Jonas Åkerlund

Directing

Jonas Åkerlund

Born 1965-11-10 · Bromma, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Jonas Åkerlund (born November 10, 1965) is a Swedish film and music video director, and drummer. He is best known for his stylish music videos, which are often mock forms of movie trailers and short films. His video for Madonna's song "Ray of Light" won a Grammy for Best Music Video, Short Form, and a record seven awards at 1998 MTV Video Music Awards, including the Video of the Year. He more recently directed the video for Britney Spears' 2011 single "Hold It Against Me".

Acting credits

Rammstein in Amerika poster
8.0

The concert film celebrates the band’s legendary show in New York’s Madison Square Garden – Rammstein’s return to the US after a ten-year absence. In HD and 5.1 surround sound. For the documentary, Rammstein provided extensive, previously unreleased footage and photos from the band archive. In numerous interviews from various periods in the band’s history, the band members speak about their experiences across the Atlantic.

Rammstein in Amerika

2015

Artistry/Technology poster
NR

The film gives an insight into the minds of leading creative figures of our time and their thoughts on the relationship between technology and creativity and the impact the arts and technology have had on one another in recent years, and how technology has influenced their life.

Artistry/Technology

2015

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Om Stefan Jarl

2003

Så jävla metal poster
9.8

Sweden is currently one of the world's largest producers of heavy metal. Super Stars like Europe and Yngwie Malmsteen have shown the way to the big stages, while bands like Candlemass and Bathory established entirely new genres. This is the story of the personalities that made ​​the Swedish hard rock and metal scene to what it is today. A fascinating, moving and humorous story about how Sweden became a world nation in one of the strongest and most popular cultural phenomena ever, full of eyewitness accounts, anecdotes and, of course, a whole lot of metal!

Så jävla metal

2011

You Do the Best You Can poster
NR

Follows Roy Andersson around different film festivals as he tries to launch his new film "Songs from the Second Floor" mixed with interviews with family members and colleagues.

You Do the Best You Can

2001

Behind the camera

Polar poster
6.4

When a retiring assassin realizes that he is the target of a hit, he winds up back in the game going head to head with a gang of younger, ruthless killers.

Polar

2019

Horsemen poster
6.0

A recently widowed detective still grieving over his wife's death discovers a shocking connection between himself and the suspects in a serial killing spree linked to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

Horsemen

2009

Spun poster
6.6

Over the course of three days Ross, a college dropout addicted to crystal-meth, encounters a variety of oddball folks - including a stripper named Nikki and her boyfriend, the local meth producer, The Cook - but all he really wants to do is hook up with his old girlfriend, Amy.

Spun

2003

Lords of Chaos poster
6.8

A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the 1990s results in a very violent outcome.

Lords of Chaos

2018

Lords of Chaos poster
6.8

A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the 1990s results in a very violent outcome.

Lords of Chaos

2018

Rite Here Rite Now poster
8.9

Whether you’re a devoted disciple looking to relive treasured memories of the GHOST live spectacle or among the curious uninitiated, RITE HERE RITE NOW will put you right there: putting your phones down and living in the moment—as a shadow of uncertainty looms—completely spellbound and in the thrall of this bombastic yet intimate cinematic portrait of GHOST.

Rite Here Rite Now

2024

Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live poster
8.4

Filmed in front of 76,000 fans at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney, Australia, "The 1989 World Tour Live" captures Taylor Swift's entire performance while also mixing in behind-the-scene, rehearsal, and special guest footage from her 1989 Tour.

Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

2015

Small Apartments poster
5.9

When a clumsy deadbeat accidentally kills his landlord, he must do everything in his power to hide the body, only to find that the distractions of lust, the death of his beloved brother, and a crew of misfit characters force him on a journey where a fortune awaits him.

Small Apartments

2012

No artwork available
6.2

Short movie about a young, drug addicted couple.

Try

2000

No artwork available
6.2

Short movie about a young, drug addicted couple.

Try

2000

Lemonade poster
8.4

The second "visual album" (a collection of short films) by Beyoncé, this time around she takes a piercing look at racial issues and feminist concepts through a sexualized, satirical, and solemn tone.

Lemonade

2016

The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits Video Collection poster
8.1

Released alongside The Smashing Pumpkins greatest hits CD "Rotten Apples", this video collection comes with all of the Pumpkins music videos (excluding "The End is the Beginning is the End"). It also comes with a live performance of "Geek USA" and "An Ode to No One" which is taken from their final performance at the Metro. There is also a hidden video for the never-before-released song "Untitled". All of the videos come with commentary from the band and some have out-takes and behind the scenes footage.

The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits Video Collection

2001

Billy Idol Should Be Dead poster
6.9

Punk legend turned pop sensation Billy Idol bares it all in this electrifying documentary, revealing his rise to fame, battle with addiction and triumphant comeback that captivated millions of fans worldwide.

Billy Idol Should Be Dead

2026

Billy Idol Should Be Dead poster
6.9

Punk legend turned pop sensation Billy Idol bares it all in this electrifying documentary, revealing his rise to fame, battle with addiction and triumphant comeback that captivated millions of fans worldwide.

Billy Idol Should Be Dead

2026

DuEls poster
NR

DuEls is a journey through the Vigeland Museum by Belgian and French choreographer Damien Jalet and Erna Omarsdottir from Iceland, where groundbreaking contemporary dance meets Vigeland's classic sculptures.

DuEls

2024

I'm Going to Tell You a Secret poster
6.6

A documentary that follows Madonna on her 2004 Re-Invention World Tour.

I'm Going to Tell You a Secret

2005

Roxette Diaries poster
4.0

Everything (and much more) happened to Roxette in the years 1986 and 1995. Hundreds of hours of footage were recorded during the magical years to capture "everything". Follow them into the studio, backstage, at rehearsals and concerts. These are the private videos of one of the greatest bands of all time - directed by Jonas Åkerlund.

Roxette Diaries

2016

Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 poster
7.7

A collection of Madonna's favorite videos from 1993-1999. Contains the 14 videos: Bad Girl, Fever, Rain, Secret, Take A Bow, Bedtime Story, Human Nature, Love Don't Live Here Anymore, Frozen, Ray Of Light, Drowned World, The Power of Goodbye, Nothing Really Matters, and Beautiful Stranger.

Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99

1999

Madonna: The Celebration Tour in Rio poster
9.0

Madonna celebrates her four-decade career in a special concert for over 1.6 million people at the Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro.

Madonna: The Celebration Tour in Rio

2024

Madonna: The Confessions Tour poster
8.5

Filmed in its entirety at London's Wembley Arena during her worldwide sold-out 25-city Confessions Tour (2006's top-grossing tour world-wide), this concert film features songs from throughout the queen's career but largely focuses on Confessions On A Dance Floor.

Madonna: The Confessions Tour

2006

Paul McCartney: Live Kisses poster
4.8

On February 9 in the City of Angels, a few hours after the long awaited addition of Paul McCartney’s star to the Hollywood Walk of Fame, McCartney and an all-star entourage performed a one-time-only magical concert event.

Paul McCartney: Live Kisses

2012

Rammstein: Paris poster
8.5

During the “Made in Germany” tour, Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund filmed two acclaimed Rammstein concerts in March 2012 – each for an audience of 17,000 at the Bercy Arena in Paris. In the resulting film (with 16 songs from the entire repertoire),

Rammstein: Paris

2017

Metallica Saved My Life poster
NR

From Award-winning director Jonas Åkerlund, “Metallica Saved My Life” explores the world of Metallica through the lives of their fans—including the bandmembers themselves—who have supported each other through highs, lows, trials, and triumphs for over four decades.

Metallica Saved My Life

2025

Metallica Saved My Life poster
NR

From Award-winning director Jonas Åkerlund, “Metallica Saved My Life” explores the world of Metallica through the lives of their fans—including the bandmembers themselves—who have supported each other through highs, lows, trials, and triumphs for over four decades.

Metallica Saved My Life

2025