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Anders Engström

Anders Engström

Director and producer, also editor · Born October 2, 1963 (63) · Nykarleby, Finland

Director Anders Engström (1963-) is most known for directing Taboo, Thicker than water, Jordskott and the theatrical feature films Vares. He also directed Mankell's Wallander, Morden, Irene Huss and Småstadsberättelser. Engström studied film making at the London International film school. He won the Venla award for directing the tv series Isabella.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 2, 1963 (63)
From
Nykarleby, Finland
Works as
Director and producer, also editor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 28 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 4% in 30 days

What are Anders Engström's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
29%
Society
22%
Survival
14%
Self
13%
Morality
13%
Power
9%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
2
Contemplative
2
Bittersweet
1
Dread
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Anders Engström's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Anders Engström'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

28 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Young Sherlock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Chief of War(2025)

    Show 9 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Percy Jackson and the Olympians(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Helstrom(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • See(2019)

    Show 17 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Hanna(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Taboo(2017)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Thicker Than Water(2014)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • The Tunnel(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men(2012)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Vares: The Kiss of Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Irene Huss 5: Eldsdansen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Irene Huss 3: The Night Round (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

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

    Director

  • Detective Inspector Irene Huss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

  • Isabella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Wallander: The Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Second Unit Director

  • Wallander: The Joker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Second Unit Director

  • Wallander: Blood Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Second Unit Director

  • Wallander: The Castle Ruins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Wallander: The Container Lorry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • NDA - Salassapitosopimus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Writer

  • Styckmordet: Berättelsen om en rättsskandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Wallander(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Belinder auktioner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • The Millennium Disaster - Computer Crash 2000 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Rederiet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

Career shape

A full career of 28 titles from 1992 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Vares: The Path of the Righteous Men (2012)

$1.1M worldwide

Highest rated

Chief of War (2025)

Midcredits 75th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing26 of 28: 18 only directing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thWriting2 of 28: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing3 of 28: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleEditing1 of 28: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew4 of 28: 2 only other crew, 2 with another role

28 titles, 8 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · crew2000s15 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s4 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.