Best movies on Apple TV+ (Norvège) : our Top 20

2014 · Liv Ullmann

Set in 1930s Korea during the Japanese occupation, a young woman called Sook-hee is employed as a handmaiden to Hideko, a reclusive Japanese heiress living on a sprawling country estate under the strict control of her domineering uncle, Kouzuki. What Hideko does not know is that Sook-hee is a skilled pickpocket, planted by a suave swindler posing as a Japanese count; his scheme is to have her gain the heiress’s trust, facilitate a seduction, and help them abscond with her fortune.

With Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton and Nora McMenamy

2011 · David Fincher

Once-prominent investigative reporter Mikael Blomkvist reopens the cold case of the niece of a powerful, aging industrialist who vanished forty years ago. He joins forces with Lisbeth Salander, a fierce, tattooed punk and brilliant hacker, and their investigation peels back layers of deceit to expose a sprawling, ruthless web of corruption far beyond anything they expected.

With Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, Stellan Skarsgård, Robin Wright, Yorick van Wageningen and Steven Berkoff

2011 · Morten Tyldum

A high-flying executive recruiter plunges into a perilous game of deception and danger to recover a coveted masterpiece guarded by a retired soldier of fortune.

With Aksel Hennie, Synnøve Macody Lund, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Julie R. Ølgaard, Kyrre Haugen Sydness, Valentina Alexeeva and Reidar Sørensen

2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer

Former leaders of Indonesian death squads stage reenactments of their mass killings, each shot in the stylistic language of a different film genre. As these choreographed scenes unfold, the boundary between lived violence and theatrical performance collapses, turning atrocity into spectacle. The film examines the enduring wounds of Indonesia’s 1965–66 anti-communist purge and probes the moral and psychological landscape of those who carried out the killings, raising unsettling questions about memory, complicity and the ways societies narrate and normalize violence.

With Anwar Congo, Herman Koto, Syamsul Arifin, Ibrahim Sinik, Yapto Soerjosoemarno, Safit Pardede and Jusuf Kalla

2013 · Benedikt Erlingsson

Set in a rural community, a tender yet unsettling romance unfolds as the boundaries between human feelings and animal instincts blur—people and their horses begin to mirror one another in ways that reveal hidden desires and dangers. Passion and grief become tightly entwined, sparking a series of tragic events that reshape lives. Told largely from the horses’ viewpoint, the film traces the rise and fall of families and fortunes, using the animals’ perceptions, reactions and loyalties to expose the truths the villagers try to hide.

With Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, Charlotte Bøving, Steinn Ármann Magnússon, Kristbjörg Kjeld, Helgi Björnsson, Kjartan Ragnarsson and Sigríður María Egilsdóttir

1985 · Hugh Hudson

En 1776, Tom Dobb, un immigrant écossais, débarque à New York au moment où la rébellion contre l'autorité britannique bat son plein. Alors qu'une nouvelle nation émerge, Tom reste indifférent à cette guerre effrénée, préoccupé uniquement par la disparition de son fils, enlevé par les Anglais.

With Al Pacino, Donald Sutherland, Nastassja Kinski, Joan Plowright, Dave King, Dexter Fletcher and Sid Owen

2016 · Hans Petter Moland

In 2016, along Denmark’s coast, a faded message recovered from a bottle that had crossed the ocean propels Department Q into a chilling investigation. As they unravel the cryptic text, the team is drawn back to a haunting case from 2008. Simultaneously, fresh, devastating events erupt that push the investigators to their limits and compel them to confront their faith and deepest convictions.

With Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Pål Sverre Hagen, Jacob Ulrik Lohmann, Amanda Collin, Johanne Louise Schmidt and Jakob Oftebro

2023 · Magnus Martens

An American family moves to a secluded cabin they’ve inherited in the Norwegian mountains, hoping to reconnect with their roots — but the isolated landscape hides an unexpected discovery that upends their new beginning and tests their ties to one another.

With Martin Starr, Amrita Acharia, Zoe Winther-Hansen, Townes Bunner, Jeppe Beck Laursen, Calle Hellevang Larsen and Henriette Steenstrup

2017 · Joachim Trier

A college student is suddenly struck by violent, uncontrollable seizures and soon realizes those terrifying episodes are the first signs of a nascent, inexplicable power awakening within her.

With Eili Harboe, Kaya Wilkins, Henrik Rafaelsen, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Grethe Eltervåg, Marte Magnusdotter Solem and Anders Mossling

1990 · Nils Gaup

In 1850s England, a young Norwegian signs on as a cabin boy aboard a coastal merchant ship and soon uncovers that several of his crewmates are secretly pirates.

With Stian Smestad, Gabriel Byrne, Louisa Milwood-Haigh, Bjørn Sundquist, Joachim Rafaelsen, William Ilkley and Trond Peter Stamsø Munch

2017 · Paul Tunge

A brilliant relic hunter assembles an eclectic crew for a high-stakes expedition that could alter their destinies. When danger mounts and schemes abound, he has to recruit the only person cleverer than him—the sister he’s been estranged from for years.

With Jørgen Hausberg Nilsen, Mattis Herman Nyquist, Petronella Barker, Frode Winther, Maria Grazia Di Meo, Dagny Backer Johnsen and Line Brå Johansen

2003 · Per Fly

When the powerful patriarch of a wealthy dynasty dies suddenly, his widow and daughter are left with a clandestine legacy — a devastating secret buried in his estate that begins to unravel their lives and threatens to destroy everything they hold dear.

With Ulrich Thomsen, Lisa Werlinder, Ghita Nørby, Lars Brygmann, Karina Skands, Peter Steen and Ulf Pilgaard