Portrait of Stefan Jarl

Directing

Stefan Jarl

Career

Active from 1966 to 2026, busiest in 2000 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Respectable Life
A Respectable Life
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Stefan Jarl Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    0.6, average 3.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.2, average 3.0
  • Physical Comedy
    0.6, average 2.4
  • Wonder
    1.6, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Documentary 2
  • Swedish Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

41
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles
Ursäkta mig
Ursäkta mig (2026)

Director

Själen för fan
Själen för fan (2024)

Director

Shards
Shards (2024)

Editor

Brevfilmen
Brevfilmen (2021)

Director

2010s

4 titles
Before Winter Comes
Before Winter Comes (2018)

Writer, Director

Koltrasten
Koltrasten (2014)

Director

Decency
Decency (2013)

Director

The Subjection
The Subjection (2010)

Director, Producer

2000s

9 titles · average score 62
Epilog
Epilog (2006)

Director

The Girl from Auschwitz
The Girl from Auschwitz (2005)

Director

Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost (2004)

Director

Terrorists: The Kids They Sentenced
Terrorists: The Kids They Sentenced (2003)
GoodWatch score 62

Editor, Writer

Muraren
Muraren (2002)

Director

Gästgivargår'n
Gästgivargår'n (2001)

Director

Beauty Will Save the World
Beauty Will Save the World (2000)

Director

De hemlösa
De hemlösa (2000)

Director

En film om Arne Sucksdorff
En film om Arne Sucksdorff (2000)

Director

1990s

6 titles · average score 59
Life at Any Cost
Life at Any Cost (1998)

Director

Nature's Warrior
Nature's Warrior (1997)
GoodWatch score 55

Writer, Director

Samernas land
Samernas land (1994)

Screenplay, Director

Misfits to Yuppies
Misfits to Yuppies (1993)
GoodWatch score 63

Producer, Director

Jåvna, renskötare år 2000
Jåvna, renskötare år 2000 (1991)

Director

Good People
Good People (1990)

Producer, Director

1980s

6 titles
Time Has No Name
Time Has No Name (1989)

Director, Writer

The Threat
The Threat (1987)

Director, Screenplay

The Soul Is Greater Than the World
The Soul Is Greater Than the World (1985)

Director

Nature's Revenge
Nature's Revenge (1983)

Director

The Painter
The Painter (1982)

Producer

Memento Mori
Memento Mori (1980)

Editor, Director

1970s

7 titles · average score 74
A Respectable Life
A Respectable Life (1979)
GoodWatch score 73

Writer, Sound Recordist

We Have Our Own Song - The Music Movie
We Have Our Own Song - The Music Movie (1976)

Director

Man on the Roof
Man on the Roof (1976)
GoodWatch score 76

Assistant Director, Production Manager

Ungkarlshotellet
Ungkarlshotellet (1975)

Producer

Transform Sweden
Transform Sweden (1974)

Director

Ture Sventon - Privatdetektiv
Ture Sventon - Privatdetektiv (1972)

Producer

The Magic Circle
The Magic Circle (1970)

Writer, Producer

1960s

5 titles · average score 70
They Call Us Misfits
They Call Us Misfits (1968)
GoodWatch score 70

as Narrator

U-barn
U-barn (1968)

Producer

The Truth About the New Anna Susanna
The Truth About the New Anna Susanna (1967)

Production Manager

Snutarna
Snutarna (1966)

Director

Kyrie
Kyrie (1965)

Supervising Producer