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Davíd Óskar Ólafsson

Davíd Óskar Ólafsson

Producer, director and writer

Works as
Producer, director and writer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 12% in 30 days

What are Davíd Óskar Ólafsson's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
21%
Morality
20%
Self
19%
Bonds
18%
Society
17%
Ideas
6%
Purpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · 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 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
5
Contemplative
4
Bittersweet
1
Hopeful
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Haunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • 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 Davíd Óskar Ólafsson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Davíd Óskar Ólafsson'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

20 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Felix & Klara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · Producer

  • Soudain seuls(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Trom(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • The Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Producer

  • The Valhalla Murders(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Executive Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Autumn Lights(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

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

    Director · Producer

  • Noah(2014)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Metalhead(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Prince Avalanche(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Either Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Producer

  • Small Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • King's Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer

  • Safe Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • Country Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Producer

  • The Button (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer

  • Rattlesnakes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Producer

  • Misty Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Production Manager

  • She Talks Icelandic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Assistant Director · Co-Producer

  • Niceland (Population. 1.000.002) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Assistant Location Manager

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles from 2004 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Soudain seuls (2023)

$1.4M worldwide

Highest rated

Metalhead (2013)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

The Valhalla Murders (2019)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing5 of 18: 1 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting3 of 18: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing14 of 18: 9 only producing, 5 with another roleOther crew4 of 18: 3 only other crew, 1 with another role

18 titles, 5 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2000s7 · crew2010s8 · crew2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Davíd Óskar Ólafsson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed1

Most loved · producer

Metalhead (2013)

Midcredits 83rd · 73% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 75/100 and the pacing 36/100 in their films, across 4 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 Davíd Óskar Ólafsson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Davíd Óskar Ólafsson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Árni Filippusson shares the most, 4.

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers