Iceland (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Lamb (2021)
R | 106 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A childless couple discovers a mysterious newborn on their farm in Iceland.
Director: Valdimar Jóhannsson | Stars: Noomi Rapace, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Ingvar Sigurdsson
Votes: 30,092
2. Trapped (2015– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In a remote town in Iceland, police desperately try to solve a crime as a powerful storm descends upon the town.
Stars: Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Guðjón Pedersen
Votes: 22,734
3. Against the Ice (2022)
TV-MA | 102 min | Adventure, Drama, History
In 1909, two explorers fight to survive after they're left behind while on a Denmark expedition in ice-covered Greenland.
Director: Peter Flinth | Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Joe Cole, Heida Reed, Þorsteinn Bachmann
Votes: 24,318
4. Katla (2021– )
TV-MA | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
One year after the violent eruption of the subglacial volcano Katla, the peace and tranquility in the small town of Vik is dramatically disturbed.
Stars: Guðrún Ýr Eyfjörð, Íris Tanja Flygenring, Ingvar Sigurdsson, Aliette Opheim
Votes: 14,449
5. Beautiful Beings (2022)
Unrated | 123 min | Drama
A teenage boy raised by a clairvoyant mother takes a bullied kid into his gang of violent outsiders.
Director: Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson | Stars: Birgir Dagur Bjarkason, Áskell Einar Pálmason, Viktor Benóný Benediktsson, Snorri Rafn Frímannsson
Votes: 1,041
6. The Valhalla Murders (2019–2020)
TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Police profiler Arnar is sent back home from Oslo to his native Iceland to investigate the country's first serial killer case. He teams up with the local senior cop Kata.
Stars: Aldís Amah Hamilton, Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir, Björn Thors, Arndís Hrönn Egilsdóttir
Votes: 14,711
7. Woman at War (2018)
Not Rated | 101 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Halla becomes a determined environmental activist, but this threatens a long-held hope of hers.
Director: Benedikt Erlingsson | Stars: Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Jóhann Sigurðarson, Juan Camilo Román Estrada, Jörundur Ragnarsson
Votes: 10,378 | Gross: $0.85M
8. LazyTown (2002–2014)
TV-Y | 30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
In this Nick Jr. television show, a pink-haired girl named Stephanie moves to LazyTown with her uncle (the mayor of LazyTown), where she tries to teach its extremely lazy residents that physical activity is beneficial.
Stars: Lorraine Parsloe, Magnús Scheving, Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Julianna Rose Mauriello
Votes: 7,557
9. Arctic (2018)
PG-13 | 98 min | Adventure, Drama
A man stranded in the Arctic after a plane crash must decide whether to remain in the relative safety of his makeshift camp or to embark on a deadly trek through the unknown.
Director: Joe Penna | Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Maria Thelma Smáradóttir, Tintrinai Thikhasuk
Votes: 53,558 | Gross: $2.41M
10. Entrapped (2022– )
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Police investigate the disappearance of a cult member.
Stars: Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir, Thomas Bo Larsen, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson
Votes: 1,877
11. Cop Secret (2021)
98 min | Action, Comedy
Iceland's toughest cop will stop at nothing to solve a string of violent bank robberies. But when he is forced to take on a new partner, the pressures of solving the case prove too much for the tough-as-nails renegade.
Director: Hannes Þór Halldórsson | Stars: Auðunn Blöndal, Egill Einarsson, Sverrir Þór Sverrisson, Steinunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir
Votes: 961
12. Z for Zachariah (2015)
PG-13 | 98 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
In the wake of a disaster that wipes out most of civilization, two men and a young woman find themselves in an emotionally charged love triangle as the last known survivors.
Director: Craig Zobel | Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Chris Pine, Margot Robbie
Votes: 31,477 | Gross: $0.12M
13. Wild Game (2023)
Comedy, Drama
At a dinner party in Vesturbær, seven friends decide to play a dangerous game. They put their phones on the table and agree that all incoming calls and messages will be shared with the party to prove that none of them have anything to hide
Director: Elsa Maria Jakobsdóttir | Stars: Anita Briem, Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir, Gísli Örn Garðarsson, Jónmundur Grétarsson
Votes: 75
14. Heartstone (2016)
Unrated | 129 min | Drama, Romance
In a fishing village in Iceland, a boy develops feelings for his best friend as his best friend pursues his affections for a girl.
Director: Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson | Stars: Baldur Einarsson, Blær Hinriksson, Diljá Valsdóttir, Katla Njálsdóttir
Votes: 5,667
15. A White, White Day (2019)
Unrated | 109 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
An off duty police begins to suspect a local man for having had an affair with his recently dead wife. Gradually his obsession for finding out the truth accumulates and inevitably begins to endanger himself and his loved ones.
Director: Hlynur Pálmason | Stars: Ingvar Sigurdsson, Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir
Votes: 5,233
16. Black Sands (2021– )
100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A troubled police officer is forced back to her hometown. Confronting her abusive mother is inescapable but the discovery of a body changes everything. She's forced to search for a dangerous serial killer while stuck in a dark pit.
Stars: Aldís Amah Hamilton, Þór Tulinius, Kolbeinn Arnbjörnsson, Steinunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir
Votes: 539
17. Stella Blómkvist (2017–2021)
TV-MA | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Stella Blómkvist is a young, cute, libertine, tough, confident, intelligent, Icelandic lawyer with a flexible moral compass. A friend at the police calls her when there's a criminal in need of a lawyer.
Stars: Heida Reed, Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir, Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir, Þorsteinn Guðmundsson
Votes: 1,112
18. Love on Iceland (2020 TV Movie)
TV-G | 83 min | Comedy, Romance
Seeking inspiration for work, Chloe gathers her college travel group back together for a trip to Iceland. When her ex, a member of the group, shows up uninvited, sparks fly.
Director: Clare Niederpruem | Stars: Kaitlin Doubleday, Colin Donnell, Preston Sadleir, Kate Easton
Votes: 1,283
19. High Expectations (I) (2022)
115 min | Drama
Jack Davis (Taylor Gray) finds himself adrift after his father, the legendary Coach Davis (Kelsey Grammer), cuts him from his renowned soccer club, the Carolina Mantis. Estranged from his ... See full summary »
Directors: Jonathan Southard, Christopher D. White | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Adam Aalderks, Holly A. Morris, Taylor Gray
Votes: 105
20. Last and First Men (2020)
70 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Two billion years ahead of us, a future race of humans finds itself on the verge of extinction. Almost all that is left in the world are lone and surreal monuments, beaming their message into the wilderness.
Director: Jóhann Jóhannsson | Star: Tilda Swinton
Votes: 3,651
21. Virgin Mountain (2015)
94 min | Drama
Fusi, a 43 year old man, still lives with his mother. His daily life is characterized by monotonous routine. The appearance of vibrant Sjöfn and young neighbour Hera will upset his old bachelor habits.
Director: Dagur Kári | Stars: Gunnar Jónsson, Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir, Sigurjón Kjartansson, Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir
Votes: 9,117
22. I Remember You (2017)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A story about a young man and two women who move into a small abandoned town in Iceland to renovate an old house. Little do they know the town has a dark history.
Director: Óskar Thór Axelsson | Stars: Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Anna Gunndís Guðmundsdóttir, Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir, Thorvaldur Kristjansson
Votes: 5,073
23. Vitjanir (2022– )
47 min | Drama
The ER doctor, Kristin, in the wake of her divorce moves to her home village with her teenage daughter. Completely out of her comfort zone as she deals with her old lover and her psychic mother, forcing her to face the ghosts of her past.
Stars: Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir, Joi Johannsson, Baldur Einarsson, Katla Njálsdóttir
Votes: 212
24. The Juniper Tree (1990)
Not Rated | 78 min | Drama, Fantasy
Margit and her older sister, Katla, flee their homeland after their mother is killed for practicing witchcraft. Needing a place to stay, Katla casts a spell over a young farmer named Jóhann which makes him fall in love with her.
Director: Nietzchka Keene | Stars: Björk, Bryndis Petra Bragadóttir, Valdimar Örn Flygenring, Guðrún Gísladóttir
Votes: 2,308
25. Two Birds (2008)
15 min | Short, Drama
2 Birds takes place during one bright summer night and follows a group of young teenagers on a journey from innocence to adulthood. The main character is a timid boy who has a typical ... See full summary »
Director: Rúnar Rúnarsson | Stars: Atli Óskar Fjalarsson, Hera Hilmar, Sigurdur Jakob Helgason, Thorunn Jakobsdóttir
Votes: 739
26. Ice Cold Catch (2022– )
Rookie The greenhorns must pass a grueling three-week trial and they must impress their captains and crew mates and they may be awarded a place on board through the high season
Votes: 14
27. Metalhead (2013)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama
A girl is caught between the life that took her brother and her own inability to strike out on her own. In her grief, she finds solace in the dark music of Black Metal and dreams of becoming a rock star.
Director: Ragnar Bragason | Stars: Thora Bjorg Helga, Ingvar Sigurdsson, Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson
Votes: 7,375
28. Blackport (2021– )
45 min | Drama
Follows a young married couple who see their livelihoods threatened when the government starts enforcing restrictive fishing quotas after they build a small fishing empire in a village.
Stars: Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir, Gísli Örn Garðarsson, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Unnur Ösp Stefánsdóttir
Votes: 502
29. Rams (2015)
R | 93 min | Drama
In a remote Icelandic farming valley, two brothers who haven't spoken in 40 years have to come together in order to save what's dearest to them - their sheep.
Director: Grímur Hákonarson | Stars: Sigurður Sigurjónsson, Theodór Júlíusson, Charlotte Bøving, Jón Benónýsson
Votes: 14,611 | Gross: $0.14M
30. The Good Heart (2009)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama
A cantankerous but ailing bartender takes a kindly young homeless man in under his wing.
Director: Dagur Kári | Stars: Paul Dano, Brian Cox, Bill Buell, Boði
Votes: 4,874 | Gross: $0.02M
31. Operation Napoleon (2023)
Thriller | Post-production
A lawyer sucked into an international conspiracy after being accused of a murder she didn't commit. Only chance of survival lies in uncovering the secret of an old German World War II airplane, discovered on Iceland's largest glacier.
Director: Óskar Thór Axelsson | Stars: Vivian Ólafsdóttir, Jack Fox, Iain Glen, Wotan Wilke Möhring
32. The Deep (2012)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Drama
Based on actual events, a fisherman tries to survive in the freezing ocean after his boat capsizes off the south coast of Iceland.
Director: Baltasar Kormákur | Stars: Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Stefán Hallur Stefánsson, Joi Johannsson, Thora Bjorg Helga
Votes: 5,511
33. Tilbury (1987 TV Movie)
56 min | Horror
In the year 1940 when there were British forces in Iceland, a country boy goes to Reyjavik to work for the army. He also wants to know what became of his childhood sweetheart. He soon ... See full summary »
Director: Viðar Víkingsson | Stars: Róbert Arnfinnsson, Helga Bernhard, Kristján Franklin Magnúss, Karl Ágúst Úlfsson
Votes: 235
34. Hamarinn (2009– )
54 min | Drama, Mystery
The Cliff is a dramatic mystery that involves bizarre incidents and unexplained deaths, set against the backdrop of a controversial hydroelectric project. From Walter Presents, in Icelandic with English subtitles.
Stars: Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Unnur Birna Jónsdóttir, Ari Kapríus Kristjánsson, Dóra Jóhannsdóttir
Votes: 657
35. A Letter from Helga (2022)
112 min | Drama, Romance
In a remote fjord in 1940's Iceland, young farmer Bjarni and aspiring poet Helga begin a passionate, forbidden affair, emotions running as wild as the ocean waves that surround them.
Director: Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir | Stars: Arnmundur Ernst Björnsson, Anita Briem, Soley Eliasdottir, Þorsteinn Gunnarsson
Votes: 40
36. Ráðherrann (2020– )
50 min | Drama
A look into the life of the newly elected Prime Minister of Iceland, who starts losing his grip on reality and the effect that has on his family and the Icelandic nation.
Stars: Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Anita Briem, Thorvaldur Kristjansson, Þuríður Blær Jóhannsdóttir
Votes: 478
37. 101 Reykjavík (2000)
Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Romance
Will the 30 y.o. Hlynur ever move out of his mother's apartment in Reykjavík? Social welfare keeps him passive but things change when his mother's Spanish friend, Lola, arrives and stays through Xmas and New Year's Eve.
Director: Baltasar Kormákur | Stars: Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Victoria Abril, Hanna María Karlsdóttir, Þrúður Vilhjálmsdóttir
Votes: 9,732 | Gross: $0.01M
38. A Little Trip to Heaven (2005)
R | 98 min | Drama, Thriller
A husband and wife tangle with an investigator over her dead brother's million-dollar insurance policy.
