Ruben Östlund Movies

From the first camera to 45 billion cameras worldwide today, the visual sociologist filmmakers widen their lens to expose both humanity's unique...

45 minutes of freestyle and freeriding.

A western Swedish beach during high summer. A variety of people come together to socialise and enjoy the heat. A family with children, a watercolour...

Despondent over his lovelife, Swedish director Patrik Eriksson decides to chronicle his existential crisis, with the aid of co-workers, via...

Östlund discovered his penchant for long takes making ski films, in which unbroken shots prove the authenticity of the unbelievable feats...

Gustav and Oskar are twins. Oskar has Achondroplasia, a common form of dwarfism. Both have blue eyes and blonde hair.

The documentary chronicles Bo Widerberg's journey from 1960s Malmö, where he worked as a writer and film critic, to his successes as a director...

Inside and outside the well-kept hedges life carries on as usual. The King buys his daily newspaper. Bertil searches the parking lot for dogs to...

Incident by a bank is a detailed account of a failed bank robbery: A single take where over 90 people perform a meticulous choreography for the...

In 1982, Wim Wenders asked 16 of his fellow directors to speak on the future of cinema, resulting in the film Room 666. Now, 40 years later, in...

In March 2016, Ruben Östlund's mom asked him to document a flash mob she was going to participate in. The flash mob was organized by the...

She is the grande dame of German and international cinema, always a bit of a rocker chick, freedom-loving, adventurous and willing to take risks....

Kalle accompanies her parents to IKEA and they leave him in the ball pit, despite his protests. Kalle experiences some scary things but also gets to...

Affected by the powerful images in the pamphlet Om kriget kommer (If war comes), farmhand Karl-Göran Persson begins fortifying his house....

Do you remember when we were in the Alps together? All the lads, like one big family. That's how you were supposed to live. It doesn't have to be...

Jesper Sedin and Jonas Pärlbäck caught in a moment of painful clarity.

A short film about how economic interests have, throughout history, influenced how we use the camera — from the earliest photographs to...

Ruben Östlund's second ski film follows his groundbreaking debut with breathtaking scenes from Sweden, France, Switzerland and Alaska.

A 12-year-old boy making basic punk songs, grown men playing with guns, a neurotic woman with euphoric happiness targeting self destruction – a...

Documentary sheds light on the creative process of Ruben Östlund, who is a keen observer of social conditions and portrays contemporary Sweden...