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Erik Leijonborg

Erik Leijonborg

Director and producer, also writer · Born January 1, 1969 (57) · Solna, Sweden

Swedish TV and film director and son of producer Ingemar Leijonborg.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1969 (57)
From
Solna, Sweden
Works as
Director and producer, also writer
Titles
6 on Motif · 18 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 13% in 30 days

What are Erik Leijonborg's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
24%
Bonds
21%
Morality
20%
Power
13%
Survival
13%
Ideas
9%

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

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

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 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 Erik Leijonborg's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Erik Leijonborg's titles on Motif; 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

18 credits, 6 with a Motif page.

  • Doctor Glas(2026)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • King & Conqueror(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Evil (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

  • Agent Hamilton(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Thin Ice(2020)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Farang (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • Thicker Than Water(2014)

    Show 15 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Drömmen förde dig vilse (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Först när givaren är död (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • IRL (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Death Sleep (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Selma (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Murder in Sweden(2008)

    Show 22 episodes · Director · Creator

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Moreno and the Silence (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Brothers: The Return (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Borkmann's Point (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Max & Josef - Double Trouble! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Älskar älskar inte (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 17 titles from 1995 to 2026.

Highest rated

Doctor Glas (2026)

Midcredits 63rd

Most popular right now

King & Conqueror (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing16 of 17: 13 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score42ndWriting1 of 17: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 17: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew2 of 17: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

17 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s6 · 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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Erik Leijonborg work with?

People who share at least 2 of Erik Leijonborg's Motif titles; Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson shares the most, 2.