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Kanopy
72
7.4
/6361/
72
/201/
73
/212/
3.6
/5776/
78
/41/
77
/13/
69
/15/

What Will People Say (2017)
Sixteen year-old Nisha lives a double life. At home with her family she is the perfect Pakistani daughter, but when out with her friends, she is a normal Norwegian teenager. When her father catches her in bed with her boyfriend, Nisha's two worlds brutally collide. To set an example, Nisha's parents decide to kidnap her and place her with relatives in Pakistan. Here, in a country she has never been to before, Nisha is forced to adapt to her parents' culture.
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Kanopy
71
7.1
/30757/
71
/1099/
69
/655/
3.6
/13701/
86
/63/
79
/16/
74
/20/

In Order of Disappearance (2014)
Upstanding community leader Nils has just won an award for "Citizen of the Year" when he learns the news that his son has died of a heroin overdose. Suspecting foul play, Nils begins to investigate, and soon finds himself at the center of an escalating underworld gang war between Serbian drug dealers and a sociopathic criminal mastermind known only as “The Count.”
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76
69
7.3
/8860/
68
/109/
69
/123/
3.6
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90
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86
/258/
75
/33/

Kitchen Stories (2003)
Swedish efficiency researchers come to Norway for a study of Norwegian men, to optimize their use of their kitchen. Folke Nilsson (Tomas Norström) is assigned to study the habits of Isak Bjørvik (Joachim Calmeyer). By the rules of the research institute, Folke has to sit on an umpire's chair in Isak's kitchen and observe him from there, but never talk to him. Isak stops using his kitchen and observes Folke through a hole in the ceiling instead. However, the two lonely men slowly overcome the initial post-war Norwegian-Swede distrust and become friends.
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Criterion Channel
68
6.6
/2370/
59
/100/
67
/53/
3.5
/12445/
86
/28/
69
/10/

Sex (2024)
Two married, heterosexual chimney sweeps face experiences that unsettle their views on sexuality and identity. One has a same-sex encounter without considering it either as an expression of homosexuality or infidelity. The other finds himself in dreams where he is seen as a woman.
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Hoopla
70
64
6.9
/7740/
67
/148/
65
/119/
3.5
/2143/
83
/29/
71
/96/
68
/14/

A Somewhat Gentle Man (2010)
After serving a 12-year sentence for killing the man that slept with his wife, a man ponders whether he should try and reconcile with his family, or take revenge on those who turned him in.
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Kanopy
62
6.5
/3568/
68
/78/
64
/72/
3.3
/2379/
71
/34/
50
/4/
68
/9/

Out Stealing Horses (2019)
November 1999. 67-year-old Trond lives in new-found solitude and looks forward to spending New Year's Eve 2000 alone. As winter arrives he discovers he has a neighbor, a man Trond knew back in 1948, the summer he turned 15 and the summer Trond's father prepared him to carry the burden of his forthcoming betrayal and disappearance.
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59
5.4
/1942/
57
/171/
63
/39/
2.9
/5104/
79
/19/
56
/6/

Mr. K (2025)
Mr. K, a traveling magician, finds himself in a Kafkaesque nightmare when he can’t find the exit of his hotel. His attempts to get out only pull him deeper, entangling him further with the hotel and its curious inhabitants.
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71
54
7.0
/4963/
72
/42/
67
/48/
3.5
/1117/
80
/98/

Hawaii, Oslo (2004)
Hawaii, Oslo is the story of a handful of people who cross each other's path without necessarily knowing each other, during the hottest day of the year, in Oslo. We follow Frode and Milla. They are having their first child, who they are told will not live long. We follow Bobbie-Pop, a faded singer who tries to commit suicide. We follow Leon, an institutionalized kleptomaniac who is loking for Åsa, to whom he has a ten year old deal to get married. We meet Leon's brother, Trygve, who fetches Leon at the institution to celebrate his birthday, but who himself has plans to use his leave from prison to run away. And most of all we meet the angel Vidar, Leon's best buddy at the institution, who sees things no one else can see, and who may be able to save everyone - except himself?
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54
6.3
/153699/
66
/5847/
62
/3122/
2.8
/123837/
34
/171/
43
/3923/
49
/31/
cc age 17+

