Scandinavian Comedies on Netflix

A dithering Danish plumber finds his world crumbling when his wife of 25 years walks out on him in this poignant drama directed by Henrik Ruben Genz.

Year: 2005
IMDb: 7.1
Netflix rating: 3.6/5
Runtime: 01:28:32
Netflix ID: 70045224 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In this Norwegian black comedy, a bitter paraplegic declares all-out war on an uber-positive National Health psychologist sent to his house to help.

Year: 2006
IMDb: 7.1
Netflix rating: 3.7/5
Runtime: 01:15:17
Netflix ID: 70084329 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

With Christmas just around the corner, a spunky police officer is ordered to keep an eye on a dodgy witness, who has angry enemies to spare.

Year: 2016
IMDb: 6.8
Runtime: 01:34:57
Netflix ID: 80990700 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A blended family of exes gathers for a yuletide celebration that comically unravels thanks to secrets and simmering tensions.

Year: 1999
IMDb: 6.8
Runtime: 01:38:18
Netflix ID: 81233375 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When Vagn is left behind at a gas station on the way to a soccer match, he gets a ride from an awkward robber. It turns out they have a lot in common.

Year: 2009
IMDb: 6.5
Netflix rating: 3.6/5
Runtime: 01:34:55
Netflix ID: 70295579 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When she discovers that her husband is having an affair, an upper-class wife starts life anew in an eccentric middle-class neighborhood.

Year: 2003
IMDb: 6.3
Netflix rating: 3.5/5
Runtime: 01:35:16
Netflix ID: 70240568 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Four years after losing his beloved, the still-single Karsten meets businesswoman Victoria, who prompts him to rethink his assumptions about love.

Year: 2006
IMDb: 6.3
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 01:40:08
Netflix ID: 80131625 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In this sequel to “Klown,” Casper moves to LA -- with Frank on his heels -- where the incorrigible pair proceed to trounce taboos and “go Hollywood.”

Year: 2015
IMDb: 6.3
Runtime: 01:34:44
Netflix ID: 80082110 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Kåre, a dock worker and soccer nut, sees his life go from bad to worse when his boyhood rival returns to town with plans to steal Kåre's girlfriend.

Year: 2003
IMDb: 6.2
Netflix rating: 3.6/5
Runtime: 01:21:48
Netflix ID: 70254975 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When David loses the prime minister election but meets charming state secretary Martin, he must navigate a newfound sexuality and a political divide.

Year: 2010
IMDb: 6.2
Runtime: 01:26:59
Netflix ID: 70259406 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Three middle-aged men who get together for their 25-year class reunion discover that partying and acting like boys isn't as easy as it used to be.

Year: 2011
IMDb: 5.9
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 01:30:56
Netflix ID: 80085534 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After another friend dies during a wild bachelor party, a groom-to-be and his two pals set out for the funeral while debating their own murky futures.

Year: 2014
IMDb: 5.8
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 01:33:28
Netflix ID: 80133260 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

After Marianne discovers her longtime partner's affair, she tries to enjoy her new reality while discovering what really matters the most.

Year: 2015
IMDb: 5.8
Runtime: 01:19:41
Netflix ID: 80199875 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

To pay off an old debt, Kalle ends up as a gofer for a drug baron. When he's sent to jail, Kalle takes over his business -- with disastrous results.

Year: 2006
IMDb: 5.7
Netflix rating: 3.6/5
Runtime: 01:37:17
Netflix ID: 80023014 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Bored with life in Sweden, aspiring novelist Sven travels to Thailand, where two very different women inspire and challenge him in unexpected ways.

Year: 2011
IMDb: 5.7
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 01:37:46
Netflix ID: 80085379 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Bored with his humdrum life, a middle-aged man finds renewed passion at a swingers club where he falls for a young woman.

Year: 2016
IMDb: 5.7
Runtime: 01:39:02
Netflix ID: 81233383 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Three teenage girls create their own rite of passage into adulthood, forcing one another to face sexual challenges and cross many boundaries.

