Dark, Atmospheric Mysteries
by Jeg_er_Bertie | created - 21 Feb 2018 | updated - 02 Jun 2020 | PublicA list of dark, cold, atmospheric modern "noir" with an emphasis on Nordic mysteries. (No particular order).
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1. The Lava Field (2014– )
183 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The Cliff is a dramatic mystery that involves bizarre incidents and unexplained deaths, set against the backdrop of a controversial hydroelectric project. From Walter Presents, in Icelandic with English subtitles.
Stars: Atli Rafn Sigurðsson, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Heida Reed, Joi Johannsson
Votes: 1,217
2. The Cliff (2009– )
54 min | Drama, Mystery
The Cliff is a dramatic mystery that involves bizarre incidents and unexplained deaths, set against the backdrop of a controversial hydroelectric project. From Walter Presents, in Icelandic with English subtitles.
Stars: Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Unnur Birna Jónsdóttir Backman, Ari Kapríus Kristjánsson, Dóra Jóhannsdóttir
Votes: 686
3. Ófærð (2015– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In a remote town in Iceland, police desperately try to solve a crime as a powerful storm descends upon the town.
Stars: Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Guðjón Pedersen
Votes: 24,934
4. Fortitude (2015–2018)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Perched on the edge of the Arctic Circle, Fortitude is one of the safest towns on earth. There has never been a violent crime here. Until now.
Stars: Richard Dormer, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Sienna Guillory, Mia Jexen
Votes: 23,623
5. Department Q: The Absent One (2014)
Not Rated | 119 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The murder of young twins initially implicates a group of upper class students as the killers, though the case takes a turn or two from its starting point.
Director: Mikkel Nørgaard | Stars: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Pilou Asbæk, David Dencik
Votes: 26,211
6. Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes (2013)
Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Police inspector Carl Mørck is put in charge of a department of cold cases, joined only by his assistant Assad. They dig into a case about a missing woman.
Director: Mikkel Nørgaard | Stars: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Per Scheel Krüger, Troels Lyby, Øyvind B. Fabricius Holm
Votes: 32,992
7. Department Q: A Conspiracy of Faith (2016)
Not Rated | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Two intertwined cases linking the past with the present require the aid of Department Q to catch an elusive serial killer while time is running out.
Director: Hans Petter Moland | Stars: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Pål Sverre Hagen, Jacob Lohmann
Votes: 22,444
8. Bordertown (2016–2020)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Quirky police detective, in Finland, delves into his memory palace to solve despicable crimes all the while trying to keep his family together. If Sherlock was based in Finland this would be it.
Stars: Ville Virtanen, Matleena Kuusniemi, Anu Sinisalo, Lenita Susi
Votes: 12,412
9. Case (2015– )
45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A smart lawyer whose drinking and recklessness send him on a path of self-destruction finds new purpose investigating a teenager's apparent suicide.
Stars: Steinunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir, Magnús Jónsson, Birna Rún Eiríksdóttir, Stefania Berndsen
Votes: 2,910
10. The Hunt (2012)
R | 115 min | Drama
A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son's custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.
Director: Thomas Vinterberg | Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Annika Wedderkopp, Lasse Fogelstrøm
Votes: 364,653 | Gross: $0.69M
11. Grenseland (2017)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
To protect his family, police detective Nikolai covers up a murder case. But when his co-investigator Anniken suspects foul play, he is trapped in a dangerous game on duty, blurring the line between right and wrong.
Stars: Tobias Santelmann, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Benjamin Helstad, Eivind Sander
Votes: 4,569
12. Dicte (2013–2016)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Dicte is a dedicated reporter and refuses to give up before she has her story. Her stubborness gives her problems immediately with the policeman John Wagner, and they often get into clashes with each other.
Stars: Iben Hjejle, Lærke Winther, Dar Salim, Lars Ranthe
Votes: 3,679
13. Rebecka Martinsson (2017– )
Not Rated | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
High-flying lawyer Rebecka Martinsson leaves Stockholm for her hometown when a childhood friend dies.
Stars: Eva Melander, Jakob Öhrman, Ardalan Esmaili, Thomas Oredsson
Votes: 3,180
14. Deadwind (2018–2021)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When Sofia Karppi discovers the body of a young woman on a construction site, she triggers a chain of events that threatens to destroy her life--again.
Stars: Pihla Viitala, Lauri Tilkanen, Mimosa Willamo, Noa Tola
Votes: 13,075
15. Modus (2015–2017)
45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
During a snowy Christmas season in Sweden, psychologist and profiler Inger Johanne Vik and her autistic daughter both get drawn into the investigation of a number of disturbing deaths.
Stars: Melinda Kinnaman, Henrik Norlén, Esmeralda Struwe, Simon J. Berger
Votes: 5,001
16. Cardinal (2017–2020)
TV-MA | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detectives John Cardinal and Lise Delorme investigate the murder of a young girl, while Cardinal struggles to right past wrongs that could derail the investigation and end his career, as the case grows more violent and twisted.
Stars: Billy Campbell, Karine Vanasse, Kristen Thomson, Glen Gould
Votes: 11,713
17. The Bridge (2011–2018)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
When a body is found on the bridge between Denmark and Sweden, right on the border, Danish inspector Martin Rohde and Swedish Saga Norén have to share jurisdiction and work together to find the killer.
Stars: Sofia Helin, Rafael Pettersson, Sarah Boberg, Candice van Litsenborgh
Votes: 76,866
18. La Mante (2017)
52 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A serial killer, nicknamed 'La Mante' decides to collaborate with the police when a string of murders that copycat her style suddenly appear.
