Best Icelandic Movies – page 2
Genre: Thriller
Country: Iceland, Germany, Netherlands
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A former sailor who has served prison sentences for alcohol smuggling fights to keep his family afloat. He is offered pay for a last tour of cargo between Reykjavik and Rotterdam. He agrees, in the hope to get out of debt, but unexpected events ...
Style:
suspense, realistic, captivating, tense, neo noir ...
Plot:
down on your luck, delivery, smuggling, danger, financial problem, escapades, security guard, rivalry, mafia, ex convict, sailor, violent content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, iceland, rotterdam netherlands, holland
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, Iceland, Canada, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Sergei Kravinoff is a big game hunter, who takes a magical serum giving him superhuman abilities and a longer life.
Style:
captivating, entertaining, tense, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot:
villain, heroes, bare chested male, wolf, hunting, spider man, russian immigrant, flashback, back from the dead, murder, prison, dog ...
Time:
2000s, 2020s
Place:
tower bridge london, united kingdom, tanzania, russia, siberia ...
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48K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan, Iceland
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A recently widowed man and his two teenage daughters travel to a game reserve in South Africa. However, their journey of healing soon turns into a fight for survival when a bloodthirsty lion starts to stalk them.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, tense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
animal attack, killer animal, survival horror, father daughter relationship, animal, wild animal, lion, rescue, wilderness, monster, wilderness survival, dangerous animal ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
africa, south africa
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144K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, China, Japan, Spain, UK, Iceland
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Over many missions and against impossible odds, Dom Toretto and his family have outsmarted, out-nerved and outdriven every foe in their path. Now, they confront the most lethal opponent they've ever faced: A terrifying threat emerging from the ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, entertaining, exciting ...
Plot:
car, elevator, carsploitation, sniper, revenge, fast car, punched in the face, shootout, home invasion, good versus evil, driving lesson, terrorist ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s
Place:
portugal, naples italy, italy, brazil, london ...
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Iceland
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
On a romantic getaway to Iceland, a young American couple wake up one morning to discover every person on Earth has disappeared. Their struggle to survive and to reconcile the mysterious event lead them to reconsider everything they know about ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, thought provoking, depressing, cerebral ...
Plot:
survival, life & death, adam and eve, loneliness, apocalypse, christian, tragedy, self discovery, lovers, doubt, isolation, post apocalypse ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Iceland
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
When an ancient power is unleashed, Aquaman must forge an uneasy alliance with an unlikely ally to protect Atlantis, and the world, from irreversible devastation.
Style:
exciting, colorful, entertaining, epic fantasy, crying ...
Plot:
superhero, superhuman powers, kingdom, ocean, muscleman, mermaid, half breed, atlantis, mythology, desert, demi god, heroes ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
atlantic ocean, antarctica, sicily, florence, new york ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Iceland
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When Bússi, Iceland's toughest cop, is forced to work with a new partner to solve a series of bank robberies, the pressure to close the case as soon as possible proves too much for him.
Style:
art house, exciting, tense, satirical, captivating ...
Plot:
gay interest, lgbt, gay, robbery, fighting crime, police partner, police, bank robber, police chase, crime investigation, police investigation, partners against crime ...
Place:
spain, reykjavik iceland
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Iceland, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Insurance investigator Abraham Holt travels to a tiny town in rural Minnesota to look into a particularly unusual insurance claim stemming from a horrific car accident. As Holt examines the scene of the wreck, it all seems a bit too perfect. And ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, suspense, neo noir, realistic ...
Plot:
twists and turns, fake identity, murder, investigation, couple relations, family relations, insurance investigator, car accident, snow, cemetery, fraud, burned alive ...
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256K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, China, Spain, Japan, Iceland, Germany, Italy
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The most dangerous former operative of the CIA is drawn out of hiding to uncover hidden truths about his past.
Style:
exciting, suspense, captivating, action thriller, intense ...
Audience:
chick flick, family outing
Plot:
spy, espionage, black ops, hitman, cia, chase, assassin, rogue agent, cia agent, secret service, one man army, assassination ...
Time:
year 2016, 2000s, 90s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, berlin germany, washington d.c., reykjavik iceland, greece ...
