List of Swedish films of the 1980s
1980s
1980s
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| Swedish title | English title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **[1980](/wiki/1980_in_film "1980 in film")** |
| *Barnens ö* | *[Children's Island](/wiki/Children%27s_Island_%28film%29 "Children's Island (film)")* | [Kay Pollak](/wiki/Kay_Pollak "Kay Pollak") |  |  | Entered into the [31st Berlin International Film Festival](/wiki/31st_Berlin_International_Film_Festival "31st Berlin International Film Festival") |
| *Marmeladupproret* | *[Marmalade Revolution](/wiki/Marmalade_Revolution "Marmalade Revolution")* | [Erland Josephson](/wiki/Erland_Josephson "Erland Josephson") |  |  | Entered into the [30th Berlin International Film Festival](/wiki/30th_Berlin_International_Film_Festival "30th Berlin International Film Festival") |
| *[Sällskapsresan](/wiki/S%C3%A4llskapsresan "Sällskapsresan")* |  | [Lasse Åberg](/wiki/Lasse_%C3%85berg "Lasse Åberg") | [Lasse Åberg](/wiki/Lasse_%C3%85berg "Lasse Åberg") |  | Entered into the [12th Moscow International Film Festival](/wiki/12th_Moscow_International_Film_Festival "12th Moscow International Film Festival") |
| **[1981](/wiki/1981_in_film "1981 in film")** |
| *Montenegro eller Pärlor och Svin* | *[Montenegro](/wiki/Montenegro_%28film%29 "Montenegro (film)")* | [Dušan Makavejev](/wiki/Du%C5%A1an_Makavejev "Dušan Makavejev") |  |  | Entered into the [1981 Cannes Film Festival](/wiki/1981_Cannes_Film_Festival "1981 Cannes Film Festival") |
| *Den enfaldige mördaren* | *[The Simple\-Minded Murderer](/wiki/The_Simple-Minded_Murderer "The Simple-Minded Murderer")* | [Hasse Alfredson](/wiki/Hasse_Alfredson "Hasse Alfredson") | [Stellan Skarsgård](/wiki/Stellan_Skarsg%C3%A5rd "Stellan Skarsgård") |  | Entered into the [32nd Berlin International Film Festival](/wiki/32nd_Berlin_International_Film_Festival "32nd Berlin International Film Festival") |
| **[1982](/wiki/1982_in_film "1982 in film")** |
| *Fanny och Alexander* | *[Fanny and Alexander](/wiki/Fanny_and_Alexander "Fanny and Alexander")* | [Ingmar Bergman](/wiki/Ingmar_Bergman "Ingmar Bergman") |  |  | Won four Academy Awards including [Best Foreign Language Film](/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film "Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film"), 1983; won [Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film](/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Film "Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film") |
| *Ingenjör Andrées luftfärd* | *[Flight of the Eagle](/wiki/Flight_of_the_Eagle "Flight of the Eagle")* | [Jan Troell](/wiki/Jan_Troell "Jan Troell") |  | Drama | Swedish submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the [55th Academy Awards](/wiki/55th_Academy_Awards "55th Academy Awards") |
| *Målaren* | *[The Painter](/wiki/The_Painter_%281982_film%29 "The Painter (1982 film)")* | [Göran du Rées](/wiki/G%C3%B6ran_du_R%C3%A9es "Göran du Rées") |  |  | Entered into the [13th Moscow International Film Festival](/wiki/13th_Moscow_International_Film_Festival "13th Moscow International Film Festival") |
| **[1983](/wiki/1983_in_film "1983 in film")** |