Year: 2006
IMDb: 5.6
Netflix rating: 2.7/5
Runtime: 01:28:12
Netflix ID: 80023019 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

His life in shambles, Jan enters group therapy where he befriends two other men. When he invites them home, his life takes a turn for the worse.

Year: 2007
IMDb: 5.6
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 01:35:23
Netflix ID: 80025414 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Two couples decide to spend their Midsummer holiday together and make it an evening to remember -- but the end of the world wasn't what they intended.

Year: 2011
IMDb: 5.5
Netflix rating: 2.8/5
Runtime: 01:14:52
Netflix ID: 80025412 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Single mother Mary just wants to take control of her life. But when two different men emerge to capture her heart, she starts succumbing to love.

Year: 2006
IMDb: 5.5
Netflix rating: 3.3/5
Runtime: 01:15:07
Netflix ID: 70254962 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When a convict is granted a supervised leave to attend his son's wedding, he plans his big escape, but nothing goes according to plan.

Year: 2007
IMDb: 5.5
Netflix rating: 3.2/5
Runtime: 01:29:33
Netflix ID: 80025411 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Traveling actor Axel makes out royally when he steals the garb of a long-lost count. His new role is a great fit, until the real nobleman appears.

Year: 2001
IMDb: 5.5
Runtime: 01:26:08
Netflix ID: 81045467 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Taking his buddy's advice for finding a girlfriend, a guy plants himself next to a cute dog at a park — but all does not go as planned.

Year: 2002
IMDb: 5.5
Runtime: 01:45:34
Netflix ID: 81286602 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A wedding planner gets engaged and looks to her wedding day as an opportunity to promote her new business by getting high-profile guests to attend.

Year: 2005
IMDb: 5.4
Netflix rating: 3.6/5
Runtime: 01:30:23
Netflix ID: 80023018 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When her husband leaves her for a younger woman, a cash-strapped reporter volunteers to be a pharmaceutical test subject, with unexpected results.

Year: 2014
IMDb: 5.4
Runtime: 01:54:40
Netflix ID: 80202918 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When divorce is too pricey, two blue-collar friends drunkenly hire an assassin online to end their already lifeless marriages.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 5.3
Runtime: 01:26:03
Netflix ID: 81216484 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Anders and Puk finally have their own house. But the remodeling is putting their relationship to the test and their counselor is no help at all.

Year: 2010
IMDb: 5.2
Netflix rating: 3.2/5
Runtime: 01:38:20
Netflix ID: 70295569 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Jørgen is head of the factory's lottery club, and they've been playing for years. Jørgen also buys tickets for his wife, and one day they win.

Year: 2006
IMDb: 5.2
Netflix rating: 3.2/5
Runtime: 01:27:29
Netflix ID: 70240545 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When Maria's father sends her a priceless icon he's stolen, she must decide whether to collect the reward or protect the dad who walked out on her.

Year: 2007
IMDb: 5.2
Netflix rating: 3.4/5
Runtime: 01:27:54
Netflix ID: 70240528 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Viktor and Anja's young love faces severe strain when she relocates to the city and gets an upscale job working with her old boyfriend.

Year: 2001
IMDb: 5.2
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 01:25:08
Netflix ID: 80131621 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

While on a weekend-long self-help retreat, a dog groomer falls for a journalist who's working undercover to debunk New Age philosophy.

Year: 2006
IMDb: 4.8
Netflix rating: 3.3/5
Runtime: 01:31:44
Netflix ID: 80029437 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Kalle returns home with only one thought after having made a fortune in the United States: Trine, the prettiest girl in the county.

Year: 2006
IMDb: 4.8
Netflix rating: 3.5/5
Runtime: 01:17:12
Netflix ID: 70248985 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Adopted and brought to Sweden as a young child, a teenager curious about her roots secretly leaves home, traveling to India to meet her birth mother.

Year: 2004
IMDb: 4.8
Runtime: 01:27:07
Netflix ID: 81045479 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In 1960s Sweden, two female vet assistants defy sexist mores and take a love of car racing to the next level when they enter an all-male road rally.

