Hilmar Sigurðsson

Hilmar leads GunHil Ltd., a production company in Reykjavik, Iceland, a venture he formed with his long-time partner, artist Gunnar Karlsson. Hilmar produced two largest film productions ever in Iceland, the animated feature films 'Legends of Valhalla - Thor' and 'Ploey - You Never Fly Alone'. GunHil is now in early production with Ploey 2 - a sequel to the successful film that was distributed theatrically in over 70 countries in 2018-2019. Hilmar was the CEO of Sagafilm for six years but Sagafilm is the oldest production company in Iceland, operating since 1978. Sagafilm is active in film, TV-Drama, non-scripted, documentaries and services to foreign production shooting in Iceland. Sagafilm has furthermore co-produced with numerous producers, both from Europe and the US. Hilmar served for years as the Chairman of the Board of SIK - Association of Icelandic Film Producers and the Icelandic Film & TV Academy. He is still a Board Member of SIK.

What are Hilmar Sigurðsson's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

44%

Bonds

22%

Morality

13%

Survival

11%

Ideas

5%

Power

5%

Coming of age3 Purpose4 Friendship2 Survival2 Family bonds2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5

Light

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

Grounded

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

Steady

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Easy watch

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 4 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

5

Hopeful

2

Melancholic

2

Joyful

1

Bittersweet

2

Other

5

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 Hopeful2 Thought-provoking2 Feel-good2 Fun2

How their films end · 2 with a twist

Happy3
Bittersweet3
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 Hilmar Sigurðsson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Cineverse1 title, show their title on Cineverse

Subscription and free streaming for Hilmar Sigurðsson'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, 7 with a MovieCove page.

Operation Napoleon(2023)
Producer
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Wolka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Producer
The Vasulka Effect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Executive Producer
The Minister(2020)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
Thin Ice(2020)
Show Producer
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
Ploey(2018)
Producer
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
The Falcons(2018)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Heartstone(2016)
Consulting Producer
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Thor: Legend of the Magical Hammer(2011)
Producer
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Anna and the Moods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Producer
Hidebound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Producer
Dog Feelings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Production Design
Sounds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Art Direction

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles from 1990 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Thor: Legend of the Magical Hammer (2011)

$7.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Heartstone (2016)

Midcredits 88^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Producing9 of 11 · 40^thOther crew2 of 11

By decade

1990s2 · crew2000s2 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s3 · 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.

How do Hilmar Sigurðsson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40^th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

39^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

72^ndpercentile

Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

75^th and up1
25^th to 49^th4
Below 25^th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 7 titles are Mixed.

Cult Classic1
Crowd Pleaser2
Broadly Agreed1
Mixed3

Most divisive · producer

The Falcons (2018)

81^st percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Heartstone (2016)

Midcredits 88^th · 79% 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.

Who does Hilmar Sigurðsson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hilmar Sigurðsson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir shares the most, 4.

Directors

Gunnar Karlsson2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Gunnar Karlsson

Writers

Birkir Blær Ingólfsson2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Birkir Blær Ingólfsson
Jóhann Ævar Grímsson2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Jóhann Ævar Grímsson
Jónas Margeir Ingólfsson2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Jónas Margeir Ingólfsson
Friðrik Erlingsson2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Friðrik Erlingsson

Actors

Editors

Gunnar B. Guðbjörnsson2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Gunnar B. Guðbjörnsson

Producers

Kjartan Þór Þórðarson4 titles See all 4 shared titles with Kjartan Þór Þórðarson
Erlingur Jack Gudmundsson2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Erlingur Jack Gudmundsson
Ralph Christians2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Ralph Christians
Tinna Proppé2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Tinna Proppé