- June 28, 1973 (53)
- Iceland
- Director and writer
- 6 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Óskar Thór Axelsson's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 3
Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1
Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet2
- 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 Óskar Thór Axelsson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Óskar Thór Axelsson'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
13 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
Jói (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Reykjavík 112(2025)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows
Operation Napoleon(2023)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Sanctuary(2019)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows
I Remember You(2017)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Trapped(2015)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Black's Game(2012)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Committed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Pumpkin Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Family Reunion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Misty Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
A Kingly Smile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Flying Blind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles from 1998 to 2025.
Biggest box office
I Remember You (2017)
Highest rated
Black's Game (2012)
Most popular right now
Sanctuary (2019)
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 Óskar Thór Axelsson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th4
Shape of the crowd
None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 3 are Broadly Agreed.
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 78/100 and the pacing 59/100 in their films, across 3 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.
Who does Óskar Thór Axelsson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Óskar Thór Axelsson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kristján Loðmfjörð shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Yrsa SigurðardóttirShared titles: Reykjavík 112 (2025), I Remember You (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
Actors
- Anna Gunndís GuðmundsdóttirShared titles: Reykjavík 112 (2025), I Remember You (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Anna Gunndís Guðmundsdóttir
- Jóhanna Vigdís ArnardóttirShared titles: Reykjavík 112 (2025), I Remember You (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Jóhanna Vigdís Arnardóttir
- Vivian ÓlafsdóttirShared titles: Reykjavík 112 (2025), Operation Napoleon (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Vivian Ólafsdóttir
- Nanna Kristín MagnúsdóttirShared titles: Operation Napoleon (2023), Black's Game (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Kristján LoðmfjörðShared titles: Operation Napoleon (2023), I Remember You (2017), Black's Game (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Kristján Loðmfjörð
- Gunnar B. GuðbjörnssonShared titles: Reykjavík 112 (2025), Operation Napoleon (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Gunnar B. Guðbjörnsson
- Frank HallShared titles: Operation Napoleon (2023), Black's Game (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Frank Hall
- Jakob IngasonShared titles: Sanctuary (2019), I Remember You (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Jakob Ingason
Producers
- Ralph ChristiansShared titles: Reykjavík 112 (2025), Operation Napoleon (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Ralph Christians
- Chris BriggsShared titles: I Remember You (2017), Black's Game (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Chris Briggs
- Skuli Fr. MalmquistShared titles: I Remember You (2017), Black's Game (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Skuli Fr. Malmquist
- Thor SigurjonssonShared titles: I Remember You (2017), Black's Game (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Thor Sigurjonsson
