Famous Movies From Iceland

Updated January 7, 2021 79.6k views207 items

List of popular movies from Iceland, listed by popularity with movie trailers when available. All prominent movies shot in Iceland are included. This list of famous films made in Iceland includes additional information about the movies, such as who directed them and what genre they are. Any top rated movies made in Iceland should appear on this list, with the most well-known ones at the top. The most popular cinema of Iceland is included below, so if you see a movie that's missing then it probably isn't very well-known.

List contains movies like Interstellar, Batman Begins, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Captain America: Civil War, and more. If you're ever wondered what movies were shot in Iceland, find out here!

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Interstellar
Anne Hathaway, Matthew McConaughey
Released: 2014
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
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Batman Begins
Christian Bale, Michael Caine
Released: 2005
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
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K-19: The Widowmaker
Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson
Released: 2002
Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher
Released: 2015
Directed by: J.J. Abrams
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The Fifth Element
Milla Jovovich, Bruce Willis
Released: 1997
Directed by: Luc Besson
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Stardust
Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro
Released: 2007
Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
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Captain America: Civil War
Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr.
Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
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Independence Day
Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum
Released: 1996
Directed by: Roland Emmerich
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Felicity Jones, Diego Luna
Released: 2016
Directed by: Gareth Edwards
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The Fate of the Furious
Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson
Released: 2017
Directed by: F. Gary Gray
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Blade Runner 2049
Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling
Directed by: Denis Villeneuve
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A Day or Two
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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Angelina Jolie, Daniel Craig
Released: 2001
Directed by: Simon West
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Thor: The Dark World
Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman
Released: 2013
Directed by: Alan Taylor
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Dancer in the Dark
Björk, Catherine Deneuve
Released: 2000
Directed by: Lars von Trier
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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
James Earl Jones, Peter Sellers
Released: 1964
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
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Star Trek Into Darkness
Zoe Saldana, Benedict Cumberbatch
Released: 2013
Directed by: J.J. Abrams
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Prometheus
Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender
Released: 2012
Directed by: Ridley Scott
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Judge Dredd
Sylvester Stallone, Diane Lane
Released: 1995
Directed by: Danny Cannon
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Letters from Iwo Jima
Ken Watanabe, Ryan Kelley
Released: 2006
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
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Jason Bourne
Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones
Released: 2016
Directed by: Paul Greengrass
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After Earth
Will Smith, Zoë Kravitz
Released: 2013
Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
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Die Another Day
Madonna, Halle Berry
Released: 2002
Directed by: Lee Tamahori
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Sean Penn, Ben Stiller
Released: 2013
Directed by: Ben Stiller
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Rachel McAdams, Robert Downey Jr.
Released: 2011
Directed by: Guy Ritchie
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