Jo Nesbø is a Norwegian writer, musician, economist, and former soccer player and reporter. More than 3 million copies of his novels had been sold in Norway as of March 2014; his work has been translated into over 50 languages, and by 2021 had sold some 50 million copies worldwide, making him the most successful Norwegian author of all time.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 29, 1960 (66)
- Oslo, Norway
- Writer and producer
- 7 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
What are Jo Nesbø's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 2
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 3
A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 2
A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0
Resolved 2 · 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 Jo Nesbø's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Jo Nesbø'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; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Detective Hole(2026)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Killer Heat(2024)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
The Hanging Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Headhunters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Exit(2019)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
The Snowman(2017)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Okkupert(2015)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Doctor Proctor: Bubble in the Bathtub (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Babel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Jackpot(2011)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Headhunters(2011)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Banking on My Guitar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Trygdekontoret talkshow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Deadline Torp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
The History of Norwegian Rock Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Helt Nils (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Blood on Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
I Am Victor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Kingdom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Night House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
There IS something about Molde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 23 titles, 17 of them dated from 1990 to 2026.
Biggest box office
The Snowman (2017)
Highest rated
Headhunters (2011)
Most popular right now
Detective Hole (2026)
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 Jo Nesbø's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 47/100 and the plot and story 42/100 in their films, across 4 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 Jo Nesbø's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Jo Nesbø work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jo Nesbø's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eric Fellner shares the most, 2.
Producers
- Eric FellnerShared titles: Detective Hole (2026), The Snowman (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Fellner
- Niclas SalomonssonShared titles: Detective Hole (2026), Killer Heat (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Niclas Salomonsson
- Tim BevanShared titles: Detective Hole (2026), The Snowman (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Tim Bevan
- Tor Arne ØvrebøShared titles: Detective Hole (2026), The Snowman (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Tor Arne Øvrebø