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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
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Iceland
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Anya follows her father's footsteps in sled dog racing. In Finland, she enters his last race but her lead dog is injured. Teaming with Cole's dog, she battles her father's rival Monty while learning to trust her new canine partner to ...
Style:
inspirational, romantic comedy, rom com
Plot:
rivalry, teamwork, female protagonist, father daughter relationship, partnership, perseverance, nordic, resilience, personal growth, coming of age, redemption, young adult ...
Place:
finland
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349
Genre: Drama
Country: Iceland
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The dentist Oscar has been married for five years and lives with his wife and adopted children. On the surface everything seems to be fine but Oscar is not a happy man. His wants a baby of his own flesh and blood but it's not working out. When ...
Style:
melancholic, realistic, independent film, psychological, art house ...
Plot:
character study, family drama, parenthood, parent child relationship, marital problem, everyday life, adoption, empathy, intimate, regret, loneliness, male protagonist ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
scandinavia, reykjavik iceland
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iceland
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Centers on Georg Bjarnfreðarson, an over-educated know-it-all who has just been released from jail after a ten year sentence for manslaughter, but is still a prisoner of his own past.
Style:
tragicomedy, semi serious, humorous, realistic, dark comedy ...
Plot:
friends, misfit, buddies, hopes, parents and children, dishonesty, social misfits, family relations, cold weather, character study, moral ambiguity, identity crisis ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iceland, europe
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Iceland
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An unexpected first kiss causes Gabriel to feel the electrifying "jitters" of love and lust with the free-spirited Marcus; a perfect way to end a Summer studying abroad. Realizing he is gay, Gabriel returns home and is immediately ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, emotional, realistic, queer cinema
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
coming of age, gay teenager, gay, lgbtq, friendship between boys, gay crush, teen suicide, lgbt teen, boy girl friendship, boys love, lgbt, teen party ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iceland, manchester, england
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iceland
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The tragicomic story of lone rebel Boddi Steingrimsson who lives in a small town in Northern Iceland. Boddi hates materialistic modern society in its entirety and on his blog-page he comically criticizes everything and everyone. Before long he has ...
Style:
sincere, captivating, touching, weird, 2d animation
Plot:
love, heroes, tragic hero, alienation, romanticism, rebel, tradition versus modernity, criminal, mental disorder, outlaw, lone wolves, sex scene ...
Place:
iceland
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: Ireland, UK, Iceland, Belgium
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A 19th-century widow is tasked with making an impossible choice when, during an especially cruel winter, a ship sinks off the coast of her impoverished Icelandic fishing village. Any attempt to rescue survivors risks further depleting the starving ...
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, thrilling, psychological, bleak ...
Plot:
folk horror, shipwreck, moral dilemma, widow, fishing village, winter, arctic, isolation, problem, life is a bitch, seafaring, desperation ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s, victorian era, 1860s
Place:
iceland
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Drake Hunter, the president of Hunter Marketing, has the perfect plan to boost sales for his father's toy company over the holiday season--hire department store Santas to promote his father's merchandise. When the real Santa Claus turns ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, entertaining, light, sentimental
Plot:
christmas, christmas eve, christmas present, little girl, homeless shelter, marketing, santa claus, social worker, xmas, christmas time, store, gift ...
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: Iceland
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A young couple set out to open a guesthouse in a remote place in Iceland. They come for peace but soon find out that something evil is lurking beneath their basement and hunting them in their dreams while they sleep.
Style:
suspense, atmospheric, suspenseful, bleak, absurd ...
Plot:
nightmare, demon, young couple, folk horror, monster, psychological torture, danger, human monster, supernatural, macabre, family relations, hotel ...
Place:
iceland
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Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Country: Iceland
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A young farmgirl, Belle, with a history of being trapped in toxic relationships, becomes trapped by the Beast who promises to cure her sick father with a rose if she stays with him.
Style:
dark fairy tale, tense, suspenseful, atmospheric, intense ...
Plot:
captivity, female protagonist, claustrophobia, desperation, farm, abuse, sacrifice, isolation, forbidden romance, transformation, visceral, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
iceland
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Bond takes on a North Korean leader who undergoes DNA replacement procedures that allow him to assume different identities. American agent, Jinx Johnson assists Bond in his attempt to thwart the villain's plans to exploit a satellite that is ...
