Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Pål Ulvik Rokseth

1. The Continental (2023)

TV-MA | 90 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Set in 1970s New York City, The Continental explores the origin of the iconic hotel-for-assassins centerpiece of the John Wick universe seen through the eyes and action of a young Winston Scott.

Stars: Mel Gibson, Colin Woodell, Mishel Prada, Hubert Point-Du Jour

Votes: 37,125

2. The Worst Person in the World (2021)

R | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.

Director: Joachim Trier | Stars: Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Herbert Nordrum, Hans Olav Brenner

Votes: 97,747

3. Downsizing (2017)

R | 135 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

A social satire in which a man realizes he would have a better life if he were to shrink himself to five inches tall, allowing him to live in wealth and splendor.

Director: Alexander Payne | Stars: Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau, Kristen Wiig

Votes: 124,713 | Gross: $24.45M

4. Defending Jacob (2020)

TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The limited drama series is a gripping, character-driven thriller based on the 2012 New York Times best selling novel of the same name by William Landay. An assistant DA's world is shattered when his beloved son gets charged with murder.

Stars: Chris Evans, Michelle Dockery, Jaeden Martell, Cherry Jones

Votes: 66,424

5. The Snowman (2017)

R | 119 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Detective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a woman whose scarf is found wrapped around an ominous-looking snowman.

Director: Tomas Alfredson | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jonas Karlsson

Votes: 71,706 | Gross: $6.67M

6. 22 July (2018)

R | 143 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A three-part story of Norway's worst terrorist attack in which over seventy people were killed. 22 July looks at the disaster itself, the survivors, Norway's political system and the lawyers who worked on this horrific case.

Director: Paul Greengrass | Stars: Anders Danielsen Lie, Jonas Strand Gravli, Jon Øigarden, Maria Bock

Votes: 37,590

7. Headhunters (2011)

R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary.

Director: Morten Tyldum | Stars: Aksel Hennie, Synnøve Macody Lund, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Julie R. Ølgaard

Votes: 107,013 | Gross: $1.20M

8. The Wave (2015)

R | 105 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Although anticipated, no one is really ready when the mountain pass above the scenic, narrow Norwegian fjord Geiranger collapses and creates an 85-meter high violent tsunami. A geologist is one of those caught in the middle of it.

Director: Roar Uthaug | Stars: Kristoffer Joner, Ane Dahl Torp, Jonas Hoff Oftebro, Edith Haagenrud-Sande

Votes: 42,814 | Gross: $0.18M

9. The Lost Bus

Drama, Thriller | Filming

Explores what went wrong in California's Camp Fire, the nation's deadliest wildfire in a century, and how to prevent future tragedies, also including stories of a bus driver and school teacher who helped through a wildfire.

Director: Paul Greengrass | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, America Ferrera, Yul Vazquez, Ashlie Atkinson

10. Kon-Tiki (2012)

PG-13 | 118 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

Legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl's epic 4,300-mile crossing of the Pacific on a balsawood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove that it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.

Directors: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg | Stars: Pål Sverre Hagen, Anders Baasmo, Gustaf Skarsgård, Odd-Magnus Williamson

Votes: 51,995 | Gross: $1.52M

11. Polaroid (I) (2019)

PG-13 | 88 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

High school loner Bird Fitcher has no idea what dark secrets are tied to the Polaroid camera she finds. It doesn't take long to discover that those who have their picture taken with it, soon die.

Director: Lars Klevberg | Stars: Kathryn Prescott, Tyler Young, Samantha Logan, Keenan Tracey

Votes: 16,460

12. Handling the Undead (2024)

97 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

On a hot summer day in Oslo, the dead mysteriously awaken, and three families are thrown into chaos when their deceased loved ones come back to them. Who are they, and what do they want?

Director: Thea Hvistendahl | Stars: Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Bahar Pars, Bjørn Sundquist

Votes: 694

13. The Burning Sea (2021)

PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

An oil platform dramatically goes down on the Norwegian coast, and researchers try to find out what happened when they realize this is just the start of something even more serious.

Director: John Andreas Andersen | Stars: Kristine Kujath Thorp, Henrik Bjelland, Rolf Kristian Larsen, Anders Baasmo

Votes: 7,293

14. Okkupert (2015–2020)

TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Thriller

In the near future, Norway is occupied by Russia on behalf of the European Union because the newly-elected environmentally-friendly Norwegian government has stopped the all important oil- and gas-production in the North Sea.

