01 An uncomfortable, based-on-fact drama about a string of real schoolyard robberies.
10 Best Swedish Movies to Watch
By Vlad Zakh · August 11, 2025
Sweden Arthouse slow and atmosphericthought provoking
Ingmar Bergman set the template for Swedish cinema’s patient, interior style decades ago, and it’s still visible in what the country makes now, whether that’s a vampire story disguised as a coming-of-age film or a dinner-party satire about status anxiety.
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02 A customs officer's uncanny sense of smell leads into folklore no trailer can fully spoil.
03 A 1970s commune comedy-drama that's gentle about its characters' contradictions.
04 A small-town teen romance between two girls, tender without ever being precious.
05 A suicidal widower's routine gets disrupted by new neighbors, warmer than the premise suggests.
06 An art-world satire that turns a gallery director's bad week into pointed social comedy.
07 One split-second decision on a ski trip unravels an entire marriage.
08 The original Swedish adaptation, harsher and more procedural than the Hollywood remake.
09 Bergman's sprawling, semi-autobiographical family saga, generous where his earlier work was severe.
10 A vampire story that is really a quiet, unsettling friendship between two twelve-year-olds.
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