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Sweden

Swedish cinema had a brilliant silent period with Sjöström and Stiller, whose landscapes and psychological drama influenced Hollywood. Ingmar Bergman then made it a cinema of faith, doubt and relationships, working with a stable ensemble of actors and cinematographers such as Sven Nykvist. Public funding through the Swedish Film Institute has sustained a steady auteur and children's cinema since.

14 major international awards
6 Palme d'Or2 Golden Lion3 Golden Bear3 Oscar, Best International Feature

Famous Directors

Agneta Elers-JarlemanSwedenAAlexander BrøndstedSwedenAlf SjöbergSwedenAmanda KernellSwedenAnna OdellSwedenArne MattssonSwedenArne SucksdorffSwedenBabak NajafiSwedenBo WiderbergSwedenCatti EdfeldtSwedenColin NutleySwedenDaniel AlfredsonSwedenElla LemhagenSwedenEster Martin BergsmarkSwedenGabriela PichlerSwedenGunnel LindblomSwedenGustaf MolanderSwedenHans AlfredsonSwedenHenrik SchyffertSwedenIngmar BergmanSwedenJan HalldoffSwedenJan TroellSwedenJJens JonssonSwedenJosef FaresSweden
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Kay PollakSwedenKjell GredeSwedenLars Lennart ForsbergSwedenLasse HallströmSwedenLLena EinhornSwedenLisa AschanSwedenLukas MoodyssonSwedenMagnus von HornSwedenMMai ZetterlingSwedenMaria BlomSwedenMats ArehnSwedenMauritz StillerSweden (born in Finland)Max von SydowSwedenMika GustafsonSwedenMikael HåfströmSwedenOOthman KarimSwedenPPella Kågerman & Hugo LiljaSwedenPPernilla AugustSwedenRRainer HartlebSwedenRoy AnderssonSwedenRuben ÖstlundSwedenStefan JarlSwedenTage DanielssonSwedenTarik SalehSwedenTomas AlfredsonSwedenVictor SjöströmSwedenVilgot SjömanSwedenYYngve GamlinSwedenÅke FalckSwedenÅke SandgrenSweden

Top 100 rated films

  1. Scenes from a Marriage 1973 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 8.3
  2. The Seventh Seal 1957 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 8.1
  3. Wild Strawberries 1957 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 8.1
  4. Autumn Sonata 1978 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 8.1
  5. Fanny and Alexander 1982 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 8.1
  6. Hachi: A Dog's Tale 2009 · Lasse Hallström · IMDb 8.1
  7. The Phantom Carriage 1921 · Victor Sjöström · IMDb 8.0
  8. The Wind 1928 · Victor Sjöström · IMDb 8.0
  9. The Virgin Spring 1960 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 8.0
  10. Winter Light 1963 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 8.0
  11. Persona 1966 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 8.0
  12. Shame 1968 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 8.0
  13. The Emigrants 1971 · Jan Troell · IMDb 8.0
  14. The New Land 1972 · Jan Troell · IMDb 8.0
  15. Through a Glass Darkly 1961 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 7.9
  16. Cries and Whispers 1972 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 7.9
  17. Lilya 4-ever 2002 · Lukas Moodysson · IMDb 7.8
  18. Beyond Sorrow, Beyond Pain 1984 · Agneta Elers-Jarleman · IMDb 7.8
  19. Let the Right One In 2008 · Tomas Alfredson · IMDb 7.8
  20. He Who Gets Slapped 1924 · Victor Sjöström · IMDb 7.7
  21. Smiles of a Summer Night 1955 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 7.7
  22. The Silence 1963 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 7.7
  23. Evil 2003 · Mikael Håfström · IMDb 7.7
  24. A Respectable Life 1979 · Stefan Jarl · IMDb 7.7
  25. What's Eating Gilbert Grape 1993 · Lasse Hallström · IMDb 7.7
  26. The Scarlet Letter 1926 · Victor Sjöström · IMDb 7.6
  27. The Passion of Anna 1969 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 7.6
  28. My Life as a Dog 1985 · Lasse Hallström · IMDb 7.6
  29. Summer Interlude 1951 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 7.5
  30. Summer with Monika 1953 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 7.5
  31. The Magician 1958 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 7.5
  32. Hour of the Wolf 1968 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 7.5
  33. Face to Face 1976 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 7.5
  34. Songs from the Second Floor 2000 · Roy Andersson · IMDb 7.5
  35. Show Me Love 1998 · Lukas Moodysson · IMDb 7.5
  36. The Simple-Minded Murderer 1982 · Hans Alfredson · IMDb 7.5
  37. As It Is in Heaven 2004 · Kay Pollak · IMDb 7.5
  38. The Girl with the Needle 2024 · Magnus von Horn · IMDb 7.5
  39. Saraband 2003 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 7.5
  40. The Making of Fanny and Alexander 1984 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 7.5
  41. Sawdust and Tinsel 1953 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 7.4
  42. Everlasting Moments 2008 · Jan Troell · IMDb 7.4
  43. You, the Living 2007 · Roy Andersson · IMDb 7.4
  44. Together (2000) 2000 · Lukas Moodysson · IMDb 7.4
  45. The Cider House Rules 1999 · Lasse Hallström · IMDb 7.4
  46. The Magic Flute (1975) 1975 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 7.4
  47. Terje Vigen 1917 · Victor Sjöström · IMDb 7.3
  48. Brink of Life 1958 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 7.3
  49. Raven's End 1963 · Bo Widerberg · IMDb 7.3
  50. They Call Us Misfits 1968 · Stefan Jarl · IMDb 7.3
  51. The Adventures of Picasso 1978 · Tage Danielsson · IMDb 7.3
  52. The Hundred-Foot Journey 2014 · Lasse Hallström · IMDb 7.3
  53. A Dog's Purpose 2017 · Lasse Hallström · IMDb 7.3
  54. Ronia: The Robber's Daughter 1984 · Tage Danielsson · IMDb 7.3
  55. The Outlaw and His Wife 1918 · Victor Sjöström · IMDb 7.2
  56. Torment 1944 · Alf Sjöberg · IMDb 7.2
  57. Joe Hill 1971 · Bo Widerberg · IMDb 7.2
  58. The Man on the Roof 1976 · Bo Widerberg · IMDb 7.2
  59. Hamsun 1996 · Jan Troell · IMDb 7.2
  60. Force Majeure 2014 · Ruben Östlund · IMDb 7.2
  61. Triangle of Sadness 2022 · Ruben Östlund · IMDb 7.2
  62. Sami Blood 2016 · Amanda Kernell · IMDb 7.2
  63. Chocolat (2000) 2000 · Lasse Hallström · IMDb 7.2
  64. From the Life of the Marionettes 1980 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 7.2
  65. The Flight of the Eagle 1982 · Jan Troell · IMDb 7.2
  66. Four Shades of Brown 2004 · Tomas Alfredson · IMDb 7.2
  67. Sir Arne's Treasure 1919 · Mauritz Stiller · IMDb 7.1
  68. To Joy 1950 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 7.1
  69. The Devil's Eye 1960 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 7.1
  70. Miss Julie 1951 · Alf Sjöberg · IMDb 7.1
  71. The Square 2017 · Ruben Östlund · IMDb 7.1
  72. Play 2011 · Ruben Östlund · IMDb 7.1
  73. We Are the Best! 2013 · Lukas Moodysson · IMDb 7.1
  74. The Great Adventure 1953 · Arne Sucksdorff · IMDb 7.1
  75. After the Rehearsal 1984 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 7.1
  76. The Divine Woman 1928 · Victor Sjöström · IMDb 7.0
  77. The Saga of Gösta Berling 1924 · Mauritz Stiller · IMDb 7.0
  78. Secrets of Women 1952 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 7.0
  79. A Lesson in Love 1954 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 7.0
  80. Dreams 1955 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 7.0
  81. The Rite 1969 · Ingmar Bergman · IMDb 7.0
  82. Elvira Madigan 1967 · Bo Widerberg · IMDb 7.0
  83. Ådalen 31 1969 · Bo Widerberg · IMDb 7.0
  84. Beyond 2010 · Pernilla August · IMDb 7.0
  85. An Unfinished Life 2005 · Lasse Hallström · IMDb 7.0
  86. Ingeborg Holm 1913 · Victor Sjöström · IMDb 7.0
  87. A Woman's Face (1938) 1938 · Gustaf Molander · IMDb 7.0
  88. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 2011 · Tomas Alfredson · IMDb 7.0
  89. The Temptress 1926 · Mauritz Stiller · IMDb 6.9
  90. Involuntary 2008 · Ruben Östlund · IMDb 6.9
  91. A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence 2014 · Roy Andersson · IMDb 6.9
  92. Boy from Heaven 2022 · Tarik Saleh · IMDb 6.9
  93. Spring Uje spring 2020 · Henrik Schyffert · IMDb 6.9
  94. Patrik, Age 1.5 2008 · Ella Lemhagen · IMDb 6.9
  95. The Man from Majorca 1984 · Bo Widerberg · IMDb 6.9
  96. The Island 1966 · Alf Sjöberg · IMDb 6.8
  97. One Summer of Happiness 1951 · Arne Mattsson · IMDb 6.8
  98. All Things Fair 1995 · Bo Widerberg · IMDb 6.8
  99. About Endlessness 2019 · Roy Andersson · IMDb 6.8
  100. Mammoth 2009 · Lukas Moodysson · IMDb 6.8