Style:
exciting, clever, entertaining, sexy, saga ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, girls' night
Plot:
james bond, 007, espionage, agent, british secret service, sex, spy, cia, secret service, secret agent, james bond spoof, secret service agent ...
Time:
2000s, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
north korea, iceland, hong kong, britain, asia ...
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Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA, Iceland
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A simple night of babysitting takes a horrifying turn when Helen realizes the boogeyman really is in little Lucas' closet.
Style:
psychotronic, spooky, scary, bleak, psychological ...
Plot:
supernatural, monster, fear, boogeyman, murder, supernatural power, nanny, supernatural ability, peril, evil, characters in danger, good versus evil ...
Time:
2010s, 90s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Romania, Iceland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Paranoid computer programmer Simon wakes up to find a package in his room one day. Despite attempts at securing his apartment, the packages keep arriving. While cameras watch Simon's every move, he struggles to find the answers to the ...
Style:
surreal, enigmatic, cerebral, confusing, psychological ...
Plot:
cyberpunk, computer, paranoia, mind control, neighbor, technology, existentialism, hacking, investigation, life is a bitch, robot, geek ...
Time:
future
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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
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A small town detective while investigating the disappearance of a local woman comes across an unassuming Sociology professor who is hiding a secret life.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, disturbing, psychological, suspense ...
Plot:
abduction, police investigation, serial killer, psychopath, police procedural, hostage, murder investigation, evidence, police detective, instructor, danger, murderer ...
Place:
usa
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: Norway, Iceland, USA, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The gruesome Nazi Zombies are back to finish their mission, but our hero is not willing to die. He is gathering his own army to give them a final fight.
Style:
horror comedy, sexy, humorous, splatter, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night, adult
Plot:
zombie, nazi zombie, dark humor, nazi, young heroes, monster, violent, nazi occultism, supernatural, danger, apocalypse, gory ...
Time:
year 2014, 80s
Place:
europe
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Iceland
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A chamber orchestra is working out of a rundown theatre in Reykjavik. Financial hardship places a great strain on the band and the lead violinist, Sigrun. The annual grant from the city is coming to an end so the band hires a world renowned cellist ...
Style:
tension, tragicomedy, dark comedy, surreal
Plot:
cellist, orchestra, classical music, macabre, financial difficulty, sudden death, celebrity culture, desperation, concert, deception, betrayal, violinist ...
Place:
iceland
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: UK, Ireland, USA, Iceland
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Newly widowed Frank Fogle embarks on a journey to Ireland to scatter his late wife’s ashes. His estranged son, Sean, recently released from prison, agrees to join only when his father promises that they’ll never see each other again following ...
Style:
road movie, sincere, serious, realistic, captivating
Plot:
father son relationship, road trip, father son estrangement, death of wife, last wish, death of mother, car theft, pub, guard dog, bare chested male, boyhood, suburbs ...
Time:
future
Place:
ireland, dublin ireland, northern ireland, alabama
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Finland, Belgium, Iceland
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
The film follows Finnish army machine gun company in Continuation War against Soviet Union, 1941–1944. Based on Väinö Linna's best selling novel Tuntematon Sotilas (The Unknown Soldier) and the novel's uncensored version, Sotaromaani ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, thought provoking, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, infantry, military, eastern front, soldier, friendship, friend, husband wife relationship, insubordination, firing squad, battles, heroes ...
Time:
1940s, year 1941, year 1942, year 1943, 20th century ...
Place:
finland, germany, soviet union, ussr
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Iceland
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Every year, on a large island just outside of Iceland, there is a huge football tournament for kids. Ten-year-old Jón and his team go to compete, but he will have to grow up faster than expected, both on and off the pitch.
Style:
satirical, disturbing, captivating
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
soccer, friendship, football team, playing football, sport team, athlete's life, soccer match, football player, high school football, competitor, teenage life, athlete and trainer ...
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302
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Iceland
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Two girls disappear from a playground and the two best detectives in the police force try to solve the case.
Style:
detective, crime thriller, suspense, dark, psychological ...
Plot:
investigation, missing child, child abduction, police procedural, partnership, small town, evidence, interrogation, suspect, forensics, motive, urban ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
germany
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