Stars: Henrik Mestad, Ane Dahl Torp, Eldar Skar, Ingeborga Dapkunaite

Votes: 9,834

15. The Ash Lad: In the Hall of the Mountain King (2017)

104 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Espen "Ash Lad", a poor farmer's son, embarks on a dangerous quest with his brothers to save the princess from a vile troll known as the Mountain King - in order to collect a reward and save his family's farm from ruin.

Director: Mikkel Brænne Sandemose | Stars: Vebjørn Enger, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, Elias Holmen Sørensen, Eili Harboe

Votes: 4,296

16. Into the White (I) (2012)

R | 104 min | Action, Biography, Drama

World War II: After an aerial battle over Norway, British and German airmen find themselves stranded in the wilderness. Finding shelter in the same cabin, they realize the only way to survive the winter is to set aside the rules of war.

Director: Petter Næss | Stars: Florian Lukas, David Kross, Lachlan Nieboer, Stig Henrik Hoff

Votes: 22,373

17. Reprise (2006)

R | 105 min | Drama

Fueled by literary aspirations and youthful exuberance, two competitive friends endure the pangs of love, depression, and burgeoning careers.

Director: Joachim Trier | Stars: Anders Danielsen Lie, Espen Klouman Høiner, Viktoria Winge, Odd-Magnus Williamson

Votes: 15,651 | Gross: $0.55M

18. Cold Prey (2006)

Not Rated | 97 min | Horror, Thriller

5 young Norwegians head up to the mountains to snowboard. One breaks his leg and it's getting dark soon, so they spend the night in a big, abandoned hotel, closed 30 years ago. They are not alone.

Director: Roar Uthaug | Stars: Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Rolf Kristian Larsen, Tomas Alf Larsen, Endre Martin Midtstigen

Votes: 19,637

19. Armand (2024)

100 min | Drama | Completed

Armand, a 6-year-old boy, is accused of crossing boundaries against his best friend at elementary school.

Director: Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel | Stars: Renate Reinsve, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Øystein Røger, Endre Hellestveit

20. King of Devil's Island (2010)

Not Rated | 116 min | Action, Drama

Norwegian winter, early 20th century. On the boys home Bastoy, a new inmate leads the boys to a violent uprising against a brutal regime. How far is he willing to go to attain freedom?

Director: Marius Holst | Stars: Benjamin Helstad, Trond Nilssen, Stellan Skarsgård, Kristoffer Joner

Votes: 19,967 | Gross: $0.01M

21. Nobel (2016)

45 min | Drama, Thriller, War

In NOBEL, two stories carefully intertwine as a returning soldier and family man becomes a pawn in a political international game. As the stakes grow higher he is forced to discover just how far one should go in the name of peace.

Stars: Aksel Hennie, Tuva Novotny, Dennis Storhøi, Danica Curcic

Votes: 6,848

22. 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: Andreas Döhler, Marc Ben Puch, Robert Hunger-Bühler, Anna Friel

Votes: 7,777

23. Munch (2023)

104 min | Biography, Drama

Rejected by the art establishment, wracked with grief over the loss of his older sister and tortured by addiction, the film captures Edvard Munch's life, one of the world's greatest artists of all time.

Director: Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken | Stars: Alfred Ekker Strande, Thea Lambrechts Vaulen, Per Frisch, Gjertrud L. Jynge

Votes: 955

24. The Bothersome Man (2006)

Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

In a strange city where every person seems content beyond reason a new man arrives in town and stirs up trouble by asking too many questions.

Director: Jens Lien | Stars: Trond Fausa, Petronella Barker, Per Schaanning, Birgitte Larsen

Votes: 18,076

25. 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: 4,997

26. Troubled Water (2008)

Not Rated | 115 min | Drama, Music

A man convicted in his teens for killing a child is released on parole. He struggles to build a new life, but his past is uncovered.

Director: Erik Poppe | Stars: Pål Sverre Hagen, Trine Dyrholm, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Fredrik Grøndahl

Votes: 6,154

27. 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, Erik Madsen, Ines Høysæter Asserson, Erik Hivju

28. Cold Prey 2 (2008)

Not Rated | 90 min | Horror, Thriller

Jannicke wakes up in the hospital. All of her friends are dead. As she walks through the dark corridors, she thinks she is left alone. But the nightmare isn't over yet.

