Movies and TV shows set in iceland
The list contains the best, new and most relevant movies set in iceland ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, realistic, humorous, semi serious, atmospheric and melancholic films and TV shows about / with female nudity, family relations, friendship, nordic, isolation, male nudity, police, investigation, nudity and snow plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Mystery genres shot in Iceland, Denmark, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as iceland: Godland (2022), Trapped (2015), Either Way (2011), Volcano (2011), Lamb (2021), Virgin Mountain (2015), Land Ho! (2014), Beautiful Beings (2022), The Sea (2002), Woman at War (2018).
Best films
New films
| The Danish Woman (2025) | 7.8 | |
| Belle (2023) | 5.2 | |
| Hagen (2024) | 6.0 | |
| Lifeline (2021) | 5.9 | |
| It Hatched (2021) | 3.6 |
List of movies set in iceland
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark, Iceland, France, Sweden
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
In the late 19th century, a young Danish priest travels to a remote part of Iceland to build a church and photograph its people. But the deeper he goes into the unforgiving landscape, the more he strays from his purpose, the mission and morality.
Plot:
priest, journey, male nudity, missionary, photographer, death, nordic, bare chested male, volcanic eruption, guide, photography, cultural conflict ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
iceland
Is relevant?
27K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Iceland, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Germany, France, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
As a ferry carrying 300 passengers from Denmark pulls into an Icelandic town’s small port, heavy snow begins to fall. The ferry can’t leave until the storm passes and the main road into town is impassable. A mutilated and dismembered body washes ...
Style:
atmospheric, detective, crime drama, scenic, enigmatic ...
Plot:
police, nordic, murder investigation, murder, small town, winter, coastal town, investigation, voodoo, ex wife, danger, forensic ...
Place:
iceland
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iceland
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Icelandic drama about two remote road-workers.
Style:
contemplative, humorous, atmospheric, captivating, psychological ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
friendship, workplace, friends, workplace situations, buddies, bittersweet, couples, landscape, wilderness, isolation, introspection, minimalism ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
iceland
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Iceland, Denmark
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Hannes is an old man who has grown apart from his children. Recently retired when his wife gets ill he tries to reconcile with them and to atone for his cold demeanor in the past.
Style:
realistic, emotional, atmospheric, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
parents and children, family reunited, introspection, redemption, aging, estrangement, family feud, hopes, unfulfillment, minimalism, marriage, retirement ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iceland, europe
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44K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Iceland, Sweden, Poland, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
An Icelandic couple live with their herd of sheep on a beautiful but remote farm. When they discover a mysterious newborn on their land, they decide to keep it and raise it as their own. This unexpected development, and the prospects of a new ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, scary, modern fairy tale, psychedelic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
parenthood, folk horror, farm, creature, body horror, grief, husband wife relationship, mountain, supernatural, dysfunctional family, parents and children, fatherhood ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
iceland
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Iceland, Denmark
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Like a young bird yet to find the courage to lift its wings, Fúsi (43) lives alone with his mother, where they've always lived.
Style:
realistic, touching, sincere, captivating, poetic ...
Plot:
bachelor, shyness, depression, shy man, adolescence vs adulthood, misfit, society, life turned upside down, mental disorder, police, model, airport ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iceland
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA, Iceland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A pair of former brothers-in-law embark on a road trip through Iceland.
Style:
mumblecore, humorous, realistic, sentimental, touching ...
Plot:
aging, road trip, human spirit, buddies, elderly, self discovery, friendship, disorder, on the road, old age, travel, friends ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iceland, europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, Czech Republic
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A teenage boy, raised by a mother who considers herself psychic, takes a bullied kid into his group of violent misfits. As the group’s troubles escalate toward life-threatening situations, an inner voice awakens in the boy and, with the help of ...
Style:
crying, tripping
Plot:
abuse, dysfunctional family, male nudity, male rape, friendship between boys, coming of age, violence, bullying, teenage boy, gay, friendship, swimming pool ...
Place:
iceland
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iceland, France, Norway
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Wealthy, aging patriarch Thordur assembles his scattered heirs in his remote Icelandic fishing village to discuss the future of the family fishery. But bringing everyone together unleashes a storm of long-repressed dark family secrets.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, clever, sexual ...
Plot:
favoritism among siblings, dysfunctional family, fisherman, life is a bitch, family problems, family business, parents and children, family life, family gatherings, elderly, small town, homecoming ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iceland, europe, paris france, reykjavik iceland
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: Iceland, France, Ukraine
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A middle aged woman declares war on the heavy industry in her town. She resorts to sabotage and is willing to risk everything for nature and these virgin highlands… until a Ukrainian orphan enters her life.
