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Mikael Håfström

Mikael Håfström

Director, writer and producer · Born July 1, 1960 (66) · Lund, Skåne län, Sweden

Jan Mikael Håfstrom (born 1 July 1960) is a Swedish director and screenwriter. After studying film in Stockholm and New York, he worked as an assistant director on the Swedish channel, SVT 1 and as a screenwriter. He was awarded a Guldbaggegatan 2002 screenplay "Leva Livet". He is best known for directing the film drama film Evil (2003), the adaptation of Stephen King's short story 1408 (2007), and the action film Escape Plan (2013).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 1, 1960 (66)
From
Lund, Skåne län, Sweden
Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 8% in 30 days

What are Mikael Håfström's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 7

Grounded 5 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 9

Steady 0 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1

Casual 1 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 4

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 5

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Dread
5
Thrilling
2
Absurd
2
Contemplative
2
Other
7

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous3

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 Mikael Håfström's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Subscription and free streaming for Mikael Håfström'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

31 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Slingshot(2024)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Stockholm Bloodbath(2023)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • Outside the Wire(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • Quick(2019)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Moscow Noir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • Bloodline(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
  • Escape Plan(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • The Rite(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Shanghai(2010)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • 1408(2007)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • The Making of Derailed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Thanks · as Self

  • Derailed(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Drowning Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Writer

  • Evil(2003)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Kopps(2003)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Days Like This (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Screenplay

  • En dag i taget (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Writer

  • The House of Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Writer

  • Satans mördare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Vendetta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Smutsiga ögon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Hassel - Botgörarna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Writer

  • Hassel - De giriga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Writer

  • Hassel - Offren (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Assistant Director

  • Roland Hassel: Kidnapping (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • Hassel - Säkra papper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Assistant Director

  • Hassel - Slavhandlarna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Assistant Director

  • Träff i Helfigur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Assistant Director

  • Lysande landning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Assistant Director

  • Idag Röd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Assistant Director

  • Varuhuset (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 12 episodes · Story · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles from 1987 to 2024.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing22 of 31: 12 only directing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thWriting9 of 31: 2 only writing, 7 with another roleProducing3 of 31: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew7 of 31: 7 only other crew, 0 with another role

31 titles, 10 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1980s8 · crew1990s7 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s3 · 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.

How do Mikael Håfström's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Reviewers score the atmosphere 65/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 11 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 Mikael Håfström's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles63–89 · median 72 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles18–45 · median 23 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles46–83 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles20–45 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles57–82 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Mikael Håfström work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mikael Håfström's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rickard Krantz shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers