Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- bleak
- paranoid
- brooding
- late night thriller viewing
- crime film marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Erik's investigation exposes poaching and criminal involvement within his brother's northern community.
Erik returns from Stockholm after his parents' deaths, only to find his brother implicated in the case.
The remote Norrland setting turns familiar local relationships into a source of sustained threat.
The film combines Swedish rural crime, police corruption, social secrecy, and austere thriller tension.
Films like The Hunters, and why
Insomnia
shared nordic noir atmosphere, rural crime investigation, moral corruption, and bleak social tension
The Secret in Their Eyes
shared small-community secrecy, investigative suspense, and psychologically oppressive crime drama
Wind River
shared rural isolation, compromised law enforcement, and grim thriller tone
Movie Details
- Director
- Kjell Sundvall
- Release Date
- 1996-02-02
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (129)
Cast
- Rolf Lassgård
- Lennart Jähkel
- Jarmo Mäkinen
- Tomas Norström
- Thomas Hedengran
- Göran Forsmark
- Rolf Degerlund
- Editha Domingo
- Helena Bergström
- Helén Söderqvist Henriksson
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Hunters about?
- A Stockholm policeman’s return to rural northern Sweden becomes a dangerous investigation into poaching, family loyalty, and entrenched local corruption.
- What is The Hunters like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Hunters as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Hunters violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Hunters as graphic.
- Which films are like The Hunters?
- Films with a similar feel include Insomnia, The Secret in Their Eyes, and Wind River.
- How long is The Hunters?
- The Hunters runs 113 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Hunters?
- In United States, The Hunters streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
