Elling (2001)

40-year-old Elling, sensitive, would-be poet, is sent to live in a state institution when his mother, who has sheltered him his entire life, dies. There he meets Kjell Bjarne, a gentle giant and female-obsessed virgin, also in his 40s.

Genres: Comedy, Drama

What to watch after Elling

• A Man Called Ove (2015) — Same feel: whimsical, feel-good
• The Passion of Anna (1969)
• The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2013) — Same feel: whimsical, feel-good
• Lovers of the Arctic Circle (1998)
• The Worst Person in the World (2021) — Same subject: oslo, norway
• Patrik, Age 1.5 (2008) — Same feel: feel-good, emotional