Grímur Hákonarson (born 1977) is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter. His first feature film was Summerland from 2010, for which Grímur was nominated for the Edda Award for Best Screenplay. His next feature film was Rams, about two estranged brothers on the Icelandic countryside who come together to save their sheep. The film was selected for the Un Certain Regard section of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival and won the Un Certain Regard Award.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1977 (49)
- Iceland
- Director and writer
- 3 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
Known for
What are Grímur Hákonarson's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 0
Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Grímur Hákonarson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Grímur Hákonarson'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
23 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.
Cattle Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Rams(2020)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
The County(2019)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Little Moscow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Rams(2015)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The Laxá Farmers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
A Pure Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Summerland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Boys On Film 4: Protect Me From What I Want (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Wrestling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Slavek the Shit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Last Words of Hreggviður (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Varði Goes Europe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Varði Goes on Tour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Materalistic Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Oiko Logos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Weekend in Auschwitz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Toilet Culture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
The Unemployed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Limir á lausu I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Limir á lausu II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
200 Kopavogur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Fence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 23 titles, 21 of them dated from 1993 to 2026.
How do Grímur Hákonarson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 3 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 81/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 3 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.
Who does Grímur Hákonarson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Grímur Hákonarson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sigurður Sigurjónsson shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Sigurður SigurjónssonShared titles: The County (2019), Rams (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Sigurður Sigurjónsson
- Sveinn Ólafur GunnarssonShared titles: The County (2019), Rams (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson
Editors
- Kristján LoðmfjörðShared titles: The County (2019), Rams (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Kristján Loðmfjörð
Producers
- Ditte MilstedShared titles: The County (2019), Rams (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Ditte Milsted
- Grímar JónssonShared titles: The County (2019), Rams (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Grímar Jónsson
- Jacob JarekShared titles: The County (2019), Rams (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Jacob Jarek
