And Breathe Normally

2018

Icelandic

7.0

♡ 4

94%

Isold Uggadottir Director

Gunnar Jónsson as Driver

Sólveig Guðmundsdóttir as Kolbrún

Helga Vala Helgadóttir as Lawyer

Jakob S. Jonsson as Sigvaldi

At the edge of Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula, two women’s lives will intersect – for a brief moment – 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.

The Panama Papers

2018

English

7.1

♡ 19

100%

Alex Winter Director

Elijah Wood as John Doe

Donald Trump as Self - 45th President of the United States

John Oliver as Self - Host, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Vladimir Putin as Self - President of Russia

A documentary feature film about the biggest global corruption scandal in history, and the hundreds of journalists who risked their lives to break the story.

Iceland Is Best

2020

English

3.7

♡ 3

57%

Action

Drama

iceland

Max Newsom Director

Helena Mattsson as Carla

Atli Oskar Fjalarsson as Gunni

Álfrún Laufeyjar-Sigurðardóttir as Kati

Judd Nelson as Mr. Sonquist

The story of Sigga, a 17 year-old girl trying to leave home in Iceland, and make her way to California.

Lamb

2021

Icelandic

♡ 89

86%

Valdimar Jóhannsson Director

Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson as

Hilmir Snær Guðnason as Ingvar

Noomi Rapace as Maria

Björn Hlynur Haraldsson as Pétur

An Icelandic couple live with their herd of sheep on a beautiful but remote farm. When they discover a mysterious newborn on their land, they decide to keep it and raise it as their own. This unexpected development and the prospects of a new family brings them much joy before ultimately destroying them.

The Seer and the Unseen

2019

English

6.7

82%

environmental conservation

environmental destruction

iceland

magic realism

Sara Dosa Director

Ragnhildur Jonsdottir as Self

A magic realist fable about invisible elves, financial collapse and the surprising power of belief, told through the story of an Icelandic woman - a real life Lorax who speaks on behalf of nature under threat.

Everything in the End

2021

English

6.0

♡ 1

Mylissa Fitzsimmons Director

Kolbrún Erna Pétursdóttir as

Gunnar Ragnarsson as Addi

Reynir Ingvason as Mias

Raúl Portero as Olmo

Stranded in a small village during Earth's final days, a man seeks solace in the brief human connections he encounters.

A Song Called Hate

7.7

palestinian-israeli conflict

Anna Hildur Hildibrandsdottir Director

Mira Awad as Self

Vigdís Hafliðadóttir as Self

Klemens Nikulásson Hannigan as Self

Nadav Lapid as Self - Israeli Film Director

The pro-Palestinian, anti-capitalist, BDSM-provocative, techno-punk performance art ensemble Hatari unsurprisingly drew attention to themselves with their performance at the Icelandic qualifiers for the Eurovision Song Contest. So much so that they won and therefore were allowed to perform at the main event in Tel Aviv. But what now? Should they boycott the event, swallow their idealism, or use their airtime to criticise the host country for their illegal occupation of Palestine? The Icelandic director Anna Hildur joins the boys in the band all the way to the fateful final.

Woman at War

2018

Icelandic

7.4

♡ 21

97%

Benedikt Erlingsson Director

Jörundur Ragnarsson as Baldvin

Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir as Halla / Ása

Helga Braga Jónsdóttir as Prison guard

Hilmir Snær Guðnason as Taxi driver

Halla declares a one-woman-war on the local aluminium industry. She is prepared to risk everything to protect the pristine Icelandic Highlands she loves… Until an orphan unexpectedly enters her life.

Journey to the Center of the Earth

2008

English

5.8

♡ 164

29%

Action

Adventure

based on novel or book

Eric Brevig Director

Jane Wheeler as Elizabeth

Anita Briem as Hannah Ásgeirsson

Jean Michel Paré as Max Anderson

Josh Hutcherson as Sean Anderson

On a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth.

Goodbye, Don Glees!

2021

Japanese

6.7

♡ 4

100%

Atsuko Ishizuka Director

Kana Hanazawa as Chibori Urayasu

Yûki Kaji as Hokuto 'Toto' Mitarai

Adam McArthur as Roma

Natsuki Hanae as Roma Kamogawa

Teen misfits Roma, Toto, and Drop call themselves the “Don Glees,” an informal name for their backyard adventures. One day, when the trio gets blamed for a nearby forest fire, they set off into the woods to prove their innocence. As disaster strikes their expedition, tensions flare between the friends as they realize that growing up has taken them on wildly different paths in life.

Beautiful Beings

2022

Icelandic

7.3

♡ 6

82%

Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson Director

Anita Briem as Guðrún

Stormur Jón Kormákur Baltasarsson as Kiddi

Arnar Dan as Reporter

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Svenni

A teenage boy, raised by a mother who considers herself psychic, takes a bullied kid into his group of violent misfits. As the group’s troubles escalate toward life-threatening situations, an inner voice awakens in the boy and, with the help of his mother and his new friend, he manages to find his own path.

Die Nibelungen: Siegfried

1924

German

8.1

♡ 20

Action

Adventure

based on song, poem or rhyme

Fritz Lang Director

Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Hagen Tronje

Paul Richter as Siegfried

Yuri Yurovsky as The Priest

Frida Richard as The Runes Maid

Siegfried, son of King Siegmund of Xanten, travels to Worms, capital of the Burgundian kingdom, to ask King Gunther for the hand of his sister, the beautiful Kriemhild.

The Juniper Tree

1990

Icelandic

6.8

♡ 9

100%

Nietzchka Keene Director

Valdimar Örn Flygenring as Jóhann

Bryndis Petra Bragadóttir as Katla Björk

Björk as Margit

Guðrún Gísladóttir as Mother

Margit and her older sister Katla flee for safety after their mother is burned to death for witchcraft. Finding shelter with Johan and his resentful young son, Jonas, the sisters help form an impromptu family unit that’s soon strained by Katla’s burgeoning sorcery.

100 Degrees Below Zero

2013

English

2.5

♡ 2

7%

Richard Schenkman Director

Declan Hannigan as Channel Attendant

John Rhys-Davies as Colonel Ralph Dillard

Jeff Fahey as Steve Foster

Sara Malakul Lane as Taryn Foster

After freak climate and weather events destroy the world around them, a group of rogue scientists attempt to reverse the deadly new ice age.

Rams

2015

Icelandic

7.2

♡ 12

95%

Grímur Hákonarson Director

Gunnar Jónsson as Grímur

Sigurður Sigurjónsson as Gummi Saga

Saga as Sheep in cellar

Jörundur Ragnarsson as Villi

In a secluded valley in Iceland, Gummi and Kiddi live side by side, tending to their sheep. Their ancestral sheep-stock is considered one of the country’s best and the two brothers are repeatedly awarded for their prized rams who carry an ancient lineage. Although they share the land and a way of life, Gummi and Kiddi have not spoken to each other in four decades. When a lethal disease suddenly infects Kiddi’s sheep, the entire valley comes under threat. The authorities decide to cull all the animals in the area to contain the outbreak. But Gummi and Kiddi don’t give up so easily – and each brother tries to stave off the disaster in his own fashion: Kiddi by using his rifle and Gummi by using his wits.

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

2013

English

7.3

♡ 268

52%

himalaya mountain range

Ben Stiller Director

Andy Richter as Himself

Amy Stiller as Rich's Friend's Mom

Sean Penn as Sean O'Connell

Ben Stiller as Walter Mitty

A timid magazine photo manager who lives life vicariously through daydreams embarks on a true-life adventure when a negative goes missing.

Hálfur Álfur

2020

Icelandic

7.5

♡ 1

Jón Bjarki Magnússon Director

Hulda Jónsdóttir as Self

Trausti Breiðfjörð Magnússon as Self

A lighthouse keeper prepares his earthly funeral while trying to reconnect with his inner elf. Hulda and Trausti have shared a roof on the Icelandic coast for over seventy years. Her love of books is matched by his love of stones. When he tells her he wants to change his name to Elf she warns him that the family will reject him. Now, as his one hundredth birthday nears and Trausti senses the hand of death upon him, he is searching for an elf’s coffin…

Under an Arctic Sky

2017

English

7.0

♡ 24

70%

Chris Burkard Director

Mark Renneker as Himself

Ingo Olsen as Himself

Justin Quintal as Himself

Elli Thor Magnusson as Himself

Six fearless surfers travel to the north coast of Iceland to ride waves unlike anything they've ever experienced, captured with high-tech cameras.

Siggi - drengen, der blev FBI-spion

6.7

Ole Bendtzen Director

John Bolton as Self

Hillary Clinton as Self

Søren Steen Jespersen as Self

Sigurður as Self - forensic psychiatrist

Sigurdur Thordarson, known as Siggi, becomes a hacker at 12, exposing Icelandic bank corruption at 14. Branded the "teenage whistleblower," he joins WikiLeaks in 2010, mentored by Julian Assange. Siggi leaks globally, but clashes with Assange, prompting him to spy for the FBI at 18. This tale weaves paranoia, hacking, and friendship, portraying Siggi's turbulent journey from trust to betrayal, revealing a heart-wrenching coming-of-age narrative.

Land Ho!

2014

English

6.0

♡ 9

82%

Aaron Katz Director

Halldóra Guðjónsdóttir as Bikini Girl

Amy Yoder as Bikini Girl

Benjamin Kasulke as Honeymooner

Alice Olivia Clarke as Nadine

Martha Stephens and Aaron Katz's buddy comedy Land Ho! follows former brothers-in-law Mitch (Earl Lynn Nelson) and Colin (Paul Eenhoorn) as they travel through Iceland. The pair of 70-year-olds find themselves in need of an adventure to break out of their rut, and soon the extroverted Mitch has talked Colin into the trip. Along the way they have various amorous encounters, and attempt to recapture the spirit of their youth.

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And Breathe Normally

The Panama Papers

Iceland Is Best

Lamb

The Seer and the Unseen

Everything in the End

A Song Called Hate

Woman at War

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Goodbye, Don Glees!

Beautiful Beings

Die Nibelungen: Siegfried

The Juniper Tree

100 Degrees Below Zero

Rams

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Hálfur Álfur

Under an Arctic Sky

Siggi - drengen, der blev FBI-spion

Land Ho!