Direction: Roy Andersson

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Roy Andersson. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


World of Glory (S)

1991 · Movie · 15 min. · Sweden

7.1

940 votes

7.1

940 votes

Songs from the Second Floor

2000 · Movie · 98 min. · Sweden

Direction Roy Andersson

Cast Lars Nordh · Stefan Larsson · Bengt C.W. Carlsson · Torbjörn Fahlström

Plot Roy Andersson's "Songs from the Second Floor" takes place in a small town, where a man named Karl burns down his own furniture store in an attempt to collect the...

7.0

2K votes

7.0

2K votes

A Swedish Love Story

1970 · Movie · 115 min. · Sweden

Direction Roy Andersson

Cast Ann-Sofie Kylin · Rolf Sohlman · Anita Lindblom · Bertil Norström

Plot Two idealistic teenagers fall in love for the first time in this romantic drama from Roy Andersson . They try to remain hopeful in a cynical world of adults that...

6.8

809 votes

6.8

809 votes

You, the Living

2007 · Movie · 93 min. · Sweden

Direction Roy Andersson

Cast Jessika Lundberg · Elisabeth Helander · Björn Englund · Leif Larsson

Plot You, the Living is a film about humankind, its greatness and its baseness, joy and sorrow, its self-confidence and anxiety, its desire to love and be loved.

6.7

2K votes

6.7

2K votes

About Endlessness

2019 · Movie · 76 min. · Sweden

Direction Roy Andersson

Cast Martin Serner · Jessica Louthander · Tatiana Delaunay · Anders Hellström

Plot Inspired by “One Thousand and One Nights,” the celebrated collection of Middle Eastern and Indian folk tales. “About Endlessness,” in its juxtaposition of tableaux capturing moments in life, explores the...

6.4

811 votes

6.4

811 votes

A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence

2014 · Movie · 101 min. · Sweden

Direction Roy Andersson

Cast Holger Andersson · Nils Westblom · Charlotta Larsson · Viktor Gyllenberg

Plot A story centered on a pair of traveling salesmen who peddle novelty items.

6.2

3K votes

6.2

3K votes

Giliap

1975 · Movie · 140 min. · Sweden

Direction Roy Andersson

Cast Thommy Berggren · Mona Seilitz · Willie Andréason · Henry Olhans

Plot In a minor town the morose manager is primarily responsible for the bad atmosphere of a restaurant. But central for the plot are three persons: a male waiter who is...

6.0

56 votes

6.0

56 votes

Saturday October 5th

1969 · Movie · 48 min. · Sweden

Direction Roy Andersson

Cast Stefan Böhm · Curt Ericson · Eric Hansson · Bernt Hedberg

Plot It's the end of the week and Bernt picks up his girlfriend Marianne at work. This film tells the story about Bernt and Marianne's relationship through one day. They go...

5.5

30 votes

5.5

30 votes

To Fetch a Bike (S)

1968 · Movie · 17 min. · Sweden

Direction Roy Andersson

Cast Pierre Bené · Monica Löf

Plot Two teenagers wake up in a borrowed apartment. They are talking while eating breakfast, and fetching the bike. Roy Anderssons school shorts has not got the same aesthetics as his...

5.1

44 votes

5.1

44 votes

Besöka sin son (S)

1967 · Movie · 9 min. · Sweden

Direction Roy Andersson

Cast Maud Backéus · Peter Egge · Lars Karlsteen · Kajsa Wilund

Plot Mother, father and sister visit the adult son in the family in his small apartment for a dinner. The father gives one critical view after the other about his sons...

5.0

33 votes

5.0

33 votes

4.9

41 votes

The White Match

1968 · Documentary · 102 min. · Sweden

Direction Roy Andersson · Kalle Boman · Lena Ewert · Sven Fahlén

Plot Documentary film about the protests against the 1968 Davis Cup tennis match between Sweden and Rhodesia, in Båstad, Sweden.

Not rated

Not rated

Så fruktansvärt onödigt

1979 · Documentary · 58 min. · Sweden

Direction Roy Andersson

Plot About feelings and thoughts involving children and accidents. A family on Gotland loose their son. He has fallen into a deep well.

Not rated

Not rated

Tryggare kan ingen vara (S)

1980 · Documentary · 24 min. · Sweden

Direction Roy Andersson

Not rated

Not rated