Which is the best Norwegian movies?

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin currently ranks #1 among Norwegian movies we track.

Best Norwegian movies to watch

By the KyaDekhu team · Updated 23 October 2026 · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb

The highest-rated Norwegian movies streaming in India right now, ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating. Every pick is on a subscription or free app today.

26 titles across 1 language, average IMDb rating 6.1.

1. The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024)
Movie · Norwegian · 1h 43m · U/A 13+ · Documentary, Animation · IMDb 8.1 (16K votes)
The secret life of a young World of Warcraft gamer is vividly reimagined when his online friends contact his family after his death.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + mind-bending twists
Netflix
2. The Worst Person in the World (2021)
Movie · Norwegian · 2h 8m · Drama, Romance · IMDb 7.7 (1.3L votes)
The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.
Feels like: sharp humour + big-hearted warmth
MUBI
3. Sentimental Value (2025)
Movie · Norwegian · 2h 13m · Drama · IMDb 7.7 (92K votes)
Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + family-friendly fun
MUBI
4. Reprise (2006)
Movie · Norwegian · 1h 47m · Drama · IMDb 7.3 (19K votes)
Fueled by literary aspirations and youthful exuberance, two competitive friends endure the pangs of love, depression, and burgeoning careers.
Feels like: mind-bending twists + dark, gritty edges
MUBI
5. The Ugly Stepsister (2025)
Movie · Norwegian · 1h 49m · Horror, Comedy · IMDb 7.0 (50K votes)
In a fairy-tale kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira battles to compete with her incredibly beautiful stepsister, Agnes, and she will go to any length to catch the Prince’s eye.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + sharp humour
MUBI
6. The Trip (2021)
Movie · Norwegian · 1h 53m · Comedy, Horror · IMDb 6.9 (32K votes)
A dysfunctional couple head to a remote lakeside cabin under the guise of reconnecting, but each has secret designs to kill the other. Before they can carry out their respective plans, unexpected visitors arrive and the couple is faced with a greater danger than anything they could have plotted.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + sharp humour
Netflix
7. The Snow Sister (2024)
Movie · Norwegian · 1h 38m · U/A 13+ · Fantasy, Family · IMDb 7.0 (2.7K votes)
A young boy whose grieving family has forgotten about Christmas forms an unexpected, healing bond with a bubbly girl full of holiday spirit.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + family-friendly fun
Netflix
8. The Arctic Convoy (2023)
Movie · Norwegian · 1h 49m · War, Drama · IMDb 6.5 (5.5K votes)
In 1942, a convoy of 35 civilian ships, carrying vital supplies from Iceland to the Soviet Union, faces deadly challenges in the Arctic. Despite Allied naval escort, catastrophic intelligence errors expose the convoy to relentless German air and naval attacks. In the brutal conditions, inexperienced civilian sailors fi
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense
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9. Narvik (2022)
Movie · Norwegian · 1h 48m · War, Drama · IMDb 6.6 (21K votes)
April, 1940. The eyes of the world are on Narvik, a small town in northern Norway, a source of the iron ore needed for Hitler's war machine. Through two months of fierce winter warfare, the German leader is dealt with his first defeat.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense
Netflix
10. The Wrong Track (2025)
Movie · Norwegian · 1h 34m · Comedy, Drama · IMDb 6.0 (1.3K votes)
When chaotic single mother Emilie hits a new low, she looks to her brother for help. He has a brilliant plan: to enter a cross-country ski marathon.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + sharp humour
Netflix
11. The Wave (2015)
Movie · Norwegian · 1h 45m · Action, Thriller · IMDb 6.6 (47K votes)
Although theorised, no one is really ready when a mountain pass above the scenic and narrow Geiranger fjord in Norway collapses and creates a tsunami over 300 feet high. A geologist is one of those caught in the middle of it.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense
Prime Video
12. Battle: Freestyle (2022)
Movie · Norwegian · 1h 28m · Romance, Drama · IMDb 4.8 (740 votes)
Amalie and Mikael lead their street dance team to the finals in France but tough competition and personal distractions threaten to ruin their dreams.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + family-friendly fun
Netflix
13. The Burning Sea (2021)
Movie · Norwegian · 1h 44m · Action, Thriller · IMDb 6.3 (9.6K votes)
An oil platform dramatically goes down on the Norwegian coast, and researchers try to find out what happened when they realize this is just the start of something even more serious.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense
Prime Video
14. NightMare (2022)
Movie · Norwegian · 1h 40m · Horror, Thriller · IMDb 5.0 (1.2K votes)
A woman is plagued by constant nightmares after moving into a large, suspiciously cheap apartment. The apartment’s terrible secret soon reveals itself through her dreams.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + mind-bending twists
Prime Video
15. Royalteen: Princess Margrethe (2023)
Movie · Norwegian · 1h 38m · Drama, Romance · IMDb 4.7 (1.2K votes)
In the wake of her prom scandal, Princess Margrethe longs for normalcy as she struggles to maintain her perfect facade while dealing with family drama.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + family-friendly fun
Netflix
16. The Tunnel (2019)
Movie · Norwegian · 1h 43m · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 6.0 (8K votes)
When a truck crashes inside a tunnel, people on their way home for Christmas are brutally trapped in a deadly fire. With a blizzard raging outside, and the first responders struggling to get to the accident, it's every man for himself.
Feels like: edge-of-seat suspense + big-screen spectacle
Prime Video
17. Free Jimmy (2006)
Movie · Norwegian · 1h 26m · Animation, Comedy · IMDb 5.9 (7.1K votes)
Four stoners, five vegans, three mobsters, four hunters and a million reasons to free one junkie elephant.
Feels like: sharp humour + dark, gritty edges
MUBI
18. Royalteen (2022)
Movie · Norwegian · 1h 47m · Romance, Drama · IMDb 5.3 (3.3K votes)
A teenager struggles to keep her scandal-ridden past and a big secret from getting out when she strikes up an unlikely romance with the crown prince.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + big-screen spectacle
Netflix
19. Asphalt Burning (2020)
Movie · Norwegian · 1h 40m · Action, Comedy · IMDb 5.2 (3.1K votes)
The third and final instalment in the Burnout trilogy. This time, the road leads through Norway, to Sweden, Denmark and finally Germany to race on the famous racing track, Nürburgring.
Feels like: breakneck pacing + big-screen spectacle
Netflix
20. Good Boy (2022)
Movie · Norwegian · 1h 16m · Horror, Thriller · IMDb 5.6 (6.9K votes)
Christian, a millionaire heir, meets Sigrid, a young student, on a dating app. They hit it off quickly, but there's only one problem: Christian lives with Frank, a man who dresses up and constantly acts like a dog.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + sharp humour
Prime Video
21. Blasted (2022)
Movie · Norwegian · 1h 54m · Science Fiction, Comedy · IMDb 4.8 (2.8K votes)
When a former childhood friend crashes Sebastian's bachelor party and makes it all about himself, only an alien invasion can make them put aside their bad blood and reunite as the kick-ass laser-tag duo they once were.
Feels like: sharp humour + breakneck pacing
Netflix
22. Christmas As Usual (2023)
Movie · Norwegian · 1h 29m · Romance, Comedy · IMDb 5.5 (6.8K votes)
To celebrate their engagement, Thea takes Jashan home — but his Indian roots and her family's Norwegian traditions clash in a chaotic Christmas.
Feels like: big-hearted warmth + family-friendly fun
Netflix
23. Troll (2022)
Movie · Norwegian · 1h 44m · U/A 13+ · Fantasy, Action · IMDb 5.8 (60K votes)
When an explosion in the Norwegian mountains awakens an ancient troll, officials appoint a fearless paleontologist to stop it from wreaking deadly havoc.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense
Netflix
24. Viking Wolf (2022)
Movie · Norwegian · 1h 37m · Horror, Thriller · IMDb 5.2 (9.3K votes)
After witnessing a grotesque murder at a party in her new town, a teenager starts having strange visions and bizarre desires.
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + edge-of-seat suspense
Netflix
25. Troll 2 (2025)
Movie · Norwegian · 1h 42m · U/A 13+ · Action, Fantasy · IMDb 5.3 (14K votes)
When a dangerous new troll unleashes devastation across their homeland, Nora, Andreas and Major Kris embark on their most perilous mission yet.
Feels like: big-screen spectacle + edge-of-seat suspense
Netflix
26. Cadaver (2020)
Movie · Norwegian · 1h 26m · Drama, Horror · IMDb 5.2 (14K votes)
In the aftermath of a nuclear disaster, a starving family finds hope in a charismatic hotel owner. Lured by the prospect of a free dinner, they discover that the evening's entertainment blurs the lines between performance and reality. Will they wind up the spectators or the spectacle?
Feels like: dark, gritty edges + mind-bending twists
Netflix