Movies

HomeMoviesSearchTV SeriesBookmarksView Source
Ahead of Time

Ahead of Time

Genres

ComedyMusic

OverView

More than twenty years after the premiere of one of the most beloved Icelandic films (On Top/Med allt a hreinu 1982) a sequel appears. A band which folded twenty years ago (they were even considered old-fashioned then) sees fit to stage a comeback. Indications point to a great future until the ghosts of the past catch up with the band in the form of a single mother and a jolly roadie. We follow the band not only through the magnificent Icelandic landscape but also through two continents and a brief spell in the other world.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Icelandic

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

26 December 2004

Country

Iceland

Cast

Egill Ólafsson

Egill Ólafsson

Stinni

Ragnhildur Gísladóttir

Ragnhildur Gísladóttir

Harpa Sjöfn

Eggert Þorleifsson

Eggert Þorleifsson

Dúddi

Jakob Frímann Magnússon

Jakob Frímann Magnússon

Frímann

Ásgeir Óskarsson

Ásgeir Óskarsson

Hafþór

Tómas M. Tómasson

Tómas M. Tómasson

Baldvin Roy

Þórður Árnason

Þórður Árnason

Skafti

Höskuldur Ólafsson

Höskuldur Ólafsson

Kári Már

Similar Movies

5.8

Nichts als Gespenster

November 2006 •German

Episodes about different stages of relationships: from flirtation to falling out of love.

8.6

Inside Björk

August 2003 •English

Following the career of Björk, this documentary looks at her early musical career with local icelandic bands, her acclaimed stint in The Sugarcubes, and her massive success as a free-spirited solo artist.

5.5

The Dance

September 1998 •Icelandic

Águst Guðmundsson directed this Icelandic period drama, adapted from the short story We Must Dance by William Heinesen, and set on an island in 1913. Pétur (Gunnar Helgason) narrates, recalling the days when mainlanders arrived for a wedding. Flirtatious Sirsa (Pálína Jónsdottir) marries Harald (Dofri Hermannsson), son of a wealthy landowner on the island. Offshore, a ship is sinking, so the men form a rescue party, returning with the captain, the engineer, and several sailors. With a storm gathering, the engineer dies. The clergyman requests an end to the festivities as a mark of respect. Sirsa protests, but her new husband brings the celebration to a halt. The group then fragments into different activities, drunken or otherwise, and the sensual Sirsa directs her attention toward the handsome Ívar (Baldur Trausti Hreinsson). The film's score features traditional folk music.

6.2

Under the Glacier

February 1989 •Icelandic

Our hero is Umbi (an acronym for emissary of the bishop), sent by him to undertake an important investigation at Snæfell-glacier. In particular he is to look into the conduct and behavior of Jón Prímus, the old pastor at Snæfell. Fantastic rumors are rife: amongst other things it is said that a corpse is lodged in the glacier! Armed with his tape recorder and notebook, Umbi embarks upon his mission. He tries to question the weird locals, a weird lot, but gets evasive answers. Slowly he is dragged into a quagmire of strange happenings and his efforts to understand only make him confused. If at the beginning he is a chipper, a mere device, by the end of the story he is inextricably involved, a committed participant in the bizarre events.

0.0

Pop in Reykjavik

October 1998 •English

Popp í Reykjavík (Pop in Reykjavik) is a film about the vibrant Icelandic music culture of the late '90s. It was released in 1998 and features interviews and concert footage of promising Icelandic bands like Gusgus, Bellatrix, Maus, Ensími, Quarashi, Botnleðja and Sigur Rós.

6.1

The Sea

September 2002 •Icelandic

Wealthy, aging patriarch Thordur assembles his scattered heirs in his remote Icelandic fishing village to discuss the future of the family fishery. But bringing everyone together unleashes a storm of long-repressed dark family secrets.

7.0

Skinny Love

April 2024 •Icelandic

When Emilý, a twenty-five year old content creator, learns that her long-distance girlfriend wants to move to Iceland and make their open relationship exclusive, she must face her anxieties about the future. All the while trying to support her teenaged co-worker and battle financial difficulties.

0.0

Gústi the Strong vs The Merman

March 2024 •Icelandic

Fishing, friendship, and wrestling with your new favorite superhero.

10.0

Small Mall

March 2004 •Icelandic

A Eurovision singer, Iceland's strongest woman, a male model, a plumber who wants to direct movies. They all work in the shopping mall that this documentary focuses on ... most of them want to get out, even just to the bigger mall down the road.

7.0

Choked Up

March 2023 •English

A politician learns just how quickly things can go terribly wrong when a career-defining live TV interview goes off the rails due to a surprise coughing attack.

6.0

Reverse

May 2015 •Icelandic

Two childhood friends decide to drive around Iceland backward to raise money for charity. Soon after they set out, however, they discover that perhaps this wasn't the best idea. Nothing goes as planned - in fact, almost everything goes wrong.

5.2

King's Road

March 2010 •Icelandic

After 3 years abroad Junior returns to Iceland with his set of problems hoping that his father can sort them out but his homecoming isn't quite what he had expected.

5.7

Summerland

September 2010 •Icelandic

An art-house comedy about an ordinary family running the unusual business of elf tourism and spiritual sessions. Their house is built around an elf stone, which is sacred to the wife Lara, who is blessed with a sixth sense. When they get an offer to sell the stone at a high price, her husband Óskar is really tempted.

7.2

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

December 2013 •English

A timid magazine photo manager who lives life vicariously through daydreams embarks on a true-life adventure when a negative goes missing.

6.2

Rock in Reykjavik

April 1982 •Icelandic

Rokk í Reykjavík (Rock in Reykjavik) gives a thorough overview of the powerful and expanding rock scene in Iceland. Most of the film consists of performances by a wide variety of rock-groups in various clubs in Reykjavik in 1981-82. There are also interviews with members of the groups representing different views on such features of the rock scene as sex, drugs and politics. 19 groups appear in the film.

3.3

Small Mountain

March 2008 •Icelandic

Not expecting his son back today, Emil is brought to face his past, his family, his community, after he finds himself stuck upon the small mountain. This will be a day to remember.

5.6

Either Way

September 2011 •Icelandic

Two employees of the Icelandic Road Administration spend the summer painting lines on the winding roads as they both find themselves at a crossroads in their lives.

7.2

Where to Invade Next

December 2015 •English

To understand firsthand what the United States of America can learn from other nations, Michael Moore playfully “invades” some to see what they have to offer.

6.1

Journey to the Center of the Earth

July 2008 •English

On a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth.

7.2

Woman at War

May 2018 •Icelandic

Halla declares a one-woman-war on the local aluminium industry. She is prepared to risk everything to protect the pristine Icelandic Highlands she loves… Until an orphan unexpectedly enters her life.