The Thing (2011)
When paleontologist Kate Lloyd travels to an isolated outpost in Antarctica for the expedition of a lifetime, she joins an international team that unearths a remarkable discovery. Their elation quickly turns to fear as they realize that their experiment has freed a mysterious being from its frozen prison. Paranoia spreads like an epidemic as a creature that can mimic anything it touches will pit human against human as it tries to survive and flourish in this spine-tingling thriller.
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Amazon Prime Video
60
53
6.0
/7627/
64
/546/
63
/308/
2.8
/4380/
65
/23/
70
/8/
47
/6/

The Tunnel (2019)
When a truck crashes inside a tunnel, people on their way home for Christmas are brutally trapped in a deadly fire. With a blizzard raging outside, and the first responders struggling to get to the accident, it's every man for himself.
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71
40
7.1
/1463/
67
/27/
72
/27/
3.7
/2083/

Beware of Children (2019)
During a break in school 13 year-old Lykke, the daughter of a prominent Labour Party member, seriously injures her classmate Jamie, the son of a high profile right-wing politician.
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66
39
6.7
/1607/
66
/98/
68
/128/
3.2
/1056/

The Lion Woman (2016)
Eva Arctander is born with hypertrichosis, meaning that she is covered from head to toe with fine blonde hair. Her father is so ashamed of her that he hides her away from the world in their apartment. However, Eva’s nanny fights for her right to be treated like everyone else.
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Amazon Prime Video
61
37
6.3
/1898/
67
/161/
65
/122/
3.1
/1553/
50
/3/

The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle (2019)
When the King and Queen are poisoned, brothers Per and Pål get arrested, suspected of being behind it. Younger brother Espen "Ash Lad" and Princess Kristin set out on a quest to find the mythical Soria Moria castle, which is said to be built of pure gold. In Soria Moria, there sits a well containing the Water of Life; the only thing that can cure Kristin's parents. But some wicked Danes are also on the hunt to find the castle. If Espen and Kristin fail, it will spell the end for the brothers, the kingdom - and perhaps the entire world.
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64
35
6.3
/2283/
72
/30/
62
/22/
3.3
/754/
58
/47/

The Last Joint Venture (2008)
The decade of the hippies is at an end and the 80's are approaching fast. Carl and Robert are two doped out guys who lives in harmony with the world around them and let life pass by in an eternal hash high. They have been peddling hashish for a decade, hitting an all time high with this last batch: 45 Kilos of pure, high grade Nepalese Hashish. Following the delivery, the police are on their tail.
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57
28
5.8
/1739/
62
/18/
53
/23/
3.2
/776/
48
/35/

Comrade Pedersen (2006)
A drama focused on Norwegian society in the 1970s, an era politically influenced by Marxism and Leninism.
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69
27
7.3
/1387/
68
/28/
69
/15/
3.4
/1040/

Nothing to Laugh About (2021)
Kasper Berntsen is a successful stand-up comedian, who has everything he could wish for. One day everything changes. He learns that he has a serious illness, and his girlfriend puts an end to it.
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Amazon Prime Video
63
25
6.1
/701/
62
/62/
70
/49/
3.0
/776/
64
/2/
cc age 5+

Teddy's Christmas (2022)
While visiting a Christmas market in her Norwegian town, eight year old Mariann spots a talking teddy bear at a carnival game booth. However, when someone else wins it, she embarks on a quest to find the adorable bear that captured her heart.
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68
17
7.5
/361/
61
/6/
64
/5/
3.6
/1216/

Brightly Shining (2025)
Christmas is approaching, and when their father loses his job as a Christmas tree seller, Ronja and Melissa take over the responsibility. While their father drowns his sorrows in the Stargate pub, the two girls are forced to fend for themselves and dream of a different reality. It is a film about a father who does his best, but is not enough; about an older sister who has far too big shoes to fill; and about a little sister who never stops hoping.
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63
17
6.9
/733/
50
/12/
62
/10/
3.6
/745/

I Belong (2012)
A nurse gets into a dispute at work because she switches to speaking English when she gets nervous. A translator compromises her integrity when persuaded to translate a book she doesn't believe in. An elderly woman and her daughter are humiliated when offered a present of one million kroner from a relative. A warm and nuanced film about people who all mean well, but end up hurting one another.
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71
16
6.9
/469/
76
/10/
72
/6/
3.5
/957/

Thomas vs. Thomas (A Sensational Theory Regarding an Insignificant Life in the Multiverse) (2022)
A quantum physicist is about to have the breakthrough of the century, but as he closes in on his goal, versions of him from parallel realities force him to untangle the mystery of his own existence; how to be a present father for his son.
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51
16
5.7
/638/
51
/33/
49
/29/
3.2
/619/
38
/3/
cc age 6+

Magic Silver (2009)
Princess Bluerose is a small gnome living deep in the Norwegian mountains. A small community of gnomes is responsible for making the transition between daylight and night. This is the magic hour, created by the magic silver, of which only these gnomes possess. When the silver is stolen, the world is transformed into eternal night. Bluerose sets out on a remarkable journey to retrieve the silver and save the world from eternal darkness.
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55
15
5.9
/566/
62
/17/
51
/20/
3.2
/836/
41
/4/

Twigson (2009)
Tough, naughty, quick-witted and brave Lillebror has just moved, and has not made any new friends yet, when his imaginary friend – the wooden twig Knerten – appears in the middle of a pile of firewood...
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65
13
6.6
/671/
65
/7/
66
/5/
3.3
/671/

Full Dekning (2022)
Seven long-time friends meet for dinner. They decide to share their text messages, emails and phone calls. Secrets are unveiled. Harmony trembles.
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45
12
5.2
/1083/
53
/8/
38
/13/
3.1
/327/
24
/24/

Cold Lunch (2008)
Bird droppings on a work shirt lead to extreme unintended consequences.
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?
6.7
/7/

My First Love (2025)
At 19, Ella is ready to begin her adult life on her own terms. Born with a disability and having always used a wheelchair, she dreams of moving into her first apartment when she leaves home to study. Instead, a denied application for assistance forces her into an institution – a crushing blow to her long-awaited independence. Just as the walls of bureaucracy close in, Ella experiences something entirely new: her first love.
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?
60
/1/

Tordyveln flyger i skymningen (2025)
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?
40
/1/

Girlfriend Experience (2024)
Kath is selling sex in Oslo, alongside her best friend, Andrea. When Andrea decides to walk away, Kath tries to ignore it and maintain their business on her own. But the presence of Andrea is following her, and Kath is forced to face her grief.
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57
?
6.6
/117/
48
/6/

Kaptein Sabeltann og den forheksede øya (2000)
When Kaptein Sabeltann and his men land on the mysterious island Gral, they are warned by the sorceress Miriam av Gral, that the lord of the island, Greven av Gral (the Count of Gral), is cruel and mad, and would like to replace Kaptein Sabeltann as the king of the sea.
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72
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7.0
/59/
65
/2/
85
/2/
3.5
/273/

Norwegian Offspring (2023)
A mother passes away, and her estranged son – obsessed with theories about the repression of male sexuality in modern society – starts longing for offspring of his own.
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62
?
6.1
/417/
55
/13/
67
/7/
3.3
/282/

En helt vanlig dag på jobben (2010)
A young man dreams of becoming a journalist, in order to write stories which may change the world. This does not turn out as planned, and instead he ends up as a reporter for the celebrity magazine Se og Hør. We are observing a man who gradually loses all inhibitions in order to reach the top in the country's largest weekly magazine.
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?
6.2
/96/
50
/1/
58
/4/

The Professor and the Story of the Origami Girl (2005)
A director feels he is about to lose himself to the market forces and thinks that the only way he can protest is by making a political film. He contacts Thomas Hylland Eriksen, who will become his mouthpiece and articulate what is wrong. But along the way the director becomes distracted by another person, a young, fumbling girl reminiscent of himself.
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72
?
6.1
/111/
83
/5/

Kaptein Sabeltann og jakten på den magiske diamant (2002)
A little boy is fleeing through the jungle. His name is Marco, and he is Pinky's little brother. Pinky and Sunniva have set off to try to find him. At the same time, Captain Sabeltann himself has sailed from the Invisible Land. For years, he has been searching for the Magic Diamond. Now rumors lead him to Shangri La, a remote South Sea beach. Deep in the jungle, on the other side of the suspension bridges, lurks a deadly enemy: Maga Kahn, the evil prince of the jungle, and his queen, Sirikit. The stage is set for a nerve-racking duel.
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48
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6.5
/125/
20
/1/
60
/1/