Director: Mats Stenberg | Stars: Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Marthe Snorresdotter Rovik, Kim Arne Hagen, Johanna Mørck

Votes: 9,946

29. Cold Prey III (2010)

95 min | Horror, Thriller

Takes place in the 80's where a group of teenagers go to visit an abandoned hotel, only to find themselves hunted by a psychotic killer through the Norwegian woods.

Director: Mikkel Brænne Sandemose | Stars: Ida Marie Bakkerud, Julie Rusti, Kim Falck, Pål Stokka

Votes: 4,582

30. The Monitor (2011)

R | 96 min | Horror, Thriller

After a baby monitor picks up another channel, Anna begins reliving the nightmare she'd recently escaped.

Director: Pål Sletaune | Stars: Noomi Rapace, Kristoffer Joner, Vetle Qvenild Werring, Stig R. Amdam

Votes: 6,016

31. Shameless (2010)

98 min | Drama

The summer of 1951 a couple get their first and only child. A boy. Or is it? Ouside the birds stop singing, and there's a solar eclipse. The parents deny an operation which could make Adrian a whole human being.

Director: Petter Næss | Stars: Marcus Mathias Aarnseth, Andrea Pharo Ronde, Maria Bonnevie, Eindride Eidsvold

Votes: 294

32. Pioneer (2013)

R | 111 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller

A thriller set at the beginning of the 1980's Norwegian Oil Boom and centered on a diver whose obsession with reaching the bottom of the Norwegian Sea leads to tragedy.

Director: Erik Skjoldbjærg | Stars: Aksel Hennie, Wes Bentley, Stephen Lang, Stephanie Sigman

Votes: 5,301 | Gross: $0.01M

33. All That Matters Is Past (2012)

105 min | Drama

As kids, Janne befriends William. After years abroad, William returns to Norway and contacts her. She spends the summer with him. She's found half dead next to two dead men in the woods. What happened?

Director: Sara Johnsen | Stars: Maria Bonnevie, Inga Berger Schou, Tea Sandanger, Line Billa Ljøstad

Votes: 834

34. Sons of Norway (2011)

87 min | Drama

It's not easy to rebel when your dad wants to join the party... One day (in 1979), Magnus and his son Nikolaj hit the wall in their new terrace house in Rykkinn. Magnus is an architect, ... See full summary »

Director: Jens Lien | Stars: Sven Nordin, Åsmund Høeg, Sonja Richter, John Lydon

Votes: 1,799

35. Kautokeino-opprøret (2008)

96 min | Drama, History

Religious and cultural reawakening inspires rebellion in a 19th century Norwegian village.

Director: Nils Gaup | Stars: Mikkel Gaup, Anni-Kristiina Juuso, Aslat Mahtte Gaup, Nils Peder Gaup

Votes: 2,915

36. Polaroid (I) (2015)

15 min | Short, Horror

Two girls are moving out after Sarah's mother has passed away. In the clearing they exploit an old Polaroid camera possessed by a dark past.

Director: Lars Klevberg | Stars: Annika Witt, Thea Sofie Loch Næss, Anne Cloetta

Votes: 287

37. Journey to the Christmas Star (2012)

G | 80 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Once upon a time a little girl went out to find the Christmas star.

Director: Nils Gaup | Stars: Vilde Zeiner, Anders Baasmo, Agnes Kittelsen, Stig-Werner Moe

Votes: 1,753

38. Captain Sabertooth and the Treasure of Lama Rama (2014)

Not Rated | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

The orphan boy Pinky follows the Captain on an exciting and dangerous journey across the big oceans to the kingdom of Lama Rama, hunting for a treasure and the answer to who is Pinky's father.

Directors: John Andreas Andersen, Lisa Marie Gamlem | Stars: Tuva Novotny, Jon Øigarden, Fridtjov Såheim, Pia Tjelta

Votes: 801

39. Lime (2001)

92 min | Family, Drama

Tanja is almost 16 and angry. In love with Henrik, but miserable. Why? Mother has decided that they shall move to the countryside the very day she is asked to join Henrik's band, Limbo. She hates her mother's shifting boyfriends.

