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Baltasar Kormákur

Baltasar Kormákur

Director, producer, actor and writer · Born February 27, 1966 (60) · Reykjavik, Iceland

Berlinale award winner

Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson (born 27 February 1966) is an Icelandic actor, theatre and film director, and film producer. He directed the films 101 Reykjavík, The Sea, A Little Trip to Heaven, Contraband, 2 Guns, Everest, Touch, and the TV series Katla. Description above from the Wikipedia article Baltasar Kormákur, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 27, 1966 (60)
From
Reykjavik, Iceland
Works as
Director, producer, actor and writer
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 50 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 9% in 30 days

What are Baltasar Kormákur's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure 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%
Survival
24%
Self
24%
Morality
12%
Ideas
5%
Power
4%
Society
4%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 4 · Dark 12

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

Grounded 15 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 8 · Intense 9

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 1

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 9

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 11 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Melancholic
12
Dread
5
Contemplative
6
Hopeful
5
Other
14

How their films linger

Bittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

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 Baltasar Kormákur's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Baltasar Kormákur'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

50 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Apex(2026)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • King & Conqueror(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Touch(2024)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Beast(2022)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Against the Ice(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Katla(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Adrift(2018)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Vultures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Producer

  • Áramótaskaup: 2016 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Producer

  • The Oath(2016)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Finnur

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Trapped(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Creator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Everest(2015)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Virgin Mountain(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Áramótaskaup: 2013 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • 2 Guns(2013)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Deep(2012)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Contraband(2012)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Summerland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Producer

  • Inhale(2010)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Reykjavik-Rotterdam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Producer · as Kristófer

  • White Night Wedding(2008)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Jar City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • Simply - A True Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • A Little Trip to Heaven(2005)

    Director · Original Story · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Stormy Weather(2003)

    Producer · as Einar

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Investigation Into the Invisible World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • The Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • No Such Thing(2001)

    as Dr. Artaud

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Me and Morrison(2001)

    as Askildsen

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Regína(2001)

    as Ívar

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • 101 Reykjavik (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Screenplay · as Þröstur

  • Angels of the Universe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Óli

  • The Split (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Friðrik

  • Pop in Reykjavik (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Producer

  • Go LazyTown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Writers' Assistant

  • Devil's Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Baddi

  • Dream Hunters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Gunnar

  • Draumur um draum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Agnes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Natan

  • A Fairy Tale of Our Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Wallpaper: An Erotic Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Broken Glass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Cascade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Dark Ocean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Hákon

  • I Am Victor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

  • Jar City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • On the Job (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

  • Six Clean Kills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

  • The Big Fix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

Career shape

A full career of 49 titles, 42 of them dated from 1988 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Everest (2015)

$203M worldwide

Highest rated

Virgin Mountain (2015)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Apex (2026)

Film career

  • 2000Screen debut· Angels of the Universe
  • 2008First top-billed film· Reykjavik-Rotterdam
  • 2016Career best· The Oath

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting19 of 49: 15 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thDirecting25 of 49: 4 only directing, 21 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thWriting11 of 49: 0 only writing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thProducing25 of 49: 7 only producing, 18 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thOther crew2 of 49: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

49 titles, 23 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 16 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s9 · 7 acting · 2 crew2000s13 · 8 acting · 8 crew2010s13 · 2 acting · 12 crew2020s6 · crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 33% of 6 roles

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.

Awards

Won a Berlinale award in 2001.

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 Baltasar Kormákur's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · producer

The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela (2008)

78th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Virgin Mountain (2015)

Midcredits 92nd · 83% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 71/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 18 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 Baltasar Kormákur's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles35–83 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles8–61 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles25–86 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles27–43 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles36–77 · median 54 · 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 Baltasar Kormákur work with?

People who share at least 2 of Baltasar Kormákur's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Agnes Johansen shares the most, 9.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles