11. Scenes from a Marriage ( Scener ur ett äktenskap )
Year of Release: 1974
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Actors: Liv Ullmann, Erland Josephson, Bibi Andersson, Jan Malmsjö
Plot: We explore multiple decades in the lives of couple Johan and Marianne - one in which they share intimate moments, but also a certain detachment. As years go by, they grow apart and learn that a relationship can take many different forms.
12. Girl Who Played with Fire, The ( Flickan som lekte med elden )
Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Daniel Alfredson
Actors: Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist, Lena Endre, Sofia Ledarp
Plot: The second film of The Millenium Trilogy finds Lisbeth Salander being hunted for murder. The infallible evidence she built in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is now the most damning thing in her life!
13. Passion of Anna, The ( passion, En )
Year of Release: 1970
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Actors: Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Bibi Andersson, Erland Josephson
Plot: Andreas is emotionally isolated following the demise of his marriage. Seeking solace, he finds Anna, a woman grieving the deaths of her husband and son. While the two pursue a relationship - things cannot work out between them as Anna's zealous search for the truth uncovers her delusions and Andreas cannot overcome his disconnect.
14. Evil ( Ondskan )
Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mikael Håfström
Actors: Andreas Wilson, Henrik Lundström, Gustaf Skarsgård, Linda Zilliacus
Plot: Erik is a sixteen year old boy whose life has been plagued by violence. Tormented by his abusive stepfather, he has hit back in the only way he knows: by giving a good thrashing to anyone in his way. When he is expelled from public school, Erik is told he has one last chance to make something of himself and is sent to a prestigious private school.
15. Shame ( Skammen )
Year of Release: 1968
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Actors: Liv Ullmann, Max von Sydow, Sigge Fürst, Gunnar Björnstrand
Plot: Ingmar Bergman's reflection on war and how the psychological impact affects a couple trying to live their lives on a rural island.
16. Through a Glass Darkly ( Såsom i en spegel )
Year of Release: 1962
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Actors: Harriet Andersson, Gunnar Björnstrand, Max von Sydow, Lars Passgård
Plot: A story revolves around four characters namely Karin, a schizophrenic, her loving husband Martin, sexuality depraved brother Minus and self-absorbed, callous David.
17. Hour of the Wolf ( Vargtimmen )
Year of Release: 1968
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Actors: Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Gertrud Fridh, Georg Rydeberg
Plot: Ingmar Bergman's sole foray into the horror genre, an artist, vacationing on a remote island with his pregnant wife, finds the nightmares of his repressed past coming back to him.
18. Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, The ( Luftslottet som sprängdes )
Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Daniel Alfredson
Actors: Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Michalis Koutsogiannakis, Anders Ahlbom
Plot: Based on the third book of Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy - Lisbeth Salandar finally leaves the hospital only to be faced with three murder charges. As journalist Mikael Blomkvist works to clear her name, Lisbeth plots revenge against the people responsible for her ordeal.
19. Phantom Carriage, The ( Körkarlen )
Year of Release: 1922
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Victor Sjöström
Actors: Victor Sjöström, Hilda Borgström, Tore Svennberg, Astrid Holm
20. Pusher
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Crime/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Actors: Kim Bodnia, Zlatko Buric, Laura Drasbæk, Slavko Labovic
Plot: A drug pusher grows increasingly desperate after a botched deal leaves him with a large debt to a ruthless drug lord.
