Best Movies from Norway by Rank
367
1
Lars von Trier
Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgård
Drama / Romance
Denmark / Sweden / France / Netherlands / Norway
English
400
2
Krzysztof Kieslowski
Irène Jacob, Halina Gryglaszewska, Kalina Jedrusik, Aleksander Bardini
Drama / Fantasy / Romance
France / Poland / Norway
French
471
3
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
755
4
Joachim Trier
Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Elle Fanning
Comedy / Drama
Norway / Germany / Denmark / France / Sweden
Norwegian
934
5
Lars von Trier
Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse
Musical / Drama
Denmark / Germany / Netherlands / USA / UK / France / Sweden / Finland / Iceland / Norway
English
1201
6
Joachim Trier
Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Mia McGovern Zaini, Maria Grazia Di Meo
Comedy / Drama / Romance
Norway / France / Sweden / Denmark
Norwegian
1336
7
Roy Andersson
Lars Nordh, Stefan Larsson, Bengt C.W. Carlsson
Drama / Comedy
Sweden / Norway / Denmark
Swedish
1401
8
Niels Arden Oplev
Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Lena Endre, Peter Haber, Sven-Bertil Taube
Crime / Mystery / Thriller / Detective
Sweden / Denmark / Germany / Norway
Swedish
1521
9
Ruben Östlund
Johannes Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Clara Wettergren, Vincent Wettergren
Comedy / Drama
Sweden / France / Norway
Swedish
1598
10
Joshua Oppenheimer, Anonymous, Christine Cynn
Anwar Congo, Herman Koto, Syamsul Arifin, Ibrahim Sinik, Yapto Soerjosoemarno
Documentary / Crime / History
Denmark / Norway / UK
Indonesian
1662
11
Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Daniel Karimyar, Fardin Mijdzadeh, Milad Eskandari, Belal Faiz
Documentary / Animation
Denmark / France / Sweden / Norway / USA / Slovenia / Estonia / Spain / Italy / Finland
English
1686
12
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
1877
13
Joshua Oppenheimer
Documentary / War / History / Biography
Denmark / Finland / Norway / Indonesia / UK
Indonesian
1950
14
Jan Troell
Maria Heiskanen, Mikael Persbrandt, Jesper Christensen, Emil Jensen
Drama / Period Film
Denmark / Finland / Norway / Sweden / Germany
Swedish
1973
15
Bille August
Samuel Fröler, Pernilla August, Max von Sydow
Drama / Romance / Period Film / Biography
Sweden / Germany / UK / Italy / France / Denmark / Finland / Norway / Iceland
Swedish
2129
16
Roy Andersson
Jessika Lundberg, Elisabeth Helander, Björn Englund, Leif Larsson, Olle Olson
Comedy / Drama / Music
Sweden / Germany / France / Denmark / Norway
Swedish
2185
17
Liv Ullmann
Lena Endre, Erland Josephson, Krister Henriksson, Thomas Hanzon, Michelle Gylem
Drama / Romance
Sweden / Italy / Germany / Finland / Norway
Swedish
2194
18
Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg
Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Gustaf Skarsgård
Action / Adventure / Biography / Drama / History
UK / Norway / Denmark
English
2233
19
Nils Gaup
Mikkel Gaup, Ingvald Guttorm, Nils Utsi, Henrik H. Buljo
Adventure / Action / Drama / History
Norway
Saami
2268
20
Morten Tyldum
Aksel Hennie, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Synnøve Macody Lund
Action / Crime / Thriller
Norway / Germany
Norwegian
2314
21
Hans Petter Moland
Stellan Skarsgård, Gard B. Eidsvold, Bjørn Sundquist
Drama / Adventure / Period Film
Norway / Sweden
Norwegian
2438
22
Roy Andersson
Holger Andersson, Nils Westblom
Drama / Comedy
Sweden / Germany / Norway / France
Swedish
2510
23
Cristian Mungiu
Renate Reinsve, Sebastian Stan, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Thorbjørn Harr
Drama / Thriller
Romania / France / Norway / Denmark / Finland / Sweden
English
2527
24
Jan Troell
Max von Sydow, Ghita Nørby, Anette Hoff, Gard B. Eidsvold
Biography / Drama / War
Germany / Norway / Sweden / Denmark
Danish
2559
25
Peter Watkins
Geir Westby, Gro Fraas, Eric Allum, Amund Berge, Kerstii Allum
Biography / Drama
Sweden / Norway
Norwegian
2561
26
Nikolaj Arcel
Mads Mikkelsen, Gustav Lindh, Amanda Collin, Jacob Lohmann, Kristine Kujath Thorp
Drama / War / Biography / History / Epic
Denmark / Sweden / Norway / Germany
Danish
2571
27
Paul Greengrass
Anders Danielsen Lie, Jonas Strand Gravli, Jon Oslash;igarden, Maria Bock
Crime / Drama / History / Thriller
Norway / Iceland / USA
English
2579
28
Bent Hamer
Baard Owe, Espen Skjønberg, Ghita Nørby, Henny Moan
Comedy / Drama
Norway / Germany / France
Norwegian
2579
28
Joachim Trier
Anders Danielsen Lie, Hans Olav Brenner, Ingrid Olava, Malin Crepin
Drama
Norway
Norwegian
2603
29
Ziad Doueiri
Rami Doueiri, Mohamad Chamas, Rola Al Amin, Carmen Lebbos
Drama / War
France / Norway / Lebanon / Belgium
Arabic
2616
30
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
Gísli Halldórsson, Sigríður Hagalín
Drama
Iceland / Germany / Norway
Icelandic
2616
30
Petter Næss
Per Christian Ellefsen, Sven Nordin, Marit Pia Jacobsen
Comedy / Drama
Norway
Norwegian
2616
30
Jan Troell
Max von Sydow, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Göran Stangertz
Adventure / Drama
Sweden / West Germany / Norway
French
2616
30
Arne Skouen
Jack Fjeldstad, Henny Moan, Alf Malland, Joachim Holst-Jensen
Action / Drama / Adventure / Thriller / War
Norway
Norwegian
2616
30
Berit Nesheim
Marie Theisen, Bjørn Sundquist, Hildegun Riise
Comedy / Drama
Norway
Norwegian
2616
30
Sven Nykvist
Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Stellan Skarsgård
Drama / Period Film
Sweden / Norway / Denmark
Swedish
2639
31
Hugo Hermansen
Alma Lund, Henry Hagerup
Short / Drama / Adventure
Norway
Norwegian (Silent)
2639
31
Harald Schwenzen
Hjalmar Fries, Hans Bille, Gerd Egede-Nissen, Rolf Christensen, Lillebil Ibsen
Drama
Norway
Norwegian (Silent)
2639
31
Walter Fyrst
Tryggve Larssen, Bengt Djurberg, Julie Lampe, Tove Tellback, Harald Stormoen
Drama / Mystery
Norway
Norwegian (Silent)
2656
32
Henning Carlsen
Per Oscarsson, Gunnel Lindblom, Birgitte Federspiel, Knud Rex
Drama / Comedy
Denmark / Norway / Sweden
Norwegian
2656
32
Thor Heyerdahl
Thor Heyerdahl, Herman Watzinger, Erik Hesselberg
Documentary / Adventure
Norway / Sweden
Norwegian
2656
32
Caspar Wrede
Tom Courtenay, Espen Skjønberg, Alf Malland
Drama
UK / Norway
English
2682
33
Erik Skjoldbjærg
Maria Mathiesen, Stellan Skarsgård, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Gisken Armand
Crime / Thriller / Mystery / Post-Noir / Detective
Norway
Norwegian
2699
34
Jerzy Skolimowski
Vincent Gallo, Emmanuelle Seigner, Stig Frode Henriksen, Nicolai Cleve Broch
Thriller / War
Poland / Norway / Ireland / Hungary
English
2699
34
Kjell Grede
Stellan Skarsgård, Lene Brøndum, Pia Vieth, Helge Jordal
Biography / Drama
Sweden / Denmark / Norway
Swedish
2701
35
Dag Johan Haugerud
Ella Øverbye, Selome Emnetu, Ane Dahl Torp, Anne Marit Jacobsen
Drama / Romance
Norway
Norwegian
2707
36
Bent Hamer
Sverre Hansen, Kjell Stormoen, Leif Andrée, Juni Dahr, Ulf Wengård
Comedy / Drama
Norway
Norwegian
2711
37
Roy Andersson
Lesley Leichtweis Bernardi, Ania Nova, Gloria Ormandlaky, Anders Hellström
Drama
Sweden / Germany / Norway
Swedish
2711
37
Dag Johan Haugerud
Tayo Cittadella Jacobsen, Andrea Bræin Hovig, Lars Jacob Holm
Drama
Norway
Norwegian
2711
37
Amat Escalante