Style:
light, captivating, feel good, humorous, atmospheric ...
Plot:
environmental activist, adoption, climate change, sabotage, strong female character, tourist, sister sister relationship, dog, twins, environmentalism, musician, women ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iceland, sarajevo, reykjavik iceland, ukraine
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Iceland
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
A look into the life of the newly elected Prime Minister of Iceland, who starts losing his grip on reality and the effect that has on his family and the Icelandic nation.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, captivating, exciting, political ...
Plot:
prime minister, politics, political intrigue, journalist, female nudity, mental illness, democracy, election campaign, character study, political candidate, political election, politician ...
Place:
iceland, reykjavik iceland
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A timid magazine photo manager who lives life vicariously through daydreams embarks on a true-life adventure when a negative goes missing.
Style:
feel good, inspirational, motivational, surreal, scenic ...
Audience:
teens, date night, kids, family outing
Plot:
self discovery, daydreamer, travel, life changing experience, loneliness, disorder, adventurer, journey, lifestyle change, photographer, coworker, obsessive quest ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
iceland, greenland, usa, new york, los angeles ...
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Iceland
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
The Cliff is a dramatic mystery about a Crime Detective who is sent to a small community in Iceland to help a local policewoman investigate a suspicious accident. Together they unravel a mystery that involves bizarre incidents and unexplained deaths.
Style:
detective, tense, suspense, captivating, dark ...
Plot:
homicide detective, investigation, murder, police, partners against crime, crime investigation, murder investigation, partner, secret, police investigation, police detective, policewoman ...
Place:
iceland
Is relevant?
16K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Poland
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In a secluded valley in Iceland, Gummi and Kiddi live side by side, tending to their sheep. Their ancestral sheep-stock is considered one of the country’s best and the two brothers are repeatedly awarded for their prized rams who carry an ancient ...
Style:
emotional, melancholic, bleak, atmospheric, depressing ...
Plot:
brother brother relationship, life, survival, isolation, brothers, sheep, snowstorm, solitude, existentialism, beautiful scenery, sibling rivalry, farmer ...
Time:
future, 2010s
Place:
iceland
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Iceland, Denmark, Croatia
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The story follows a 16-year-old Icelandic boy, Ari, who lives with his mother in Reykjavík, She has to leave the country for a new job, sending him back to the small town of his youth. There he finds his old friend, suddenly a young woman with a ...
Style:
captivating, sincere, suspenseful, melancholic
Plot:
coming of age, absent mother, sex scene, small town, childhood friend, gay, older woman younger man sex, female nudity, alcoholism, nudity, boyhood, lgbt ...
Place:
iceland, reykjavik iceland
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Iceland, Denmark, France, Norway, Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Thirty-year-old Hlynur still lives with his mother and spends his days drinking, watching porn and surfing the net while living off unemployment checks. A girl is interested in him, but he stands back from commitment. His mother's Spanish ...
Style:
sexual, atmospheric, dark comedy, black comedy, sensual ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
lesbian, sex scene, sexuality, christmas, unfaithfulness, female nudity, nude, pregnant girlfriend, new year, lgbt, porn, female pubic hair ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
reykjavik iceland, iceland, europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Iceland, USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Searching for a fresh podcast idea for work, Chloe heads on a spontaneous trip to Iceland with her college friends. She doesn’t expect to run into her ex, Charlie, but what starts as begrudgingly spending more time together, results in new ...
Style:
light, sweet, romantic, captivating, entertaining
Plot:
christmas, northern lights, in love, romantic relationship, love and romance, love affair, fall in love, vacation, love, high school friend, love story, lecture ...
Place:
iceland, chicago, reykjavik iceland
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iceland, France, Denmark
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Seeking shelter from the trials and tribulations of city life, Hugi has built a quiet existence for himself in a tiny village in the middle of nowhere. Here, he passes his days jogging, attending AA meetings and taking Portuguese lessons online. But ...
Style:
touching, semi serious, humorous, realistic, melancholic ...
Plot:
village life, elderly, parents and children, social relations, family relations, teachers and students, power relations, aging, estrangement, isolation, alcoholism, father son relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iceland
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iceland
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Three tales of three people who have a lasting effect on one another. A young writer whose career is skyrocketing finds himself in a stormy marriage. He divorces his wife after the death of their daughter, shuts himself from the outside world and ...
Style:
sexy, sincere, realistic, touching, serious ...
