Portrait of Maj Sjöwall

Writing

Maj Sjöwall

Career

Active from 1967 to 1993, busiest in 1993 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Man on the Roof
Man on the Roof
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 60 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 2.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Maj Sjöwall Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    0.4, average 3.0
  • Wonder
    0.9, average 3.4
  • Wholesome
    0.9, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    0.5, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Police Procedural 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

68
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Beck 56
Beck 56

Characters

2020s

17 titles · average score 60
Beck 54 - In the shadows
Beck 54 - In the shadows (2026)
GoodWatch score 62

Characters

Beck 53 - From the Ashes
Beck 53 - From the Ashes (2025)
GoodWatch score 57

Characters

Beck 52 - The Invisible Man
Beck 52 - The Invisible Man (2025)
GoodWatch score 64

Characters

Beck 48 - Quid Pro Quo
Beck 48 - Quid Pro Quo (2023)
GoodWatch score 61

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Beck 49 - Inferno
Beck 49 - Inferno (2023)
GoodWatch score 67

Characters

Beck 50 - Deadlock
Beck 50 - Deadlock (2023)
GoodWatch score 65

Characters

Beck 45 - 58 Minutes
Beck 45 - 58 Minutes (2022)
GoodWatch score 52

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Beck 44 - Rage Room
Beck 44 - Rage Room (2022)
GoodWatch score 59

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Beck 43 - Haunted by the Past
Beck 43 - Haunted by the Past (2021)
GoodWatch score 59

Characters

Beck - Den förlorade sonen
Beck - Den förlorade sonen (2021)
GoodWatch score 60

Characters

Beck 41 - Death in Samarra
Beck 41 - Death in Samarra (2021)
GoodWatch score 54

Characters

Beck 40 - Beyond Reasonable Doubt
Beck 40 - Beyond Reasonable Doubt (2020)
GoodWatch score 58

Characters

2010s

13 titles · average score 58
Beck 38 - The Devil's Advocate
Beck 38 - The Devil's Advocate (2018)
GoodWatch score 60

Characters

Beck 37 - Without Intent
Beck 37 - Without Intent (2018)
GoodWatch score 59

Characters

Beck 36 - The Thin Ice
Beck 36 - The Thin Ice (2018)
GoodWatch score 51

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Beck 35 - Your Own Blood
Beck 35 - Your Own Blood (2018)
GoodWatch score 55

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Beck 33 - End of the Road
Beck 33 - End of the Road (2016)
GoodWatch score 60

Characters

Beck: The Last Day
Beck: The Last Day (2016)
GoodWatch score 61

Characters

Beck 32 - Steinar
Beck 32 - Steinar (2016)
GoodWatch score 60

Characters

Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders
Beck 30 - The Hospital Murders (2015)
GoodWatch score 57

Characters

Beck 29 - Invasion
Beck 29 - Invasion (2015)
GoodWatch score 56

Characters

Beck 27 - Room 302
Beck 27 - Room 302 (2015)
GoodWatch score 61

Characters

Beck 28 - The Family
Beck 28 - The Family (2015)
GoodWatch score 57

Characters

Beck 26 - Buried Alive
Beck 26 - Buried Alive (2010)
GoodWatch score 63

Characters

2000s

16 titles · average score 60
Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm
Beck 25 - The Eye of the Storm (2009)
GoodWatch score 58

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Beck 22 - The Weak Link
Beck 22 - The Weak Link (2007)
GoodWatch score 61

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Beck 23 - The Silent Scream
Beck 23 - The Silent Scream (2007)
GoodWatch score 63

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Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting
Beck 21 - The Japanese Painting (2007)
GoodWatch score 56

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Beck 17 - The Scorpion
Beck 17 - The Scorpion (2006)
GoodWatch score 63

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Beck 16 - The Last Witness
Beck 16 - The Last Witness (2002)
GoodWatch score 64

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Beck 14 - The Advertising Man
Beck 14 - The Advertising Man (2002)
GoodWatch score 63

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Beck 12 - The Loner
Beck 12 - The Loner (2002)
GoodWatch score 61

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Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball
Beck 15 - The Boy in the Glass Ball (2002)
GoodWatch score 62

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Beck 11 - The Cartel
Beck 11 - The Cartel (2001)
GoodWatch score 59

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Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance
Beck 09 - The Price of Vengeance (2001)
GoodWatch score 66

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Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face
Beck 10 - The Man Without a Face (2001)
GoodWatch score 60

Characters

1990s

15 titles · average score 59
Beck 03 - White Nights
Beck 03 - White Nights (1998)
GoodWatch score 61

Characters

Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness
Beck 08 - Trails in Darkness (1998)
GoodWatch score 65

Characters

Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye
Beck 04 - Eye for an Eye (1998)
GoodWatch score 61

Characters

Beck 07 - The Money Man
Beck 07 - The Money Man (1998)
GoodWatch score 63

Characters

Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy
Beck 01 - The Decoy Boy (1997)
GoodWatch score 63

Characters

Beck - The Man with the Icons
Beck - The Man with the Icons (1997)
GoodWatch score 56

Characters

Cop Killer
Cop Killer (1994)
GoodWatch score 60

as Cottage owner (uncredited)

The Fire Engine That Disappeared
The Fire Engine That Disappeared (1993)
GoodWatch score 59

as Woman next to Martin Beck on the flight (uncredited)

The Man on the Balcony
The Man on the Balcony (1993)
GoodWatch score 61

as The teacher

Murder at the Savoy
Murder at the Savoy (1993)
GoodWatch score 58

as Woman standing at table at Savoy (uncredited)

Roseanna
Roseanna (1993)
GoodWatch score 61

as Police Secretary in Motala (uncredited)

Beck – De gesloten kamer
Beck – De gesloten kamer (1993)

Characters

1980s

2 titles
The Locked Room
The Locked Room (1986)

Novel

The Man Who Went Up in Smoke
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke (1980)

Novel

1970s

2 titles · average score 63
Man on the Roof
Man on the Roof (1976)
GoodWatch score 76

Novel

The Laughing Policeman
The Laughing Policeman (1973)
GoodWatch score 50

Novel

1960s

2 titles · average score 56
Mördaren - en helt vanlig person
Mördaren - en helt vanlig person (1967)

Writer

Roseanna
Roseanna (1967)
GoodWatch score 56

Novel