Ruben Östlund
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- April 13, 1974, Styrsö, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Movies
- 30
Ruben Östlund (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈrʉːbɛnˈœstlɵnd]) (born April 13 1974) is a Swedish filmmaker best known for his satirical black comedy films Force Majeure (2014), The Square(2017) and Triangle of Sadness (2022). He is the recipient of various accolades, including two Palmes d'Or, four European Film Awards and nominations for three Academy Awards.
Östlund was born in Styrsö, Gothenburg, Sweden. After high school, he started working in various ski resorts in the Alps during the winter seasons. While in the Alps, he began making skiing videos for his friends, which helped him obtain a job at a local production company.
He went on to study at the film school in Gothenburg, Sweden, where he graduated in 2001. He was accepted to the school based on his skiing films. Together with film producer Erik Hemmendorff, he is the co-founder of the production company Plattform Produktion, which produces his films.
Upcoming Ruben Östlund Movies
The Entertainment System Is Down
Release date TBA
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2026 | Vittorio De Sica: Staging Life | Self |
| 2025 | Ritratti di cinema | Self |
| 2025 | Being Bo Widerberg | Self |
| 2025 | The Legend of the Palme d’Or Continues | Self |
| 2024 | Iris Berben - Ein persönliches Porträt | |
| 2023 | Room 999 | Self |
| 2022 | Code Haneke | Self |
| 2020 | Il était une fois... « The Square » | Self |
| 2018 | Searching for Ingmar Bergman | Self - Filmmaker |
| 2012 | Room 1112 | |
| 2008 | An Extraordinary Study in Human Degradation |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2026 | Redoubt | Producer |
| 2022 | Triangle of Sadness | Director, Writer |
| 2017 | The Square | Director, Writer |
| 2016 | Ruben Östlund Attack on NATO | Director |
| 2014 | Force Majeure | Director, Screenplay |
| 2011 | Play | Writer, Director |
| 2010 | Incident by a Bank | Director, Screenplay |
| 2008 | Involuntary | Director, Screenplay |
| 2008 | An Extraordinary Study in Human Degradation | Producer |
| 2006 | Nattbad | Director |
| 2005 | Autobiographical Scene Number 6882 | Director, Writer |
| 2004 | The Guitar Mongoloid | Writer, Director |
| 2004 | Den ljusnande framtid är vår | Producer |
| 2002 | Mustasch: Down in Black | Director |
| 2002 | Family Again | Director |
| 2001 | Let the Others Deal With Love | Screenplay, Director |
| 2001 | Scen nr 6345 ur mitt liv | Director, Writer |
| 1998 | Free Radicals II | Director |
| 1997 | Free Radicals | Director |
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