List of Swedish films of the 2000s

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This is a list of films produced in Sweden and in the Swedish language in the 2000s.

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2000s

Swedish titleEnglish titleDirectorCastGenreNotes
2000
Trolösa Faithless Liv Ullmann Lena Endre, Krister Henriksson, Erland Josephson DramaNominated for the Golden Palm at Cannes; screenplay by Ingmar Bergman
Sleepwalker Sleepwalker Johannes Runeborg Ralph Carlsson, Ewa Carlsson, Anders Palm, Tuva Novotny Horror-thriller
Sånger från andra våningen Songs from the Second Floor Roy Andersson Stefan Larsson, Sten Andersson Drama, dark comedyWon the Special Jury Price at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival
Tillsammans Together Lukas Moodysson Gustaf Hammarsten, Lisa Lindgren, Michael Nyqvist, Shanti Roney, Olle Sarri Comedy, drama
Jalla! Jalla! Josef Fares Fares Fares, Tuva Novotny, Torkel Petersson, Laleh Pourkarim Comedy
Vingar av glas Wings of Glass Reza Bagher Entered into the 23rd Moscow International Film Festival
Naken Torkel Knutsson, Mårten KnutssonHenrik Norberg, Lisa Kock, Martin ForsströmComedy
2001
Så vit som en snö As White as in Snow Jan Troell
Shrek Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow Animated fantasy comedy filmAmerican-Canadian-Swedish co-production
2002
Jag är Dina I Am Dina Ole Bornedal Gérard Depardieu, Maria Bonnevie, Christopher Eccleston Drama
Klassfesten Måns Herngren, Hannes Holm Björn Kjellman
Lilja 4-ever Lilya 4-ever Lukas Moodysson
Grabben i graven bredvid Kjell Sundvall Michael Nyqvist
Den osynlige The Invisible Joel Bergvall and Simon Sandquist Drama
2003
Detaljer Details Kristian Petri Entered into the 26th Moscow International Film Festival
Ondskan Evil Mikael Håfström Andreas Wilson Nominated for an Academy Award as Best Foreign Language Film, 2004; based on the novel by Jan Guillou
Miffo Daniel Lind Lagerlöf
Kopps Josef Fares Fares Fares
Smala Sussie Slim Susie Ulf Malmros Tuva Novotny, Jonas Rimeika, Björn Starrin
2004
Gitarrmongot The Guitar Mongoloid Ruben Östlund Entered into the 27th Moscow International Film Festival
Så som i himmelen As It Is in Heaven Kay Pollak Michael Nyqvist Drama
Strandvaskaren Drowning Ghost Mikael Håfström Rebecka Hemse, Jesper Salén, Jenny Ulving
Fyra nyanser av brunt Four Shades of Brown Tomas Alfredson Robert Gustavsson, Johan Rheborg, Henrik Schyffert Drama / comedy
Hip Hip Hora! The Ketchup Effect Teresa Fabik
Masjävlar Dalecarlians Maria Blom
Ett hål i mitt hjärta A Hole in My Heart Lukas Moodysson Thorsten Flinck
2005
Om Sara About Sara Othman Karim Won the Golden George at the 28th Moscow International Film Festival
Bang Bang Orangutang Simon Staho Mikael Persbrandt, Michael Nyqvist, Tuva Novotny, Shanti Roney Drama
Death Academy School Night MassacreDaniel LehmussaariHenrik Järv, Ulrica Hedén, Oden Nilsson, Sigrid Josefsson, Tomas KärrstedtHorror
Zozo Josef Fares
Kocken The Chef [1] Mats Arehn Kjell Bergqvist Drama, dark comedy
Die Zombiejäger Jonas Wolcher Martin Brisshäll, Nick Holmquist Horror
2006
Container Container Lukas Moodysson Drama
Frostbiten Frostbite Anders Banke Horror
2007
Arn - Tempelriddaren Arn – The Knight Templar
2008
Låt den rätte komma in Let the Right One In Tomas Alfredson Drama / horror
Vampyrer Not Like Others Peter Pontikis Thriller
Patrik 1,5 Patrik, Age 1.5 Ella Lemhagen Comedy-drama
2009
Män som hatar kvinnor The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Niels Arden Oplev Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist Thriller
Flickan som lekte med elden The Girl Who Played with Fire Daniel Alfredson Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist Thriller
Nasty Old People Nasty Old People Hanna SköldFebe Nilsson, Karin Bertling, Anna Nevander
Metropia Metropia Tarik Saleh Vincent Gallo, Juliette Lewis Science fictionPremiered at the 66th Venice International Film Festival
Miss Kicki Miss Kicki Håkon Liu Pernilla August, Ludwig Palmell, Huang He RiverThe first feature film released in Sweden under a Creative Commons license

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