Top Swedish Movies


The Top Swedish Movies List is calculated by overall movie ratings and members' "Top Swedish List". Lists are calculated daily.

21. Saraband

Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Actors: Liv Ullmann, Erland Josephson, Börje Ahlstedt, Börje Ahlstedt, Gunnel Fred

22. My Life as a Dog ( Mitt liv som hund )

Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Drama/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Lasse Hallström
Actors: Anton Glanzelius, Tomas von Brömssen, Anki Lidén, Melinda Kinnaman, Kicki Rundgren, Lennart Hjulström
Plot: In order to give his terminally-ill mother a much-needed rest, Ingemar is sent away to live with relatives over the summer. His meetings with various characters during that time will shape his life.

23. Lilya 4-Ever

Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Lukas Moodysson
Actors: Oksana Akinshina, Artyom Bogucharsky, Pavel Ponomaryov, Lyubov Agapova, Liliya Shinkaryova, Elina Benenson
Plot: A young Russian teenager is abandoned by her mother and turns to prostitution in the hopes of survival.

24. Man Called Ove, A ( man som heter Ove, En )

Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Hannes Holm
Actors: Rolf Lassgård, Holger Hastén, Börje Lundberg, Bahar Pars, Sofie Gällerspång, Fredrik Evers
Plot: He's 59 years old and as surly as they come and even though he was deposed as the condo association president years ago, he still rules the neighborhood with an iron fist. Ove is hard to like but when the pregnant Parvaneh moves in across the street and accidentally backs over his mailbox, it doesn't start a war, but rather an unexpected friendship - one that Ove sorely needs in his life.

25. Haxan ( Witchcraft Through the Ages )

Year of Release: 1929
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Benjamin Christensen
Actors: Maren Pedersen, Clara Pontoppidan, Elith Pio, Oscar Stribolt, Tora Teje, John Andersen
Plot: Witchcraft, demon's and hell portrayed in medieval times until the present. It depicts the powers, habits of evil and how it can affect the holiest of person's. Even Satan appears to show his intent.

26. Show Me Love ( Fucking Åmål )

Year of Release: 1999
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Lukas Moodysson
Actors: Alexandra Dahlström, Rebecka Liljeberg, Erica Carlson, Mathias Rust, Stefan Hörberg, Josefine Nyberg
Plot: A small town where nothing ever happens: Elin is popular and attractive but utterly bored while Agnes is quiet, alone and quite unhappy. The two girls are brought together but after the night, Elin refuses to acknowledge Agnes - who still harbors a secret love for Elin.

27. Silence, The ( Tystnaden )

Year of Release: 1964
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Actors: Ingrid Thulin, Gunnel Lindblom, Birger Malmsten, Håkan Jahnberg, Jörgen Lindström

28. Babette's Feast ( Babettes gæstebud )

Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Gabriel Axel
Actors: Stéphane Audran, Birgitte Federspiel, Bodil Kjer, Jarl Kulle, Jean-Philippe Lafont, Ghita Nørby
Plot: In 19th Century Denmark a pair of sisters stay with their father, an honored Protestant pastor, even given the opportunity to leave. When a French woman and refugee, Babbette, arrives, she begs to be taken in becoming a maid/cook/housekeeper. The father eventually dies and, on his 100th anniversary, the sisters plan a celebration feast - one in which Babbette wants to plan and prepare. Despite some trepidation, the sisters agree and Babbette offers the community the meal of a lifetime, especially for one certain man.

29. Smiles of a Summer Night ( Sommarnattens leende )

Year of Release: 1955
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Actors: Ulla Jacobsson, Eva Dahlbeck, Harriet Andersson, Margit Carlqvist, Gunnar Björnstrand, Jarl Kulle
Plot: In turn-of-the century Sweden, the lawyer Fredrik Egerman and his virginal, young wife Anne attend the theater where an old flame, the amoral actress Desiree, catches his eye. Wanting to see how things play out, she invites the couple, along with her lover, jealous Count Malcolm and his wife Charlotte, along with the lawyer's son Henrik who finds himself drawn to Anne.

30. Border ( Gräns )

Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Fantasy/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ali Abbasi
Actors: Eva Melander, Eero Milonoff, Viktor Åkerblom, Sten Ljunggren, Rakel Wärmländer, Ann Petrén
Plot: A border agent has a unique talents - the ability to smell human emotions, a gift that has led her to catch many smugglers. But this gift is put to the test when a mysterious stranger confounds this sense, and draws her down a dark path.

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