Áramótaskaup 2001

Áramótaskaup 2001 2001

9.00

A group of icelandic actors and comedians satirize the events of 2001.

2001

A Policeman's Life

A Policeman's Life 1985

6.50

Löggulíf is the third movie in the "-life" trilogy of knockabout comedies about the cheeky lads Thor and Danni. The others are New Life and Pastoral Life.

1985

The Magician

The Magician 2005

1

The Magician is a strong and personal story, about how one‘s imagination can help make unbearable situation bearable.

2005

Plan B

Plan B 2000

2.75

Two men in their late twenties, Jim and Frank, old friends from childhood, both emaciated and very grunge guys, meet again after many years. Jim, trying hard to get his life back on track, is pulled in to his old habits of drugs and crimes by Frank and his friends from their old neighbourhood. They set out to help Frank's father to brake out of jail who in return finances their "shopping trip" to Amsterdam.

2000

Búi

Búi 2017

1

Nine-year-old Anna has moved to a new town. Anna's mother sends her out to make some friends, but the children in the playground are unwelcoming. Apart from one boy, Búi. He encourages Anna to do a heroic deed, to show the other children what she's made of.

2017

The Last Stich'n Bitch

The Last Stich'n Bitch 2021

5.00

A group of middle-aged women decide to go out to a cabin in the countryside to relax and forget about the struggles of daily life. But under the nice surface lies a world of long-kept secrets that risks sending the trip into chaos.

2021

Njalssaga

Njalssaga 2003

1

TV movie based on the first chapters of the Icelandic Brennu-Njáls saga. The first part of Njálssaga is a half-hour long drama based on a part of Brenna-Nálssaga. It tells the story of Hallgerður Langbrók having food stolen in Kirkjubær and the horse she received as a reward from Gunnar. This is followed by Gunnar's quarrel with Otkel in Kirkjubær and his advisor Skammkel. Their business ends with Gunnar killing both of them. The second part is a half-hour long documentary where scholars bring out something interesting about this part of the story.

2003

Alone?

Alone? 2015

1

A former police officer gets an unexpected guest on Christmas day.

2015

The Third Name

The Third Name 2003

4.00

A stranger highjacks a boat close to the Icelandic shore, and demands to speak to his ex-girlfriend, but she has never heard of him.

2003

Magnús

Magnús 1989

6.80

Magnús is a 45-year-old lawyer, whose routine is upset by the personal news that he is suffering from cancer. This causes Magnús to stop and think about himself, his life and his family. If his life is going to end sooner than he expected, he wants to know how much it's been worth to him. Has life been worth living? Is it worth fighting for; is it worth a struggle against death? He takes a look at his family, a group of ordinary people, who are the colourful heroes of everyday life, struggling along in a world far removed from the world of high finance, power politics and international intrigues, but yet to them their lives are lives of high adventure. Those adventures, from the sublime to the ridiculous, form the storyline of the film, told against the background of Magnús' dilemma.

1989

Cop Secret

Cop Secret 2022

6.00

When Bússi, Iceland's toughest cop, is forced to work with a new partner to solve a series of bank robberies, the pressure to close the case as soon as possible proves too much for him.

2022

Gone

Gone 2024

1

A woman named Brynja frantically searches for her 7-year-old daughter after she doesn't return home from school on time. She suspects that she has been taken when things take a turn... But not everything is as it appears.

2024

White Night Wedding

White Night Wedding 2008

5.87

Jon, a middle-aged professor is going to get married tomorrow, for the second time, to one of his ex-students half his age. But it's not all roses. First, there's his cranky mother-in-law-to-be who violently opposes the marriage and who demands repayment of Jon's loan before the wedding night. Second, his plans to build a golf course on the little island of Flatey where they live aren't going at all to plan. Third, his extremely drunk best man is on the loose without any shoes and lastly, the continual presence of his emotional first wife is haunting his every move. When the guests start flocking to the island, Jon starts getting cold feet. After a very long night of drinking and thinking, will Jon be able to make it to the church on time?

2008

Heima

Heima 2007

7.68

Ethereal post-rock pioneers Sigur Rós play a string of impromptu gigs in their native Iceland after finishing a world tour in 2006. As they travel through the country, the band visits a wide variety of venues, from a large outdoor festival to a coffee shop.

2007

The Last Farm

The Last Farm 2004

7.18

An Oscar nominated Icelandic short film about an old man who might leave his farm but keeps a secret.

2004

The Sunshine Boy

The Sunshine Boy 2009

6.00

A Mother's Courage (aka The Sunshine Boy) is a moving, compassionate portrayal of a mother's desperate quest to understand the perplexing condition that controls her son. A journey through different countries, where every stop-over opens a new path into the depths of autism - and places her son in a strikingly different perspective as it reaches the end.

2009

Shadowtown

Shadowtown 2020

3.90

A young woman inherits her grandmothers home, despite never having met her and never been to her house. Her mother tells her to make a journey to her grandmothers home as a way to deal with grief, but she gets more than she bargained for.

2020

A Pure Heart

A Pure Heart 2012

1

A priests work is never done. In Clean Heart we get to know Kristinn Ágúst Friðfinnsson a priest in the town of Selfoss. While fulfilling the various duties of priesthood he still has his own demons to deal with.

2012

Artun

Artun 2014

5.90

A boy from a small town has never kissed a girl. One day he and his friends decide to go to the 'big city' to see if they have more luck there. In the city, the boys get much more than they bargained for.

2014

Angels of the Universe

Angels of the Universe 2000

7.10

The story of an Icelandic man and his slow descent into madness. Along his journey he meets Dagný, the initial cause of his breakdown. Other people he meets in the asylum have been committed for various reasons, such as signing cheques for Adolf Hitler and, believing themselves to be writing songs for the Beatles and telepathically transmitting to the band.

2000

Nefertiti - The Lonely Queen

Nefertiti - The Lonely Queen 2020

6.00

A documentary that explores the dim world of illicit trade in antiquities, as well as the long and hard struggle for the repatriation of all stolen treasures.

2020

Felix & Klara

Felix & Klara 2025

1

A retired customs officer is forced to move with his wife to an assisted living facility. While his wife becomes liberated in the new surroundings he searches for a purpose in life and small things become major issues.

2025

Emergency Call

Emergency Call 2024

1

Óttar Sveinsson hosts the show "Útkall" on Vísir, where he talks to the heroes from the Útkall books. The episodes are produced by the filmmaker Heiðar Aðalbjörnsson.

2024

The Global Dream

The Global Dream 2025

1

A thrilling and entertaining series about two teams racing around the world in a race against time, trying to collect points by solving adventurous and extremely diverse puzzles. The teams consist of the geniuses Auddi, Steindi, Sveppi and Pétur Jóhann.

2025

Norms

Norms 2021

1

Sara has it all: a well-paid job, wonderful friends and a stylish apartment that she shares with her long-term girlfriend. Somehow she still feels there is something missing and not even the plans to start a family keep her mind from wandering to secret poetry writing and a not-so-secret affair.

2021

The Age of Concrete

The Age of Concrete 2016

1

The show traces the history of architecture and urban planning in Reykjavík in the twentieth century. The series begins in 1915, in the big fire where many wooden houses in the town were destroyed. Then the time of the concrete houses began.

2016

Iceland Defense Force - Cold War Frontier

Iceland Defense Force - Cold War Frontier 2024

1

In the aftermath of the Second World War, relations between the former allied eastern and western powers deteriorated fast. Suddenly, the small island nation found itself in the midst of the ensuing “cold-war”, which it used to its full benefit to catapult into the modern world. A founding member of the NATO alliance, Iceland provided an important base for forward operations in protection of NATO’s northern flank and Scandinavia and the approaches to North America by U.S. and allied forces.

2024

The Court

The Court 2009

1

Set in Reykjavik, this legal drama follows the professional and personal lives of three lawyers. Logi Traustason is one of Iceland’s most brilliant legal minds and the most troubled. After failing to make partner, he makes a deal to join Brynhildur and Hörður’s firm. All the while, Logi tries to get the truth about what really happened one night when he was 18 years old, when a young man died and he went to prison for manslaughter for 25 years.

2009

The Feast

The Feast 2022

1

Gunnar Karl Gíslason, Michelin chef, travels around Iceland, meeting interesting people and learning about culture, art, food and innovation in the utilization of resources.

2022

IceGuys

IceGuys 2023

10.00

A comedic TV series that follows the journey of the newly formed boy band, IceGuys, as they strive for stardom. Led by real-life Icelandic celebrities Aron Can, Friðrik Dór, Herra Hnetusmjör, Jón Jónsson, and Rúrik Gíslason

2023

Suður-Ameríski Draumurinn

Suður-Ameríski Draumurinn 2018

1

South-American Dream is a 30 minute comedy-reality-travel starring Pétur Jóhann Sigfússon as Himself, Steinþór Hróar Steinþórsson as Himself and Sverrir Þór Sverrisson as Himself.

2018

1 Stjarna

1 Stjarna 2024

1

In this travel series, we follow childhood friends and comedians from Mosfellsbær, Steindi Jr and Dóri DNA, on their journey around the world as they explore all the most lackluster, cheesy, and bizarre things it has to offer.

2024

Hvar er Völundur?

Hvar er Völundur? 1996

1

Felix and Gunni have to search for Völundur the smith, as he is the one who makes the Christmas presents. The search is like an adventure, as the friends enter one labyrinth after another and meet all sorts of villains. But they carry on undaunted, overcoming fear and other obstacles.

1996

Evrópski draumurinn

Evrópski draumurinn 2012

1

Auddi, Sveppi, Pétur and Steindi Jr. travel in two teams across Europe collecting points for various challenges.

2012

Hlemma Video

Hlemma Video 2010

1

Siggi inherits the very first Icelandic video rental shop. The place seems to be the perfect spot for him to start another business: become a private detective.

2010