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Looking for a list of the best Max von Sydow movies? Here you go! The order of these top Max von Sydow movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Max von Sydow movies will be at the top of the list. Max von Sydow was born on April 10th, 1929, and passed away on March 8th, 2020 after appearing in more than 100 films and television shows. Still active in his later years, Max von Sydow's first film, Only a Mother was released in 1949 with his most recent appearance in Nicholas Dimitropoulos's Echoes of the Past, which is currently in post-production. Most modern audiences know Max von Sydow from his time on HBO's Game of Thrones where he played the Three-Eyed Raven or for his role as Lor San Tekka in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
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10118The Exorcist
Max von Sydow, Ellen BurstynReleased: 1973
Directed by: William Friedkin
The Exorcist is a 1973 American supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin, adapted... more2
9921The Seventh Seal
Max von Sydow, Bibi AnderssonReleased: 1957
Directed by: Ingmar Bergman
The Seventh Seal is a 1957 Swedish drama-fantasy film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman.... more3
6013Wild Strawberries
Max von Sydow, Bibi AnderssonReleased: 1957
Directed by: Ingmar Bergman
Wild Strawberries is a 1957 Swedish film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman about an old... more4
7232Three Days of the Condor
Robert Redford, Faye DunawayReleased: 1975
Directed by: Sydney Pollack
Three Days of the Condor is a 1975 American political thriller film directed by Sydney Pollack... more5
5622The Virgin Spring
Max von Sydow, Allan EdwallReleased: 1960
Directed by: Ingmar Bergman
The Virgin Spring is a 1960 Swedish film directed by Ingmar Bergman. Set in medieval Sweden,... more6
5525Minority Report
Cameron Diaz, Tom CruiseReleased: 2002
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Minority Report is a 2002 American neo-noir science fiction mystery-thriller film directed by... more7
6233Shutter Island
Leonardo DiCaprio, Michelle WilliamsReleased: 2010
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Shutter Island is a 2010 American psychological thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese. The... more8
4618Flash Gordon
Timothy Dalton, Max von SydowReleased: 1980
Directed by: Mike Hodges
Flash Gordon is a 1980 British science fiction action film, based on the comic strip of the... more
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4419Conan the Barbarian
Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl JonesReleased: 1982
Directed by: John Milius
Conan the Barbarian is a 1982 sword and sorcery/adventure film directed and co-written by John... more10
3612Needful Things
Ed Harris, Max von SydowReleased: 1993
Directed by: Fraser Clarke Heston
Needful Things is a 1993 horror film and an adaptation of Stephen King's 1991 novel Needful... more11
4726Pelle the Conqueror
Max von Sydow, Sofie GråbølReleased: 1987
Directed by: Bille August
Pelle the Conqueror is a 1987 Danish-Swedish drama film co-written and directed by Bille... more12
2910Solomon Kane
Max von Sydow, Rachel Hurd-WoodReleased: 2009
Directed by: Michael J. Bassett
Solomon Kane is a 2009 dark fantasy adventure film written and directed by Michael J. Bassett... more13
3012Shame
Max von Sydow, Liv UllmannReleased: 1968
Directed by: Ingmar Bergman
Shame is a 1968 Swedish black-and-white film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman, and... more14
3417Awakenings
Robert De Niro, Robin WilliamsReleased: 1990
Directed by: Penny Marshall
Awakenings is a 1990 American drama film based on Oliver Sacks' 1973 memoir of the same title.... more15
3115Through a Glass Darkly
Max von Sydow, Harriet AnderssonReleased: 1961
Directed by: Ingmar Bergman
Through a Glass Darkly is a 1961 Swedish film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman, and... more16
4330Dune
Sting, Patrick StewartReleased: 1984
Directed by: David Lynch
Dune is a 1984 American science fiction film written and directed by David Lynch, based on the... more17
3015The Exorcist series
Louise Fletcher, Jason MillerDirected by: William Friedkin,John Boorman,William Peter Blatty,Paul Schrader,Renny Harlin
The Exorcist is an American horror film series consisting of five installments based on the... more18
3118Hannah and Her Sisters
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Woody AllenReleased: 1986
Directed by: Woody Allen
Hannah and Her Sisters is a 1986 American comedy-drama film which tells the intertwined... more19
3322Hour of the Wolf
Max von Sydow, Liv UllmannReleased: 1968
Directed by: Ingmar Bergman
Hour of the Wolf is a 1968 Swedish surrealist–psychological horror–drama film, directed by... more20
2716Europa
Max von Sydow, Lars von TrierReleased: 1991
Directed by: Lars von Trier
Europa is a 1991 Danish drama film directed by Lars von Trier. It is von Trier's third... more21
2614Never Say Never Again
Sean Connery, Kim BasingerReleased: 1983
Directed by: Irvin Kershner
Never Say Never Again is a 1983 spy film based on the James Bond novel Thunderball, which was... more22
2312The Passion of Anna
Max von Sydow, Ingmar BergmanReleased: 1969
Directed by: Ingmar Bergman
The Passion of Anna is a 1969 Swedish drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. Its... more23
2312Flight of the Eagle
Max von Sydow, Cornelis VreeswijkReleased: 1982
Directed by: Jan Troell
Flight of the Eagle is a 1982 Swedish biographical drama film directed by Jan Troell, based on... more24
3630The Greatest Story Ever Told
John Wayne, Charlton HestonReleased: 1965
Directed by: George Stevens, Jean Negulesco, David Lean
The Greatest Story Ever Told is a 1965 American epic film produced and directed by George... more25
2414The New Land
Max von Sydow, Liv UllmannReleased: 1972
Directed by: Jan Troell
The New Land is a 1972 Swedish film written by Bengt Forslund and directed by Jan Troell. It... more
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