Directors: Nathilde Overrein Rapp, Tony Spataro | Stars: Rita Kvist, Kristoffer Berre Alberts, Mina Martine Lystad, Kjetil Røst Nilsen

Votes: 168

40. Gymnaslærer Pedersen (2006)

123 min | Drama

A drama focused on Norwegian society in the 1970s, an era dominated by Marxism and Leninism.

Director: Hans Petter Moland | Stars: Kristoffer Joner, Ane Dahl Torp, Anne Ryg, Jan Gunnar Røise

Votes: 1,684

41. Bare Bea (2004)

86 min | Drama

Bea is 16 and nine months, and the only virgin left in her crowd. This seems to be a problem for her when she falls in love with the most popular guy at school. Her friends tell her that ... See full summary »

Director: Petter Næss | Stars: Kaia Foss, Kamilla Grønli Hartvig, Ida Thurman-Moe, Maria Brinch

Votes: 1,445

42. People in the Sun (2011)

78 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

Four self-centered people spend midsummers eve in a campsite. Concentrating on their own bloated egos, they are unaware that the world is, in fact, ending.

Director: Per-Olav Sørensen | Stars: Kjersti Holmen, Ingar Helge Gimle, Ane Dahl Torp, Jon Øigarden

Votes: 694

43. Switch (I) (2007)

90 min | Action, Drama, Sport

Mikkel (15) lives a good life with his mother in Oslo. Here he has heaps of friends and spends most of his day on a skateboard. When his mum gets a new job, Mikkel has to move to a small ... See full summary »

Director: Ole Martin Hafsmo | Stars: Ida Elise Broch, Espen Klouman Høiner, Hilde Lyrån, Sebastian Stigar

Votes: 1,020

44. The Hunger (2017)

21 min | Short, Drama

A sixteen year old boy with an intense desire for recognition seeks out a vicious criminal to prove his boundless grit. An expressive suburban gothic tale which enters the mindset of a teenager and explores the phenomenon of sensation seeking at a young age.

Director: Kenneth Karlstad | Stars: Henrik Dieter Stenholt, Odin Waage, Mikkel Bratt Silset, Anders T. Andersen

Votes: 98

45. Twigson (2009)

74 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Mischievous, quick-witted Lillebror has just moved into town and not made any friends yet. One day he discovers a twig--Knerten--in a pile of firewood, and this becomes his imaginary friend... See full summary »

Director: Åsleik Engmark | Stars: Adrian Grønnevik Smith, Petrus Andreas Christensen, Pernille Sørensen, Jan Gunnar Røise

Votes: 530

46. Norwegian Cozy (2011– )

330 min | Comedy, Drama

In the middle of the dysfunctional Broch-Hansen family, a tragic and humorous tale of the 36 year old Georg, more than ready to be a grown up and a family man, but afraid of turning out just like his old man, also to the one he loves.

Stars: Anders Baasmo, Anders Danielsen Lie, Stein Winge, Tone Danielsen

Votes: 396

47. Late Summer (2016)

72 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

An elderly woman has secluded herself in her remote home in the French countryside when a young foreign couple on vacation suddenly intrudes on her isolated life.

Director: Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken | Stars: Bente Børsum, Rolf Kristian Larsen, Heidi Toini, Christian Bujeau

Votes: 372

48. Sebastians Verden (2010)

94 min | Action, Drama

Sebastians world is full of raw violence and cynicism. He'll go to any length to fulfill his dream of a life in absolute luxury. But then he'll have commit a crime after another. Still Sebastian is nice to the ones he love.

Director: Knut Møller-Lien | Stars: Andreas Wilson, Christian Strand, Charles Wojnicki, Champ

Votes: 110

49. Mormor og de åtte ungene (2013)

66 min | Comedy, Family

A girl has a trouble family when they accidentally miss there truck by a theif. But basically their Grandma comes to them for a visit. They found the car and got it back to there house.

Director: Lisa Marie Gamlem | Stars: Marit Opsahl Grefberg, Petronella Nygaard, Hedda Kanutte Grytten, Ada Elektra Grytten

Votes: 126

50. Orange Girl (2009)

80 min | Drama, Romance

THE ORANGE GIRL is about two young men's different paths to finding love. Jan Olav is struck as if by lightning the first time he sees the Orange Girl, and is sure he has found the love of ... See full summary »

Director: Eva Dahr | Stars: Mikkel Bratt Silset, Harald Thompson Rosenstrøm, Annie Dahr Nygaard, Emilie Beck

Votes: 618