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Tomas Alfredson

Tomas Alfredson

Director, actor, writer, editor and producer · Born April 1, 1965 (61) · Lidingö, Stockholms län, Sweden

BAFTA Award winner · 1 other major award body

Hans Christian Tomas Alfredson (born 1 April 1965) is a Swedish film director best known internationally for directing the 2008 vampire film Let the Right One In and the 2011 espionage film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Alfredson has received the Guldbagge Award for Best Direction twice: in 2005 for Four Shades of Brown and in 2008 for Let the Right One In. He is the son of director and actor Hans Alfredson and the brother of director Daniel Alfredson. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tomas Alfredson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 1, 1965 (61)
From
Lidingö, Stockholms län, Sweden
Works as
Director, actor, writer, editor and producer
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 48 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 10% in 30 days

What are Tomas Alfredson's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
23%
Bonds
18%
Self
18%
Power
16%
Society
10%
Survival
8%
Ideas
8%
Betrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Contemplative
3
Dread
2
Joyful
2
Melancholic
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Tomas Alfredson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tomas Alfredson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

48 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Lek med Alfons Åberg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • Faithless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer

  • Conclave(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Albert Åberg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Alfons och hemlige Mållgan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Editor · Producer

  • Bara knyt, Alfons! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Editor · Producer

  • Marks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Thanks · as Kommisarie Lundin

  • Aja baja, Alfons Åberg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Editor

  • Se upp för Jönssonligan(2020)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Jag är Klimpen, motherfucker! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Bergman Revisited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Bergman's Reliquarium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Scenes in the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Doctor

  • The Snowman(2017)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Sissela Kyle - Your Days Are Shaved (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Söndagsparty med Filip & Fredrik (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Skattesmitaren (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Let the Right One In(2008)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Male Intellect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Writer

  • En decemberdröm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 24 episodes · Director

  • Dear Mr. Barroso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Tältprojektet 2004 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Four Shades of Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Creator · Writer · Actor

  • Four Shades of Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Screenplay · Writer

  • Office Hours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Spermaharen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Writer · as Various

  • Soldiers by Moonlight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Creator

  • Screwed in Tallinn: A Small Film About Loneliness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Editor

  • On the Last Verse: A Small Film About Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Ben & Gunnar: A Small Film About Male Friendship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Gunnar Rehlin - A Small Film About Hurting Someone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Editor

  • Offer och gärningsmän (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Irma & Gerd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Bert: The Last Virgin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · as Aage Kastrup

  • Bert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Editor · as Kenthy Kastrup

  • Ikas TV-kalas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 9 episodes · Director

  • Tingel Tangel på Tyrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Teleplay

  • Familjen Schedblad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Writer

  • Ika i rutan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

  • På spåret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 3 episodes · as Tävlande

  • P & B (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Jonas

  • The Simple-Minded Murderer(1982)

    as Axel

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • SOPOR (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • The Adventures of Picasso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Paper Boy (uncredited)

  • The Apple War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Count

  • How to Stop Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Séance on a Wet Afternoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 48 titles, 46 of them dated from 1971 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Conclave (2024)

$128M worldwide

Highest rated

Let the Right One In (2008)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Conclave (2024)

Film career

  • 1971Screen debut· The Apple War

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting14 of 48: 9 only acting, 5 with another roleDirecting36 of 48: 19 only directing, 17 with another roleWriting8 of 48: 1 only writing, 7 with another roleProducing4 of 48: 1 only producing, 3 with another roleEditing7 of 48: 0 only editing, 7 with another roleOther crew4 of 48: 0 only other crew, 4 with another role

48 titles, 18 with more than one role — directing and acting overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1970s2 · acting1980s6 · 4 acting · 2 crew1990s10 · 2 acting · 10 crew2000s12 · 3 acting · 11 crew2010s6 · 1 acting · 5 crew2020s10 · 2 acting · 9 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Awards

a BAFTA Award from 4 major nominations, 2010–2012.

WinNomination
  1. 2012
    • BAFTA Award, won
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Director
  2. 2011
    • Venice award, nominated
  3. 2010
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film Not in the English Language

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Tomas Alfredson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 87th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 82nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

97thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 6 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1

Most divisive · director, writer

Se upp för Jönssonligan (2020)

51st percentile spread · 68% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, editor

Let the Right One In (2008)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 80/100 and the pacing 44/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Tomas Alfredson's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 82 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 48 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 59 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Tomas Alfredson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tomas Alfredson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Peter Straughan shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers