16 Worth-seeing Scandinavian Movies

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16 Worth-seeing Scandinavian Movies

De grønne slagtere (The Green Butchers) - De grønne slagtere (2003) - IMDb (Comedy - Drama)

Svend and Bjarne work for a butcher in a small Danish town. Fed up with their boss' arrogance, they decide to start their own butcher shop. After dismal beginnings, an unfortunate accident happens which coincides with a large order of meat. One hasty decision leads to another and soon the business thrives. In the meantime, Bjarne has to deal with his twin brother who has been in coma for years following a gruesome car accident.

Pusher - Pusher (1996) - IMDb (Thriller - Crime)

A drug pusher grows increasingly desperate after a botched deal leaves him with a large debt to a ruthless drug lord.Featuring a young Mads Mikkelsen

Fyra nyanser av brunt (Four Shades of Brown) - Fyra nyanser av brunt (2004) - IMDb (Comedy - Drama)

An eccentric millionaire dies at a manor in Dalarna in Sweden, leaving behind three sons and a mistress. One of four parallel stories about parents and children. Four sides of Sweden. Four shades of brown.Made by one of the most famous humor-groups in Sweden, this movie is very special but very well worthy of a viewing.Directed by Tomas Alfredson, who also directed "Let the Right one in" and "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy".

Zozo - Zozo (2005) - IMDb (Drama)

A Lebanese boy gets separated from his family during the civil war and ends up in Sweden.Directed and written by Josef Fares, who also made "Jalla! Jalla!", "Kopps" and the indie-game "Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons".

Nattevagten (Nightwatch) - Nattevagten (1994) - IMDb (Horror - Thriller)

A young law student, Martin (Waldau, aka. King-Slayer), takes a job as night-watchman at the local morgue. It seems a good idea as he needs the money...

Adams æbler (Adams Apples) - Adam's Apples (2005) - IMDb (Comedy - Drama)

A neo-nazi sentenced to community service at a church clashes with the blindly devotional priest.

Fucking Åmål - Show Me Love (199 - IMDb (Comedy - Drama)

Two teenage girls in small-town Sweden. Elin is beautiful, popular, and bored with life. Agnes is friendless, sad, and secretly in love with Elin.

Elling - Elling (2001) - IMDb (Comedy - Drama)

When his mother, who has sheltered him his entire 40 years, dies, Elling, a sensitive, would-be poet, is sent to live in a state institution. There he meets Kjell Bjarne, a gentle giant and female-obsessed virgin in his 40s. After two years, the men are released and provided with a state-funded apartment and stipend with the hope they will be able to live on their own. Initially, the simple act of going around the corner for groceries is a challenge. Through a friendship born of desperate dependence, the skittish Elling and the boisterous, would-be lover of women, Kjell Bjarne, discover they can not only survive on the outside, they can thrive. But as their courage grows, the two find oddball ways to cope with society, striking up the most peculiar friendships in the most unlikely places.

Blinkende lygter (Flickering Lights) - Blinkende lygter (2000) - IMDb (Comedy - Crime)

Four small gangsters from Copenhagen trick a gangster boss: they take over 4,000,000 kroner which they were supposed to bring him. Trying to escape to Barcelona they are forced to stop in the countryside, in an old, wrecked house, hiding there for several weeks. Slowly, one after another, they realize, that they would like to stay there, starting a new life, renovating the house and forming it into a restaurant. But they can't avoid being caught up by their past.

I Kina spiser de hunde (In China they eat dogs) - In China They Eat Dogs (1999) - IMDb (Action - Comedy)

Two brothers, one cold and ruthless, the other sensitive and reluctant, and their brutal misadventures.

Jägarna (Hunters) - Jägarna (1996) - IMDb (Thriller - Crime)

A Policeman from Stockholm comes up to Norrland in Sweden, to join his brother, now when their parents are dead. While there he starts to work on a long-running case where Deers have been poached and soon discovers that his brother is involved...

Kopps - Kopps (2003) - IMDb (Comedy - Action)

When a small town police station is threatened with shutting down because of too little crime, the police realise that something has to be done...

Lilja 4-ever - Lilya 4-Ever (2002) - IMDb (Drama)

Sixteen-year-old Lilja and her only friend, the young boy Volodja, live in Estonia, fantasizing about a better life. One day, Lilja falls in love with Andrej, who is going to Sweden, and invites Lilja to come along and start a new life.

Max Manus - Max Manus: Man of War (200 - IMDb (Action - Drama)

The true story about one of the most brilliant saboteurs during World War II and his battle to overcome his inner demons.

Jalla! Jalla! - Jalla! Jalla! (2000) - IMDb (Comedy)

Roro, a foreign worker in Swedish parks, loves his girlfriend but is about to marry another girl to prevent her from being sent back to Lebanon. Roros best friend, Måns, has his own problems: He has serious problems getting an erection...

Låt den rätte komma in (Let the right one in) - Let the Right One In (200 - IMDb (Drama - Horror)

Oskar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl.