Wallander: The Trickster

Wallander: The Trickster

2006 · 87 min · ★ 4.9 · Thriller, Crime

While Kurt Wallander works on a murder case involving a charming yet evil horse dealer who plays on the vulnerability of lonely women, he finds himself romantically involved with a married woman.

Directed by Jonas Grimås · Written by Petra Revenue

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Wallander: Before the FrostWallander: Before the Frost · 2005
Wallander: Before the Frost
5.72005
MovieCrimeThriller
A fanatical sect is suspected to be behind some horrific violent crimes in Ystad. Henning Mankell's sharp-eyed commissioner receives assistance from her daughter Linda, a newly-graduated police officer, and criminal inspector Stefan Lindman. The first of 32 films with Krister Henriksson as the popular commissioner Kurt Wallander.
Wallander: MastermindWallander: Mastermind · 2005
Wallander: Mastermind
6.42005
MovieThrillerCrime
Kurt Wallander and the other police officers try to find the connection between a horrible murder that took place in Ystad and the kidnapping of one of the police force's daughters. It also seems someone has infiltrated the police and controls every move the police make.
Wallander: The BrothersWallander: The Brothers · 2005
Wallander: The Brothers
5.32005
MovieThrillerCrime
In the third Wallander film, starring Krister Henriksson, a bestial double murder is investigated in which the victims have been subjected to torture and where many point to the act of revenge. Henning Mankell's sharp-eyed commissioner has the assistance of daughter Linda, newly graduated police officer, and criminal inspector Stefan Lindman.
Wallander: The OverdoseWallander: The Overdose · 2005
Wallander: The Overdose
6.12005
MovieCrimeThriller
Kurt Wallander investigates the disappearance of a father under suspicious circumstances, as events at the local high school appear to be linked to the missing man's daughter, who recently committed suicide.
Wallander: The Village IdiotWallander: The Village Idiot · 2005
Wallander: The Village Idiot
5.62005
MovieCrimeThriller
In the second film with Krister Henriksson as Kurt Wallander, a man enters a bank and threatens to blow it up in the air unless his demands are met. Henning Mankell's sharp-eyed commissioner has the assistance of daughter Linda, newly graduated police officer, and criminal inspector Stefan Lindman.
Wallander: The AfricanWallander: The African · 2005
Wallander: The African
5.32005
MovieCrimeThriller
Kurt Wallander receives a murder case from the Polish police, it turns out that the victim was shot dead on board a train in Sweden. Most of his face is shot away and for Wallander personally the case gets an unexpected turn. His two closest police colleagues are the daughter Linda, newly graduated police officer, and criminal inspector Stefan Lindman.
Wallander: The Container LorryWallander: The Container Lorry · 2006
Wallander: The Container Lorry
5.52006
MovieThrillerCrime
A semi-trailer found dumped and full of dead people leads Kurt Wallander and his team to a convent where the nuns have been assisting illegal refugees into Sweden via Poland.
Wallander: The SecretWallander: The Secret · 2006
Wallander: The Secret
6.42006
MovieCrimeThriller
11-year-old Johannes is found raped and murdered. Investigations lead to a pedophile ring and detective Stefan Lindman's dark secret.
Wallander: The JokerWallander: The Joker · 2006
Wallander: The Joker
5.92006
MovieCrimeThriller
When a woman is murdered outside her restaurant in front of her eight-year-old daughter, Wallander and his team link the death to a restaurant mafia.
Wallander: Blood LineWallander: Blood Line · 2006
Wallander: Blood Line
5.02006
MovieThrillerCrime
Following an argument with her lover on her boat, a woman is found dead. Wallander and the Ystad police investigate; their inquiries lead them to a farm commune and to an old friend of Linda's.
Wallander: The PhotographerWallander: The Photographer · 2006
Wallander: The Photographer
5.32006
MovieCrimeThriller
When an American tourist is found murdered after visiting an internationally renowned photographer, her husband believes she was having an affair. Kurt Wallander decides to investigate.
Wallander: The Castle RuinsWallander: The Castle Ruins · 2006
Wallander: The Castle Ruins
5.72006
MovieCrimeThriller
Kurt Wallander and the team are stumped when they find an old man, Greger Stehn, dead due to poisoning. It appears that Stehn, who looked like a vagrant, was in fact very wealthy.
Wallander: The PriestWallander: The Priest · 2009
Wallander: The Priest
5.52009
MovieCrimeThriller
A priest is shot outside a hotel in Ystad and is fighting for his life in hospital. Wallander has no clues to the shooter until he finds out that the priest was having an affair.
