10 Movies Starring Noomi Rapace

Daisy Diamond

Daisy Diamond

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-11-23

Languages:

Danish, Swedish, English

Countries:

Denmark

Runtime:

94 min

IMDB Ratings:

(794 Reviews)

Director:

Simon Staho

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-04-30

Languages:

Swedish, English

Countries:

Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Norway

Runtime:

152 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (163380 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Nikolaj Arcel (screenplay)

Rasmus Heisterberg (screenplay)

Stieg Larsson (novel)

Fullplot:

Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found, yet her uncle suspects murder and that the killer is a member of his own tightly knit but dysfunctional family. He employs disgraced financial journalist Mikael Blomkvist and the tattooed, ruthless computer hacker Lisbeth Salander to investigate. When the pair link Harriet's disappearance to a number of grotesque murders from almost forty years ago, they begin to unravel a dark and appalling family history; but, the Vangers are a secretive clan, and Blomkvist and Salander are about to find out just how far they are prepared to go to protect themselves.

The Girl Who Played with Fire

The Girl Who Played with Fire

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-08-27

Languages:

Swedish, Italian, English, French

Countries:

Sweden, Denmark, Germany

Runtime:

129 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (67992 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Jonas Frykberg (screenplay)

Stieg Larsson (novel)

Fullplot:

Mikael Blomkvist, publisher of Millennium magazine, has made his living exposing the crooked and corrupt practices of establishment Swedish figures. So when a young journalist approaches him with a meticulously researched thesis about sex trafficking in Sweden and those in high office who abuse underage girls, Blomkvist immediately throws himself into the investigation.

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-11-12

Languages:

Swedish

Countries:

Sweden, Denmark, Germany

Runtime:

147 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (47139 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Stieg Larsson (novel)

Ulf Ryberg (screenplay)

Fullplot:

After taking a bullet to the head, Salander is under close supervision in a hospital and is set to face trial for attempted murder on her eventual release. With the help of journalist Mikael Blomkvist and his researchers at Millennium magazine, Salander must prove her innocence. In doing this she plays against powerful enemies and her own past.

Beyond

Beyond

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-12-10

Languages:

Swedish, Finnish

Countries:

Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway

Runtime:

99 min

IMDB Ratings:

(2848 Reviews)

Director:

Pernilla August

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Susanna Alakoski (novel)

Pernilla August (screenplay)

Lolita Ray (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A drama set in 1970s Sweden and centered on a young woman's experiences growing up in a home riddled with abuse and alcoholism.

Prometheus

Prometheus

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-06-08

Languages:

English, Scottish Gaelic

Countries:

USA, UK

Runtime:

124 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(421790 Reviews)

Director:

Ridley Scott

Cast:

Writer:

Jon Spaihts

Damon Lindelof

Dan O'Bannon (elements)

Ronald Shusett (elements)

Fullplot:

This film is set in 2093 and takes place in the same universe as the 'Alien' movies. A group of explorers, including some archaeologists, are on an "undisclosed" mission. They arrive at a planet millions of miles away from Earth. The team spot what they believe to be signs of civilization. They go to investigate and find more than just signs, they find conclusive evidence. But some of them have an ulterior motive for being there, including the Weyland Corporation. They believe that this is where the human race actually came from. Things soon turn from excitement to survival once inside their discovery.

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-12-16

Languages:

English, French, Italian, German, Romany

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

129 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (304767 Reviews)

Director:

Guy Ritchie

Cast:

Writer:

Michele Mulroney

Kieran Mulroney

Arthur Conan Doyle (characters: Sherlock Holmes

Dr. Watson)

Fullplot:

Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and his longtime trusted associate, Doctor Watson (Jude Law), take on their arch-nemesis, Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris), with the help of Holmes' older brother Mycroft Holmes (Stephen Fry) and a gypsy named Simza (Noomi Rapace).

The Monitor

The Monitor

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-10-07

Languages:

Norwegian, Swedish, English

Countries:

Norway, Germany, Sweden

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.7 (4101 Reviews)

Director:

Pèl Sletaune

Fullplot:

After escaping an abusive husband Anna and her 8 year old son move to a secret location in a giant apartment building. Terrified that her ex-husband will find them she buys a baby monitor to keep in her son's room at all times. But strange noises echo in the baby monitor from elsewhere in the building. As she witnesses the sounds of what she believes is another child being murdered she fears it is her own. Reliving the nightmare she recently escaped Anna will need to figure out what's real and what isn't before she loses her sanity and her child.

The Drop

The Drop

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-09-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (83000 Reviews)

Genres:

CrimeDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Dennis Lehane (screenplay)

Dennis Lehane (short story "Animal Rescue")

Fullplot:

Follows lonely bartender Bob Saginowski through a covert scheme of funneling cash to local gangsters - "money drops" - in the underworld of Brooklyn bars. Under the heavy hand of his employer and cousin Marv, Bob finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighborhood's past where friends, families, and foes all work together to make a living - no matter the cost.

Passion

Passion

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-08-30

Languages:

English, German

Countries:

Germany, France

Runtime:

102 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.3 (15155 Reviews)

Director:

Brian De Palma

Cast:

Writer:

Brian De Palma

Natalie Carter (film "Crime d'amour")

Alain Corneau (film "Crime d'amour")

Natalie Carter (additional dialogue)

Fullplot:

The rivalry between the manipulative boss of an advertising agency and her talented protègèe escalates from stealing credit to public humiliation to murder.

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