Jan Mikael Håfstrom (born 1 July 1960) is a Swedish director and screenwriter. After studying film in Stockholm and New York, he worked as an assistant director on the Swedish channel, SVT 1 and as a screenwriter. He was awarded a Guldbaggegatan 2002 screenplay "Leva Livet". He is best known for directing the film drama film Evil (2003), the adaptation of Stephen King's short story 1408 (2007), and the action film Escape Plan (2013).
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 1, 1960 (66)
- Lund, Skåne län, Sweden
- Director, writer and producer
- 12 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
What are Mikael Håfström's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 10
Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 7
Grounded 5 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 9
Steady 0 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1
Casual 1 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 4
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 5
A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous3
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 Mikael Håfström's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Mikael Håfström'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
31 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Slingshot(2024)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Stockholm Bloodbath(2023)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Outside the Wire(2021)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Quick(2019)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Moscow Noir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Bloodline(2015)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Escape Plan(2013)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
The Rite(2011)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Shanghai(2010)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
1408(2007)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
The Making of Derailed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Derailed(2005)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Drowning Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Evil(2003)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Kopps(2003)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Days Like This (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
En dag i taget (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
The House of Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Satans mördare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Vendetta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Smutsiga ögon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Hassel - Botgörarna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Hassel - De giriga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Hassel - Offren (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Roland Hassel: Kidnapping (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Hassel - Säkra papper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Hassel - Slavhandlarna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Träff i Helfigur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Lysande landning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Idag Röd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Varuhuset (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Career shape
A full career of 31 titles from 1987 to 2024.
Biggest box office
Escape Plan (2013)
Highest rated
Evil (2003)
Most popular right now
Escape Plan (2013)
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 Mikael Håfström's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 65/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 11 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 Mikael Håfström's work okay for kids?
Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity 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 Mikael Håfström work with?
People who share at least 2 of Mikael Håfström's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rickard Krantz shares the most, 4.
Writers
- Erlend LoeShared titles: Stockholm Bloodbath (2023), Quick (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Erlend Loe
Actors
- Emily BeechamShared titles: Slingshot (2024), Stockholm Bloodbath (2023), Outside the Wire (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Emily Beecham
- David MorrisseyShared titles: Slingshot (2024), Derailed (2005)See all 2 shared titles with David Morrissey
- Alba AugustShared titles: Stockholm Bloodbath (2023), Quick (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Alba August
- John CusackShared titles: Shanghai (2010), 1408 (2007)See all 2 shared titles with John Cusack
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Rickard KrantzShared titles: Slingshot (2024), Stockholm Bloodbath (2023), Outside the Wire (2021), Quick (2019)See all 4 shared titles with Rickard Krantz
- Peter BoyleShared titles: Shanghai (2010), 1408 (2007), Derailed (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Peter Boyle
- Pär M. EkbergShared titles: Slingshot (2024), Stockholm Bloodbath (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Pär M. Ekberg
- Steffen ThumShared titles: Slingshot (2024), Stockholm Bloodbath (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Steffen Thum
Producers
- Kelly DennisShared titles: Escape Plan (2013), Shanghai (2010), 1408 (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Kelly Dennis
- Bob WeinsteinShared titles: Shanghai (2010), 1408 (2007), Derailed (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Bob Weinstein
- Harvey WeinsteinShared titles: Shanghai (2010), 1408 (2007), Derailed (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Harvey Weinstein
- Cristín RuddyShared titles: Slingshot (2024), Stockholm Bloodbath (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Cristín Ruddy