| *G \- som i gemenskap* |  | [Staffan Hildebrand](/wiki/Staffan_Hildebrand "Staffan Hildebrand") | [Niclas Wahlgren](/wiki/Niclas_Wahlgren "Niclas Wahlgren"), [Magnus Uggla](/wiki/Magnus_Uggla "Magnus Uggla") |  |  |
| **[1984](/wiki/1984_in_film "1984 in film")** |
| *Åke och hans värld* | *[Åke and His World](/wiki/%C3%85ke_and_His_World "Åke and His World")* | [Allan Edwall](/wiki/Allan_Edwall "Allan Edwall") |  |  | Entered into the [14th Moscow International Film Festival](/wiki/14th_Moscow_International_Film_Festival "14th Moscow International Film Festival") |
| *Efter repetitionen* | *[After the Rehearsal](/wiki/After_the_Rehearsal "After the Rehearsal")* | [Ingmar Bergman](/wiki/Ingmar_Bergman "Ingmar Bergman") |  |  | Screened at the [1984 Cannes Film Festival](/wiki/1984_Cannes_Film_Festival "1984 Cannes Film Festival") |
| *Mannen från Mallorca* | *[The Man from Majorca](/wiki/The_Man_from_Majorca "The Man from Majorca")* | [Bo Widerberg](/wiki/Bo_Widerberg "Bo Widerberg") | [Sven Wollter](/wiki/Sven_Wollter "Sven Wollter") | Thriller | Based on the novel *Grisfesten* by [Leif G. W. Persson](/wiki/Leif_G._W._Persson "Leif G. W. Persson") |
| *Misja ninja* | *[The Ninja Mission](/wiki/The_Ninja_Mission "The Ninja Mission")* | [Mats Helge](/wiki/Mats_Helge "Mats Helge") | [Krzysztof Kolberger](/wiki/Krzysztof_Kolberger "Krzysztof Kolberger") | Action |  |
| *Ronja Rövardotter* | *[Ronia, the Robber's Daughter](/wiki/Ronia%2C_the_Robber%27s_Daughter_%28film%29 "Ronia, the Robber's Daughter (film)")* | [Tage Danielsson](/wiki/Tage_Danielsson "Tage Danielsson") |  |  | Based on the novel by [Astrid Lindgren](/wiki/Astrid_Lindgren "Astrid Lindgren"), entered into [Berlin](/wiki/35th_Berlin_International_Film_Festival "35th Berlin International Film Festival") |
| **[1985](/wiki/1985_in_film "1985 in film")** |
| *Mitt liv som hund* | *[My Life as a Dog](/wiki/My_Life_as_a_Dog "My Life as a Dog")* | [Lasse Hallström](/wiki/Lasse_Hallstr%C3%B6m "Lasse Hallström") |  |  | Nominated for two Academy Awards; won [Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film](/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film "Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film"), 1987 |
| *[Sällskapsresan 2 \- Snowroller](/wiki/S%C3%A4llskapsresan_2_-_Snowroller "Sällskapsresan 2 - Snowroller")* |  | [Lasse Åberg](/wiki/Lasse_%C3%85berg "Lasse Åberg") | [Lasse Åberg](/wiki/Lasse_%C3%85berg "Lasse Åberg") |  |  |
| **[1986](/wiki/1986_in_film "1986 in film")** |
| *Amorosa* | *[Amorosa](/wiki/Amorosa_%281986_film%29 "Amorosa (1986 film)")* | [Mai Zetterling](/wiki/Mai_Zetterling "Mai Zetterling") | [Stina Ekblad](/wiki/Stina_Ekblad "Stina Ekblad"), [Erland Josephson](/wiki/Erland_Josephson "Erland Josephson") | Drama |  |
| *Älska mej* | *[Love Me!](/wiki/Love_Me%21 "Love Me!")* | [Kay Pollak](/wiki/Kay_Pollak "Kay Pollak") |  |  | Entered into the [36th Berlin International Film Festival](/wiki/36th_Berlin_International_Film_Festival "36th Berlin International Film Festival") |
| *Gröna gubbar från Y.R.* |  | Hans Hatwig |  | Sci\-fi |  |
| *Morrhår \& ärtor* | Peas and Whiskers | [Gösta Ekman](/wiki/G%C3%B6sta_Ekman "Gösta Ekman") |  | Comedy |  |
