Best Icelandic Movies – page 5
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iceland, Germany, Norway, Denmark
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The story of families living in barracks, left by the US Army in Reykjavik at the conclusion of World War II.
Style:
realistic, serious, sincere
Plot:
family relations, poverty, social outcast, world war two, friendship, working class, island, midlife crisis, family gatherings, suburbs, pregnancy, siblings relations ...
Time:
50s, post world war two, 1950s
Place:
iceland, europe, reykjavik iceland
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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
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Iceland, France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The head of the Reykjavík police department's internal affairs unit decides to use his investigation into a corrupt police lieutenant to take down a major criminal organization.
Style:
suspense, crime thriller, rough, brutal, serious ...
Plot:
police corruption, drug, power struggle, drug smuggling, covert operation, drug lord, bandit, drug cartel, corrupt cop, fight for supremacy, drug dealing, drug traffic ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
iceland
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Iceland, Norway, Germany
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
An elderly couple leave their retirement home to make one last journey back to their home in the Western Fjords.
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, sentimental, touching ...
Plot:
retirement home, senior citizen, friends, on the road, boat, old age, yacht, conquering, nordic, ghost, friendship, old people ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
europe, reykjavik iceland, iceland
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298
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany, Iceland
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Jargo is a German teen brought up in Saudi Arabia. Moving to Berlin, Jargo maintains his Arabian clothing until he encounters a similar aged German Turk Kamil and here begins his introduction into the world of juvenile cool (read delinquency). He ...
Style:
independent film, realistic, emotional, art house, melancholic ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, adolescence, alienation, father son relationship, teen angst, identity crisis, street life, friendship, loneliness, love triangle, youth culture, peer pressure ...
Place:
berlin germany
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Iceland, Norway, Germany, Sweden, Denmark
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The story of an Icelandic man and his slow descent into madness. Along his journey he meets Dagný, the initial cause of his breakdown. Other people he meets in the asylum have been committed for various reasons, such as signing cheques for Adolf ...
Style:
psychological, touching, captivating, atmospheric, surreal ...
Plot:
losing-it hero, schizophrenia, mental illness, suicide, psychiatry, wrongfully committed, mentally unstable, youth, dark humor, mental disorder, mental institution, painter ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
iceland, europe
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Iceland
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In the Arctic region of Northern Alaska, an oil company's advance team struggles to establish a drilling base that will forever alter the pristine land. After one team member is found dead, a disorientation slowly claims the sanity of the ...
Style:
scary, suspenseful, lovecraft, tense, serious ...
Plot:
oil company, male nudity, snow, american football, hallucination, sanity, monster, danger, isolation, escapades, mentally unstable, supernatural ability ...
Time:
year 1986, year 1968
Place:
usa, mississippi, alaska
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Iceland, Switzerland, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In the wake of a nuclear war, a young woman survives on her own, fearing she may actually be the proverbial last woman on earth, until she discovers the most astonishing sight of her life: another human being. A distraught scientist, he’s nearly ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, apocalyptic, serious, independent film ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
apocalypse, sex scene, post apocalypse, farm, love triangle, post apocalyptic, nuclear war, survivor, radiation, survival, jealousy, distopia ...
Time:
2010s, future, 80s, 21st century
Place:
usa, california
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Czech Republic, Poland, France, Belgium
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
1402. Queen Margrete I has gathered the Nordic kingdoms in a union, ruled through her adopted son, Erik. But a conspiracy is in the making and Margrete finds herself in an impossible dilemma that could shatter her life's work: The Kalmar Union.
Style:
political, epic, costume drama, period drama
Plot:
male nudity, male pubic hair, female nudity, royal court, royalty, palace intrigue, nobleman, female pubic hair, nordic, scandinavian culture, usurper, engagement ...
Time:
middle ages, 15th century, medieval times
Place:
scandinavia, eastern europe, denmark, prussia
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Musical
Country: Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, USA, UK, France, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Norway
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma ...
Style:
disturbing, bleak, depressing, touching, emotional ...
Plot:
death sentence, factory worker, destiny, blindness, life is a bitch, tragedy, dancing, immigrant, secret, murder, hanging, tragic hero ...
Time:
90s, year 2000, 20th century, year 1964, 2000s
Place:
nebraska, usa, washington d.c., washington state
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Genre: Comedy
Country: China, Iceland, Australia, Ireland
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
British sad sack Gary is a failed entrepreneur who has just arrived in Beijing's stylish Sanlitun district, allegedly to start a business. There are other reasons why he has uprooted himself — he's followed his ex-wife and young son, for ...
Style:
intercultural, ironic, absurd, mockumentary, rom com
Plot:
slice of life, deadpan, fish out of water, language barrier, identity crisis, english teacher, character study, family reunited, ex wife, midlife crisis, satire, social satire ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
beijing china, china
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Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, Iceland, France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The psychiatry department of a young doctor Cora has just admitted a young lady who refuses to speak and whose identity remains unknown. Cora becomes fond of her patient and establishes a relationship which goes beyond the usual course of treatment. ...
Style:
serious, realistic, touching, sentimental
Plot:
opposites attract, haunted by the past, mysterious character, life is a bitch, estrangement, infidelity, doctors and patients, obsession, mentally unstable, mental illness, love and romance, couples ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, iceland
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Iceland, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Tells the story of Beatrice (Sarah Polley), a tabloid journalist whose fiancé is killed by a monster in Iceland. She ends up falling in love with the monster in the end. The monster is immortal, but longs to die. Beatrice helps him achieve this by ...
Style:
fairy tale, stylized, humorous, allegory, black comedy ...
Plot:
beauty and the beast, monster, satire, dangerous attraction, love and romance, haunted by the past, fish out of water, friendship, social commentary, mad scientist, hospital, creature ...
Time:
year 2001, 21st century
Place:
iceland, europe, reykjavik iceland, new york
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Denmark, Sweden, France, Italy, Germany, Iceland
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
An IT company hires an actor to serve as the company's president in order to help the business get sold to a cranky Icelander.
Style:
surreal, black comedy, cult classic, talky, humorous ...
Plot:
workplace, office, actor, dishonesty, director, contract, business meeting, dark humor, employer employee relationship, boss and employee, comedy of errors, fish out of water ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
denmark, europe, new jersey
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Greenland, Iceland
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Religious and cultural reawakening inspires rebellion in a 19th century Norwegian village.
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, epic, esoteric ...
Plot:
rebellion, christianity, rebel, religions or cults, political unrest, society, rebelliousness, life is a bitch, state affairs, sapmi, indigenous people, tragic event ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1850s
Place:
europe
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: Iceland
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
An epic tale about a group of whale watchers, whose ship breaks down and they get picked up by a whale fisher vessel. The Fishbillies on the vessel has just gone bust, and everything goes out of control.
Style:
scary, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot:
psychopath, ship, survival, escapades, confined, gory, danger, whale, murder, death, nordic, guts ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, iceland
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Iceland, Germany, Ireland
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
An over confident teen with a magical weapon and a handful of imperfect gods join forces against an evil queen and her army of giants
Style:
semi serious, exciting, feel good, entertaining, anime ...
Audience:
kids, teens, pre-teens, family outing, toddlers
Plot:
viking, young heroes, heroes, good versus evil, superhuman powers, danger, escapades, rivalry, disorder, youth, imaginary, imaginary kingdom ...
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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: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Iceland, France
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
A newly developed microchip designed by Zorin Industries for the British Government that can survive the electromagnetic radiation caused by a nuclear explosion has landed in the hands of the KGB. James Bond must find out how and why. His suspicions ...
Style:
sexy, exciting, saga, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
007, james bond, espionage, secret agent, british secret service, terrorist, cold war, chase, malice, secret service, female assassin, villain ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1985
Place:
san francisco, paris france, california, france, bay area ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iceland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The crew on board the fishing vessel Undercurrent RE 29 has become uncomfortably numb with its never ending routine of week long tours at sea. Then, during one dark and dreary night this routine is shaken to its foundation when one of the most solid ...
Style:
serious, psychological, tense, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
ship, ocean, workplace, power relations, isolation, human nature, confined, search and rescue, sailing, under the surface, boat, sleeping ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iceland, europe, atlantic ocean
Is relevant?
615
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Denmark, Iceland, Norway
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Young climate change scientist, Elias falls in love with an aspiring singer, Anita. But when an opportunity arises for him to join a mission researching a dangerous climate change phenomenon – a mysterious fracture on the ocean floor – he ...
