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Ingmar Bergman

Ingmar Bergman

Writer, director, actor and producer · Died July 30, 2007, aged 89 · Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden

Ernst Ingmar Bergman (July 14, 1918 – July 30, 2007) was a Swedish filmmaker. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time, his films are known as "profoundly personal meditations into the myriad struggles facing the psyche and the soul." Bergman directed more than 60 films and documentaries for cinematic release and for television screenings, most of which he also wrote. Most of his films were set in Sweden, and many films from 1961 onward were filmed on the island of Fårö. He also had a theatrical career that ran in parallel with his film career. It included periods as Leading Director of the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm and of the Residenztheater in Munich. He directed more than 170 plays. He forged a creative partnership with his cinematographers Gunnar Fischer and Sven Nykvist. Among his company of actors were Harriet Andersson, Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullmann, Gunnar Björnstrand, Erland Josephson, Ingrid Thulin, Gunnel Lindblom and Max von Sydow. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ingmar Bergman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 14, 1918
Died
July 30, 2007 (aged 89)
From
Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden
Works as
Writer, director, actor and producer
Titles
43 on MovieCove · 127 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 8% in 30 days

What are Ingmar Bergman's films like?

Across their 46 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama30 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 93rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
26%
Self
20%
Survival
16%
Society
12%
Morality
12%
Power
8%
Ideas
7%
Romantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief6 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 45 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 9 · Serious 6 · Dark 30

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 24 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 6

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 10 · Charged 12 · Intense 23

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

A split, not a type: Steady 24 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 36 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 35 · Even-paced 10 · 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 6 · Engaged 26 · Full focus 13

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 8 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 28

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 17 · Open-ended 15 · Ambiguous 13

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
31
Tense
23
Contemplative
21
Dread
12
Bittersweet
10
Other
26

How their films linger

Thought-provoking24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet20
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous19
  • Cyclical1

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 Ingmar Bergman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 35 of their 43 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (33).

Subscription and free streaming for Ingmar Bergman'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

127 credits, 43 with a MovieCove page; 57 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • National Theatre Live: Electra/Persona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Original Story

  • Laterna Magica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Writer

  • Faithless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Characters · Original Story

  • Fanny och Alexander på Galeasen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Original Film Writer

  • Confidential Conversations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Short Story

  • Scenes from a Marriage(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · Original Series Creator

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Short Cuts: Cries and Whispers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Original Film Writer

  • Persona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Original Film Writer

  • The Undefeated Femininity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Writer · Actor

  • Bergman Unpublished (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Ingmar Bergman Through the Choreographer's Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Writer

  • A Spiritual Matter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Writer

  • Hollywood sul Tevere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Bergman 101 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Palermo Shooting(2008)

    In Memory Of

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Ghost Sonata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Döden, motljuset och groggen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Bergman's Sonata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Writer

  • Shame: The Search for Humanity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Saraband(2003)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Filmstaden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • The Image Makers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Faithless(2000)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • In the Presence of a Clown(1997)

    Director · Writer · as Mental patient

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Private Confessions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Writer

  • Harald & Harald (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Writer

  • The Last Gasp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Screenplay · as Narrator (voice)

  • Unishe April(1994)

    Original Concept

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Bacchae (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • The Best Intentions(1992)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Inför Markisinnan de Sade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Madame de Sade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Writer

  • Sunday's Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Writer

  • The Best Intentions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 4 episodes · Writer

  • New York City Opera: A Little Night Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Original Story

  • Gotska Sandön (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Editor · Producer

  • Introducing 'Scenes from a Marriage' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Karin's Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · as Self

  • The Blessed Ones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director

  • Dom Juan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • Fanny and Alexander (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Creator · Writer

  • The Making of Fanny and Alexander (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director · as Self

  • After the Rehearsal(1984)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The School of Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • Fanny and Alexander(1982)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Sally and Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Producer

  • Intervju med Ingmar Bergman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Victor Sjöström - A Portrait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • From the Life of the Marionettes(1980)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Faro Document 1979(1979)

    Director · Script · Writer · as Ingmar Bergman

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Min älskade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Producer

  • The Making of Autumn Sonata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director · Writer · as Self

  • Autumn Sonata(1978)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Rätt ut i luften (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Producer

  • Ingmar Bergman at 60 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Interviewee

  • The Serpent's Egg(1977)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Ingmar Bergman inszeniert: „Ein Traumspiel“ von August Strindberg. Beobachtungen bei der Arbeit am Bayerischen Staatsschauspiel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Summer Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Producer