The 7 Deadly Sins (2000)
Feature film length collection of seven short films about the biblical seven sins by preliminary younger Norwegian directors.
poster
50
?
4.9
/425/
55
/5/
48
/4/

37½ (2005)
A woman, Selma, almost 40 years old, figures that she has not achieved what she wanted in life and wonders "what now?"
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62
?
6.0
/148/
48
/6/
74
/8/
3.3
/228/

The Polar Bear Prince (2024)
An adventurous girl, Liv, lives with her beloved grandfather in a small village nestled among majestic mountains and forests. One day she encounters a polar bear, who turns out to be a prince enchanted into animal form. To break the spell, they will have to face an evil witch.
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?
5.8
/14/

5 grøss fra Vestlandet (2007)
5 directors were invited to direct their own short film - a horror story. The idea was to let the directors tell their own worst nightmare. 5 short films were produced and edited together as one movie for the cinema with the duration of 33 minutes. An unusual cinema project, but then again, more exciting!
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?
7.2
/36/
56
/3/
64
/7/

Deconstruction Workers (2008)
Two construction workers have a serious conversation about life.
poster
61
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5.2
/363/
70
/6/
60
/6/
3.3
/383/

The Beast of Beauty (2003)
Lotte and her father moves in with Kristin, a former beauty queen, and her daughter, Vendela. Kristin is grooming Vendela to win the Little Miss Norway contest, and as a result both girls get more and more preoccupied with their looks. When Lotte is allowed to participate in the contest, it soon becomes clear that being too vain can be a frightening experience.
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fuboTV
?
7.7
/58/
72
/4/
90
/1/

A Swan Lake (2014)
The Artist proposes to the distrustful and skeptical Producer the staging of a new ballet starring… swans? What is the story? That of Prince Siegfried and his love for the beautiful Odette, victim of the spell cast by the evil sorcerer Rothbart, an enchantment that turns her and her friends into swans when the light of day tears the dark shadows of night. (The Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, April 26th, 2014.)
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48
?
4.8
/201/
51
/5/
34
/6/
3.1
/315/

Svein and the Rat (2006)
Svein's best friend is a fancy rat named Halvorsen who goes missing during a pet contest, leading to chaos with newspapers reporting a rat invasion. To avoid losing both Halvorsen and the competition, Svein must work to keep his parents unaware of the situation.
poster
65
?
6.9
/955/
70
/12/
58
/17/

Most People Live in China (2002)
A movie inspired by eight Norwegian political parties, written by six writers and directed by nine directors: a man gets a nasty surprise skinny dipping, a cow eats a cell phone, a lesbian couple loses a child, a blind girl sells dubious lottery tickets, a boy falls in love, a man picks up a hitchhiker, three girls get help from a man in pajamas, and nine old men find a young girl stuck in a swamp.
poster
91
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7.0
/661/
68
/29/
67
/22/
3.5
/1101/

Titina (2022)
Italian airship engineer Umberto Nobile enjoys a quiet life with his beloved dog Titina. One day, Norwegian explorer superstar Roald Amundsen contacts him and orders an airship to conquer The North Pole.
poster
61
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5.9
/642/
60
/35/
65
/31/
3.0
/612/

Forgotten Christmas (2019)
Carpenter Andersen and Santa Claus are back and this time they have to help little Elise save christmas before it's too late.
poster
?
6.3
/80/

Anolit (2002)
A circling roadmovie told from the back seat of a styled BMW.
poster
59
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5.7
/187/
70
/14/
51
/7/
3.1
/304/

Twigson in Trouble (2011)
Little Brother has moved with his family, and a stick son has seen the day of light, but there is no new friends.
poster
58
?
5.4
/289/
65
/14/
51
/7/
3.1
/428/

Twigson Ties the Knot (2010)
When Lillebror's mother is mysteriously hurt in a biking accident, Lillebror and Knerten turn the town upside down trying to find the culprit.
poster
?

Shoot (2025)
By chance, drama teacher Sigrun witnesses her colleague’s teaching methods causing discomfort for one of the students. Should she let art be art, or protect the student?
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?

Siste hus (2002)
A young couple drives around pretending to raise money for the Cancer Research Fund. But they are con artists, deceiving gullible old people in the countryside. Then the day comes when they're approaching the last house, before heading into the city...


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