in the seventies – high placed officials were being linked to underage prostitution. The film tells the story from multiple perspectives, but together with two young girls being seduced and forced to work as call girls, the viewer gets introduced into the dark hidden side of power. It is gritty and complex, but like American Hustle it remains too much to the surface with a story that gets boring too quickly. Read more Watch the trailer of Call Girl RATING: 65/100
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DIRECTOR: Anna Odell CAST: Anna Odell
Anders Berg
David Nordström
A 2013 Swedish film by one of Sweden’s most famous artists Anna Odell. She made a name for herself by faking a psychosis, and since then ranks among the most controversial artists in Europe. I would not say this one is controversial, but it definitely experimentally interesting, and I did really enjoy it. Read more Watch the trailer of Aterträffen RATING: 69/100
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DIRECTOR: Roy Andersson CAST: Holger Andersson
Nils Westblom
Viktor Gyllenberg
Roy Andersson isn’t exactly what you would call a prolific director; in a carreer spanning over 40 years, he made only five films. Still, he’s one of Sweden’s most beloved and influential film makers of the last decades. A Pigeon is the last part of a trilogy, together with Songs from the Second Floor (2007) and You, the Living (2007). Like these two films, it’s a meticulously crafted mosaic comedy about contemporary Sweden and its (often) unfortunate inhabitants. Andersson is the type of director you’ll love or hate, but his absurd and hilarious vignettes sure won us over. Read more Watch the trailer of A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence RATING: 70/100
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DIRECTOR: Lukas Moodysson CAST: Mira Barkhammar
Mira Grosin
Liv LeMoyne
Incorrectly heralded as the new Ingmar Bergman, Moodysson demonstrated that he is a whole different kind of auteur filmmaker. And one that I appreciate immensely. There is no one who can make warm naturalist films like Moodysson, making even clichés feel heartfelt and sincere. Most people will know him from the small-town coming-of-age film Fucking Amal about two young girls exploring their lesbian sexuality. In the meanwhile he made a few darker and heavier drama’s which I am not too excited about, but with We Are the Best! he is back. It is a touching little film about three young girls starting a punk band in the Stockholm of the eighties. Read more Watch the trailer of Vi är bäst! RATING: 72/100 Netflix | Amazon | All Release dates
DIRECTOR: Ruben Östlund CAST: Johannes Kuhnke
Lisa Loven Kongsli
Clara Wettergren
Without a doubt one of the most interesting auteurs of contemporary cinema, Ruben Östlund finally gained the international attention he deserved with his latest masterpiece. Like his other films, Force Majeure is a psychological exploration of human shortcomings. The story evolves around a well-to-do family on a ski holiday which takes an unpleasant turn as the family is (seemlingy) nearly killed by an avalanche and the father runs away to save his own ass instead of his family’s. What follows is darkly comic tale about bad conscience and irretrievable trust. One of our 2014 favorites! Read more Watch the trailer of Turist RATING: 73/100 Netflix | Amazon | All Release dates
DIRECTOR: Gabriela Pichler CAST: Nermina Lukac
Milan Dragisic
Jonathan Lampinen
Another heavy themed drama, but a lot stronger than Call Girl, is Eat Sleep Die (2013). Yet again, a story that needed to be told. Not because of its historic value, but because of its contemporary relevance. It tells the tale of a young hard working low-skilled immigrant coming to Sweden in search of a better life. But like immigrants in the whole of Western Europe, she is amongst the most vulnerable in society. This becomes evident quickly when she gets fired from her factory job, and is left out on the streets. It exposes the hypocrisy of Western societies telling immigrants they are responsible for their own success, but not giving them equal opportunities. It is a raw film with a camera style reminding one of the Dardenne brothers, that although it is not the most coherent of films, is worth the watch. Read more Watch the trailer of Eat Sleep Die RATING: 65/100 Netflix | Amazon | All Release dates
DIRECTOR: Ruben Östlund CAST: Anas Abdirahman
Sebastian Blyckert
Yannick Diakité
We have reached the very best Swedish film of the 2010’s, and Play deserves the number one spot. There are few observationalist films that can with distanced and static camerawork manage to pull you in. Just like in his earlier film, Involuntary (2008), Ruben Ostlund knows in Play how to expose society’s awkwardness and hypocrisy while at the same time producing hugely enjoyable films. Play is based on real-life examples of bullying in the Gothenburg area. There young gangs robbed middle-class white kids, not by physical violence but by elaborate role-play and psychological games. Read more Watch the trailer of Play RATING: 71/100 Netflix | Amazon | All Release dates
DIRECTOR: Axel Petersén CAST: Johannes Brost
Peter Carlberg
Léonore Ekstrand
Now we are reaching the very good stuff. Avalon is one of the many films out there about decadence, but it manages to show it an interesting new light. In a sense it is an all-out attack on the older Swedish generation. According to director Axel Petersén the wealthy and decadent older Swedes have no respect for youth and have themselves never grown up, and refuse to make room for younger generations. In Avalon we follow Janne, a 60-year old party promoter, and his blasé sister who both represent this generation to the extreme. They have come over to help a friend out setting up his new nightclub, but all they do is hang around and enjoy themselves at the beach and the countryside. Then an accident happens exposing the depth of their indifference. Read more Watch the trailer of Avalon RATING: 54/100
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DIRECTOR: Pernilla August CAST: Michael Nyqvist
Sverrir Gudnason
Mikkel Boe Følsgaard
Actress-turned-director Pernilla August adapted Hjalmar Söderberg's classic 1912 novel The Serious Game for the big screen. One of Sweden's most beloved tales, it tells the tragic story of a married journalist falling for a young Stockholm socialite. In somebody else's hands, this might have turned into a dull historical weepy, but August managed to stay true to the book while giving it a special touch. Read more Watch the trailer of Den allvarsamma leken RATING: 66/100
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DIRECTOR: Ruben Östlund CAST: Elisabeth Moss
Dominic West
Terry Notary
Swedish sociologist/filmmaker Ruben Östlund pulls it off again. Taking place in the world of contemporary art, 'The Square' is a brilliant behavioral study of a self-assured museum director whose life is falling apart. Read more Watch the trailer of The Square RATING: 95/100
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DIRECTOR: Ninja Thyberg CAST: Sofia Kappel, Revika Anne Reustle & Evelyn Claire
In Sweden, Linnéa was just your average girl residing in a small town. In Los Angeles, however, she’d prefer to be known as Jessica. It’s a name she hopes will become better known in the world of adult film as she seeks to become the ultimate actor in pornography. But jumping into such a career is not easy and Jessica may not be ready for all the challenges that her new life holds. Based on a short film, Pleasure comes from director Ninja Thyberg with a cast that includes Sofia Kappel, Revika Anne Reustle, Evelyn Claire, Chris Cock, Dana DeArmond, and Kendra Spade. Read more Watch the trailer of Pleasure Netflix | Amazon | All Release dates
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