Stars: Carole Bouquet, Fred Testot, Manon Azem, Pascal Demolon
Votes: 14,353
19. Shetland (2013– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A local police team investigate crimes within the close knit island community of Shetland.
Stars: Alison O'Donnell, Steven Robertson, Douglas Henshall, Lewis Howden
Votes: 25,928
20. Hinterland (2013–2016)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A noir crime drama set in Aberystwyth, Wales, where troubled DCI Tom Mathias solves murders while searching for redemption.
Stars: Richard Harrington, Mali Harries, Alex Harries, Hannah Daniel
Votes: 15,123
21. True Detective (2014– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Anthology series in which police investigations unearth the personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within and outside the law.
Stars: Vince Vaughn, Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams, Taylor Kitsch
Votes: 657,095
22. Hannibal (2013–2015)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Explores the early relationship between renowned psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter and a young FBI criminal profiler who is haunted by his ability to empathize with serial killers.
Stars: Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Caroline Dhavernas, Laurence Fishburne
Votes: 276,825
23. The Forest (2017)
TV-MA | 313 min | Crime, Drama
Sixteen-year-old Jennifer disappears one night from her village in the Ardennes. Captain Gaspard Deker leads the investigation with local cop Virginie Musso, who knew the girl well. They are helped by Eve, a lonely and mysterious woman.
Stars: Samuel Labarthe, Suzanne Clément, Alexia Barlier, Frédéric Diefenthal
Votes: 12,871
24. The Chalet (2017–2018)
TV-MA | 52 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A reunion of childhood friends at a remote chalet in the French Alps soon turns into a desperate struggle for survival as they get cut off from rest of the world and a shocking dark secret from the past surfaces.
Stars: Chloé Lambert, Philippe Dusseau, Blanche Veisberg, Eric Savin
Votes: 7,680
25. Glacé (2016– )
52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A grisly find atop a mountain in the French Pyrenees leads investigator Martin Servaz into a twisted dance with a serial killer in this icy thriller.
Stars: Charles Berling, Julia Piaton, Pascal Greggory, Nina Meurisse
Votes: 3,698
26. The Break (2016–2018)
TV-MA | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Crime series kick-started by the finding of a young man's body.
Stars: Yoann Blanc, Jasmina Douieb, Lara Hubinont, Tom Audenaert
Votes: 6,782
27. Dark (2017–2020)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A family saga with a supernatural twist, set in a German town where the disappearance of two young children exposes the relationships among four families.
Stars: Louis Hofmann, Karoline Eichhorn, Lisa Vicari, Maja Schöne
Votes: 444,832
28. Journal 64 (2018)
Not Rated | 119 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A series of mysterious disappearances in 2006 are eerily connected to the same institution.
Director: Christoffer Boe | Stars: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Johanne Louise Schmidt, Søren Pilmark
Votes: 19,487
29. Forbrydelsen (2007–2012)
TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Police detective Sarah Lund investigates difficult cases with personal and political consequences.
Stars: Sofie Gråbøl, Morten Suurballe, Lars Mikkelsen, Bjarne Henriksen
Votes: 30,213
30. Black Lake (2016–2018)
TV-MA | 43 min | Horror, Thriller
A group of young friends visit an abandoned ski resort in northern Sweden, where strange noises from the basement are just the start of a series of horrifying events.
Stars: Filip Berg, Valter Skarsgård, Anna Åström, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina
Votes: 2,155
31. Midnight Sun (2016)
440 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The brutal murder of a French citizen sees French homicide investigator Kahina Zadi go to Kiruna, Sweden. Together with Rutger Burlin she begins an investigation that soon takes on staggering proportions.
Stars: Leïla Bekhti, Gustaf Hammarsten, Albin Grenholm, Jakob Hultcrantz Hansson
Votes: 5,386
32. The Valhalla Murders (2019–2020)
TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Police profiler Arnar is sent back home from Oslo to his native Iceland to investigate the country's first serial killer case. He teams up with the local senior cop Kata.
Stars: Aldís Amah Hamilton, Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir, Tinna Hrafnsdóttir, Arndís Hrönn Egilsdóttir
Votes: 16,963
33. Marcella (2016–2021)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Marcella Backland left the Metropolitan Police for the sake of her family, only to have her husband leave her. She returns to her job on the murder squad, investigating a case that seems disturbingly familiar to her.
Stars: Anna Friel, Ray Panthaki, Jack Doolan, Jamie Bamber
Votes: 37,296
34. Luther (2010–2019)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
John Luther is a brilliant homicide detective with a knack for getting inside the minds of murderers. Unfortunately, his unconventional methods and personal demons put him at odds with his team.
Stars: Idris Elba, Dermot Crowley, Michael Smiley, Warren Brown
Votes: 154,420
35. The Killing (2011–2014)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A police investigation, the saga of a grieving family, and a Seattle mayoral campaign all interlock after the body of 17-year-old Rosie Larsen is found in the trunk of a submerged car.
Stars: Mireille Enos, Joel Kinnaman, Billy Campbell, Liam James
Votes: 123,482
36. Fallet (2017– )
28 min | Comedy, Crime
British and Swedish police join forces to solve a case.
Stars: Adam Godley, Lisa Henni, Lia Boysen, Stina Rautelin
Votes: 2,011
37. The Fall (I) (2013–2016)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A seemingly cold but very passionate policewoman goes head to head with a seemingly passionate father who is in fact a cold serial killer in this procedural out of Belfast. The only thing they share is their common complexity.
Stars: Gillian Anderson, Jamie Dornan, John Lynch, Aisling Franciosi
Votes: 119,750
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