Style:
thrilling, suspenseful, metafiction, captivating, romantic drama ...
Plot:
climate change, ecological disaster, ocean, adventure hero, problem, regret, lost love, obsession, haunting, earthquake, slow burn, seafaring ...
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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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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Little Tsatsiki, son of a single mother in Sweden, has never met his father, a Greek fisherman. Tsatsiki befriends a nice but straight-laced motorcycle policeman renting one of their rooms and decices he is the right guy for his mother, an amateur ...
Style:
semi serious, sincere, humorous, feel good, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
boy, children, nordic, european, family relations, single parent, suburbs, love and romance, parents and children, youth, fall in love, coming of age ...
Time:
90s
Place:
europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Iceland, Finland, UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The star player of Icelands top football team causes a stir when he admits to being gay to his team mates and then goes on a journey to discover himself (with the help of the local press). He soon finds himself on the bench for most of his teams ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, touching, sentimental, realistic ...
Plot:
gay athlete, football, gay, soccer, lgbt, gay sex, athlete's life, ambition, life turned upside down, homosexuality, buddies, rivalry ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iceland, reykjavik iceland, scandinavia
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: China, India, Hong Kong, South Korea, Iceland, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Chinese archeology professor Jack teams up with beautiful Indian professor Ashmita and assistant Kyra to locate lost Magadha treasure. In a Tibetan ice cave, they find the remains of the royal army that had vanished together with the treasure, only ...
Style:
tense, semi serious, captivating, exciting, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
martial arts, treasure hunt, treasure, artifact, legends and myths, adventurer, escapades, chase, danger, heroes, ancient mystery, relic ...
Time:
year 2017, 21st century
Place:
china
Is relevant?
426
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: Iceland
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Being detained under the suspicion of having murdered her brother, Hulda is left hopeless . After being released from custody for insufficient evidence, she has nowhere to go until she meets Hjörtur, a thousand-year-old, single and homosexual ...
Style:
psychological, tense, humorous, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
vampire, suspicion of murder, gay, lgbt, murder, killing, characters in danger, family relations, vampirism, rescue, death, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iceland
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, UK, Italy, Norway, Iceland
Duration: 182 min.
Story:
The story of Ingmar Bergman's parents. In 1909, poor theology student Henrik Bergman falls in love with Anna Åkerbloom, the daughter of a rich family in Uppsala. After their wedding Henrik becomes a priest in the north of Sweden. After a few ...
Style:
sincere, manga, touching, talky, emotional ...
Plot:
family relations, clergy, biopic, forbidden love, scandinavian culture, art history, nordic, religion, wedding, love and romance, couple relations, infidelity ...
Time:
1900s, year 1992
Place:
eastern europe
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Iceland
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Margit and her older sister, Katla, flee their homeland in Iceland after their mother is killed for practicing witchcraft. Needing a place to stay, Katla casts a spell over a young farmer named Jóhann which makes him fall in love with her, ensuring ...
Style:
black and white, minimal cast, aesthetic, fairy tale, contemplative ...
Plot:
witch, curses spells and rituals, folk horror, spell, trouble, surrealism, folklore, pagan, mythology, feminist, sibling relationship, middle aged ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages, medieval times
Place:
iceland, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Hong Kong, Iceland
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A postal worker has some lunch in a chinese restaurant and falls in love with the waitress, who happens to be chinese. They start dating and quickly fall in and out of love, the waitress returning to China. The young man looks for comfort in his ...
Style:
multicultural, sincere, humorous, touching, captivating ...
Plot:
interracial romance, cultural difference, dysfunctional family, social satire, male female relationship, lost love, follow your dream, fall in love, longing, male protagonist, chinese woman, long distance relationship ...
Place:
iceland, scandinavia, hong kong, china, reykjavik iceland
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Iceland
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Since his mother wants to watch TV, Axel, a young auto-mechanic, must recover her remote control, accidentally taken by his punk sister Maja. During his quest, he becomes involved in the conflict between Moli, the liquor smuggler, and Aggi, a night ...
Style:
cult classic, realistic, semi serious, captivating, humorous ...
Plot:
gangster, nothing goes right, gang, disorder, rock, missing person, farce, remote control, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, friend, hustler, twenty something ...
Time:
90s
Place:
iceland, europe, reykjavik iceland
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