Best Norwegian short movies

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

  • Poster for Streif

    Streif 2023

    90
  • Poster for Sweet Things

    Sweet Things 2017

    A woman finally gets the job she's been waiting for, but a sweet offer never comes without a bitter aftertaste.

    76
  • Fishing with Sam 2009

    Catching fish on the North Pole can be challenging. Some have more luck than others. The unfortunate ones may totally need a different fishing approach.

    70
  • Poster for The Devil's Ballroom

    The Devil's Ballroom 2012

    Along his strenuous journey to the North Pole, a chance encounter forces a fearless explorer to make an impossible decision. After burying his last remaining companion, a fearless explorer has to find his way to the North Pole alone, fighting snow-blindness and physical strain. An unexpected encounter forces him to decide between honor and fame in the history books or keeping the moral high ground—a choice which will haunt the rest of his life. Although taking place in the early 1910s, The Devil's Ballroom tells a timeless tale of greed, self-sacrifice, the blinding yearn for success and the sacred myth surrounding European explorers.

    66
  • Not Quite Lost 2020

    2 years after the death of his girlfriend, the 21-year old Travis must face his inner demons and change his way of living.

    70
  • Poster for Precious Moments

    Precious Moments 2003

    True story of a 30 something man arrested for having sex with a young man under the age of consent. The younger man (resident of a group home) made the initial contact and claimed to be old enough to consent.

    60
  • Poster for Summer Blues

    Summer Blues 2002

    Mads and Kristian spend a summer weekend with their girlfriends at a summerhouse by the sea. When Mads and his girlfriend have a fight we find that Mads may love someone else more.

    53
  • Poster for The Arm

    The Arm 2013

    Arne, a factory repair technician, gets his life turned around when he loses an arm in a disastrous labour accident. His new life, quite literally, becomes very hard to handle as he plummets into an existence of emptiness and loss. Miraculously, a new arm begins to grow, but it comes with a price.

    52
  • Poster for Mamma

    Mamma 2016

    On new years eve Amanda (24) gets an ultimatum from her mother: "Either you'll look after Lana (6) or you can move out!" Can Amanda combine the responsibility for Lana and satisfy her own need for partying and freedom?

    60
  • Poster for Little Miss Eyeflap

    Little Miss Eyeflap 2009

    Breaking with her own culture, a Norwegian-Pakistani girl escapes the force marriage her family has planned for her.

    50
  • Poster for Come

    Come 1995

    An old woman recalls her love life through the prism of a nostalgic heartfulness. A 1995 Norwegian short, can be found on the compilation Short 4: Seduction.

    45
  • Poster for Just a Game

    Just a Game 1996

    Five sunbathing teenage girls find a sleeping man in the bushes and start to play a game, but it all goes a bit too far.

    20
  • Poster for Sunday Dinner

    Sunday Dinner 1991

    Early dialogue free short by Bent Hamer.

    10