The Best Movies From Other Countries on Netflix Sweden - Page 5

A team of scientists has resumed an experiment to find individuals who can control the ultimate weapon: a force called "absolute energy". During a fight, Kaneda’s best friend, Tetsuo, suffers a freak accident and ends up entering a military installation. There the scientists will discover that he is the possessor of absolute energy.

Genres: Animation, Cult, Anime, Action/Adventure, Science fiction, Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Countries: Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Japan, Chile and 5 country/es more.

Set in Mexico City, Amores Perros links three lives after a violent car crash: Octavio turns to dogfighting, model Valeria is badly injured and separated from her dog, and ex-guerrilla El Chivo seeks redemption.

Genres: Cult, Thriller, Drama, Thriller

Countries: Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Peru, Dominican Republic and 1 country/es more.

Set in 1962 Hong Kong, two lonely neighbors discover their spouses' affair. Chow and Su form a restrained, growing bond—honorable yet aching—captured in a lush, melancholy portrait of longing.

Genres: Cult, Drama, Independent, Romance

Countries: South Korea.

Dora, a solitary retired schoolteacher who writes letters at Rio’s Central Station, becomes guardian to nine-year-old Josue. They journey to the Northeast seeking his father, confronting loss, hope and a growing bond.

Genres: Cult, Drama, Drama

Countries: Brazil.

Based on a true story, Lion follows Saroo, a boy who gets lost on a train, is adopted in Australia, and decades later uses online maps to find his Indian hometown and reunite with his family.

Genres: Drama, Reality

Countries: Vietnam, United States, Singapore.

Ruby, 17, the only hearing member of a Deaf fishing family in Gloucester, discovers a passion for singing and a duet partner. Encouraged by her teacher, she must choose between music school and supporting her family.

Genres: Drama, Comedy

Countries: Thailand.

Nayattu follows three police officers scapegoated by politicians after an illegal arrest and civilian abuse. Accused in a political cover-up, they flee—a tense thriller on corruption, power and fragile humanity.

Genres: Drama, Thriller

Countries: Saudi Arabia, United States, India, Mexico, Colombia and 14 country/es more.

Riko, Reg and Nanachi descend into the Abyss's fifth layer, the Sea of Corpses, where they meet the genial but sinister White Whistle Bondrewd. His hidden horrors and ties to Nanachi force the trio into moral and physical trials.

Genres: Anime, Action/Adventure, Anime

Countries: Japan.

Diane, a widowed mother, keeps her volatile teen Steve at home to avoid institutionalization. His ADHD strains their lives and work, until neighbor Kyla's steady kindness creates an uneasy, hopeful bond.

Genre: Drama

Countries: Canada.

Akira (12) and his three siblings survive alone in a cramped Tokyo flat after their mother leaves. Unregistered and often hidden, they improvise, but mounting bills and outside scrutiny threaten their fragile family.

Genres: Drama, Drama

Countries: South Korea.

Set in 2029, Ghost in the Shell follows Major Motoko Kusanagi and Section 9 pursuing the Puppet Master, a hacker who controls augmented minds, raising questions about identity, consciousness, and a networked society.

Genres: Animation, Anime, Action/Adventure, Mystery, Crime, Drama, Science fiction, Thriller

Countries: Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Japan, Chile and 3 country/es more.

Sirius Black, a dangerous magician, has escaped from a prison for magicians. He was an accomplice to Lord Voldemort and will try to take revenge on Harry Potter.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery

Countries: Japan.

A college student rescues a drunken, unpredictable woman on a Seoul subway, is mistaken for her boyfriend, and gets drawn into her outrageous antics and blackouts, slowly growing attached.

Genres: Drama, Romance

Countries: South Korea.

Adult children return to their childhood home on a quiet summer day to mark the fifteenth anniversary of their eldest brother’s drowning; Ryota’s arrival, rituals and a loving meal veil lingering sorrow, unspoken tensions and revealing gestures.

Genre: Drama

Countries: South Korea.

Set in 1980s Dublin, Sing Street follows Conor, a teen who starts a band to impress model Raphina. Adopting persona "Cosmo", he makes DIY videos, finds music, love and hope amid family struggles.

Genres: Drama, Musical, Comedy, Romance

Countries: United States.

3-Iron follows a drifter who silently inhabits vacant homes, living owners' routines briefly. His pattern shifts after meeting a trapped, abused woman; their bond becomes a sparse, haunting meditation on escape, impermanence, and connection.

Genres: Drama, Romance

Countries: South Korea.

Set in winter 1925, Togo follows musher Leonhard Seppala and his small but fearless lead dog as they brave frozen wilderness to deliver lifesaving serum, proving grit and loyalty.

Genres: Drama, Action/Adventure, Family, Biography, History

Countries: Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Indonesia, Peru and 8 country/es more.

William Bloom returns home to be with his father after discover that he has a terminal illness. He will try to find out things that will allow him to know his father better. For this, he must clearly separate reality from fantasy.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Countries: Switzerland.

Decades after a mothership appears over Johannesburg, stranded aliens ("prawns") are confined to District 9. MNU exploits them; when operative Wikus mutates into a living key to their tech, he’s hunted and forced to live among those he oppressed.

Genres: Science fiction, Action/Adventure, Thriller, Fantasy, Drama, Mystery

Countries: United States.

Legendary swordsman Li Mu Bai entrusts his Green Destiny to friend Yu Shu Lien. When a masked thief steals it, they pursue the blade, uncovering love, duty and a deadly rival amid 19th‑century China.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Romance, Fantasy

Countries: Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia.