Ruben Ostlund

Q: Has Ruben Östlund won any major awards?

Yes, Ruben Östlund has won several prestigious awards, including the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival for 'The Square' in 2017 and for 'Triangle of Sadness' in 2022.

Q: What was Ruben Östlund's first film?

Ruben Östlund's first feature film was 'Gitarrmongot', released in 2004. The film laid the groundwork for his distinctive style and thematic focus.

Q: Which films are considered Ruben Östlund's most successful?

Ruben Östlund's most successful films include 'Force Majeure', 'The Square', and 'Triangle of Sadness', all of which received critical acclaim and international recognition.

Q: What is known about Ruben Östlund's personal life?

Ruben Östlund keeps his personal life relatively private. He has one child and is known to be passionate about exploring human behavior through his films.

Q: What is Ruben Östlund's estimated net worth?

Ruben Östlund's estimated net worth is around $10 million, largely attributed to his successful career as a director and screenwriter.

Q: What are some milestones in Ruben Östlund's filmography?

Milestones in Ruben Östlund's filmography include his films 'Force Majeure', 'The Square', and 'Triangle of Sadness', each contributing to his reputation as a leading contemporary filmmaker.

Q: What themes are prevalent in Östlund's films?

Ruben Östlund's films often explore themes of morality, social dynamics, and human behavior, frequently using dark humor and satirical elements to provoke thought and discussion.

Known for

The Square (2008)

IMDb 6.7 / 10

2008 / Thriller / 105mins

Ray, a construction worker trapped in an unhappy marriage, pursues an affair with his neighbor, Carla. Carla's husband, Greg, is a mobster who keeps...

Name

Ruben Ostlund

Height

6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Born

13 April 1974, Göteborg, Sweden

Spouses

N/A

Children

1, name not publicly known

Parents

Ulf Östlund, Birgitta Östlund

Estimated Net Worth

$10 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2026	Movie Vittorio De Sica: Staging Life A documentary feature film about Vittorio De Sica, one of the greatest masters of world cinema. Through a new access...	Self	Not rated
2025	Movie Ritratti di cinema	Self	Not rated
2025	Movie Being Bo Widerberg The documentary chronicles Bo Widerberg's journey from 1960s Malmö, where he worked as a writer and film critic, to his...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2025	Movie The Legend of the Palme d’Or Continues Ten years after the first documentary, the legend of the Palme d’Or… continues. Some new laureates of the Cannes trophy...	Self	Not rated
2024	Movie Iris Berben - Ein persönliches Porträt She is the grande dame of German and international cinema, always a bit of a rocker chick, freedom-loving, adventurous and...	Unknown character	Not rated
2023	Movie Room 999 In 1982, Wim Wenders asked 16 of his fellow directors to speak on the future of cinema, resulting in the...	Self	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2022	Movie Code Haneke Features interviews with two-time Palme d'Or winner Michael Haneke and his key collaborators, alongside excerpts from his films.	Self	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2021	TV Carina Bergfeldt	Self - Guest	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2020	Movie Il était une fois... « The Square » Documentary sheds light on the creative process of Ruben Östlund, who is a keen observer of social conditions and portrays...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2018	Movie Searching for Ingmar Bergman A meaningful account of the personal and professional life of the great Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) that explores his...	Self - Filmmaker	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2014	TV Babel Literature talkshow with Jessika Gedin.	Unknown character	TMDB 9.5 / 10
2012	TV Min sanning	Self	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2012	Movie Room 1112 In room 1112 at hotel Riverton during Göteborg's 2011 film festival, director Jonas Selberg Augustsén brings together some of Sweden's...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2009	TV Skavlan Skavlan is a Norwegian-Swedish television talk show hosted by Norwegian journalist Fredrik Skavlan. It premiered in Sweden on Sveriges Television...	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2008	Movie An Extraordinary Study in Human Degradation Despondent over his lovelife, Swedish director Patrik Eriksson decides to chronicle his existential crisis, with the aid of co-workers, via...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2005	TV Le Cercle As long as there is cinema, LE CERCLE will be there. It is the only television program of critical debates...	Self	Not rated
TBA	Movie Ruben The film tracks Ostlund’s attempt to win a record third Palme d’Or with his new film, The Entertainment System Is...	Self	Not rated

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2026	Movie Redoubt Affected by the powerful images in the pamphlet Om kriget kommer (If war comes), farmhand Karl-Göran Persson begins fortifying his...	Producer Production	Not rated
2025	Movie Death of a Fantastic Machine A short film about how economic interests have, throughout history, influenced how we use the camera — from the earliest...	Production Consultant Production	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2024	Movie Life and Other Problems The meaning of life, death and everything else? The possible answers are plenty in Max Kestner's adventurous film, which starts...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2023	Movie And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine From the first camera to 45 billion cameras worldwide today, the visual sociologist filmmakers widen their lens to expose both...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2023	Movie Beau Is Afraid Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on...	Thanks Crew	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2022	Movie Triangle of Sadness A celebrity model couple are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged, alcoholic captain. What...	Editor Editing	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2022	Movie Triangle of Sadness A celebrity model couple are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged, alcoholic captain. What...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2022	Movie Triangle of Sadness A celebrity model couple are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged, alcoholic captain. What...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2022	Movie Snow thérapie In the mountains, Eva and Thomas witness an avalanche that ultimately turns out to be harmless. She reproaches him for...	Original Film Writer Writing	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2022	Movie Marks Director Jakob is in the middle of recording when he becomes obsessed with the authenticity of a cosmetic hickey. Despite...	Thanks Crew	Not rated
2020	Movie Downhill Barely escaping an avalanche during a family ski vacation in the Alps, a married couple is thrown into disarray as...	Original Film Writer Writing	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2020	Movie Downhill Barely escaping an avalanche during a family ski vacation in the Alps, a married couple is thrown into disarray as...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2017	Movie The Square A prestigious Stockholm museum's chief art curator finds himself in times of both professional and personal crisis as he attempts...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2017	Movie The Square A prestigious Stockholm museum's chief art curator finds himself in times of both professional and personal crisis as he attempts...	Writer Writing	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2017	Movie The Square A prestigious Stockholm museum's chief art curator finds himself in times of both professional and personal crisis as he attempts...	Editor Editing	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2016	Movie Fight on a Swedish Beach!! A western Swedish beach during high summer. A variety of people come together to socialise and enjoy the heat. A...	Creative Director Art	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2016	Movie Ruben Östlund Attack on NATO In March 2016, Ruben Östlund's mom asked him to document a flash mob she was going to participate in. The...	Director Directing	Not rated
2016	Movie Ten Meter Tower 10 Meter Tower is a short film taking place in a swimming pool with 6 cameras aimed at the tallest...	Art Department Production Assistant Production	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2014	Movie Force Majeure While holidaying in the French Alps, a Swedish family deals with acts of cowardliness as an avalanche breaks out.	Editor Editing	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2014	Movie Force Majeure While holidaying in the French Alps, a Swedish family deals with acts of cowardliness as an avalanche breaks out.	Director Directing	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2014	Movie Force Majeure While holidaying in the French Alps, a Swedish family deals with acts of cowardliness as an avalanche breaks out.	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2011	Movie Twin Brothers: 53 Scenes in Chronological Order Gustav and Oskar are twins. Oskar has Achondroplasia, a common form of dwarfism. Both have blue eyes and blonde hair.	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 4.1 / 10
2011	Movie Play In central Gothenburg, Sweden, a group of boys, aged 12-14, robbed other children on about 40 occasions between 2006 and...	Editor Editing	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2011	Movie Play In central Gothenburg, Sweden, a group of boys, aged 12-14, robbed other children on about 40 occasions between 2006 and...	Writer Writing	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2011	Movie Play In central Gothenburg, Sweden, a group of boys, aged 12-14, robbed other children on about 40 occasions between 2006 and...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2010	Movie Incident by a Bank Incident by a bank is a detailed account of a failed bank robbery: A single take where over 90 people...	Editor Editing	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2010	Movie Incident by a Bank Incident by a bank is a detailed account of a failed bank robbery: A single take where over 90 people...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2010	Movie Incident by a Bank Incident by a bank is a detailed account of a failed bank robbery: A single take where over 90 people...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2009	Movie Greetings from the Woods Inside and outside the well-kept hedges life carries on as usual. The King buys his daily newspaper. Bertil searches the...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2008	Movie Involuntary In several unrelated stories, the consequences of putting one's foot down – or failing to do so – are explored.	Director Directing	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2008	Movie Involuntary In several unrelated stories, the consequences of putting one's foot down – or failing to do so – are explored.	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2008	Movie Involuntary In several unrelated stories, the consequences of putting one's foot down – or failing to do so – are explored.	Editor Editing	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2008	Movie An Extraordinary Study in Human Degradation Despondent over his lovelife, Swedish director Patrik Eriksson decides to chronicle his existential crisis, with the aid of co-workers, via...	Director of Photography Camera	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2008	Movie An Extraordinary Study in Human Degradation Despondent over his lovelife, Swedish director Patrik Eriksson decides to chronicle his existential crisis, with the aid of co-workers, via...	Producer Production	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2006	Movie Nattbad A few friends spend a nice evening together.	Director Directing	TMDB 4.0 / 10
2006	Movie Weekend Eddy and Ylva have invited Björn and Lene to spend a perfect weekend in their cabin in the woods, but...	Editor Editing	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2006	Movie Weekend Eddy and Ylva have invited Björn and Lene to spend a perfect weekend in their cabin in the woods, but...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2005	Movie Autobiographical Scene Number 6882 A 30-years old man is celebrating Midsummer's eve together with friends on the west coast of Sweden. He makes his...	Editor Editing	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2005	Movie Autobiographical Scene Number 6882 A 30-years old man is celebrating Midsummer's eve together with friends on the west coast of Sweden. He makes his...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2005	Movie Autobiographical Scene Number 6882 A 30-years old man is celebrating Midsummer's eve together with friends on the west coast of Sweden. He makes his...	Writer Writing	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2005	Movie Autobiographical Scene Number 6882 A 30-years old man is celebrating Midsummer's eve together with friends on the west coast of Sweden. He makes his...	Director of Photography Camera	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2004	Movie The Guitar Mongoloid A 12-year-old boy making basic punk songs, grown men playing with guns, a neurotic woman with euphoric happiness targeting self...	Writer Writing	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2004	Movie The Guitar Mongoloid A 12-year-old boy making basic punk songs, grown men playing with guns, a neurotic woman with euphoric happiness targeting self...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2004	Movie Den ljusnande framtid är vår High school students from two different schools are interviewed about future plans and hopes.	Producer Production	Not rated
2003	Movie Irmelin Irmelin is 9 years old and loves to play football, but there is no girl team in the countryside where...	Director of Photography Camera	Not rated
2002	Movie Mustasch: Down in Black Promo video for Mustasch: Down in black from their debut album Above All.	Director Directing	TMDB 4.0 / 10
2002	Movie Family Again 23 years after Ruben Östlund's parents divorce, both his mom and dad are single again. With a child's hope of...	Editor Editing	TMDB 2.0 / 10
2002	Movie Family Again 23 years after Ruben Östlund's parents divorce, both his mom and dad are single again. With a child's hope of...	Director of Photography Camera	TMDB 2.0 / 10
2002	Movie Family Again 23 years after Ruben Östlund's parents divorce, both his mom and dad are single again. With a child's hope of...	Director Directing	TMDB 2.0 / 10
2002	Movie Kalle och bollhavet Kalle accompanies her parents to IKEA and they leave him in the ball pit, despite his protests. Kalle experiences some...	Editor Editing	Not rated
2001	Movie Let the Others Deal With Love Do you remember when we were in the Alps together? All the lads, like one big family. That's how you...	Cinematography Crew	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2001	Movie Let the Others Deal With Love Do you remember when we were in the Alps together? All the lads, like one big family. That's how you...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2001	Movie Let the Others Deal With Love Do you remember when we were in the Alps together? All the lads, like one big family. That's how you...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2001	Movie Let the Others Deal With Love Do you remember when we were in the Alps together? All the lads, like one big family. That's how you...	Editor Editing	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2001	Movie Scen nr 6345 ur mitt liv Jesper Sedin and Jonas Pärlbäck caught in a moment of painful clarity.	Director Directing	Not rated
2001	Movie Scen nr 6345 ur mitt liv Jesper Sedin and Jonas Pärlbäck caught in a moment of painful clarity.	Writer Writing	Not rated
1998	Movie Free Radicals II Ruben Östlund's second ski film follows his groundbreaking debut with breathtaking scenes from Sweden, France, Switzerland and Alaska.	Director of Photography Camera	Not rated
1998	Movie Free Radicals II Ruben Östlund's second ski film follows his groundbreaking debut with breathtaking scenes from Sweden, France, Switzerland and Alaska.	Director Directing	Not rated
1997	Movie Free Radicals Östlund discovered his penchant for long takes making ski films, in which unbroken shots prove the authenticity of the unbelievable...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1997	Movie Free Radicals Östlund discovered his penchant for long takes making ski films, in which unbroken shots prove the authenticity of the unbelievable...	Camera Operator Camera	TMDB 6.0 / 10
TBA	Movie The Entertainment System Is Down Set on a long-haul flight where the entertainment systems fail, an eclectic group of international passengers are forced to face...	Director Directing	Not rated
TBA	Movie The Entertainment System Is Down Set on a long-haul flight where the entertainment systems fail, an eclectic group of international passengers are forced to face...	Writer Writing	Not rated
TBA	Movie The Entertainment System Is Down Set on a long-haul flight where the entertainment systems fail, an eclectic group of international passengers are forced to face...	Producer Production	Not rated
TBA	Movie Toast 45 minutes of freestyle and freeriding.	Writer Writing	Not rated
TBA	Movie Toast 45 minutes of freestyle and freeriding.	Director Directing	Not rated

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2025

Iris Berben - Ein persönliches Porträt

2024

Room 999

2023 / TMDB 5.6

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What are some of Ruben Östlund's career highlights?

Ruben Östlund's career highlights include winning the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival for 'Triangle of Sadness' in 2022 and receiving international acclaim for 'Force Majeure' and 'The Square'.

Has Ruben Östlund won any major awards?

What was Ruben Östlund's first film?

Which films are considered Ruben Östlund's most successful?

What is known about Ruben Östlund's personal life?

What is Ruben Östlund's estimated net worth?

What are some milestones in Ruben Östlund's filmography?

What themes are prevalent in Östlund's films?

Known for

The Square (2008)

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