Best Norwegian thriller movies

Safe House (2025)

The civil war rages in the Central African Republic, Linn (35) leads a team of aid workers who are working tirelessly to save lives in a field hospital outside a massive refugee camp. When a Muslim man, persecuted and in mortal danger, seeks refuge, Linn faces a critical decision. A growing mob and Christian militia demand his handover. As the head of security, Linn must act quickly, brutally balancing the safety of her team with the value of a single life. Based on the true events that unfolded during 15 tense hours at a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Bangui on Christmas Eve, 2013.

Betrayal (2009)

A thriller based on true events in Norway during the WWII. Tor Lindblom makes a fortune supplying the Nazis with everything from liquor and cigarettes to cement and steel. He also owns the Club Havana, a nightclub in Oslo frequented by the industrial elite of occupied Norway, Officers of the Wehrmacht and opportunistic hustle...

Pioneer (2013)

Pioneer is set in the early '80s, at the beginning of the Norwegian Oil Boom. Enormous oil and gas deposits are discovered in the North Sea and the authorities aim to bring the oil ashore through a pipeline from depths of 500 meters. A professional diver, Petter, obsessed with reaching the bottom of the Norwegian Sea has the discipline, strength and courage to take on the world's most dangerous mission. But a sudden, tragic accident changes everything. Petter is sent on a perilous journey where he loses sight of who's pulling the strings. Gradually he realizes that he is in way over his head and that his life is at stake.

Kings Bay (2017)

21 died in the explosion in the kings bay-accident in Ny-Ålesund in Spitsbergen i 1962. The accident led to the fall of the Norwegian labor party government ruling since WW2. Was this really an accident, and was it under Norwegian control?

Vennlige mennesker (2013)

The owner of a chain of grocery store is having problems with his alcohol abuse, something which leads to other serious problems.

Glimmer (2020)

Two teenagers get caught up in strange events none of them were prepared for when they decide to investigate a strange disappearance in their small town in the middle of nowhere.

Sleep 2: Nightmare (2010)

A man is having a nightmare

Teddy (2025)

After finding a discarded teddy bear, a bullied young boy named Max discovers that his new companion has a dark connection to the violent incidents befalling his tormentors. Forced to confront the growing power linked to the bear, Max must decide whether he can let go of his only friend before it’s too late.

Amnesia (2014)

The couple Thomas and Kathrine are both writers, but she is in a violent relationship with a psychopath. During a weekend at a remote island they have a fight, which leads to Thomas having amnesia after hitting his head. Kathrine sees this as an opportunity to get out of the forced relationship, and hides anything that can help him understand who he is. Or could they have a new start? Or will Thomas gradually find out what's the case?

Above The Knee (2024)

A spine-chilling new thriller from the award-winning team behind festival favourite GOOD BOY. Amir’s life with his beautiful girlfriend looks perfect but in reality, he is harbouring a dark secret he knows no one will understand - ever since he can remember he has felt his left leg doesn’t belong to him. Plagued with visions of a rotting leg that must be amputated, he becomes determined to rid himself of this alien limb, whatever the cost may be.

Fright (2020)

Etter Rubicon (1987)

Two boys who were found sick on a boat in the sea near northern Norway, are hospitalized with mysterious symptoms. The secret service starts investigating the case, confiscates the bodies. When Hoff notices that the whole event shall be kept secret, he begins to investigate on his own.

Dark Corners (2021)

Jack Strachan, a shady ex-sports star in hiding out in Norway, is stalked by a mysterious woman he cannot identify who closely resembles his murdered wife, Veronique. Convinced of her evil intent and determined to unmask her, he forces himself to re-live the harrowing events that culminate in Veronique's brutal murder at the hands of violent associate, Karim, and confront the demons that first drove him underground.

Dark Days (2012)

A man goes trough dark days

Fire in the Night (1955)

Tim is a proofreader at a newspaper in Oslo by day, and a pyromaniac at night. Only one other knows about Tim’s dark side: his childhood friend and editor of the newspaper. The two have kept the secret for years until the secretary, Margrethe, finds out.

The Disappearing Illusionist (2015)

In midwinter the German illusionist Dirk Ohm arrives in the small town Grong, a place ridden by the disappearance of a young local woman Maria. Dirk soon finds himself searching for Maria side by side with the villagers of Grong; and slowly he falls in love with the missing woman. This fictional story pays tribute to a real character, and to his mysterious disappearance in the winter of 2003.

The Disappearance of a Young Wife (1953)

The young wife of an upper-class academic disappears while her husband is on holiday. In his search for her, the husband learns that there was much he did not know both about her past and about their relationship.

Etterfølgeren (1997)

Do you believe in revenge? (2025)

Mia invites "acquitted" rapists on dates to deliver justice on her own terms.

Passageraren (1996)

A young woman steals a taxi when the driver is helping a passenger into a house. When she stops at a hot dog stand, the taxi is hijacked by a gunman.

9C Oslo (2014)

Full tamil movie produced in Norway, Oslo. This is the second movie of the Nt pictures film producent. Filming, editing colouring done by Nt pictures studio by Thuruban.

Savnet siden mandag (1955)

17 year old Gunnar Holm has been missing since Monday.

The Perfect Murder (1992)

Film director Pierre is making an erotic thriller with his girlfriend Greta. When men start disappearing, parallells between the movie and real life becomes obvious.