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1. Troll Hunter (2010)
PG-13 | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
A group of students investigates a series of mysterious bear killings, but learns that there are much more dangerous things going on. They start to follow a mysterious hunter, learning that he is actually a troll hunter.
Director: André Øvredal | Stars: Otto Jespersen, Robert Stoltenberg, Knut Nærum, Glenn Erland Tosterud
Votes: 79,526 | Gross: $0.25M
2. Pathfinder (2007)
R | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A Viking boy is left behind after his clan battles a Native American tribe. Raised within the tribe, he ultimately becomes their savior in a fight against the Norsemen.
Director: Marcus Nispel | Stars: Karl Urban, Clancy Brown, Moon Bloodgood, Russell Means
Votes: 46,269 | Gross: $10.23M
3. Viking Wolf (2022)
TV-MA | 97 min | Horror, Thriller
Thale (17) has just moved with her parents to a small town after her mother has a new job in the local police. After a student is killed brutally at a party Thale attends, she becomes a key witness. Was the killer an animal? A wolf?
Director: Stig Svendsen | Stars: Liv Mjönes, Elli Rhiannon Müller Osborne, Sjur Vatne Brean, Vidar Magnussen
Votes: 7,432
4. Max Manus: Man of War (2008)
Not Rated | 118 min | Action, Biography, Crime
The true story about one of the most brilliant saboteurs during World War II and his battle to overcome his inner demons.
Directors: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg | Stars: Aksel Hennie, Agnes Kittelsen, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Ken Duken
Votes: 29,771
5. Head Above Water (1996)
PG-13 | 92 min | Comedy, Thriller
A prominent judge, his wife, her ex-lover, and their neighbor encounter a dead body that complicates their lives.
Director: Jim Wilson | Stars: Harvey Keitel, Cameron Diaz, Craig Sheffer, Billy Zane
Votes: 8,229 | Gross: $0.03M
6. Margrete: Queen of the North (2021)
Unrated | 120 min | Biography, Drama, History
1402. Queen Margrete is ruling Sweden, Norway and Denmark through her adopted son, Erik. But a conspiracy is in the making and Margrete finds herself in an impossible dilemma that could shatter her life's work: the Kalmar Union.
Director: Charlotte Sieling | Stars: Trine Dyrholm, Søren Malling, Morten Hee Andersen, Jakob Oftebro
Votes: 2,922
7. Shipwrecked (1990)
PG | 92 min | Adventure, Family
A young Norwegian boy in 1850s England goes to work as a cabin boy and discovers some of his shipmates are actually pirates.
Director: Nils Gaup | Stars: Stian Smestad, Gabriel Byrne, Louisa Milwood-Haigh, Trond Peter Stamsø Munch
Votes: 3,141
8. The Heavy Water War: Stopping Hitler's Atomic Bomb (2015)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, History, War
The story behind Germany's attempt to develop an atomic bomb during World War II and the sabotage of the heavy water program in Rjukan, Norway from the points of view of the Germans, the Allies, the saboteurs, and the company.
Stars: Marc Ben Puch, Andreas Döhler, Robert Hunger-Bühler, Pip Torrens
Votes: 7,764
9. Asphalt Burning (2020)
TV-14 | 100 min | Action, Comedy
The third and final installment in the Burnout trilogy. This time, the road leads trough Norway, to Sweden, Denmark and finally Germany to race on the famous racing track, Nürburgring.
Director: Hallvard Bræin | Stars: Anders Baasmo, Sven Nordin, Otto Jespersen, Kathrine Thorborg Johansen
Votes: 2,774
10. Pathfinder (1987)
86 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A young Sámi man witnesses a band of vicious raiders slay his family and flees to a nearby village, where he learns he must become a Pathfinder.
Director: Nils Gaup | Stars: Mikkel Gaup, Ingvald Guttorm, Nils Utsi, Henrik H. Buljo
Votes: 5,600
11. Amundsen (2019)
125 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The life and adventures of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, the first man to arrive on the South Pole.
Director: Espen Sandberg | Stars: Pål Sverre Hagen, Christian Rubeck, Katherine Waterston, Trond Espen Seim
Votes: 4,990
12. Børning (2014)
89 min | Action, Comedy
The illegal sports car race "Street legal" goes 2000 kilometers through Norway from Oslo to North Cape, and Roy has been challenged to participate. At the same time, he has to look after his daughter.
Director: Hallvard Bræin | Stars: Anders Baasmo, Ida Husøy, Sven Nordin, Otto Jespersen
Votes: 5,180
13. Only Clouds Move the Stars (1998)
98 min | Drama, Family
"Only Clouds..." is a film about eleven year old Maria, who has lost her little brother. Her mother disappears into her own sorrow, then Maria meets Jacob.
Director: Torun Lian | Stars: Thea Sofie Rusten, Jan Tore Kristoffersen, Anneke von der Lippe, Anders T. Andersen
Votes: 715
14. NR. 24 (2024)
Biography, Drama, War | Post-production
Young apprentice Gunnar Sønsteby from Rjukan decides to resist Nazi-Germany on the day of the invasion to later become the leader of the "Oslo-gang" carrying out countless daring acts of sabotage making him Norway's greatest war hero.
Director: John Andreas Andersen | Stars: Lars Berge, Ines Høysæter Asserson, Erik Madsen, Sjur Vatne Brean
15. Sofies verden (1999)
113 min | Drama, Fantasy, History
One day, ordinary Norwegian girl Sofie receives a videotape on which a certain Alberto Knox talks directly to her from ancient Greece. They start to meet on different occasions as Alberto ... See full summary »
Director: Erik Gustavson | Stars: Silje Storstein, Tomas von Brömssen, Andrine Sæther, Bjørn Floberg
Votes: 1,980
16. Børning 2 (2016)
98 min | Action, Comedy
After two years in prison for participating in an illegal street race, Roy says no to a new illegal winter race from Bergen to Murmansk in the North of Russia. But then he hears that his daughter will participate with a boyfriend.
Director: Hallvard Bræin | Stars: Anders Baasmo, Ida Husøy, Otto Jespersen, Sven Nordin
Votes: 2,761
17. Izzat (2005)
107 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Izzat (honor), the concept of honor in North India and Pakistan.
Director: Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen | Stars: Emil Marwa, Khawar Gomi Sadiq, Assad Siddique, Daud Mirza
Votes: 2,274
18. Løvekvinnen (2016)
126 min | Drama
In 1912, a Norwegian woman dies in childbirth, leaving behind a daughter born with hypertrichosis, or excessive hair growth, and a grieving husband who hides the girl from gawkers.
Director: Vibeke Idsøe | Stars: Rolf Lassgård, Kjersti Tveterås, Aurora Lindseth-Løkka, Mathilde Thomine Storm
Votes: 1,541
19. Jakten på nyresteinen (1996)
Not Rated | 91 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
A little kid shrinks himself so that he can travel into the body of his grandfather. Here he has to kill the kidney-stone his grandfather is suffering from.
Director: Vibeke Idsøe | Stars: Torbjörn T. Jensen, Jenny Skavlan, Benjamin Helstad, Kjersti Holmen
Votes: 1,136
20. Simon och ekarna (2011)
Not Rated | 122 min | Drama
Two boys come of age in Sweden during World War II.
Director: Lisa Ohlin | Stars: Bill Skarsgård, Helen Sjöholm, Jan Josef Liefers, Stefan Gödicke
Votes: 3,063 | Gross: $0.15M
21. Victoria (I) (2013)
105 min | Drama, Romance
A tragic love affair between Victoria and Johannes. She's a daughter of a rich estate owner and he's the son of the poor miller. Despite the deep love between them, her father makes Victoria ditch Johannes for the richer Otto.
Director: Torun Lian | Stars: Iben Akerlie, Jakob Oftebro, Bill Skarsgård, Petronella Barker
Votes: 711
22. Head Above Water (1993)
97 min | Comedy, Thriller
Einar and Bjørn leave Lene on the island for a fishing trip, when her former lover, Gaute, appears drunk and falls asleep in her bed.
Director: Nils Gaup | Stars: Lene Elise Bergum, Svein Roger Karlsen, Morten Abel, Reidar Sørensen
Votes: 1,240
23. Operation Arctic (2014)
87 min | Adventure, Family
Accidentally, three sibling children are left alone in a winter storm on the island of Spitsbergen. No-one on the main land, an ocean apart, knows where they are. It's a dramatic fight for survival.
Director: Grethe Bøe-Waal | Stars: Kaisa Gurine Antonsen, Ida Leonora Valestrand Eike, Leonard Valestrand Eike, Line Verndal
Votes: 1,137
24. Solan, Ludvig og Gurin med reverompa (1998)
76 min | Animation, Family, Adventure
A gnome named Gurin wakes up with a foxtail as punishment for his practical jokes.
Directors: John M. Jacobsen, Nille Tystad | Stars: Toralv Maurstad, Grethe Kausland, Pia Borgli, Wenche Foss
Votes: 806
25. Karlsson on the Roof (2002)
77 min | Family, Animation
A beautiful, wise and fairly fat man at his best age - that's Karlsson on the Roof. And he isn't very shy. His door sign says "The world's best Karlsson". One day he just flew threw the window into Little Brothers bedroom.
Director: Vibeke Idsøe | Stars: Börje Ahlstedt, William Svedberg, Pernilla August, Allan Svensson
Votes: 480
26. Kvinnen i mitt liv (2003)
93 min | Romance, Comedy
Jakob has a superficial relationship to the women in his life. That is until he meets Nina. How will he cope with this new situation?
Director: Alexander Eik | Stars: Thomas Giertsen, Ane Dahl Torp, Gard B. Eidsvold, Line Verndal
Votes: 892
27. Sleepwalker (2000)
95 min | Mystery, Horror, Thriller
Ulrik Hansson is 45 years old and lives a secure life in a Swedish residential district together with his wife Monika and their two children. He's got a well-paid job as an architect and ... See full summary »
Director: Johannes Pinter | Stars: Ralph Carlsson, Ewa Carlsson, Anders Palm, Tuva Novotny
Votes: 1,322
28. Elias: The Little Rescue Boat (2005– )
10 min | Animation, Action
Little Elias lives in a unique world of interesting animated characters. The little rescue boat starts his career in the charming coastal village of Cozy Cove. Among the many colorful ... See full summary »
Stars: Joakim Gunby, Esben Selvig
Votes: 75
29. Dagsrevyen (1958– )
News
Daily news, sports and weather from Norway and abroad.
Stars: Atle Bjurstrøm, Hallvard Sandberg, Erna Solberg, Terje Alsvik Walløe
Votes: 129
30. Operasjon Mumie (2019)
77 min | Adventure, Crime, Family
The tomb of Tutankhamun is coming to a museum in town, and someone thinks there is a curse to it. The detectives are on it.
Director: Grethe Bøe-Waal | Stars: Emma Kilane, Thomas Farestveit, Devin, Anneke von der Lippe
Votes: 81
31. Kings Bay (2017)
94 min | Thriller
21 died in the explosion in the kings bay-accident in Ny-Ålesund in Spitsbergen i 1962. The accident led to the fall of the Norwegian labor party government ruling since WW2. Was this really an accident, and was it under Norwegian control?
Director: Stig Svendsen | Stars: Maria Bock, Erik Hivju, Marius Lien, Jørgen Langhelle
Votes: 472
32. De blå ulvene (1993)
95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
This time Pelle's father joins an activist group and Pelle has to face up to his father.
Director: Morten Kolstad | Stars: Håvard Bakke, Tommy Karlsen, Viggo Jønsberg, Brit Elisabeth Haagensli
Votes: 336
33. Hard asfalt (1986)
109 min | Drama
Suburban teenager Ida grows up outside Oslo, is starting off with drugs and meets the homeless alcoholic charmer Knut, which soon is her big love. Destined for a hard life in drugs and alcohol, how can they turn their lives around?
Director: Sølve Skagen | Stars: Kristin Kajander, Frank Krog, Marianne Nielsen, Morten Faldaas
Votes: 77
34. Sofies verden (2000– )
27 min | Drama, Fantasy, History
Stars: Silje Storstein, Tomas von Brömssen, Andrine Sæther, Anne Birte Brunvold Tørstad
Votes: 112
35. Operasjon Mørkemann (2018)
82 min | Family, Mystery
The detective agency no. 2 has a new case to solve. Strange holes in the ground have appeared during the night and ruin Oliver's bike. The child detectives Tiril and Oliver will have to be as smart as Sherlock Holmes to find it out.
Director: Grethe Bøe-Waal | Stars: Emma Kilane, Thomas Farestveit, Devin, Finn Schau
Votes: 111
36. Elias og kongeskipet (2007)
76 min | Animation, Family
The little rescue boat Elias signs on to the mission to find the royal ship, who has been missing for a time due to his daughter's disappearance. During the mission Elias has to prove his bravery.
Directors: Espen Fyksen, Lise I. Osvoll | Stars: Aleksander Emil Dyrberg Ek, Marit Andreassen, Per Christian Ellefsen, Svein Tindberg
Votes: 197
37. Prima Veras saga om Olav den hellige (1983)
98 min | Comedy, History
The unholy story about the life of Saint Olav the Holy from birth to the day he dies as the Norwegian King at the battle of Stiklestad in 1030.
Directors: Herodes Falsk, Harald Gunnar Paalgard | Stars: Jahn Teigen, Herodes Falsk, Tom Mathisen, Øivind Blunck
Votes: 90
38. 37 og et halvt (2005)
101 min | Drama, Comedy
A woman, Selma, almost 40 years old, figures that she has not achieved what she wanted in life and wonders "what now?".
Director: Vibeke Idsøe | Stars: Marit Andreassen, Bernhard Arnø, Anders Baasmo, Dagny Rieber Borgnes
Votes: 405
39. Giftige løgner (1992)
86 min | Action, Crime, Drama
For the second time the two curious boys named Pelle and Proffen get mixed up in dangerous business.
Director: Martin Asphaug | Stars: Håvard Bakke, Tommy Karlsen, Helle Beck Figenschow, Synnøve Nygaard
Votes: 361
40. Elias and the Treasure of the Sea (2010)
78 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
About the little rescue boat Elias and his friends in the coastal community Cozy Cove. The story takes place during winter time.
Director: Lise I. Osvoll
Votes: 78
41. En Sjøens Helt
Drama | Announced
In 1939, Norwegian teenager Halvor Skramstad joins the crew of cargo ship M/S Tomar, unaware of the perils awaiting him, including wartime convoys, shipwreck, lost comrades, and navigating complex human emotions.
42. Aukrust - Gud velsigne vår Herre (2020)
50 min | Documentary, Animation
Stars: Christian Skolmen, Harald Stanghelle, Lars Espen Aukrust, Sigmund Løvåsen
Votes: 22
43. Showbiz - eller hvordan bli kjendis på en-to-tre! (1989)
97 min | Comedy
A young boy named Espen Søplekladd is leaving home. He starts to work at a jazz cafe named "Balla Jazzhus". But his evil brother is trying to ruin it for him.
Director: Herodes Falsk | Stars: Herodes Falsk, Tom Mathisen, Guro Rustad, Terry Heart
Votes: 167
45. Blekkulf (2012– )
Animation
Together with Sprelline, Pelle and Svanhild, Blekkulf takes on the task of keeping nature clean.
Votes: 8
46. Alle barn er laget av ild (2013)
27 min | Short, Drama
Every Child is Made of Fire tells the story about Anne, a woman in her late thirties who leaves her job as an engineer to start working at a home for disadvantaged youth. Here she meets ... See full summary »
Director: Lisa Marie Gamlem | Stars: Anders Baasmo, Adrian Dreshaj, Cathrine Hoel Hansen, Iben Hjejle
47. Prima Vera - De Gærne Har'e Godt (1982 Video)
46 min | Comedy
Director: Herodes Falsk | Stars: Øivind Blunck, Herodes Falsk, Tom Mathisen, Jahn Teigen
48.
Dagsrevyen (1958– )
Episode:
Episode dated 12 August 2020
(2020)
News
Stars: Oddvin Aune, Hallvard Bræin, John M. Jacobsen, Erna Solberg
49.
Aukrust - Gud velsigne vår Herre (2020)
Episode:
Ludvig
(2020)
50 min | Documentary, Animation
Director: Rune Sæterstøl | Stars: Christian Skolmen, Kjell Aukrust, Trygve Tamburstuen, Toralv Maurstad
50.
The Heavy Water War: Stopping Hitler's Atomic Bomb (2015)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2015)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, History, War
Nobel physics prize receiver Heisenberg is convinced by the Nazi government to make the first atomic bomb. But for this they need heavy water, only produced in Rjukan, Norway, something the French and Brits will prevent at all costs.
Director: Per-Olav Sørensen | Stars: Christoph Bach, Peri Baumeister, Espen Reboli Bjerke, Torstein Bjørklund
Votes: 312