Spotlight
Wondering which films to watch? Spotlight presents thematically grouped, must see films, hand-picked by Fandor's curators.
1001 Grams
Anita
Klown
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Insomnia
Adam's Apples
Blind
Hunger
Just Another Love Story
King of Devil's Island
Mother of Mine
Storm
The Sinful Dwarf
Scandinavian Cinema
From the fjords to the Baltic, Fandor is bringing you a smörgåsbord of great Nordic films.
Scandinavia, consisting of Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, has always produced storytelling powerhouses. With recent films making a splash on the indie scene, to early and mid-century classics that yielded some of the most sophisticated, mature and visually majestic films.
Selected Films
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO: Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found, yet her beloved uncle is convinced it was murder and that the killer is a member of his...Watch Movie
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Hunger
HUNGER, a Scandinavian co-production (filmed in Oslo, Norway, and featuring Swedish actor Per Oscarsson), is a portrait of poverty in the 1890s. Danish writer/director Henning Carlsen adapts Knut Hamsun celebrated novel-of-the-same-name, boiling the book down to its necessary core. Pontus, a...Watch Movie
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Klown
KLOWN follows two wildly inappropriate friends, as they run amok through the Danish countryside, plowing through endless awkward confrontations and unspeakable debaucheries. Hopelessly wrongheaded Frank "kidnaps" the twelve-year-old nephew of his pregnant girlfriend in an eager attempt to prove...Watch Movie
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Storm
Twelve year-old Freddie lives with his father, a police officer. Freddie has no friends and is bullied. One day, when Freddie sees a dog being mistreated by his owner, he decides to do something about it. During a terrible storm, he abducts the dog and calls it Storm. Storm is an unusually fast...Watch Movie
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Days of Gray
It is a world without language. A world where one is raised to respect the rules. No things are owned except the essentials. All must wear masks when venturing from home. All adult males must protect society from outsiders who do not follow the rules. Faith is dead. Hope is dead. Joy is dead....Watch Movie
