10 More Best Swedish Movies

By Vlad Zakh · September 9, 2026

Sweden Drama feel good thought provoking

Beyond Bergman and the Nordic-noir boom, Sweden has a gift for warm, small-scale stories, an amateur choir conductor, a boy comparing himself to a doomed Soviet space dog, that travel further than their scale suggests. Sebbe follows a neglected teenager drifting towards self-harm unnoticed, Easy Money spirals a business student’s double life as a cocaine ring’s driver, The Hypnotist calls a therapist to help a shattered boy recall his family’s massacre, and Songs from the Second Floor is a deadpan, apocalyptic vision in painterly tableaux. My Life as a Dog, As It Is in Heaven, Simple Simon, Evil, Sound of Noise and Involuntary round out the list.

Sebbe (2010)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A neglected teenager drifts towards self-harm while everyone around him fails to notice.

Directed by Babak Najafi · 1h 23m

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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Easy Money (2010)

TMDB ★ 6.8

A business student's double life as a driver for a cocaine ring spirals out of control.

Directed by Daniel Espinosa · 2h 04m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Viaplay Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Fandango At Home

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The Hypnotist (2012)

TMDB ★ 6.0

A hypnotherapist is called in to help a shattered boy remember the details of his family's massacre.

Directed by Lasse Hallström · 2h 01m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Viaplay Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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Songs from the Second Floor (2000)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A deadpan, apocalyptic vision of modern life told in static, painterly tableaux.

Directed by Roy Andersson · 1h 39m

Where to watch

Stream: Criterion Channel

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Involuntary (2008)

TMDB ★ 6.5

Five loosely connected stories examine how far Swedish social politeness will bend before it breaks.

Directed by Ruben Östlund · 1h 38m

Where to watch

Stream: Criterion Channel

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Simple Simon (2010)

TMDB ★ 7.0

An autistic young man's rigid routines are upended when he sets out to fix his brother's failed relationship.

Directed by Andreas Öhman · 1h 25m

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Darkroom, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Fandango At Home

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Sound of Noise (2010)

TMDB ★ 6.8

A tone-deaf policeman hunts a group of percussionists staging illegal, city-disrupting performances.

Directed by Johannes Stjärne Nilsson & Ola Simonsson · 1h 42m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, Warriors and Gangsters Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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Evil (2003)

IMDb ★ 6.6 RT 36% Metacritic 35

A violent teenager transferred to a strict boarding school tries to control his temper before it destroys him.

Directed by Paul W. S. Anderson · 1h 40m · Rated R

7 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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My Life as a Dog (1985)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A young boy sent to live with relatives copes with grief by comparing his troubles to a doomed Soviet space dog.

Directed by Lasse Hallström · 1h 42m

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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As It Is in Heaven (2004)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A famous conductor returns to his hometown and reluctantly takes over its struggling church choir.

Directed by Kay Pollak · 2h 12m

Where to watch

Stream: Viaplay Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

10 More Best Swedish Movies

Sebbe (2010)

Easy Money (2010)

The Hypnotist (2012)

Songs from the Second Floor (2000)

Involuntary (2008)

Simple Simon (2010)

Sound of Noise (2010)

Evil (2003)

My Life as a Dog (1985)

As It Is in Heaven (2004)

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