Þorsteinn Gunnarsson
Actor · Born December 18, 1940 (85) · Reykjavik, Iceland
- December 18, 1940 (85)
- Reykjavik, Iceland
- Actor
- 5 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
What are Þorsteinn Gunnarsson's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous1
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 Þorsteinn Gunnarsson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Þorsteinn Gunnarsson'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
18 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.
Reykjavík Fusion(2025)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Epilogues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
A Letter from Helga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
The Oath(2016)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Trapped(2015)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Reverse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Virgin Mountain(2015)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Graves & Bones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
The Nail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Jar City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Dís (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Last Words of Hreggviður (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Noi the Albino(2003)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Marriage, a Card Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Foxtrot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
When the Raven Flies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Rainbows End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Timewatch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Career shape
Star power in the 71st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 15 titles from 1982 to 2024; peak year 2016.
Biggest box office
Noi the Albino (2003)
Highest rated
Virgin Mountain (2015)
Most popular right now
Trapped (2015)
Film career
Peak 2016 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1984Screen debut· When the Raven Flies
How do Þorsteinn Gunnarsson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 90th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 86th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 5 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 36. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
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.
Who does Þorsteinn Gunnarsson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Þorsteinn Gunnarsson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Dagur KáriShared titles: Virgin Mountain (2015), Noi the Albino (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Dagur Kári
Actors
- Þröstur Leó GunnarssonShared titles: Reykjavík Fusion (2025), The Oath (2016), Noi the Albino (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson
- Hera HilmarShared titles: Reykjavík Fusion (2025), The Oath (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Hera Hilmar
- Ólafur Darri ÓlafssonShared titles: Reykjavík Fusion (2025), Trapped (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
- Ingvar SigurdssonShared titles: The Oath (2016), Trapped (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Ingvar Sigurdsson
Cinematographers
- Óttar GuðnasonShared titles: Reykjavík Fusion (2025), The Oath (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Óttar Guðnason
- Rasmus VidebækShared titles: Virgin Mountain (2015), Noi the Albino (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Rasmus Videbæk
Producers
- Agnes JohansenShared titles: The Oath (2016), Virgin Mountain (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Agnes Johansen
- Baltasar KormákurShared titles: The Oath (2016), Virgin Mountain (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Baltasar Kormákur
