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Håkan Karlsson

Editor, also producer · Born May 5, 1964 (62) · Örebro, Örebro län, Sweden

Håkan Karlsson was born on 5 May 1964 in Örebro, Örebro län, Sweden. He is an editor and producer, known for The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (2009), Elvis - en dramadokumentär om drömmar och drömmare (1997) and Kidnapping Mr. Heineken (2015).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 5, 1964 (62)
From
Örebro, Örebro län, Sweden
Works as
Editor, also producer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 46 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 129% in 30 days

What are Håkan Karlsson's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
44%
Power
14%
Survival
14%
Self
11%
Bonds
9%
Ideas
7%
Society
2%
Justice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 8

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 13 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 7 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 4

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 7 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Dread
5
Melancholic
6
Contemplative
5
Thrilling
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Unsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous7

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Håkan Karlsson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Håkan Karlsson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

46 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • Hunting Season(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Alexandra - syns vi inte finns vi inte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Additional Editing

  • Paradis City(2025)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • The Åre Murders(2025)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Snow Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 24 episodes · Post Producer

  • Mediha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Zero Contact(2022)

    Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Recon(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Intrigo: Dear Agnes(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Intrigo: Samaria(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Britt-Marie Was Here(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Intrigo: Death of an Author(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Dansa först(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Blackway(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Happy Hour in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Editor

  • Miraklet i Viskan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Editor

  • Kidnapping Mr. Heineken(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Lost Treasure of Aquila (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 24 episodes · Producer

  • Love and Lemons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Editor

  • Eskil & Trinidad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Editor

  • Wallander: The Troubled Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Editor

  • Annika Bengtzon: Crime Reporter - Lifetime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Editor

  • Annika Bengtzon: Crime Reporter - The Red Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Editor

  • Annika Bengtzon: Crime Reporter - Studio Sex(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Annika Bengtzon: Crime Reporter - Prime Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Editor

  • Johan Falk: Kodnamn: Lisa(2012)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Varg Veum - The Consorts of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Editor

  • Wallander: The Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Editor

  • Millennium(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Wallander 22 - Angel of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Editor

  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest(2009)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Wallander: The Cellist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Editor

  • Wallander: The Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Editor

  • Wallander: The Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Editor

  • Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Editor

  • Black Island Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Editor

  • Wallander: The Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Editor

  • Wallander(2005)

    Show 7 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Lusten till ett liv (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Assistant Director · Editor

  • Välkommen till festen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Editor

  • Tic Tac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Editor

  • Vildängel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Editor

  • Bengbulan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Editor

  • Sune's Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Editor

  • There's No One Safer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Editor

  • Facklorna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Craft Service

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles from 1991 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (2009)

$44M worldwide

Highest rated

Johan Falk: Kodnamn: Lisa (2012)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Hunting Season (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing3 of 41: 3 only producing, 0 with another roleEditing36 of 41: 35 only editing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score39thOther crew3 of 41: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s8 · crew2000s8 · crew2010s21 · crew2020s4 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Håkan Karlsson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 13; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 17 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · producer, editor

Zero Contact (2022)

91st percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Millennium (2010)

Midcredits 95th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 37/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 54, detractors 22. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Håkan Karlsson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 3 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 85 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles24–48 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 69 · intenseMedian of all films: 36

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Håkan Karlsson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Håkan Karlsson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Daniel Alfredson shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers