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Erik Hemmendorff

Erik Hemmendorff

Producer · Born April 14, 1973 (53) · Stockholm, Sweden

Oscar nominee

Erik Hemmendorff is a producer and writer, known for Force Majeure (2014), The Square (2017), Involuntary (2008) Bergman Island (2021) and Triangle of Sadness (2022). Hemmendorff grew up in Frösön near Östersund and studied at the University of Photography and Film in Gothenburg. Together with Ruben Östlund, they started the production company Platform Produktion in 2002.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 14, 1973 (53)
From
Stockholm, Sweden
Works as
Producer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 42 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 11% in 30 days

What are Erik Hemmendorff's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Power.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th 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
Self
28%
Power
21%
Bonds
17%
Society
17%
Ideas
8%
Morality
6%
Survival
3%
Community2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 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 2 · Dark 5

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 6

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Contemplative
4
Melancholic
4
Absurd
4
Dread
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Thought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous6

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 Hemmendorff's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Erik Hemmendorff'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

42 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Redoubt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Producer

  • Dau(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

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

    Co-Producer

  • Sweet Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Co-Producer

  • Fantastic Machine(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • A Tiger in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Producer

  • Triangle of Sadness(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Pleasure(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Bergman Island(2021)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • DAU. Cinema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Co-Producer

  • Downhill(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

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

    Producer

  • Beware of Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Co-Producer

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

    Producer

  • Old Boys(2018)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Boys on Film 18: Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Producer

  • The Square(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Epiphany (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer

  • The Greatest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Editor · Producer

  • Mother Knows Best (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Producer

  • Ten Meter Tower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Producer

  • Shadowland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Producer

  • Råggywood: Vi ska bli rappare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Producer

  • Force Majeure(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Concrete Night(2013)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Förår (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Producer

  • Twin Brothers: 53 Scenes in Chronological Order (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Producer · Writer

  • The Extraordinary Ordinary Life of José González (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Additional Photography · Producer

  • Incident by a Bank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer

  • Greetings from the Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Producer

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

    Producer · Screenplay

  • An Extraordinary Study in Human Degradation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Producer · Actor

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

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Writer

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

    Producer

  • Autobiographical Scene Number 6882 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Producer · Writer

  • The Guitar Mongoloid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Sound

  • Den ljusnande framtid är vår (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Writer

  • Looking for Tsai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Sound · Writer · as Himself

  • Vildhussen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Assistant Director

  • Quo Vadis, Aida? – The Missing Mart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Co-Producer

  • The Entertainment System Is Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles, 39 of them dated from 1996 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Triangle of Sadness (2022)

$26M worldwide

Highest rated

Force Majeure (2014)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Triangle of Sadness (2022)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 41: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting3 of 41: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting6 of 41: 0 only writing, 6 with another roleProducing36 of 41: 29 only producing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thCinematography3 of 41: 1 only cinematography, 2 with another roleEditing2 of 41: 0 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew4 of 41: 2 only other crew, 2 with another role

41 titles, 9 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s9 · 1 acting · 9 crew2010s19 · crew2020s10 · 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.

Awards

Nominated for an Oscar in 2023, Best Motion Picture of the Year.

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 Erik Hemmendorff's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 10; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · producer

Dau (2026)

77th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Force Majeure (2014)

Midcredits 89th · 75% liked

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 Erik Hemmendorff's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles8–67 · median 27 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles36–72 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles44–69 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles32–50 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles34–62 · median 54 · moderateheavier 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 Erik Hemmendorff work with?

People who share at least 2 of Erik Hemmendorff's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ruben Östlund shares the most, 5.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers