Best Icelandic adventure movies

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

  • Poster for Land Ho!

    Land Ho! 2014

    Martha Stephens and Aaron Katz's buddy comedy Land Ho! follows former brothers-in-law Mitch (Earl Lynn Nelson) and Colin (Paul Eenhoorn) as they travel through Iceland. The pair of 70-year-olds find themselves in need of an adventure to break out of their rut, and soon the extroverted Mitch has talked Colin into the trip. Along the way they have various amorous encounters, and attempt to recapture the spirit of their youth.

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  • Poster for Gústi the Strong vs The Merman

    Gústi the Strong vs The Merman 2024

    Fishing, friendship, and wrestling with your new favorite superhero.

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  • Poster for No Network

    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.

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  • Poster for The Big Rescue

    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.

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  • Poster for Hot Water Adventure

    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.

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  • Poster for A Fairy Tale of Our Time

    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.

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  • Poster for The Viking Sagas

    The Viking Sagas 1995

    The film chronicles a long-ago time when men relied not on their intellect to make points, but on their swords. A mythical warrior ('Ralf Moeller (I)') wanders the snow-capped landscapes of the North territories on an arduous quest for vengeance. Amid nobles and schemers, saints and brutes, and lovers and fools, this Viking swings his sword for his family's honor, his beloved's hand, and the very survival of his pitiless culture.

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  • Gary Grayman 2022

    After Gary Grayman gets captured by the Red Alarm foundation, his companions Jenny and Aron have to rescue him with the help of an ancient forgotten spirit.

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  • The Spy Who Never Sleeps 2022

    The spy Freddi Jóns is sent on a mission to steal information about Doctor Skull's evil plan, but will he succeed?

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  • Poster for The Fishing Trip

    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.

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  • Poster for Everest

    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.

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