Plot:
family in crisis, prostitute, estrangement, single parent, relationship vs career, family problems, haunted by the past, writer's life, crumbling marriage, alcohol abuse, couples, couple relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
scandinavia, iceland
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Teen misfits Roma, Toto, and Drop call themselves the “Don Glees,” an informal name for their backyard adventures. One day, when the trio gets blamed for a nearby forest fire, they set off into the woods to prove their innocence. As disaster ...
Style:
anime, feel good, captivating, semi serious, entertaining ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, summer vacation, travel, friends, slice of life, coming of age, friendship, self discovery, grownups, treasure, teamwork, hidden treasure ...
Place:
iceland, japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Iceland, Germany, Denmark
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A murder opens up a bleak trail of long buried secrets and small town corruption for a worn out police detective and his squad.
Style:
serious, tense, suspenseful, suspense, detective ...
Plot:
police investigation, murder, loss of child, uncover truth, haunted by the past, law enforcement, family problems, psychopath, police corruption, addiction, parents and children, dishonesty ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
iceland
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iceland
TV show
Story:
Sequel to 'The Night Shift' and 'The Day Shift'.
Style:
tragicomedy, humorous, realistic, semi serious, dark comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
prison, misfit, social misfits, friends, prison life, confined, rules and policies, warden, buddies, satire, confined space, friendship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iceland, europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iceland
Duration: 28 min.
TV show
Story:
Three men working at a petrol station in Reykjavik battle boredom, strange visitors and their own customers.
Style:
humorous, tragicomedy, semi serious, captivating, light ...
Plot:
gas station, workplace, workplace situations, boss and employee, obnoxious boss, loser, misfit, friendship, love, society, rivalry, customer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iceland, europe
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Iceland
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A young woman inherits her grandmothers home, despite never having met her and never been to her house. Her mother tells her to make a journey to her grandmothers home as a way to deal with grief, but she gets more than she bargained for.
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, psychological, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
inheritance, deception, evidence, death, secret, house, lie, estate, strong female character, uncover truth, grief, family secret ...
Place:
iceland
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Iceland
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
An Oslo detective with a painful past returns to his native Iceland to help a dedicated cop hunt a serial killer with a link to a mysterious photo.
Style:
detective, suspenseful, rough, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, serial killer, investigation, police investigation, nordic, police corruption, police, partners against crime, law enforcement, danger, child abuse, violent content ...
Time:
future
Place:
iceland, reykjavik iceland
Is relevant?
2K
Genre: Drama
Country: Iceland, France, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Through 56 independent scenes, Echo draws a portrait, both biting and tender, of modern day Iceland during the often turbulent but also exciting time of the Christmas holidays.
Style:
art house
Plot:
christmas, cemetery, gym, librarian, church, dancing, dog, police, new year's eve, nature, social satire, retirement home ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
iceland
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iceland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
After 3 years abroad Junior returns to Iceland with his set of problems hoping that his father can sort them out but his homecoming isn't quite what he had expected.
Style:
emotional, realistic, melancholic, independent film
Plot:
getting home, homecoming, father son relationship, family drama, conflict, realism, identity crisis, regret, small town life, slice of life, personal growth, isolation ...
Place:
iceland
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Iceland
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A hapless guy from the city visits an isolated Icelandic seaside settlement. He gradually realizes that the seals are not what they seem, and that two of the inhabitants are magicians, vieing for the favour of a mysterious woman. Liberated from a ...
Style:
surreal, art house, existential, atmospheric, absurd ...
Plot:
glacier, magic realism, isolation, secrets, metaphysics, folklore, macabre, supernatural, loneliness, haunting, pastor, winter ...
Time:
80s
Place:
iceland, scandinavia
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Iceland
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Jon, a middle-aged professor is going to get married tomorrow, for the second time, to one of his ex-students half his age. But it's not all roses. First, there's his cranky mother-in-law-to-be who violently opposes the marriage and who ...
Style:
humorous, witty, feel good, sentimental, touching ...
Plot:
wedding, island, wedding ceremony, unlikely couple, family feud, love affair, buddies, hopes, love and romance, couple relations, starting over, couples ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, iceland
Is relevant?
328
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iceland
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A college student begins working as a cam girl, with support from her best friend.
Style:
humorous, sexy, unusual plot structure, feel good, light
Plot:
friendship, lesbian, lesbian interest, father daughter relationship, teenager, family relations, computers and web, friends, lgbt, internet, male nudity, sex scene ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iceland
Is relevant?
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