
Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson (born 25 February 1982; Reykjavík) is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter.
Biography from TMDB.
- February 25, 1982 (44)
- Reykjavík, Iceland
- Producer, director and writer
- 5 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
What are Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 4
Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 4
A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4
Resolved 0 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous2
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 Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson'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
10 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

The Damned(2024)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Godland(2022)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Beautiful Beings(2022)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Nest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

A White, White Day(2019)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Heartstone(2016)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Artun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

Whale Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

Jeffrey & Beth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

Hidebound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Career shape
A full career of 10 titles from 2005 to 2025.
Awards
3 major awards from 7 major nominations, 2013–2022.
- Berlinale award, won
- Berlinale award, nominated · Best Feature Film
- Berlinale award, nominated · Feature Film
- Venice award, won
- Venice award, nominated · Best Film (Venice Days)
- Cannes award, won · Short Film
- Cannes award, nominated
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 85th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 83rd 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 atmosphere 84/100 and the pacing 40/100 in their films, across 5 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.
Is Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Anton Máni Svansson shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Hlynur PálmasonShared titles: Godland (2022), A White, White Day (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Hlynur Pálmason

Actors
- Ída Mekkín HlynsdóttirShared titles: Godland (2022), A White, White Day (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir

- Ingvar SigurdssonShared titles: Godland (2022), A White, White Day (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Ingvar Sigurdsson

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Julius Krebs DamsboShared titles: Godland (2022), A White, White Day (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Julius Krebs Damsbo
- Kristian Eidnes AndersenShared titles: Beautiful Beings (2022), Heartstone (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Kristian Eidnes Andersen

- Maria von HausswolffShared titles: Godland (2022), A White, White Day (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Maria von Hausswolff
- Sturla Brandth GrøvlenShared titles: Beautiful Beings (2022), Heartstone (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Sturla Brandth Grøvlen

Producers
- Anton Máni SvanssonShared titles: The Damned (2024), Beautiful Beings (2022), Godland (2022), A White, White Day (2019), Heartstone (2016)See all 5 shared titles with Anton Máni Svansson
- Birgitta BjornsdottirShared titles: The Damned (2024), Beautiful Beings (2022), Godland (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Birgitta Bjornsdottir

- Anthony MuirShared titles: Godland (2022), A White, White Day (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Anthony Muir
- Eva JakobsenShared titles: Godland (2022), A White, White Day (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Eva Jakobsen