| *Offret* | *[The Sacrifice](/wiki/The_Sacrifice_%281986_film%29 "The Sacrifice (1986 film)")* | [Andrei Tarkovsky](/wiki/Andrei_Tarkovsky "Andrei Tarkovsky") |  | Drama | Won two awards at the [1986 Cannes Film Festival](/wiki/1986_Cannes_Film_Festival "1986 Cannes Film Festival") |
| *Ormens väg på hälleberget* | *[The Serpent's Way](/wiki/The_Serpent%27s_Way "The Serpent's Way")* | [Bo Widerberg](/wiki/Bo_Widerberg "Bo Widerberg") |  |  | Screened at [Cannes](/wiki/1987_Cannes_Film_Festival "1987 Cannes Film Festival") and [Moscow](/wiki/15th_Moscow_International_Film_Festival "15th Moscow International Film Festival") |
| **[1987](/wiki/1987_in_film "1987 in film")** |
| *Kuoleman kumppani* | *[The Girl](/wiki/The_Girl_%281987_film%29 "The Girl (1987 film)")* | [Arne Mattsson](/wiki/Arne_Mattsson "Arne Mattsson") | [Franco Nero](/wiki/Franco_Nero "Franco Nero"), [Bernice Stegers](/wiki/Bernice_Stegers "Bernice Stegers"), [Christopher Lee](/wiki/Christopher_Lee "Christopher Lee") | Drama |  |
| *[Leif](/wiki/Leif_%28film%29 "Leif (film)")* |  | [Claes Eriksson](/wiki/Claes_Eriksson "Claes Eriksson") | [Galenskaparna och After Shave](/wiki/Galenskaparna_och_After_Shave "Galenskaparna och After Shave") | Comedy |  |
| *Mio min Mio* | *[Mio in the Land of Faraway](/wiki/Mio_in_the_Land_of_Faraway "Mio in the Land of Faraway")* | Vladimir Grammatikov | [Christopher Lee](/wiki/Christopher_Lee "Christopher Lee"), [Christian Bale](/wiki/Christian_Bale "Christian Bale") | Fantasy |  |
| *Pelle Erövraren* | *[Pelle the Conqueror](/wiki/Pelle_the_Conqueror "Pelle the Conqueror")* | [Bille August](/wiki/Bille_August "Bille August") | [Max von Sydow](/wiki/Max_von_Sydow "Max von Sydow") | Drama | Palme d'Or at 1988 Cannes Film Festival |
| **[1988](/wiki/1988_in_film "1988 in film")** |
|  | *[The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking](/wiki/The_New_Adventures_of_Pippi_Longstocking "The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking")* | [Ken Annakin](/wiki/Ken_Annakin "Ken Annakin") | [Tami Erin](/wiki/Tami_Erin "Tami Erin"), David Seaman Jr. | Fantasy |  |
| *[S.O.S. \- En segelsällskapsresa](/wiki/S.O.S._-_En_segels%C3%A4llskapsresa "S.O.S. - En segelsällskapsresa")* |  | [Lasse Åberg](/wiki/Lasse_%C3%85berg "Lasse Åberg") | [Lasse Åberg](/wiki/Lasse_%C3%85berg "Lasse Åberg") |  |  |
| **[1989](/wiki/1989_in_film "1989 in film")** |
| *Erik Viking* | *[Erik the Viking](/wiki/Erik_the_Viking "Erik the Viking")* | [Terry Jones](/wiki/Terry_Jones "Terry Jones") | [Tim Robbins](/wiki/Tim_Robbins "Tim Robbins"), [Terry Jones](/wiki/Terry_Jones "Terry Jones"), [Eartha Kitt](/wiki/Eartha_Kitt "Eartha Kitt"), [Mickey Rooney](/wiki/Mickey_Rooney "Mickey Rooney"), [Tsutomu Sekine](/wiki/Tsutomu_Sekine "Tsutomu Sekine"), [John Cleese](/wiki/John_Cleese "John Cleese"), [Antony Sher](/wiki/Antony_Sher "Antony Sher"), [Imogen Stubbs](/wiki/Imogen_Stubbs "Imogen Stubbs") | Comedy\-fantasy |  |
| *Kvinnorna på taket* | *[The Women on the Roof](/wiki/The_Women_on_the_Roof "The Women on the Roof")* | [Carl\-Gustav Nykvist](/wiki/Carl-Gustav_Nykvist "Carl-Gustav Nykvist") |  |  | Entered into the [1989 Cannes Film Festival](/wiki/1989_Cannes_Film_Festival "1989 Cannes Film Festival") |


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