Ruben Östlund
Directing · Director · Camera Operator · Writer
Born Apr 13, 1974 · Styrsö, Gothenburg, Sweden
Active 1997–present
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).
Filmography
The Entertainment System Is Down — Director · Writer · ProducerRedoubt (2026) — ProducerTriangle of Sadness (2022) — Editor · Director · WriterThe Square (2017) — Director · Writer · EditorForce Majeure (2014) — Editor · Director · ScreenplayPlay (2011) — Director · Writer · EditorInvoluntary (2008) — Director · Screenplay · EditorDownhill (2020) — Executive Producer · Original Film WriterIncident by a Bank (2010) — Director · Screenplay · EditorTen Meter Tower (2016) — Art Department Production AssistantAutobiographical Scene Number 6882 (2005) — Director of Photography · Director · Writer · EditorAnd the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine (2023) — Executive ProducerThe Guitar Mongoloid (2004) — Director · WriterLife and Other Problems (2024) — Executive ProducerLet the Others Deal With Love (2001) — Director · Cinematography · Screenplay · EditorRoom 1112 (2012)Death of a Fantastic Machine (2025) — Production ConsultantAn Extraordinary Study in Human Degradation (2008) — Director of Photography · ProducerWeekend (2006) — Editor · Executive ProducerSnow thérapie (2022) — Original Film WriterFight on a Swedish Beach!! (2016) — Creative DirectorFree Radicals (1997) — Camera Operator · DirectorGreetings from the Woods (2009) — Executive ProducerTwin Brothers: 53 Scenes in Chronological Order (2011) — Executive Producer