Noomi Rapace Movies: Essential Films

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2009 - 20216 Films12h 20m4 Average

This curated watch list highlights Noomi Rapace's most acclaimed and significant performances. It begins with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, her star-making turn as Lisbeth Salander that launched her to international fame (the full trilogy is worth watching if you want the complete story).

The list continues with her Hollywood breakthrough in Sherlock Holmes, her leading role in Ridley Scott's Prometheus, and standout performances in character-driven films like The Drop and the tour-de-force What Happened to Monday, where she plays seven distinct roles. It concludes with Lamb, the Icelandic folk horror that premiered at Cannes and earned her widespread critical acclaim, demonstrating her continued excellence in both arthouse and genre cinema.

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

20092h 32m4.5
Original Title: Män som hatar kvinnor
Director: Niels Arden Oplev
Cast: Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Lena Endre, Sven-Bertil Taube, Peter Haber

A disgraced journalist teams up with a brilliant but troubled hacker to investigate the decades-old disappearance of a wealthy industrialist's niece in this gripping Swedish thriller based on Stieg Larsson's bestselling novel.

DramaThrillerCrimeMystery
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows poster

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

20112h 9m4.1
Director: Guy Ritchie
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, Jared Harris, Rachel McAdams

Detective Sherlock Holmes faces his greatest challenge yet when he encounters Professor Moriarty, a criminal mastermind who matches his intellect but surpasses him in ruthless cunning.

AdventureActionCrimeMystery
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Prometheus

20122h 4m3.7
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Guy Pearce

A team of explorers follows clues about humanity's origins to a distant world, where they encounter ancient secrets and deadly threats that could determine the fate of mankind.

Science FictionAdventureMystery
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The Drop

20141h 46m3.9
Director: Michaël R. Roskam
Cast: Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, James Gandolfini, Matthias Schoenaerts, John Ortiz

A quiet bartender becomes entangled in a dangerous web of crime and investigation when a robbery at his neighborhood bar goes wrong, forcing him to navigate the complex loyalties of his tight-knit Brooklyn community.

DramaCrime
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What Happened to Monday

20172h 3m4.2
Director: Tommy Wirkola
Cast: Noomi Rapace, Glenn Close, Willem Dafoe, Marwan Kenzari, Christian Rubeck

In a dystopian future where families can only have one child, seven identical sisters must hide their existence from the government while searching for their missing sibling.

Science FictionThrillerMysteryAction
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Lamb

20211h 46m3.5
Original Title: Dýrið
Director: Valdimar Jóhannsson
Cast: Noomi Rapace, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, Ester Bibi

An Icelandic couple living on a remote sheep farm discover a mysterious newborn on their land and decide to raise it as their own, bringing unexpected joy to their lives.

DramaFantasyHorror