Ruth Ramos, Simone Bucio, Jesús Meza, Edén Villavicencio
Drama
Mexico / Denmark / France / Germany / Norway / Switzerland
Spanish
2716
38
Baltasar Kormákur
Victoria Abril, Hilmir Snær Guðnason
Comedy / Romance
Iceland / Denmark / Norway / France
Icelandic
2716
38
Joachim Trier
Anders Danielsen Lie, Espen Klouman-Høiner, Viktoria Winge, Henrik Elvestad
Drama / Comedy
Norway
Norwegian
2725
39
Grímur Hákonarson
Sigurður Sigurjónsson, Theodór Júlíusson
Drama
Iceland / Denmark / Norway / Poland
Icelandic
2727
40
Jalmari Helander
Per Christian Ellefsen, Peeter Jakobi, Jorma Tommila, Onni Tommila, Tommi Korpela
Action / Comedy / Fantasy
Finland / Norway / France / Sweden
Finnish
2727
40
Lisa Ohlin
Bill Skarsgård, Helen Sjöholm, Jan Josef Liefers, Stefan Gödicke
Drama
Sweden / Denmark / Germany / Norway
Swedish
2734
41
Tommy Wirkola
Vegar Hoel, Ørjan Gamst, Martin Starr, Jocelyn DeBoer, Ingrid Haas
Action / Comedy / Horror
Norway / Iceland
Norwegian
2734
41
Bent Hamer
Matt Dillon, Lili Taylor, Marisa Tomei, Fisher Stevens, Didier Flamand
Comedy / Drama
France / Germany / Sweden / USA / Norway
English
2734
41
Daniel Geller, Dayna Goldfine
Cate Blanchett, Sebastian Koch, Thomas Kretschmann, Diane Kruger, Connie Nielsen
Documentary / Biography / Crime / History / Mystery
USA / Ecuador / Germany / Norway
English
2734
41
Bent Hamer
Joachim Calmeyer, Tomas Norström, Bjørn Floberg, Reine Brynolfsson
Comedy / Drama
Norway / Sweden
Norwegian
2737
42
Hans Petter Moland
Kåre Conradi, Huyen Huynh, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Adil Halitaj
Action / Crime / Thriller / Comedy / Gangster
Norway / Sweden
Norwegian
2745
43
Mike Mitchell
Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Tiffany Haddish, Stephanie Beatriz
Animation / Action / Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Musical
Denmark / Norway / Australia / USA
English
2745
43
Joachim Trier
Eili Harboe, Kaya Wilkins, Henrik Rafaelsen, Ellen Dorrit Petersen
Drama / Mystery / Romance / Thriller / Horror
Norway / France / Denmark / Sweden
Norwegian
2746
44
Lars von Trier
Jens Albinus, Peter Gantzler, Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
Comedy / Experimental
Denmark / Sweden / Iceland / Italy / France / Norway / Finland / Germany
Danish
2746
44
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
2761
45
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Jenjira Pongpas, Banlop Lomnoi, Jarinpattra Rueangram, Petcharat Chaiburi
Drama / Fantasy / Mystery
Thailand / UK / Germany / France / Malaysia / South Korea / Mexico / USA / Norway
Thai
2771
46
Eva Mulvad
Malalai Joya
Documentary
Denmark / Norway / Finland
English
2771
46
Anne Sewitsky
Oskar Hernæs Brandsø, Ram Shihab Ebedy, Agnes Kittelsen
Comedy
Norway
Norwegian
2784
47
Karin Julsrud
Reidar Sørensen, Jon Øigarden, Gaute Skjegstad, Trond Høvik
Thriller / Mystery / Detective / Crime / Drama
Norway
Norwegian
2784
47
Colin Nutley
Helena Bergström, Rikard Wolff, Sven Wollter, Reine Brynolfsson,
Comedy
Sweden / Denmark / Norway
Swedish
2784
47
Bille August
Maria Bonnevie, Ulf Friberg, Pernilla August, Lena Endre, Sven-Bertil Taube
Drama / Romance / Religion
Sweden / Denmark / Norway / Finland / Iceland
Swedish
2784
47
Daniel Bergman
Thommy Berggren, Henrik Linnros, Lena Endre, Jacob Leygraf, Anna Linnros
Adventure / Drama / Biography
Sweden / Denmark / Finland / Iceland / Norway
Swedish
NR
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Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor
Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal
Documentary
Palestine / Norway
Arabic
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