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Movies by Lists - Top 50 Nordic Horror Films (50 [52])
TitleYearDirectorGenreRatingRuntimeAdded
Act of Killing, TheA documentary which challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers.2012Joshua Oppenheimer, Anonymous, Christine CynnDocumentary, Biography, Crime, History, War8.2 (37.1K votes)11720211228
AntichristA grieving couple retreat to their cabin in the woods, hoping to repair their broken hearts and troubled marriage, but nature takes its course and things go from bad to worse.2009Lars von Trier (*)Drama, Horror, Thriller6.5 (126.7K votes)220220912
BeastBruno loves his wife Maxine. But something is wrong. Their love is not what it once was, and Maxine has found someone else. That changes everything. And it changes Bruno. But there is nothing he can do about it. Once you have wandere2011Christoffer BoeDrama, Thriller5.7 (568 votes)8320211228
Blade af Satans BogIn 4 episodic tales of human suffering: the temptation of Jesus, the Spanish Inquisition, the French Revolution and the Russo-Finnish war of 1918, Satan attempts to win God's favor.1920Carl Theodor Dreyer (*)Drama6.6 (1.3K votes)16720211228
Cold Prey5 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.2006Roar UthaugHorror, Thriller6.3 (18.1K votes)9720211228
Cold Prey 2Jannicke 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.2008Mats StenbergHorror, Thriller6.2 (9.1K votes)8620211228
Cries and WhispersWhen a woman dying of cancer in early twentieth-century Sweden is visited by her two sisters, long-repressed feelings between the siblings rise to the surface.1972Ingmar Bergman (*)Drama8.1 (33K votes)9120211228
Dark Woods [Villmark]5 Norwegians head for a cabin in the wilderness for a few days of team building. But strange things start happening - especially down by the water where they find an abandoned tent. Is there someone else?2003Pål ØieAdventure, Horror, Mystery, Thriller6.1 (5.5K votes)8520211228
Day of WrathThe young wife of an aging priest falls in love with his son amidst the horror of a merciless witch hunt in 17th-century Denmark.1943Carl Theodor Dreyer (*)Drama, History8.1 (10K votes)11020211228
Dead Snow [Død snø]A ski vacation turns horrific for a group of medical students, as they find themselves confronted by an unimaginable menace: Nazi zombies.2009Tommy WirkolaComedy, Fantasy, Horror6.3 (66.3K votes)9120211228
Dead Snow 2 - Red Vs Dead [Ded Sno 2]Still on the run from a group of Nazi zombies, a man seeks the aid of a group of American zombie enthusiasts, and discovers new techniques for fighting the zombies.2014Tommy WirkolaAction, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror6.9 (24.2K votes)10020211228
DeviationAfter a nocturnal car accident in the English countryside, an unfortunate couple is invited to a mysterious house occupied by a creepy embalmer who throws sexy drug parties there.1971José Ramón LarrazHorror5.9 (187 votes)8920240313
Devil's Plaything, The [Der Fluch der schwarzen SchwesterA lesbian vampire's soul is kept on in the bodies of her descendants.1973Joseph W. SarnoHorror4.6 (614 votes)10320211228
Element of Crime, TheA cop in a dystopian Europe investigates a serial killings suspect using controversial methods written by his now disgraced former mentor.1984Lars von Trier (*)Crime, Drama, Thriller6.8 (9.9K votes)10420211228
EpidemicA director and screenwriter pen a script and, in the process, blur the line between fiction and reality.1987Lars von Trier (*)Drama, Horror6.1 (5.2K votes)10620211228
Evil EdA mild-mannered film editor is assigned to cut a series of infamous slasher films and is driven murderously insane by the miles of extremely violent footage he edits.1995Anders JacobssonComedy, Horror5.6 (3.6K votes)9320211228
Frostbitten [Frostbiten]Vampires terrorize a city in Norrbotten.2006Anders BankeHorror, Comedy5.5 (4K votes)9820211228
HäxanFictionalized documentary showing the evolution of witchcraft, from its pagan roots to its confusion with hysteria in Eastern Europe.1922Benjamin ChristensenDocumentary, Fantasy, History, Horror7.7 (13.8K votes)9120211228
Hidden [Skjult]Painful memories arise when Kai Koss goes back to his childhood home after 19 years and inherits his dead mother's house.2009Pål ØieHorror, Thriller5.6 (3K votes)9520220414
Hour of the Wolf [Vargtimmen]While vacationing on a remote Scandanavian island with his younger pregnant wife, an artist has an emotional breakdown while confronting his repressed desires.1968Ingmar Bergman (*)Drama, Horror7.6 (20.2K votes)9020211228
Lake of the Dead [De dødes tjern]A group of friends travel to a cabin in the Norwegian forest. It's a rumor that at night a crazy man can be heard screaming at a lake nearby the cabin.1958Kåre BergstrømHorror, Thriller, Mystery7.1 (1.9K votes)7620211228
Leaves from Satan's BookIn 4 episodic tales of human suffering: the temptation of Jesus, the Spanish Inquisition, the French Revolution and the Russo-Finnish war of 1918, Satan attempts to win God's favor.1920Carl Theodor Dreyer (*)Drama6.6 (1.3K votes)16720211228
Let the Right One in [Låt den rätte komma in]Oskar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl.2008Tomas AlfredsonAction, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance7.9 (212.8K votes)11420211228
Lights OutWhen you are all alone in a small dark room, what do you fear the most? Is it the temporary blindness or is it the uneasy deep feeling that someone, or rather something, is observing your every move?2013David F. SandbergShort, Horror7.6 (7.3K votes)320240419
Mannequin in Red [Mannekäng i rött]A model is murdered at a famous fashion house and the Hillmans start to investigate. Kajsa Hillman is employed as a model and discovers that several people had motives to kill the model, who was a blackmailer. The murderer continues 1958Arne MattssonMystery, Thriller6.5 (480 votes)10820211228
Monitor, The [Babycall]After a baby monitor picks up another channel, Anna begins reliving the nightmare she'd recently escaped.2011Pål SletauneHorror, Thriller5.7 (5.7K votes)9620211228
Moonlight Sonata, The [Kuutamosonaatti]A female fashion model Anni Stark (played by Tiina Björkman) takes leave from the fashion business and goes to Finland's Lappland (a wilderness region in Northern Finland, better known as the home of Santa Claus) for a vacation. Litt1988Olli SoinioComedy, Horror, Thriller6.3 (947 votes)8620211228
Next Door [Naboer]John has just been left by his girlfriend Ingrid. That day he allows himself to be seduced into a mystical and scary world, where it is impossible to separate truth from the lies2005Pål Sletaune, Tony SpataroHorror, Mystery, Thriller6.4 (9.7K votes)7520211228
Nightwatch [Nattevagten]A law student starts working as a night watchman at The Department of Forensic Medicine in Copenhagen. His mad friend gets him on a game of dare that escalates. As a serial-killer's victims start piling up at work, he becomes a suspe1994Ole BornedalThriller7.3 (15.9K votes)10720211228
Only God ForgivesJulian, a drug-smuggler thriving in Bangkok's criminal underworld, sees his life get even more complicated when his mother compels him to find and kill whoever is responsible for his brother's recent death.2013Nicolas Winding RefnAction, Crime, Drama5.7 (111K votes)9020211228
Parson's Widow, The [Prästänkan]A young man is elected by a small village to be its parson. As part of his duties, he is required to marry the widow of the parson before him. This poses two problems--first, the widow is old enough to be his grandmother, and second,1920Carl Theodor Dreyer (*)Comedy, Drama, Horror7.1 (1.3K votes)9420211228
PersonaA nurse is put in charge of a mute actress and finds that their personae are melding together.1966Ingmar Bergman (*)Drama, Thriller8.1 (113.5K votes)8320211228
Phantom Carriage, TheOn New Year's Eve, the driver of a ghostly carriage forces a drunken man to reflect on his selfish, wasted life.1921Victor Sjöström (*)Drama, Fantasy, Horror8.1 (12K votes)10720211228
Possessed [Besat[A man is found in an airport, dead of a mysterious disease. A race begins to save humanity from what could be a global plague.1999Anders Rønnow KlarlundDrama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller6.1 (821 votes)9920240427
Rare Exports - A Christmas TaleIn the depths of the Korvatunturi mountains, 486 meters deep, lies the closest ever guarded secret of Christmas. The time has come to dig it up. This Christmas everyone will believe in Santa Claus.2010Jalmari HelanderAdventure, Fantasy, Horror6.7 (28.6K votes)8420211228
Reykjavik Whale Watching MassacreAn epic tale about a group of whale watchers, whose ship breaks down and they get picked up by a whale fisher vessel. The Fishbillies on the vessel has just gone bust, and everything goes out of control.2009Júlíus KempComedy, Horror4.8 (2.1K votes)8720240427
SaunaAs a 25-year war between Russia and Sweden concludes, two brothers who are part of an effort to outline new border accords become undone by their actions, and their mistreatment of a young woman during their journey.2008Antti-Jussi AnnilaDrama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller6.3 (7K votes)8320211228
Seventh Seal, TheA knight returning to Sweden after the Crusades seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague.1957Ingmar Bergman (*)Drama, Fantasy, History8.2 (179.1K votes)9620211228
Sinful Dwarf, The [Dværgen]Olaf and his mother run a boarding house and a white slavery ring. They also smuggle heroin to keep the addict girls happy so they do not try and escape. A young couple move into the house and the evil landlords take a liking to t...1973Eduardo FullerAdult, Crime, Horror4.9 (1.6K votes)9520231001
Substitute, The [Vikaren]A group of sixth-graders is convinced their new substitute teacher is actually a menacing alien.2007Ole BornedalComedy, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi5.8 (3.3K votes)9320211228
ThaleEstranged friends Leo (a crime-scene cleaner) and hired-hand Elvis are cleaning up a particularly messy casualty deep in the Norwegian woods. When Elvis accidentally finds a secret passage that leads to a subterranean living space, h2012Aleksander NordaasDrama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller5.6 (5.8K votes)7620211228
Thriller--A Cruel PictureA young woman, rendered mute after a childhood sexual assault, is trained to seek violent revenge on those who kidnapped and forced her into prostitution.1973Bo Arne VibeniusCrime, Drama, Thriller6.4 (7.1K votes)10420211228
Trollhunter [Trolljegeren]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.2010André ØvredalDrama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller6.9 (74.1K votes)10320220822
Twelve Months of Summer, The [Sommarens tolv månader]Two construction workers are offered an unusual contract. Great pay, but they don't know where they're going or what they are supposed to build. They are brought to a place with 12 months of summer.1988Richard HobertDrama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi6.8 (213 votes)13020211228
Twelve Months of the Summer, The [Sommarens tolv månader]Two construction workers are offered an unusual contract. Great pay, but they don't know where they're going or what they are supposed to build. They are brought to a place with 12 months of summer.1988Richard HobertDrama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi6.8 (213 votes)13020211228
Valhalla RisingForced for some time to be a fighting slave, a pagan warrior escapes his captors with a boy and joins a group of Crusaders on their quest to the Holy Land.2009Nicolas Winding RefnAction, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy6.1 (59K votes)9320211228
Virgin Spring, TheIn 14th-century Sweden, an innocent yet pampered teenage girl and her family's pregnant and jealous servant set out from their farm to deliver candles to church, but only one returns from events that transpire in the woods along the 1960Ingmar Bergman (*)Drama8.1 (28.5K votes)8920211228
White Reindeer, The [Valkoinen peura]A newlywed woman goes to the local shaman to get some help with her love life, but instead she gets turned into a white reindeer vampire.1952Erik BlombergDrama, Fantasy, Horror7.0 (1.7K votes)7420211228
Whore [Hora]Rikke is writing a new book and needs to get get out to the countryside to get some inspiration. She visits her deceased mother's old cabin in a local community called "Dokka", where she quickly gets violent attention from some local2009Reinert KiilComedy, Horror, Thriller2.9 (673 votes)8920211228
Witch, The [Noita palaa elämään]Archaeological team unearths a body of a young woman, who was told to be a witch buried in the bog some 300 years ago. Soon a naked woman appears and drives the men of the village crazy. Everybody is certain that this really is the w1952Roland af HällströmComedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror6.4 (385 votes)8020211228
Riget1994nanComedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery8.2 (Unkn) Excluded
Vem var Dracula?1974Calvin FloydDocumentary, Horror6.1 (Unkn) Excluded