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1. Broadchurch (2013–2017)
TV-MA | 1,143 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart.
Stars: David Tennant, Olivia Colman, Jodie Whittaker, Andrew Buchan
Votes: 127,161
2. 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: 66,261
3. Electric Dreams (2017–2018)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
A sci-fi anthology series with stand-alone episodes based on the works of Philip K. Dick.
Stars: Bryan Cranston, Steve Buscemi, Richard Madden, Timothy Spall
Votes: 18,757
4. Surface (2022– )
TV-MA | 48 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A woman's quest to rebuild her life after a suicide attempt, and her struggle to understand all the things that led up to that moment.
Stars: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Ari Graynor, François Arnaud
Votes: 4,954
5. Moonhaven (2022)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Bella Sway, a lunar cargo pilot and smuggler 100 years in the future, finds herself accused of a crime and marooned on Moonhaven, a utopian community built on the Moon to find solutions to the problems that will soon end civilisation.
Stars: Dominic Monaghan, Emma McDonald, Amara Karan, Ayelet Zurer
Votes: 3,014
6. Gimme Shelter (2013)
PG-13 | 101 min | Drama
A pregnant teenager flees her abusive mother in search of her father, only to be rejected by her stepmother and forced to survive on the streets until a compassionate stranger offers a hopeful alternative.
Director: Ron Krauss | Stars: Vanessa Hudgens, Rosario Dawson, Brendan Fraser, James Earl Jones
Votes: 9,433 | Gross: $1.36M
7. Deep Rising (2023)
93 min | Documentary
The fate of the planet's last untouched wilderness, the deep ocean, is under threat as a secretive organization is about to allow massive extraction of seabed metals to address the world's energy crisis.
Director: Matthieu Rytz | Star: Jason Momoa
Votes: 91
8. Another Happy Day (2011)
R | 119 min | Comedy, Drama
A wedding at her parents' Annapolis estate hurls high-strung Lynn into the center of touchy family dynamics.
Director: Sam Levinson | Stars: Ellen Barkin, Ezra Miller, Ellen Burstyn, Demi Moore
Votes: 4,578
9. A Silence (2023)
99 min | Drama
Astrid, the wife of a renowned lawyer, has been silenced for 25 years. Her family's equilibrium suddenly collapses when her children start looking for justice.
Director: Joachim Lafosse | Stars: Daniel Auteuil, Emmanuelle Devos, Matthieu Galoux, Jeanne Cherhal
Votes: 224
10. Let Me Fall (2018)
136 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Drawing on true stories and interviews with the families of addicts, this harrowing portrait of addiction follows Stella and Magnea through the decades as precarious teenage years morph into perilous adulthoods.
Director: Baldvin Zophoníasson | Stars: Elín Hall, Eyrún Björk Jakobsdóttir, Lára Jóhanna Jónsdóttir, Kristín Lea
Votes: 1,036
11. The Restless (2021)
117 min | Drama
Leila and Damien struggle with his bipolar disorder.
Director: Joachim Lafosse | Stars: Leïla Bekhti, Damien Bonnard, Gabriel Merz Chammah, Patrick Descamps
Votes: 1,240
12. Life in a Fishbowl (2014)
129 min | Drama
A Reykjavik pre-school teacher struggles to raise her daughter while selling casual sex to help make ends meet.
Director: Baldvin Zophoníasson | Stars: Hera Hilmar, Þorsteinn Bachmann, Thorvaldur Kristjansson, Atli Óskar Fjalarsson
Votes: 1,877
13. Jitters (2010)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Romance
A 16-year old Icelandic boy's first kiss with another boy gives him "jitters"--feelings he can't deny. This is a well-written film that captures the confusion and excitement of being a ... See full summary »
Director: Baldvin Zophoníasson | Stars: Atli Óskar Fjalarsson, Ilva Holmes, Gísli Örn Garðarsson, Birna Rún Eiríksdóttir
Votes: 1,643
14. Out of Thin Air (2017)
85 min | Documentary, Crime
Iceland, 1976. Six suspects confess to two violent crimes. This is the strangest criminal investigation you've never heard of.
Director: Dylan Howitt | Stars: Erla Bolladóttir, Sævar Ciesiekski, Tryggvi Leifsson, Albert Skaftason
Votes: 2,507
15. BlinkyTM (2011)
13 min | Short, Horror, Sci-Fi
A young boy living in the near future looks for an escape from a home with arguing parents. As a way to cope with the recent arguments from his parents he receives a robot companion that he ends up abusing.
Director: Ruairi Robinson | Stars: Max Records, Jenni Fontana, James Nardini, Joe Childs
Votes: 2,286
16. Chasing the Present (2019)
95 min | Documentary
A materially successful young man, riddled with anxiety embarks on a worldwide journey of self inquiry, uncovering deep truths about who and what he is.
Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Prem Baba, Russell Brand, Joseph Goldstein, Alex Grey
Votes: 242
17. Alex (II) (2021)
63 min | Drama, Sci-Fi | Completed
Alex Rowan, an intelligent and enigmatic outcast, looks to the skies willing to put everything on the line in order to find and pursue her purpose. All the while struggling to manage her ... See full summary »
Director: Quentin C. Zaayman | Stars: Elle Kazan, Charl Henning, Yvonne Allwright, C.W. Laten
18. Stare Into the Lights My Pretties (2017)
129 min | Documentary
A documentary about the world of screens we are immersed in. How did we get here? Who benefits? What are the cumulative impacts on people, society and the environment? What may come next and is it what we want?
Director: Jordan Brown | Stars: Jacob Appelbaum, Kevin Bankston, Tim Berners-Lee, William Binney
Votes: 69
19. Nordic Beats (2023– )
29 min | Documentary, Music
Nordic electronic music has been taking the world by storm since the 1980s. And it's still kicking at rave parties and dance floors around the world. Notorious artists include Björk, Röyksopp, Kygo, Aqua, E-Type, and many more.
Stars: Håkan Thörn, Njål Engesæth, Adam Beyer, Alexi Delano
Votes: 32
20. One in Five (2014)
17 min | Short, Drama, Thriller
Your colleague. Your neighbour. Your friend. Your Relative. Your Brother. Your Sister. You?
Director: Mark Davenport | Stars: Robert Hardman, Georgia Taylor, David Crellin
21. Reynir Sterki: Beyond Strength (2017)
Documentary
The story of Reynir Örn Leósson, who became famous in Iceland in the 70's for being the strongest man in the world. With supernatural strength and his connection to god, Reynir achieved ... See full summary »
Director: Baldvin Zophoníasson | Star: Sigfus Fossdal
Votes: 50
22. Cariño, sabes que soy de otro planeta (2022 Podcast Series)
Music
It is a journey to different and unexpected places related to art, creation, life, love, experimentation, research and dialogue between different disciplines. On this journey, music is the ... See full summary »
Stars: Soleá Morente, Sofía Comas, Estrella Morente, Alonso Díaz
23. PressPausePlay (2011)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary that explores how the digital revolution of the last decade has unleashed creativity and talent of people in an unprecedented way.
Directors: David Dworsky, Victor Köhler | Stars: Apparat, Ólafur Arnalds, Scott Belsky, Robyn Carlsson
Votes: 1,519
24. Tónlist: Icelandic Music Documentary (2014)
47 min | Documentary, Music
What is it about Icelandic culture that produces such a rich vein of music? Tónlist features Icelandic musicians, music industry experts, journalists - while utilising the breathtaking ... See full synopsis »
Director: Stephen Bevan | Stars: Ólafur Arnalds, Haukur S. Magnússon, Ásgeir, Snorri Helgason
25. Generation Fridays for Future (2020 TV Movie)
89 min | Documentary
Who are the young people who are involved in the "Fridays for Future" movement and who relentlessly take to the streets for environmental and climate protection? What are their life like ... See full summary »
Director: Kathrin Pitterling | Stars: Luisa Neubauer, Clara Mayer, Joschua Wolf, Elias Saad
Votes: 32
27. Trapped (Video)
Drama | Announced
Director: Riley Miller | Stars: Riley Miller, Laurie Springer, Anthony Vergara, Sophia Sanjurjo
28. The Invisible Front (2014)
Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
In 1944, Soviet forces occupied Lithuania for a second time in less than five years. The Invisible Front tells the story of Lithuanian resistance and love between Luksa and Nijole .
Directors: Jonas Ohman, Vincas Sruoginis | Stars: Andrius Mamontovas, Darius Udrys
Votes: 575
29. Krov (2013)
62 min | Documentary, Drama, History
A metaphysical trip into the deepest reaches of Russia.
Director: Alina Rudnitskaya
Votes: 31
30. When We Are Born (2021)
26 min | Short, Music
Director: Vincent Moon | Stars: Felix Urbina Alejandre, Ólafur Arnalds, Una Björg Bjarnadóttir, Anwar Elbathy
Votes: 42
31. The Children of the Rainbow (2013– )
Documentary
A documentary series about the new generation of Indigo, Crystal and Rainbow Children. Have you ever heard of the term Indigo, Crystal or Rainbow Children? Are you perhaps an Indigo child ... See full summary »
Stars: Kristie Reeves, Cecily Miller, Colbey Beurin Forman, Diana Cooper
Votes: 15
32. The Hummingbird (I) (2013)
15 min | Short, Drama, Mystery
A team of filmmakers receive an unexpected call while documenting The Cosmonaut, a film about Soviet lost cosmonauts, in Latvia and Lithuania.
