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Lukas Moodysson

Lukas Moodysson

Writer, director, producer and cinematographer · Born January 17, 1969 (57) · Lund, Skåne County, Sweden

Karl Frederik Lukas Moodysson (born 17 January 1969) is a Swedish author and film director. First appearing in public as an ambitious poet in the 1980s, he had his big public, and international, breakthrough directing the 1998 romance film Show Me Love. He has since directed a string of films with different styles and public appeal, as well as continued to write both poetry and novels. In 2007, the Guardian ranked Moodysson 11th in its list of the world’s best directors, describing his directorial style as “heartfelt and uncompromising.” Description above from the Wikipedia article Lukas Moodysson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 17, 1969 (57)
From
Lund, Skåne County, Sweden
Works as
Writer, director, producer and cinematographer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 23 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 38 days to Oct 27Up 5% in 30 days

What are Lukas Moodysson's films like?

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

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
41%
Self
27%
Society
13%
Power
8%
Survival
6%
Morality
5%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 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 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
3
Dread
3
Melancholic
3
Joyful
3
Tense
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Lukas Moodysson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Fandor (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lukas Moodysson'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

23 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Ellen and Bengt's House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Writer

  • Time of Flowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Author · Poem

  • We Are Not Leaving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Writer

  • Together 99 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Writer

  • Gösta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Creator · Writer

  • We Are the Best!(2013)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Search for Bernhard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer

  • Mammoth(2009)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Horst - The Harmonica Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Producer

  • Cinema 16: European Short Films (European Edition) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

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

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Writer

  • A Hole in My Heart(2004)

    Director · Art Direction · Camera Operator · Cinematographer · Costume Design · Production Design · Production Manager · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • A Hole in My Second Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Terrorists: The Kids They Sentenced (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Writer · as Himself, interviewer

  • Lilya 4-Ever(2002)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Jalla! Jalla!(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The New Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Writer

  • Together(2000)

    Director · Idea · Screenplay · Script · Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The New Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 4 episodes · Writer

  • Show Me Love(1998)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Talk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Writer

  • En uppgörelse i den undre världen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Writer

  • Det var en mörk och stormig natt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Editor · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles from 1995 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Together (2000)

$15M worldwide

Highest rated

Lilya 4-Ever (2002)

Midcredits 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing16 of 23: 2 only directing, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score89thWriting18 of 23: 3 only writing, 15 with another role · typical Midcredits score89thProducing3 of 23: 3 only producing, 0 with another roleCinematography2 of 23: 0 only cinematography, 2 with another roleEditing2 of 23: 0 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew4 of 23: 0 only other crew, 4 with another role

23 titles, 15 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 14 of them.

By decade

1990s4 · crew2000s12 · crew2010s3 · 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.

How do Lukas Moodysson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 87th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 86th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 7 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · director, writer, cinematographer

A Hole in My Heart (2004)

73rd percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

Lilya 4-Ever (2002)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 58/100 and the plot and story 48/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Lukas Moodysson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles24–82 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 64 · intenseMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 76 · intenseMedian 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 Lukas Moodysson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lukas Moodysson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michal Leszczylowski shares the most, 7.

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers