Best Movies from Norway by Rank
394
1
1996
Lars von Trier
Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgård
Drama / Romance
Denmark / Sweden / France / Netherlands / Norway
English
441
2
1991
Krzysztof Kieslowski
Irène Jacob, Halina Gryglaszewska, Kalina Jedrusik, Aleksander Bardini
Drama / Fantasy / Romance
France / Poland / Norway
French
521
3
2003
Lars von Trier
Nicole Kidman, Harriet Andersson, Lauren Bacall, Jean-Marc Barr, Paul Bettany
Drama / Thriller / Mystery / Experimental / Period Film / Gangster
Denmark / Sweden / France / Norway / Netherlands / Finland / Germany / USA / UK
English
961
4
2000
Lars von Trier
Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse
Musical / Drama
Denmark / Germany / Netherlands / USA / UK / France / Sweden / Finland / Iceland / Norway
English
1427
5
2000
Roy Andersson
Lars Nordh, Stefan Larsson, Bengt C.W. Carlsson
Drama / Comedy
Sweden / Norway / Denmark
Swedish
1461
6
2021
Joachim Trier
Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Mia McGovern Zaini, Maria Grazia Di Meo
Comedy / Drama / Romance
Norway / France / Sweden / Denmark
Norwegian
1552
7
2009
Niels Arden Oplev
Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Lena Endre, Peter Haber, Sven-Bertil Taube
Crime / Mystery / Thriller / Detective
Sweden / Denmark / Germany / Norway
Swedish
1684
8
2014
Ruben Östlund
Johannes Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Clara Wettergren, Vincent Wettergren
Comedy / Drama
Sweden / France / Norway
Swedish
1815
9
2021
Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Daniel Karimyar, Fardin Mijdzadeh, Milad Eskandari, Belal Faiz
Documentary / Animation
Denmark / France / Sweden / Norway / USA / Slovenia / Estonia / Spain / Italy / Finland
English
1837
10
2020
Jasmila Zbanic
Jasna Djuricic, Izudin Bajrovic, Boris Ler, Dino Bajrovic, Johan Heldenbergh
Drama / War
Bosnia-Herzegovina / Austria / Romania / Netherlands / Germany / Poland / France / Norway / Turkey
Bosnian
1969
11
2012
Joshua Oppenheimer, Anonymous, Christine Cynn
Anwar Congo, Herman Koto, Syamsul Arifin, Ibrahim Sinik, Yapto Soerjosoemarno
Documentary / Crime / History
Denmark / Norway / UK
Indonesian
2037
12
2014
Joshua Oppenheimer
Documentary / War / History / Biography
Denmark / Finland / Norway / Indonesia / UK
Indonesian
2039
13
1992
Bille August
Samuel Fröler, Pernilla August, Max von Sydow
Drama / Romance / Period Film / Biography
Sweden / Germany / UK / Italy / France / Denmark / Finland / Norway / Iceland
Swedish
2077
14
2008
Jan Troell
Maria Heiskanen, Mikael Persbrandt, Jesper Christensen, Emil Jensen
Drama / Period Film
Denmark / Finland / Norway / Sweden / Germany
Swedish
2147
15
2007
Roy Andersson
Jessika Lundberg, Elisabeth Helander, Björn Englund, Leif Larsson, Olle Olson
Comedy / Drama / Music
Sweden / Germany / France / Denmark / Norway
Swedish
2204
16
2000
Liv Ullmann
Lena Endre, Erland Josephson, Krister Henriksson, Thomas Hanzon, Michelle Gylem
Drama / Romance
Sweden / Italy / Germany / Finland / Norway
Swedish
2252
17
1987
Nils Gaup
Mikkel Gaup, Ingvald Guttorm, Nils Utsi, Henrik H. Buljo
Adventure / Action / Drama / History
Norway
Saami
2299
18
1995
Hans Petter Moland
Stellan Skarsgård, Gard B. Eidsvold, Bjørn Sundquist
Drama / Adventure / Period Film
Norway / Sweden
Norwegian
2314
19
2012
Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg
Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Gustaf Skarsgård
Action / Adventure / Biography / Drama / History
UK / Norway / Denmark
English
2384
20
2011
Morten Tyldum
Aksel Hennie, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Synnøve Macody Lund
Action / Crime / Thriller
Norway / Germany
Norwegian
2543
21
1996
Jan Troell
Max von Sydow, Ghita Nørby, Anette Hoff, Gard B. Eidsvold
Biography / Drama / War
Germany / Norway / Sweden / Denmark
Danish
2550
22
2014
Roy Andersson
Holger Andersson, Nils Westblom
Drama / Comedy
Sweden / Germany / Norway / France
Swedish
2607
23
1974
Peter Watkins
Geir Westby, Gro Fraas, Eric Allum, Amund Berge, Kerstii Allum
Biography / Drama
Sweden / Norway
Norwegian
2660
24
2023
Nikolaj Arcel
Mads Mikkelsen, Gustav Lindh, Amanda Collin, Jacob Lohmann, Kristine Kujath Thorp
Drama / War / Biography / History / Epic
Denmark / Sweden / Norway / Germany
Danish
2666
25
1998
Ziad Doueiri
Rami Doueiri, Mohamad Chamas, Rola Al Amin, Carmen Lebbos
Drama / War
France / Norway / Lebanon / Belgium
Arabic
2669
26
2018
Paul Greengrass
Anders Danielsen Lie, Jonas Strand Gravli, Jon Oslash;igarden, Maria Bock
Crime / Drama / History / Thriller
Norway / Iceland / USA
English
2676
27
2007
Bent Hamer
Baard Owe, Espen Skjønberg, Ghita Nørby, Henny Moan
Comedy / Drama
Norway / Germany / France
Norwegian
2676
27
2011
Joachim Trier
Anders Danielsen Lie, Hans Olav Brenner, Ingrid Olava, Malin Crepin
Drama
Norway
Norwegian
2689
28
1907
Hugo Hermansen
Alma Lund, Henry Hagerup
Short / Drama / Adventure
Norway
Norwegian (Silent)
2689
28
1922
Harald Schwenzen
Hjalmar Fries, Hans Bille, Gerd Egede-Nissen, Rolf Christensen, Lillebil Ibsen
Drama
Norway
Norwegian (Silent)
2689
28
1927
Walter Fyrst
Tryggve Larssen, Bengt Djurberg, Julie Lampe, Tove Tellback, Harald Stormoen
Drama / Mystery
Norway
Norwegian (Silent)
2709
29
1991
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
Gísli Halldórsson, Sigríður Hagalín
Drama
Germany / Iceland / Norway
Icelandic
2709
29
2001
Petter Næss
Per Christian Ellefsen, Sven Nordin, Marit Pia Jacobsen
Comedy / Drama
Norway
Norwegian
2709
29
1982
Jan Troell
Max von Sydow, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Göran Stangertz
Adventure / Drama
Sweden / West Germany / Norway
French
2709
29
1957
Arne Skouen
Jack Fjeldstad, Henny Moan, Alf Malland, Joachim Holst-Jensen
Action / Drama / Adventure / Thriller / War
Norway
Norwegian
2709
29
1996
Berit Nesheim
Marie Theisen, Bjørn Sundquist, Hildegun Riise
Comedy / Drama
Norway
Norwegian
2709
29
1991
Sven Nykvist
Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Stellan Skarsgård
Drama / Period Film
Sweden / Norway / Denmark
Swedish
2740
30
1966
Henning Carlsen
Per Oscarsson, Gunnel Lindblom, Birgitte Federspiel, Knud Rex
Drama / Comedy
Denmark / Norway / Sweden
Norwegian
2740
30
1950
Thor Heyerdahl
Thor Heyerdahl, Herman Watzinger, Erik Hesselberg
Documentary / Adventure
Norway / Sweden
Norwegian
2740
30
1970
Caspar Wrede
Tom Courtenay, Espen Skjønberg, Alf Malland
Drama
UK / Norway
English
2763
31
1997
Erik Skjoldbjærg
Maria Mathiesen, Stellan Skarsgård, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Gisken Armand
Crime / Thriller / Mystery / Post-Noir / Detective
Norway
Norwegian
2788
32
2019
Roy Andersson
Lesley Leichtweis Bernardi, Ania Nova, Gloria Ormandlaky, Anders Hellström
Drama
Sweden / Germany / Norway
Swedish
2788
32
2010
Jerzy Skolimowski
Vincent Gallo, Emmanuelle Seigner, Stig Frode Henriksen, Nicolai Cleve Broch
Thriller / War
Poland / Norway / Ireland / Hungary
English
2788
32
2016
Amat Escalante
Ruth Ramos, Simone Bucio, Jesús Meza, Edén Villavicencio
Drama
Mexico / Denmark / France / Germany / Norway / Switzerland
Spanish
2799
33
2015
Grímur Hákonarson
Sigurður Sigurjónsson, Theodór Júlíusson
Drama
Iceland / Denmark / Norway / Poland
Icelandic
2801
34
2010
Jalmari Helander
Per Christian Ellefsen, Peeter Jakobi, Jorma Tommila, Onni Tommila, Tommi Korpela
Action / Comedy / Fantasy
Finland / Norway / France / Sweden
Finnish
2801
34
2011
Lisa Ohlin
Bill Skarsgård, Helen Sjöholm, Jan Josef Liefers, Stefan Gödicke
Drama
Sweden / Denmark / Germany / Norway
Swedish
2807
35
2014
Tommy Wirkola
Vegar Hoel, Ørjan Gamst, Martin Starr, Jocelyn DeBoer, Ingrid Haas
Action / Comedy / Horror
Norway / Iceland
Norwegian
2807
35
1995
Bent Hamer
Sverre Hansen, Kjell Stormoen, Leif Andrée, Juni Dahr, Ulf Wengård
Comedy / Drama
Norway
Norwegian
2807
35
2005
Bent Hamer
Matt Dillon, Lili Taylor, Marisa Tomei, Fisher Stevens, Didier Flamand
Comedy / Drama
France / Germany / Sweden / USA / Norway
English
2807
35
2013
Daniel Geller, Dayna Goldfine
Cate Blanchett, Sebastian Koch, Thomas Kretschmann, Diane Kruger, Connie Nielsen
Documentary / Biography / Crime / History / Mystery
USA / Ecuador / Germany / Norway
English
2807
35
2003
Bent Hamer
Joachim Calmeyer, Tomas Norström, Bjørn Floberg, Reine Brynolfsson
Comedy / Drama
Norway / Sweden
Norwegian
2807
35
2000
Baltasar Kormákur
Victoria Abril, Hilmir Snær Guðnason
Comedy / Romance
Iceland / Denmark / Norway / France
Icelandic
2807
35
2006
Joachim Trier
Anders Danielsen Lie, Espen Klouman-Høiner, Viktoria Winge, Henrik Elvestad
Drama / Comedy
Norway
Norwegian
2810
36
2014
Hans Petter Moland
Kåre Conradi, Huyen Huynh, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Adil Halitaj
Action / Crime / Thriller / Comedy / Gangster
Norway / Sweden
Norwegian
2816
37
2019
Mike Mitchell
Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Tiffany Haddish, Stephanie Beatriz
Animation / Action / Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Musical
Denmark / Norway / Australia / USA
English
2816
37
2017
Joachim Trier
Eili Harboe, Kaya Wilkins, Henrik Rafaelsen, Ellen Dorrit Petersen
Drama / Mystery / Romance / Thriller / Horror
Norway / France / Denmark / Sweden
Norwegian
2817
38
2006
Lars von Trier
Jens Albinus, Peter Gantzler, Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
Comedy / Experimental
Denmark / Sweden / Iceland / Italy / France / Norway / Finland / Germany
Danish
2817
38
2021
Eskil Vogt
Rakel Lenora Flottum, Alva Brynsmo Ramstad, Sam Ashraf, Mina Yasmin Bremseth Asheim
Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Norway / Sweden / Denmark / Finland / France / UK
Norwegian
2832
39
2015
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Jenjira Pongpas, Banlop Lomnoi, Jarinpattra Rueangram, Petcharat Chaiburi
Drama / Fantasy / Mystery
Thailand / UK / Germany / France / Malaysia / South Korea / Mexico / USA / Norway
Thai
2840
40
2006
Eva Mulvad
Malalai Joya
Documentary
Denmark / Norway / Finland
English
2840
40
2010
Anne Sewitsky
Oskar Hernæs Brandsø, Ram Shihab Ebedy, Agnes Kittelsen
Comedy
Norway
Norwegian
2852
41
1998
Karin Julsrud
Reidar Sørensen, Jon Øigarden, Gaute Skjegstad, Trond Høvik
Thriller / Mystery / Detective / Crime / Drama
Norway
Norwegian
2852
41
1992
Colin Nutley
Helena Bergström, Rikard Wolff, Sven Wollter, Reine Brynolfsson,
Comedy
Sweden / Denmark / Norway
Swedish
2852
41
1996
Bille August
Maria Bonnevie, Ulf Friberg, Pernilla August, Lena Endre, Sven-Bertil Taube
Drama / Romance / Religion
Sweden / Denmark / Norway / Finland / Iceland
Swedish
2852
41
1992
Daniel Bergman
Thommy Berggren, Henrik Linnros, Lena Endre, Jacob Leygraf, Anna Linnros
Adventure / Drama / Biography
Sweden / Denmark / Finland / Iceland / Norway
Swedish