Director: Rafael Pavon | Stars: Alex Marx, Olegar Fedoro, Ty Glaser, Vera Horton
Votes: 47
33. Fractured Ice (2021 Video)
11 min | Short, Sci-Fi
6 Doctors are taken to this ice metropolis of a planet, but not all is as it seems, The mysterious 00Foid hunts down the Doctors but for what?
Director: Tom Bush | Stars: Tom Bush, Taylor Cain, Ciaran Churchman, Bea Drew
34. Brise-Lames (2021 TV Special)
77 min | Music
'Wave-Breaker' is a choreography created by master of visual dancing Damien Jalet inspired by the movement of the waves, seen here as a metaphor of what passes through us, overwhelms us and eventually saves us.
Directors: Damien Jalet, Louise Narboni | Stars: Apolline Anquetil, Héloise Bourdon, Takeru Coste, Letizia Galloni
35. RY X & Ólafur Arnalds: Oceans (2020)
6 min | Short, Music
Official music video for "Oceans" by RY X and Ólafur Arnalds.
Director: Matthew Thorne | Star: Frank Fink
37. The Last Call (2021)
8 min | Short, Drama
A story about teenage rebellion. An estranged teenage son leaves home without permission and stays away overnight. At the same he suffers from mental issue and he did not know how to ... See full summary »
Director: Tianqi Yuan | Stars: Sanam Erfani, Chandler Estep
38. Nyrup - søn af en udstødt (2022)
84 min | Documentary, Biography, History
As a boy, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen's father was forcibly placed in a mental institution for seven years. Poul now dives into his father's dramatic story to find out what the stay on Livø did to his father - and to himself.
Stars: Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Poul Duedahl
39. A Real Composer - Secrets of Modern Film Music (2022)
Documentary, Short
Director: Heikki Ketola | Stars: Ólafur Arnalds, Matt Bowdler, Daisy Coole, Uno Helmersson
40. Rivers Return (2011)
11 min | Short
Some people are struggling to fit in, to go with the flow. Others are fighting to stand out. Who wants to be in a rat race that leaves no room for personality? The fact is: we never get any... See full summary »
Director: Joe Vanhoutteghem | Stars: Lydia Iskric, Radomir Milosevic, Bostjan Pouse, Eva Brvar Ravnikar
Votes: 11
42. Mortus (2019)
Short, Horror, Mystery
A cat and mouse game between two men.
Director: Benjamin West | Stars: Rick L. Nelson, Gabriel Tufano Jr.
43. Katonaru (2017)
5 min | Short, Drama, Family | Completed
Man is seemed to be a odd fellow but is discovered to be more than meets the eye.
Director: Omar Gomez | Star: Tommy 'Guns' Ly
44. Her Dance (2020)
22 min | Short, Drama
Estranged from her family, Aya shows up uninvited to her sister's wedding Shabbat night. Her presence threatenes to reveal family secrets and lies.
Director: Bar Cohen | Stars: Carmit Mesilati Kaplan, Lioz Levi, Hagar Meshulam Weizman
Votes: 9
45. Escamas (2013)
10 min | Short, Drama
In a world where everyone can see and hear poorly at best, one girl begins to discover how much she's been missing, more than she could have ever imagined. Her process of discovery will ... See full summary »
Director: Mikaela Bruce | Stars: Beatriz Gutiérrez, Samuel Lopez, Quique Navarro
46. LAZARUS (2018)
10 min | Short, Drama, Horror
Director: Tiyam Yabandeh Jahroumi | Stars: Nesa Afrangeh, Elham Shafiei, Tiyam Yabandeh Jahroumi
Votes: 19
47. Kinesthesia (2014)
Short, Sci-Fi
Director: Jesse Atlas | Stars: Teddy Forance, Nick Lazzarini, Kyle R. Robinson, Travis Wall
48. Recomposing Vivaldi (2014 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: George Scott | Stars: Ólafur Arnalds, Pia Catton, Daniel Hope, Wayne McGregor
49. Frá Upphafi/From the Beginning (2019)
3 min | Short
Director: Filip Zaluska | Stars: Magdalena Boc, Jerzy Nasierowski
50. Cercle (2016 Podcast Series)
Music
-Unique experiences in carefully selected locations around the world.
Stars: Boris Brejcha, Joris Delacroix, Teho, Amelie Lens