Director: Baltasar Kormákur | Stars: María Fernández Ache, Kharl Anton Leigh, Peter Coyote, Forest Whitaker
Votes: 4,981
39. Summerlight... and Then Comes the Night (2022)
111 min | Comedy, Drama
The Village is brimming with stories and if you listen carefully it might tell you some: of the Manager who dreams in Latin and leaves his career for Astronomy and old books, of a ... See full summary »
Director: Elfar Adalsteins | Stars: Heida Reed, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Svandis Dora Einarsdottir, Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir
Votes: 51
40. The Last Autumn (2019)
78 min
A desolate farm, pushed up against the Arctic ocean has been breeding sheep for centuries. This is the last autumn they herd their sheep down from the surrounding mountains.
Director: Yrsa Roca Fannberg
Votes: 18
41. And Breathe Normally (2018)
TV-14 | 95 min | Drama
Two women's lives will intersect while trapped in circumstances unforeseen. Between a struggling Icelandic mother and an asylum seeker from Guinea-Bissau, a delicate bond will form as both strategize to get their lives back on track.
Director: Isold Uggadottir | Stars: Kristín Þóra Haraldsdóttir, Babetida Sadjo, Patrik Nökkvi Pétursson, Kolbeinn Arnbjörnsson
Votes: 3,198
42. Sisterhood (2021– )
45 min | Crime, Drama
A fourteen year old vanishes without a trace at the turn of the millenium. Twenty five years later her body is discovered and three friends have to face the horror of their past.
Stars: Lilja Nótt Þórarinsdóttir, Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir, Jóhanna Friðrika Sæmundsdóttir, María Heba Þorkelsdóttir
Votes: 182
43. Under the Tree (2017)
Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
When Baldwin and Inga's next door neighbours complain that a tree in their backyard casts a shadow over their sundeck, what starts off as a typical spat between neighbours in the suburbs unexpectedly and violently spirals out of control.
Director: Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson | Stars: Steinþór Hróar Steinþórsson, Edda Björgvinsdóttir, Sigurður Sigurjónsson, Þorsteinn Bachmann
Votes: 4,978 | Gross: $0.07M
44. Case (2015– )
45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A smart lawyer whose drinking and recklessness send him on a path of self-destruction finds new purpose investigating a teenager's apparent suicide.
Stars: Steinunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir, Magnús Jónsson, Birna Rún Eiríksdóttir, Stefania Berndsen
Votes: 2,864
45. Venjulegt fólk (2018–2022)
Comedy, Drama
Regular people in their normal life and how they deal with happiness, stress and conflict. Funny and silly show that everyone can connect to.
Stars: Vala Kristin Eiriksdottir, Júlíana Sara Gunnarsdóttir, Hilmar Guðjónsson, Arnmundur Ernst Björnsson
Votes: 115
46. 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: 1,597
47. When the Raven Flies (1984)
R | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
An Irish man seeks vengeance against the vikings who killed his parents.
Director: Hrafn Gunnlaugsson | Stars: Jakob Þór Einarsson, Edda Björgvinsdóttir, Helgi Skúlason, Gotti Sigurdarson
Votes: 2,510
48. Noi the Albino (2003)
PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
Is he the village idiot or a genius in disguise? 17 year old Noi drifts through life on a remote fjord in the north of Iceland. In winter, the fjord is cut off from the outside world, ... See full summary »
Director: Dagur Kári | Stars: Tómas Lemarquis, Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson, Elín Hansdóttir, Anna Friðriksdóttir
Votes: 9,474 | Gross: $0.06M
49. Black's Game (2012)
R | 104 min | Crime, Thriller
After being reacquainted with a childhood friend Stebbi joins the drug trade world in order to pay off his debt. Inspired by actual events.
Director: Óskar Thór Axelsson | Stars: Thorvaldur Kristjansson, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Damon Younger, María Birta
Votes: 4,273
50. Webcam (2015)
110 min | Comedy, Drama
A college student begins working as a cam girl, with support from her best friend.
Director: Sigurður Anton | Stars: Anna Hafþórsdóttir, Telma Huld Jóhannesdóttir, Júlí Heiðar Halldórsson, Ævar Már Ágústsson
Votes: 179