Best Icelandic crime movies

Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch crime films from Iceland, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!

Black's Game (2012)

Iceland

In the mid to late '90s, the Reykjavik crime and drug scene saw a drastic change from a relatively small and innocent world into a much more aggressive and violent one.. The film tells the story of this change through the fictional gang of pushers that took control of Iceland's underworld.

Runtime: 104 min

Status: Released

Language: is

Genres: Thriller, Crime, Drama

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The Oath (2016)

Iceland

When his daughter's criminal boyfriend becomes an increasing threat to the family, a father must take action to protect them.

Runtime: 110 min

Status: Released

Language: is

Genres: Thriller, Crime, Drama

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Jar City (2006)

Iceland

A murder opens up a bleak trail of long buried secrets and small town corruption for a worn out police detective and his squad.

Runtime: 93 min

Status: Released

Language: is

Genres: Thriller, Crime, Drama

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Cold (2023)

Iceland

An investigation by Óðinn on decades old deaths at a juvenile treatment center, as he proceeds he suspects that the sinister secrets are connected to his ex-wife's mysterious suicide.

Runtime: 97 min

Status: Released

Language: is

Genres: Thriller, Crime, Drama

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Cruelty (2016)

Iceland

Two girls disappear from a playground and the two best detectives in the police force try to solve the case.

Runtime: 104 min

Status: Released

Language: is

Genres: Thriller, Crime, Drama

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Story of a Murder (1977)

Iceland

Middle aged bourgeoisie couple lives a loveless life along with their beautiful eighteen year old daughter. The man has a passionate desire for the girl who in fact is not his real daughter but the fruit of an affair of the woman early in the marriage. This leads to tragic events.

Runtime: 93 min

Status: Released

Language: is

Genres: Crime, Drama

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