Best Norwegian adventure movies

Lake over Fire (2018)

A cowboy rides into a rich desert mining town where no-one longer needs to work, and stir things up to what may very well be the town's final days.

Cave (2016)

A group of former military elites set out to explore an uncharted abyss, not knowing their worst nightmare is waiting for them deep beneath the ground.

Little Miss Eyeflap (2009)

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

Carl Gustav, the Gang and the Parking Bandits (1982)

Carl Gustav is 12 years old and particularly interested in comics and detective work. Gjengen is his friends, two boys and two girls of the same age and 'Rævedilter'n' Georg who is seven.

Ugler i mosen (1959)

Oslo family the Monsens recieve uncle Pavel's house on the south coast of Norway after his passing. Mr. Monsen is also under the assumption that he has won 5000NOK in the lottery, though things are not as they seem. On an old record, the little girls hear uncle Pavel tell the story of a lost treasure buried somewhere in the house, but to find its location, one must solve 4 riddles.

Fifty/Fifty (1982)

Knutsen & Ludvigsen (1974)

Knutsen & Ludvigsen have taken up residence in a tunnel in lack of a more suitable place to stay. But this is against the rules and norms of society. Thus, the authorities soon make their presence to demand that they show respect for the law. Knutsen & Ludvigsen are banned from the tunnel and they end up in a struggle for existence.

Bread and Circus (2003)

One man's courage and will to break loose from the system, and the ability of one individual to bring down the kingdom.

The Snow Sister (2024)

A young boy whose grieving family has forgotten about Christmas forms an unexpected, healing bond with a bubbly girl full of holiday spirit.

Journey to the Christmas Star (2012)

13 year old kind-hearted Sonja arrives at a tiny village together with a company of bandits. But there is a curse on the village. A long time ago, the King’s only daughter Goldhair disappeared while searching for the Christmas Star. The Queen died of a broken heart, leaving the shattered King all on his own. From that day on, the King cursed the Christmas Star, thereby causing darkness and grief to descend upon the land. However, an old sage has revealed that Goldhair is still alive, and will return only if the King finds the way back to the Christmas Star. Ever since, the King has been searching for the Christmas Star every Christmas, but all in vain.

The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle (2019)

When the King and Queen are poisoned, brothers Per and Pål get arrested, suspected of being behind it. Younger brother Espen "Ash Lad" and Princess Kristin set out on a quest to find the mythical Soria Moria castle, which is said to be built of pure gold. In Soria Moria, there sits a well containing the Water of Life; the only thing that can cure Kristin's parents. But some wicked Danes are also on the hunt to find the castle. If Espen and Kristin fail, it will spell the end for the brothers, the kingdom - and perhaps the entire world.

Teddy's Christmas (2022)

While visiting a Christmas market in her Norwegian town, eight year old Mariann spots a talking teddy bear at a carnival game booth. However, when someone else wins it, she embarks on a quest to find the adorable bear that captured her heart.

Journey to the Christmas Star (1976)

Once upon a time a little girl went out to find the Christmas Star.

Dragon Girl (2020)

Nine year old Sara befriends a newborn dragon, together they will turn Christmas upside down and literary put it on fire.

TRIO - The Hunt for the Holy Shrine (2017)

The curious Nora, Simen and Lars decide to start the hunt for the sacred Olav shrine in or around the medieval church Nidaros Dome, which has been gone for hundred of years. But they are not the only ones interested in finding the treasure.

Doctor Proctor: Bubble in the Bathtub (2015)

The lovesick Doctor Proctor has traveled back in time in a desperate attempt to alter history. He wants to stop the wedding between his beloved Juliette and the terrible Claude Cliché, but is trapped in time. Lise and Bulle have to help him back.

Chasing the Kidneystone (1996)

Once 8 year old Simon gets shrunk down to a microscopic level by a talking teddy bear, he ventures into the body of his ailing grandfather in search of the source of his illness.

The Christmas King: In Full Armor (2015)

An evil lord, eager to rule the Valley of Knights, steals a magic suit of armor and is determined to hunt down the young queen for the missing part, the snow-making glove. But two courageous kids from our world are coming to her rescue.

Trollsteinen (1987)

A small girl, Marit, is living on a farm eagerly awaiting the birth of a new calf, but there are trolls living in the woods nearby, including a kind little troll kid that's lost his mother.

The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix (1975)

100 miles north, a bit east and up, is Pinchcliffe, the home of bicycle repairman Reodor Felgen and his two assistants, Solan Gundersen and Ludvig. Sponsored by oil sheik Ben Redic Fy Fazan, they build the car "Il Tempo Gigante" to race against Reodor's former assistant Rudolf Blodstrupmoen, who has stolen one of Reodor's inventions to become a world racing champion.

Shipwrecked (1990)

A young Norwegian boy in 1850s England goes to work as a cabin boy and discovers some of his shipmates are actually pirates.

Operation Arctic (2014)

After stowing away on a rescue helicopter, three children find themselves stuck on a remote island in the Arctic Ocean with little hope of rescue. They have to conquer fear, wild animals, raging weather, lack of food, and find a way to communicate with the mainland.

Captain Sabertooth and the Treasure of Lama Rama (2014)

The orphan boy Pinky follows the Captain on an exciting and dangerous journey across the big oceans to the kingdom of Lama Rama, hunting for a treasure and the answer to who is Pinky's father.

Louis & Luca: Mission to the Moon (2018)

In the international race to the moon, the Norwegian mission is led by brilliant inventor Reodor from the village of Pinchcliffe. With Luca the Magpie as the brave astronaut, what could possibly go wrong?

Wolf Summer (2003)

The young Norwegian girl Kim almost gets killed after falling from a hillside. She finds shelter and stumbles upon the territory of a wolf and her puppy. When she finds out three shepherds are out to kill the wolf, she decides to get across the border to Sweden, where they don't hunt for wolves.

Twigson (2009)

The film Twigson is all about a tough, naughty, quick-witted and brave boy. Lillebror has just moved, and has not made any new friends yet, when his imaginary friend – the wooden twig Knerten – appears in the middle of a pile of firewood...

The Junior Olsen Gang and the Master Thief (2010)

Follows the Junior Olsen Gang as they hunt down missing tax money stolen from a bank in 1835.

The Junior Olsen Gang Rocks It (2004)

The Gang form The Dynamites. After winning a talent competition they are told by manager Pop-Johansen that the band will be huge in the U.S. But is he only after their prize money?

Grandma and the Eight Children in the Woods (1979)

The eight kids Maren, Martin, Marte, Mads, Mona, Milly, Mina and Morten has moved with their parents and grandmother from the tiny apartment in the city to a cozy, red house in the forest. Here there is plenty of room for everyone to play, and having grandmother around proves to be useful. She watches the kids, sells waffles to passing ski-goers, and mediates between her own local knights and the attacking Indians from Tiriltoppen.

Sisters: The Summer We Found Our Superpowers (2020)

When the mother of two little girls is hospitalised due to exhaustion, the father takes them on an excursion. However, while hiking in the Norwegian forests, he injures himself and the daughters have to get help.