# The best Max von Sydow movies

The knight who plays chess with Death, Karl-Oskar in The Emigrants and the priest in The Exorcist: Max von Sydow's highest-ranked films according to Filmtopp and Filmstaden.

- 8 votes · 11 items
- May 10, 2025 · E. Larsson
- https://even.best/en/l/4418/the-best-max-von-sydow-movies

## Top 11

1. **The Seventh Seal (1957)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Ingmar Bergman. The knight Antonius Block plays chess with Death.
2. **Wild Strawberries (1957)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Ingmar Bergman. Petrol station owner Henrik Åkerman.
3. **The Virgin Spring (1960)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Ingmar Bergman. A father avenging his daughter.
4. **Winter Light (1963)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Ingmar Bergman. Jonas the fisherman in a crisis of faith.
5. **Pelle the Conqueror (1987)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Bille August. Lasse and his son Pelle; Oscar-nominated for Best Actor.
6. **Shutter Island (2010)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Martin Scorsese. Dr Naehring.
7. **The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Julian Schnabel. Jean-Dominique Bauby's father.
8. **Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Stephen Daldry. The mute lodger; Oscar-nominated for supporting actor.
9. **The Emigrants (1971)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Jan Troell. Karl-Oskar from Småland, from Vilhelm Moberg.
10. **The New Land (1972)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Jan Troell. Karl-Oskar in Minnesota.
11. **The Exorcist (1973)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — William Friedkin. Father Merrin.

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