Best Icelandic adventure movies
A curated collection of popular adventure movies from Iceland.
Gústi the Strong vs The Merman (2024)
Gústi the Strong vs The Merman (2024)
Fishing, friendship, and wrestling with your new favorite superhero.
Everest (2015)
Everest (2015)
Inspired by the incredible events surrounding a treacherous attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, "Everest" documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Their mettle tested by the harshest of elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle for survival.
No Network (2007)
No Network (2007)
Kalli, a young boy living with his mother in the suburbs of Reykjavik, thrives in the world of movies and computer games. When he is sent to spend Christmas with his father's new family up north at an isolated farm, Kalli meets his stepsister, who he does not get along with. Soon he decides to run away, but only to be hit harder by reality and Kalli has to learn how to fight "real life" challenges while encountering imaginary and fictional creatures.
The Big Rescue (2009)
The Big Rescue (2009)
When Sveppi's best friend Villi is kidnapped by the bad guys. Sveppi takes it upon himself with his buddy Goi to rescue him and an incredible adventure unfolds.
The Fishing Trip (1980)
The Fishing Trip (1980)
On a sunny summer day a Range Rover stumbles across the lava and moss down to lake Þingvallavatn. A husband and wife step out of the vehicle along with their children, fishing partner and his daughter. While the men fish and the wife enjoys the sun the children notice a man that seems to have something to hide.
End of Sentence (2019)
End of Sentence (2019)
Newly widowed Frank Fogle embarks on a journey to Ireland to scatter his late wife’s ashes. His estranged son, Sean, recently released from prison, agrees to join only when his father promises that they’ll never see each other again following the trip. After revelations surface about an old flame of Frank’s wife and a charming hitchhiker with plans of her own intervenes, father and son find themselves drawn together in unexpected ways.
Hot Water Adventure (1963)
Hot Water Adventure (1963)
A promotional film for the Reykjavík district heating. The film blends documentary footage with a narrative adventure following two kids who get lost in the overwhelming industrial environment of the district heating factory.
A Fairy Tale of Our Time (1992)
A Fairy Tale of Our Time (1992)
A story in the form of a fairy tale, that tells of the time the Princess calls upon her hero to slay the modern day dragon. The film is unusual in the way it portrays ecological issues in a highly artistic way.