Best Swedish adventure movies
Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch adventure films from Sweden, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1981)
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1981)
This is an animated adaptation of the classic story of Nils Holgersson, a naughty boy who is transformed to a very little dwarf and goes through many adventures, flying with a band of wild geese.
Watch the Skies (2022)
Watch the Skies (2022)
When a foster home placed teenage rebel suspects that her father is not dead but kidnapped by UFOs, she takes help from a UFO association to find out the truth. Together, they embark on a risky adventure that takes them far beyond the laws borders and into a world filled with UFO expeditions, conspiracies and inexplicable phenomena.
Pippi in the South Seas (1970)
Pippi Longstocking (1969)
Pippi Longstocking (1969)
Pippi Longstocking, a super-strong redheaded little girl, moves into her father's cottage Villa Villekulla, and has adventures with her next-door neighbors Tommy and Annika in this compilation film of the classic Swedish TV series. This was followed by Pippi Goes on Board.
Ronja Rövardotter (1984)
Ronja Rövardotter (1984)
Ronia lives happily in her father's castle until she comes across a new playmate, Birk, in the nearby dark forest. The two explore the wilderness, braving dangerous Witchbirds and Rump-Gnomes. But when their families find out Birk and Ronia have been playing together, they forbid them to see each other again. Indeed, their fathers are competing robber chieftains and bitter enemies. Now the two spunky children must try to tear down the barriers that have kept their families apart for so long.
The Brothers Lionheart (1977)
The Brothers Lionheart (1977)
After brothers Jonathan and Crusty pass away, they reunite in Nangijala, the land of eternal spring. Casting a long shadow over their world is the tyrant Tengil, ruler of the country Karmanjaka, where he’s building his new fortress up in the Ancient Mountains.
The Huntress: Rune of the Dead (2022)
The Huntress: Rune of the Dead (2022)
When Runa’s father disappears on a viking journey she steps up as head of her family, but she is tormented by strange nightmares. One day when she is out hunting, she stumbles across a wounded warrior who carries news of her father, new that seem connected to her dreams. Something is coming for them, something vile.
The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2013)
The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2013)
After living a long and colorful life, Allan Karlsson finds himself stuck in a nursing home. On his 100th birthday, he leaps out a window and begins an unexpected journey.
Dunderklumpen! (1974)
The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared (2016)
The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared (2016)
Drinking the tasty Folk Soda puts a spring in the 101 Year Old Man’s step and his next adventure takes him around the World and back to Sweden, during which time he is chased by the CIA, a Balinese debt collector and becomes an executive at a soft drink company.
Lost in the Sky (2023)
Lost in the Sky (2023)
A lone rescue robot in a strange galaxy must reach a surviving astronaut before she's consumed by a looming black hole. A space adventure made entirely with practical effects.
The Boy with the Golden Pants (2014)
The Boy with the Golden Pants (2014)
When Mats stumbles upon a pair of pants containing an unlimited amount of money, everything changes. Now he can buy everything he ever wanted, not knowing that powerful forces are tracking him down.
The Journey to Melonia (1989)
The Journey to Melonia (1989)
When a ship sinks during a storm, a slave from the industrial island of Plutonia is washed up on the beaches of paradise island Melonia, where the "all-powerful" wizard Prospero and his strange friends reside.
Rasmus and the Vagabond (1981)
Rasmus and the Vagabond (1981)
9-year old orphan called Rasmus runs away from the orphanage. He meets a vagabond they call Paradise Oskar who likes to sing and play his accordion. Oskar makes the Rasmus world seem like a better place.
The Flight of the Eagle (1982)
The Flight of the Eagle (1982)
The Swedish 19th century engineer Salomon August Andrée sets out to become the first man on the north pole. His idea is to launch a polar expedition using a hydrogen balloon, together with two friends. The balloon, "The Eagle", takes off from Svalbard in 1897, but the three men are not heard of again.
Bamse and the Witch's Daughter (2016)
Bamse and the Witch's Daughter (2016)
In Bamse and the Witch’s daughter Croesus Vole finds gold in the beavers' dam. To demolish the dam and get the gold he tricks the witch's daughter Lova to enchant Bamse. With Bamse gone, it's up to the children to help each other to stop Croesus - but to do that they have to be friends.
Nelly Rapp – Monster Agent (2020)
Nelly Rapp – Monster Agent (2020)
Nelly and her dog London are about to spend autumn break with her uncle Hannibal. Soon she noticed that he doesn't live a quiet life. Her uncle is a Monster agent. Nelly gets dragged in to an adventure filled with ghosts, vampires and werewolves.
Rymdresan (2020)
Rymdresan (2020)
12-year-old Mariana and her stepbrother Marcus end up in a home-built rocket. Behind the rocket construction are Albert, a slightly crazy scientist, and his helper Lemming, a talking lemming.
Three Suns (2004)
Three Suns (2004)
An epic drama set in the 14th century. Hanna leaves her family to meet her husband after 4 years spent in the East during a long war. Hanna will find herself fighting for her love, her children and her life.
Alone in Space (2018)
Alone in Space (2018)
Alone in Space is a high concept adventurous, warm and funny genre feature film that doesn’t shy away from big questions about life and death. Alone in Space takes the audience on a ride with two kids lost in space, accompanied by a friendly alien.
The Resourceful Girl (2022)
Nelly Rapp - The Dark Forest (2023)
Nelly Rapp - The Dark Forest (2023)
Nelly and the dog London are joined by Valle as they head out into the Black Forest to find the Mirror of Death. A journey that takes them deeper and deeper into the forest and to the place where Nelly's mother once disappeared.
The Adventures of Halvdan Viking (2018)
The Adventures of Halvdan Viking (2018)
Halvdan is not a proper Viking. He's having a limp and is regarded by the other kids as a strange loner with no friends, except for the village blacksmith Björn who's taken care of him since Halvdan's father left on a plundering trip. Across the mighty river there's an enemy village that has been in a feud with Halvdan's tribe for as long as anyone can remember. One day during Halvdan's lonely excursions to the river he encounters Meia, the daughter of the enemy village ruler. A heart-warming and funny family adventure about bridging differences and forbidden friendship unfolds
Pettson and Findus (1999)
Pettson and Findus (1999)
Pettson and Findus are fishing down by the lake when suddenly a snowstorm rises and it starts to get dark. Lost in the bad weather they are forced to seek shelter in an igloo they build out of blocks of frozen fishes. Inside they tell stories from the past year to keep their spirits up.
Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1962)
Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1962)
A film adaptation of Selma Lagerlöf's classic book about Nils Holgersson, who is a real rascal. As punishment for his mischief, a house elf shrinks him to his size. The farm animals are out for revenge and so Nils must escape on the back of a goose from Skåne in the south to Lapland in the north. During his flight over Sweden, Nils gets to take part in many adventures.
Siv Sleeps Astray (2016)
Siv Sleeps Astray (2016)
Seven-year-old Siv’s first night sleeping over at her new friend Cerisia’s place turns out to be a magical one. In the early evening, many things are already beginning to seem odd, the exotic food, all of the animals ... At night though, the unfamiliar flat really starts to become a realm full of secrets.
JerryMaja's Detective Agency - Shadows of Valleby (2014)
JerryMaja's Detective Agency - Shadows of Valleby (2014)
It's late summer in the small town of Valleby, but the calm is disrupted by bad news. The police station is under threat to be closed, which neither Lasse, Maja nor the chief of police wants. They must find a way to solve the situation.
Mälar Pirates (1923)
Mälar Pirates (1923)
Three boys steal a sailboat and sail away for a summer adventure on Lake Mälaren. Based on Sigfrid Siwertz's novel.
Nils Holgerssons underbara resa i nutid (1996)
Nils Holgerssons underbara resa i nutid (1996)
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