Portrait of Jo Nesbø

Writing

Jo Nesbø

Career

Active from 1990 to 2026, with a break from 1991 to 2009, busiest in 2011 and 2015 with 2 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Detective Hole
Detective Hole
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jo Nesbø Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.2, average 3.0
  • Wholesome
    1.6, average 3.4
  • Romance
    2.3, average 3.8
  • Nostalgia
    2.3, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nordic Noir 3
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

18
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

5 titles
The Kingdom
The Kingdom

Novel, Screenplay

Blood on Snow
Blood on Snow

Writer, Producer

The Night House
The Night House

Screenplay, Executive Producer

I Am Victor
I Am Victor

Executive Producer, Novel

London
London

Short Story, Executive Producer

2020s

2 titles · average score 46
Killer Heat
Killer Heat (2024)
GoodWatch score 37

Executive Producer, Novel

The Hanging Sun
The Hanging Sun (2022)
GoodWatch score 56

Executive Producer, Novel

2010s

7 titles · average score 56
The Snowman
The Snowman (2017)
GoodWatch score 27

Novel, Executive Producer

Doctor Proctor: Bubble in the Bathtub
Doctor Proctor: Bubble in the Bathtub (2015)
GoodWatch score 57

Novel

Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder
Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder (2014)
GoodWatch score 58

Novel

Babel
Babel (2014)

TV show

Headhunters
Headhunters (2011)
GoodWatch score 79

Novel

Jackpot
Jackpot (2011)
GoodWatch score 59

Story

Banking on My Guitar
Banking on My Guitar (2010)

Writer, Director

2000s

3 titles · average score 63
Trygdekontoret talkshow
Trygdekontoret talkshow (2009)

TV show

Deadline Torp
Deadline Torp (2005)
GoodWatch score 63

Adaptation

The History of Norwegian Rock Music
The History of Norwegian Rock Music (2004)

TV show

1990s

1 title
Helt Nils
Helt Nils (1990)

Writer