  • A Little Night Music(1977)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Dance of the Damned Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Confessions of a Fool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 4 episodes · Producer

  • Face to Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Creator · Writer

  • Face to Face(1976)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Three Scenes with Ingmar Bergman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • The Magic Flute(1975)

    Director · Screenplay · as Man in Audience (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Scenes from a Marriage(1974)

    Director · Writer · as Voice of the Press Photographer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Misantropen(1974)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Writer

  • Scenes from a Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Creator · Writer · as Pressfotografens röst (voice, uncredited)

  • Cries & Whispers(1972)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Touch(1971)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Writer

  • The Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Writer

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Fårö Document (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director · as Self - Reporter (uncredited)

  • The Passion of Anna(1969)

    Director · Writer · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Rite(1969)

    Director · Writer · as Priest

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Shame(1968)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Hour of the Wolf(1968)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Daniel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director · as Self

  • Stimulantia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer · as Self

  • Persona(1966)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Don Juan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Creator

  • All These Women(1964)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Silence(1963)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • A Dream Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • Wood Painting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Writer

  • Skäggen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Winter Light(1963)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Writer

  • The Pleasure Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Writer

  • Through a Glass Darkly(1961)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Devil's Eye(1960)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Virgin Spring(1960)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director

  • The Magician(1958)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Rabies(1958)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Brink of Life(1958)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Venetian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director

  • The Minister of Uddarbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Additional Writing

  • Night Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Scenario Writer

  • Behind the Scenes of Wild Strawberries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer

  • Wild Strawberries(1957)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Sleeman Is Coming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director

  • The Seventh Seal(1957)

    Director · Author · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Last Pair Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Screenplay

  • Smiles of a Summer Night(1955)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Dreams(1955)

    Director · Writer · as Man with a poodle at the hotel

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • A Lesson in Love(1954)

    Director · Art Direction · Writer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Sawdust and Tinsel(1953)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Summer with Monika(1953)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Secrets of Women(1952)

    Director · Writer · as Man in the Stairs at the Gynecologist's (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Divorced (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Screenplay

  • Summer Interlude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director · Writer

  • This Can't Happen Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • While the City Sleeps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Screenplay

  • To Joy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director · Writer · as Expecting Father at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)

  • Thirst (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director · Actor

  • Prison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director · Writer

  • Eva (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Novel · Screenplay

  • Port of Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Music in Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director · as A Train Passenger Reading a Newspaper (uncredited)

  • A Ship to India(1947)

    Director · Screenplay · as Man in Beret at Fairground (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Woman Without a Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Writer

  • It Rains on Our Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Crisis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director · Writer

  • Torment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Assistant Director · Writer · Actor

Career shape

A full career of 126 titles from 1944 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Fanny and Alexander (1982)

$6.8M worldwide

Highest rated

Scenes from a Marriage (1974)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

The Seventh Seal (1957)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting32 of 126: 14 only acting, 18 with another role · typical Midcredits score82ndDirecting71 of 126: 17 only directing, 54 with another role · typical Midcredits score92ndWriting81 of 126: 31 only writing, 50 with another role · typical Midcredits score93rdProducing13 of 126: 5 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score97thCinematography2 of 126: 0 only cinematography, 2 with another roleEditing1 of 126: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew9 of 126: 2 only other crew, 7 with another role

126 titles, 57 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 48 of them.

By decade

1940s10 · 4 acting · 10 crew1950s22 · 4 acting · 22 crew1960s20 · 3 acting · 19 crew1970s25 · 8 acting · 22 crew1980s14 · 3 acting · 11 crew1990s12 · 3 acting · 11 crew2000s11 · 5 acting · 6 crew2010s5 · 2 acting · 4 crew2020s7 · crew

Billing

usually 19th · top billed in 0% of 13 roles
4454

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Ingmar Bergman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 92nd percentile, the median of all 42; across their 45 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 89th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Approval · how many liked their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 45

Midcredits score across 43 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up33
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th5

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 43 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved20
  • Crowd Pleaser18
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director

Misantropen (1974)

66th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, director, writer

Scenes from a Marriage (1974)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 66/100 and the plot and story 55/100 in their films, across 39 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Ingmar Bergman's work okay for kids?

Across up to 21 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and profanity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore14 titles10–66 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity21 titles19–68 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity12 titles1–48 · median 11 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs14 titles17–48 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense16 titles33–80 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Ingmar Bergman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ingmar Bergman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gunnar Björnstrand shares the most, 15.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles