List of the best Baltasar Kormákur movies: Everest(2015), Jar City(2006), 101 Reykjavik(2000), 2 Guns(2013), Reykjavik-Rotterdam(2008), Adrift(2018), Inhale(2010), Contraband(2012), The Oath(2016), The Deep(2012), The Oath(2016), 101 Reykjavik(2000) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Drama
UK|USA|Iceland
2015
121 Minutes
Director
Jason Clarke Josh Brolin John Hawkes Robin Wright Emily Watson Michael Kelly Keira Knightley Sam Worthington Martin Henderson Elizabeth Debicki Ingvar Sigurdsson
mountain climber sherpa team leader survivor friend family member bleak emotional gripping tense intense mount everest base camp house trail helicopter hospital mountain climbing storm danger
The story of New Zealand's Robert "Rob" Edwin Hall, who on May 10, 1996, together with Scott Fischer, teamed up on a joint expedition to ascend Mount Everest.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Iceland|Germany|Denmark
2006
93 Minutes
Director
Ingvar Sigurdsson Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir Björn Hlynur Haraldsson Olafia Hronn Jonsdottir Atli Rafn Sigurðsson Kristbjörg Kjeld Þorsteinn Gunnarsson Theodór Júlíusson
old man police detective daughter suspenseful city trail murder case secrets corruption mystery 2000s
A murder opens up a bleak trail of long buried secrets and small town corruption for a worn out police detective and his squad.
Comedy
Iceland|Denmark|France|Norway|Germany
2000
89 Minutes
Victoria Abril Hilmir Snær Guðnason Hanna Maria Karlsdottir Baltasar Kormákur Ólafur Darri Ólafsson Thrudur Vilhjalmdottir
slacker girlfriend mother dance instructor lesbian son lighthearted amusing offbeat outlandish slum reykjavík, iceland house bar party mother/son relationship unplanned pregnancy unusual romance unemployment family secrets
Will the 30 y.o. Hlynur ever move out of his mother's apartment in Reykjavík? Social welfare keeps him passive but things change when his mother's Spanish friend, Lola, arrives and stays through Xmas and New Year's Eve.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy, Action
USA
2013
109 Minutes
Director
Denzel Washington Mark Wahlberg Paula Patton Bill Paxton James Marsden Fred Ward Edward James Olmos Robert John Burke Greg Sproles Patrick Fischler Derek Solorsano
dea agent naval officer commanding officer mafioso drug dealer drug lord crafty tense gritty amusing intense city road the southwest police station car on the run undercover operations drug trade unlikely allies
Two hardened criminals get into trouble with the US border patrol after meeting with a Mexican drug lord, and then revelations start to unfold.
Mystery & Thriller
Iceland|Germany|Netherlands
2008
88 Minutes
Baltasar Kormákur Ingvar Sigurdsson Lilja Nott Borarinsdottir Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson Victor Löw Ólafur Darri Ólafsson Jörundur Ragnarsson Theodór Júlíusson
Financial concerns tempt a security guard to return to his smuggling ways.
Romance, Adventure, Drama
Hong Kong|Iceland|USA
2018
120 Minutes
Director
Shailene Woodley Sam Claflin Jeffrey Thomas Elizabeth Hawthorne Grace Palmer Marisiale Tunoka Kael Damlamian Neil Andrea Apakuki Nalawa Tim Solomon
sailor husband wife shipwreck survivor shipmate couple thrilling gripping frightening emotional incredible suspenseful boat ocean sea shipwreck ship pacific ocean shipwreck survival
A true story of survival, as a young couple's chance encounter leads them first to love, and then on the adventure of a lifetime as they face one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2010
83 Minutes
Director
Dermot Mulroney Diane Kruger Rosanna Arquette Sam Shepard Vincent Perez Jordi Mollá Cesar Ramos Mia Stallard
father daughter engaging mexico underworld moving life criminals quest
A couple goes to dangerous lengths to find a lung donor for their daughter.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|UK|France
2012
110 Minutes
Director
Mark Wahlberg Kate Beckinsale Ben Foster Giovanni Ribisi Caleb Landry Jones Diego Luna J.K. Simmons David O'Hara Bill Lucking Lukas Haas Jackson Beals
security guard brother-in-law drug lord best friend wife smuggler gritty thrilling suspenseful new orleans panama ship hospital port cargo ship smuggling debt one last job drugs organized crime
To protect his brother-in-law from a drug lord, a former smuggler heads to Panama to score millions of dollars in counterfeit bills.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Iceland|UK|Germany
2016
110 Minutes
Hera Hilmar Baltasar Kormákur Gísli Örn Garðarsson Ingvar Sigurdsson Þorsteinn Bachmann Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir Þorsteinn Gunnarsson Margrét Bjarnadóttir Ágúst Bjarnason
surgeon daughter drug dealer father criminal intense melodramatic suspenseful thrilling gory brooding reykjavík, iceland criminal underworld family home drug addiction family crime desperation father/daughter relationship rise
A troubled father, working as a doctor, decides to go to extreme measures for saving his daughter from a devastating influence of her boyfriend, a drug dealer.
Drama
2012
93 Minutes
Director
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson Joi Johannsson Theodór Júlíusson Björn Thors Þorbjörg Helga Þorgilsdóttir María Sigurðardóttir Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson Guðjón Pedersen Walter Grímsson Stefán Hallur Stefánsson
survivor nature fisherman thrilling shipwreck fishing boat fighting battle survival rivalry 1980s
The sole survivor of a tragic shipwreck tries to survive in the freezing ocean off the coast of Iceland.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Iceland|UK|Germany
2016
110 Minutes
Hera Hilmar Baltasar Kormákur Gísli Örn Garðarsson Ingvar Sigurdsson Þorsteinn Bachmann Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir Þorsteinn Gunnarsson Margrét Bjarnadóttir Ágúst Bjarnason
surgeon daughter drug dealer father criminal intense melodramatic suspenseful thrilling gory brooding reykjavík, iceland criminal underworld family home drug addiction family crime desperation father/daughter relationship rise
A troubled father, working as a doctor, decides to go to extreme measures for saving his daughter from a devastating influence of her boyfriend, a drug dealer.
Comedy
Iceland|Denmark|France|Norway|Germany
2000
89 Minutes
Victoria Abril Hilmir Snær Guðnason Hanna Maria Karlsdottir Baltasar Kormákur Ólafur Darri Ólafsson Thrudur Vilhjalmdottir
slacker girlfriend mother dance instructor lesbian son lighthearted amusing offbeat outlandish slum reykjavík, iceland house bar party mother/son relationship unplanned pregnancy unusual romance unemployment family secrets
Will the 30 y.o. Hlynur ever move out of his mother's apartment in Reykjavík? Social welfare keeps him passive but things change when his mother's Spanish friend, Lola, arrives and stays through Xmas and New Year's Eve.