Portrait of Ingmar Bergman

Directing

Ingmar Bergman

Career

Active from 1944 to 2025, busiest in 1963 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Fanny and Alexander
Fanny and Alexander
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 57 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ingmar Bergman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.4, average 4.8
  • Crime
    1.5, average 3.6
  • Violence
    2.4, average 4.1
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Drama 13
  • Character-Driven 12
  • Swedish Cinema 9
  • Social Commentary 8
  • Melancholy 8
  • Dialogue-Driven 6
  • Existential Themes 5
  • Psychological Study 5
  • Existential Crisis 5
  • Character Study 4
  • Existential Reflection 4
  • Philosophical 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

107
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

5 titles
National Theatre Live: Electra/Persona
National Theatre Live: Electra/Persona (2026)

Original Story

Fanny och Alexander på Galeasen
Fanny och Alexander på Galeasen (2025)

Original Film Writer

Laterna Magica
Laterna Magica (2025)

Writer

Confidential Conversations
Confidential Conversations (2021)

Short Story

Short Cuts: Cries and Whispers
Short Cuts: Cries and Whispers (2020)

Original Film Writer

2010s

4 titles
Persona
Persona (2019)

Original Film Writer

The Undefeated Femininity
The Undefeated Femininity (2018)

Writer

Ingmar Bergman Through the Choreographer's Eye
Ingmar Bergman Through the Choreographer's Eye (2016)

Writer

A Spiritual Matter
A Spiritual Matter (2015)

Writer

2000s

6 titles · average score 69
Palermo Shooting
Palermo Shooting (2008)
GoodWatch score 61

In Memory Of

The Ghost Sonata
The Ghost Sonata (2007)

Director

Bergman's Sonata
Bergman's Sonata (2005)

Writer

Saraband
Saraband (2003)
GoodWatch score 81

Writer, Director

Faithless
Faithless (2000)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer

The Image Makers
The Image Makers (2000)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

1990s

10 titles · average score 70
In the Presence of a Clown
In the Presence of a Clown (1998)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mental patient

Harald & Harald
Harald & Harald (1996)

Director, Writer

Private Confessions
Private Confessions (1996)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer

The Last Gasp
The Last Gasp (1995)
GoodWatch score 64

as Narrator (voice)

Unishe April
Unishe April (1994)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Concept

The Bacchae
The Bacchae (1993)

Director

The Best Intentions
The Best Intentions (1992)
GoodWatch score 77

Writer

Madame de Sade
Madame de Sade (1992)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer, Director

Sunday's Children
Sunday's Children (1992)
GoodWatch score 83

Writer

New York City Opera: A Little Night Music
New York City Opera: A Little Night Music (1990)

Original Story

1980s

10 titles · average score 73
Gotska Sandön
Gotska Sandön (1987)

Editor, Producer

Karin's Face
Karin's Face (1986)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

The Blessed Ones
The Blessed Ones (1986)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Dom Juan
Dom Juan (1985)

Director

After the Rehearsal
After the Rehearsal (1984)
GoodWatch score 82

Writer, Director

The Making of Fanny and Alexander
The Making of Fanny and Alexander (1984)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

The School of Wives
The School of Wives (1983)

Director

Fanny and Alexander
Fanny and Alexander (1982)
GoodWatch score 92

Director, Writer

Sally and Freedom
Sally and Freedom (1981)

Producer

From the Life of the Marionettes
From the Life of the Marionettes (1980)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer, Producer

1970s

21 titles · average score 71
Fårö Document 1979
Fårö Document 1979 (1979)
GoodWatch score 67

as Ingmar Bergman

Autumn Sonata
Autumn Sonata (1978)
GoodWatch score 85

Screenplay, Director

The Making of Autumn Sonata
The Making of Autumn Sonata (1978)

Director, Writer

The Serpent's Egg
The Serpent's Egg (1977)
GoodWatch score 40

Writer, Director

Face to Face
Face to Face (1976)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Writer

The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute (1975)
GoodWatch score 72

as Man in Audience (uncredited)

Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage (1974)
GoodWatch score 87

as Voice of the Press Photographer (uncredited)

The Misanthrope
The Misanthrope (1974)

Director

Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage (1973)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Pressfotografens röst (voice, uncredited)

Cries and Whispers
Cries and Whispers (1972)
GoodWatch score 87

as Narrator (voice)

The Touch
The Touch (1971)
GoodWatch score 58

Director, Producer

Fårö Document
Fårö Document (1970)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

1960s

19 titles · average score 74
The Rite
The Rite (1969)
GoodWatch score 69

as Priest

The Passion of Anna
The Passion of Anna (1969)
GoodWatch score 89

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Shame
Shame (1968)
GoodWatch score 74

Screenplay, Director

Hour of the Wolf
Hour of the Wolf (1968)
GoodWatch score 85

Writer, Director

Stimulantia
Stimulantia (1967)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography, Director

Persona
Persona (1966)
GoodWatch score 86

Screenplay, Producer

All These Women
All These Women (1964)
GoodWatch score 39

Screenplay, Director

Winter Light
Winter Light (1963)
GoodWatch score 80

Director, Writer

The Silence
The Silence (1963)
GoodWatch score 82

Director, Screenplay

Through a Glass Darkly
Through a Glass Darkly (1961)
GoodWatch score 86

Screenplay, Director

The Virgin Spring
The Virgin Spring (1960)
GoodWatch score 85

Director, Producer

The Devil's Eye
The Devil's Eye (1960)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Screenplay

1950s

22 titles · average score 74
The Magician
The Magician (1958)
GoodWatch score 84

Writer, Director

Rabies
Rabies (1958)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

The Seventh Seal
The Seventh Seal (1957)
GoodWatch score 87

Director, Author

Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries (1957)
GoodWatch score 87

Screenplay, Director

Mr. Sleeman Is Coming
Mr. Sleeman Is Coming (1957)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Smiles of a Summer Night
Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)
GoodWatch score 89

Screenplay, Director

Dreams
Dreams (1955)
GoodWatch score 70

as Man with a poodle at the hotel

A Lesson in Love
A Lesson in Love (1954)
GoodWatch score 85

Director, Art Direction

Summer with Monika
Summer with Monika (1953)
GoodWatch score 88

Writer, Director

Sawdust and Tinsel
Sawdust and Tinsel (1953)
GoodWatch score 84

Director, Writer

Waiting Women
Waiting Women (1952)
GoodWatch score 78

as Man in the Stairs at the Gynecologist's (uncredited)

Summer Interlude
Summer Interlude (1951)
GoodWatch score 88

Writer, Director

1940s

10 titles · average score 64
Prison
Prison (1949)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Writer

Thirst
Thirst (1949)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Music in Darkness
Music in Darkness (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

as A Train Passenger Reading a Newspaper (uncredited)

Port of Call
Port of Call (1948)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay, Director

Eva
Eva (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

Novel, Screenplay

A Ship to India
A Ship to India (1947)
GoodWatch score 62

as Man in Beret at Fairground (uncredited)

Woman Without a Face
Woman Without a Face (1947)
GoodWatch score 59

Writer

It Rains on Our Love
It Rains on Our Love (1946)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay, Director

Crisis
Crisis (1946)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer, Director

Torment
Torment (1944)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer, Assistant Director