Portrait of Jonas Åkerlund

Directing

Jonas Åkerlund

Career

Active from 1997 to 2026, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Lemonade
Lemonade
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jonas Åkerlund Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Family Dynamics
    2.9, average 4.8
  • Wholesome
    1.8, average 3.4
  • Mystery
    2.7, average 4.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Visual Album 2
  • Artistic Expression 2
  • Feminist Themes 2
  • Concert Film 2
  • Pop Music 2
  • Iconic Artist 2
  • Dance-Pop 2
  • Music-Driven 2
  • Music Video Compilation 2
  • Music Central 2
  • Pop Culture Icon 2
  • Visual Spectacle 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

37
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
En film om Modstrilogin
En film om Modstrilogin

Director, Editor

GG Allin: Live. Fast. Die.
GG Allin: Live. Fast. Die.

Director

Heartbeats
Heartbeats

Director

2020s

6 titles · average score 83
Billy Idol Should Be Dead
Billy Idol Should Be Dead (2026)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Producer

Grindr Presents: Madonna LIVE in New York
Grindr Presents: Madonna LIVE in New York (2026)

Creative Director

Metallica Saved My Life
Metallica Saved My Life (2025)

Producer, Director

Madonna: The Celebration Tour in Rio
Madonna: The Celebration Tour in Rio (2024)
GoodWatch score 87

Director

DuEls
DuEls (2024)

Director

Rite Here Rite Now
Rite Here Rite Now (2024)
GoodWatch score 91

Producer

2010s

14 titles · average score 67
Polar
Polar (2019)
GoodWatch score 41

Director

Lords of Chaos
Lords of Chaos (2018)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Screenplay

Double Dutchess: Seeing Double
Double Dutchess: Seeing Double (2017)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Rammstein: Paris
Rammstein: Paris (2017)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Lemonade
Lemonade (2016)
GoodWatch score 90

Director

Roxette Diaries
Roxette Diaries (2016)

Director, Editor

Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live (2015)
GoodWatch score 85

Director

On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z
On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z (2014)
GoodWatch score 79

Director

BEYONCÉ
BEYONCÉ (2014)
GoodWatch score 89

Director

Ozzy Osbourne: Memoirs of a Madman
Ozzy Osbourne: Memoirs of a Madman (2014)

Director

Small Apartments
Small Apartments (2012)
GoodWatch score 42

Director

Paul McCartney: Live Kisses
Paul McCartney: Live Kisses (2012)

Director

2000s

11 titles · average score 67
Horsemen
Horsemen (2009)
GoodWatch score 33

Director

Pussy
Pussy (2009)

Director

Place (Ställe)
Place (Ställe) (2009)

Director

Madonna: The Confessions Tour
Madonna: The Confessions Tour (2006)
GoodWatch score 88

Director

I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (2005)
GoodWatch score 72

Editor, Director

Blink-182: Greatest Hits
Blink-182: Greatest Hits (2005)

Director

Blink-182: Greatest Hits
Blink-182: Greatest Hits (2005)

Director of Photography

Spun
Spun (2003)
GoodWatch score 55

Editor, Director

Blondie: Good Boys
Blondie: Good Boys (2003)

Director

The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits Video Collection
The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits Video Collection (2001)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

Try
Try (2000)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Writer

1990s

3 titles · average score 80
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 (1999)
GoodWatch score 80

Director

Turn the Page
Turn the Page (1999)

Director, Writer

The Hidden
The Hidden (1997)

Director