Year: 2008
IMDb: 4.8
Runtime: 01:35:01
Netflix ID: 81286603 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

To repay a debt to his lover, a man takes a job to steal car, not realizing that the car belongs to a Russian gangster now bent on revenge.

Year: 2006
IMDb: 4.7
Netflix rating: 2.9/5
Runtime: 01:21:17
Netflix ID: 80025409 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A priest goes to Phuket to help her fellow clergy member prepare his new church, only to learn that he’s blown all the funds on earthly pleasures.

Year: 2015
IMDb: 4.6
Runtime: 01:22:25
Netflix ID: 81045465 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

The plot thickens at an amateur theater in Stockholm where everybody seems to be playing different characters on and off stage.

Year: 2010
IMDb: 4.5
Netflix rating: 2.5/5
Runtime: 01:49:06
Netflix ID: 70152216 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When he wins the lottery, an ordinary guy quits his job to pursue his dream of becoming a pro soccer player by devoting 10,000 hours to training.

Year: 2014
IMDb: 4.4
Runtime: 01:28:55
Netflix ID: 80202373 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A bickering couple must pretend to be happy at their niece's wedding but as it turns out, they aren't the only ones feigning a celebratory mood.

Year: 2015
IMDb: 4.1
Runtime: 01:22:48
Netflix ID: 80199874 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A family's Wadden Sea vacation goes off the rails when Dad is accused of burglary. Now, the entire clan must pull together to nab the real thieves.

Year: 2015
IMDb: 4.1
Runtime: 01:19:55
Netflix ID: 81045460 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When Sune learns that Sophie is planning to ski with the irritatingly attractive Santos, he tries to intervene by hitting the slopes with his family.

Year: 2014
IMDb: 3.9
Runtime: 01:28:27
Netflix ID: 80199873 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

To save his family, a single father takes a new job. There’s only one problem: It's on the 27th floor and he's got a crippling fear of heights.

Year: 2017
IMDb: 3.2
Runtime: 01:27:06
Netflix ID: 81216483 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Before the baptism of his ex-wife's new child, Andreas tries to score a new girlfriend at a local college during a wild adventure with his best buds.

Year: 2016
Runtime: 01:36:50
Netflix ID: 81216475 · Watch on Netflix

Swedish comedian David Batra gets personal as he playfully details the perks and pitfalls of being married to a recently resigned political leader.

Year: 2020
Runtime: 01:17:03
Netflix ID: 81180698 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Shy, neurotic Elling and simpleminded, sex-obsessed Kjell struggle to function in society while sharing an apartment after being institutionalized.

Year: 2001
Netflix rating: 3/5
Runtime: 01:25:03
Netflix ID: 70240533 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

In this prequel, loner Elling's aging mother attempts to get him to come out of his shell and make more out of his life by taking him on a holiday.

Year: 2003
Netflix rating: 3.6/5
Runtime: 01:16:28
Netflix ID: 70240499 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

When his roommate gets married and moves out of their shared apartment, ex-mental patient Elling becomes obsessed with a pretty hot-dog vendor.

Year: 2005
Netflix rating: 3.7/5
Runtime: 01:24:38
Netflix ID: 70240505 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

Martin and Julia are identical strangers whose families want them each to be someone they aren't. The kids collide in an airport and switch places.

Year: 2003
Runtime: 01:24:57
Netflix ID: 81045474 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb

A boy discovers a magical chip and unwittingly sells it to two crooks, whose dirty scheme threatens to ruin the block he and his best friend live on.

Year: 2016
Runtime: 01:20:13
Netflix ID: 81216477 · Watch on Netflix

Swedish performer Mia Skäringer combines swift comedy, spirited music and a series of sincere reflections on life in this electrifying special.

Year: 2020
Runtime: 02:20:20
Netflix ID: 81267115 · Watch on Netflix

Thrown out by his girlfriend, a slacker finds work at a group home for the mentally disabled, where he makes new friends and revives his ambitions.

Year: 2011
Runtime: 01:36:47
Netflix ID: 81286604 · Watch on Netflix