Wallander: The LeakWallander: The Leak · 2009
Wallander: The Leak
5.92009
MovieCrimeThriller
The seemingly random murder of a jogger in woodland and the detonation of car bombs in central Ystad are but diversions to busy the police whilst a security van are robbed of 15 million kroner. Isabelle and Portus witness this and give chase but are attacked by the criminals and hospitalized. Given the security firm's meticulous contingency plan Wallander suspects a leak from the inside and aims for Micke Sterner, a compulsive gambler and the only staff member to know the encoded transit schedules. But some private sleuthing by over-worked Svartman, who has found the robbers' den, and Wallander's suspicions of an ex-cop turned security officer with connections to the firm provide the real break-through.
Wallander: The RevengeWallander: The Revenge · 2009
Wallander: The Revenge
5.72009
MovieCrimeThriller
Kurt Wallander has bought a dream house by the sea, but his peace and quiet is soon shattered when a man is murdered and an explosion in one of Ystad's power grids shuts down the electricity in the whole city.
Wallander: The SniperWallander: The Sniper · 2009
Wallander: The Sniper
5.22009
MovieCrimeThriller
When a small-time crook is killed by a sniper, Wallander and the Ystad police investigate. Meanwhile, trainee policeman Pontus is forced to reconsider his career.
Wallander: The CellistWallander: The Cellist · 2009
Wallander: The Cellist
5.72009
MovieCrimeThriller
A Russian cellist is subject to a bomb attack following a performance in Ystad. It turns out that she is a witness in a murder prosecution against a member of the Russian mafia.
Wallander: The GuiltWallander: The Guilt · 2009
Wallander: The Guilt
5.42009
MovieCrimeThriller
When a young boy disappears from pre-school, Wallander joins a desperate search to find him. Suspicions immediately fall on a pedophile recently released from prison.
Wallander: The ThiefWallander: The Thief · 2009
Wallander: The Thief
5.52009
MovieCrimeThriller
Homes are being burgled in Ystad and three neighbors form their own vigilante group. Soon Wallander is convinced the group has committed a double murder, although no bodies have been found.
Wallander: The CourierWallander: The Courier · 2009
Wallander: The Courier
5.42009
MovieCrimeThriller
After the murder of a motorcyclist, an investigation reveals that bikers are being used as drug couriers from Denmark to Sweden and that the killing was part of a cartel power struggle.
Wallander 22 - Angel of DeathWallander 22 - Angel of Death · 2010
Wallander 22 - Angel of Death
4.52010
MovieThrillerCrime
A choir of young women gives a guest performance in a country church outside Ystad. But when an 18-year-old member of the choir disappears, Wallander is brought in to investigate.
Wallander: The WitnessWallander: The Witness · 2010
Wallander: The Witness
4.82010
MovieCrimeThriller
A girl goes missing somewhere in Ystad. It is obvious that she has seen something terrible and that someone wants her silenced. At the same time, a trial of human traffickers begins.
Wallander: The CollectorWallander: The Collector · 2010
Wallander: The Collector
4.62010
MovieCrimeThriller
A young woman is killed and robbed in her apartment. The trail leads to her indebted ex-boyfriend, a bouncer. In the investigation, the police officer Pontus notices that his colleague is nervous. Isabell carries around a dark secret: one of the suspects, in this case, has a means of pressure against her in her hand. Commissioner Wallander has a great deal on the capable young policewoman, whose loyalty to her fatherly superior is subjected to a hard test of endurance.
Wallander: The GhostWallander: The Ghost · 2010
Wallander: The Ghost
4.32010
MovieCrimeThriller
Arson is suspected when a house burns to the ground following a gas explosion, and a man and a woman are found dead. Wallander investigates and uncovers an intricate web of lies.
Wallander: The HeritageWallander: The Heritage · 2010
Wallander: The Heritage
4.62010
MovieThrillerCrime
When Manfred Stjarne is stabbed to death outside the Brada cider factory his wife Claire has inherited - suspicion falls on Polish worker Jan Kowalski, with whose wife Manfred was having an affair, but Jan is found hanged - later evidence suggesting foul play. Benjamin Wilkes, an ex-psychologist who helped Manfred select redundancy candidates, is killed in the same way as Manfred, putting disgruntled ex-Brada employees in the frame, but a third slaying implicates a former patient of Wilkes, who has connections to the Stjarne family. A newly loved-up Isabelle and Pontius start to fool around whilst on surveillance, taking their eye off the ball and allowing this suspect to confront Claire.
Wallander: The Troubled ManWallander: The Troubled Man · 2013
Wallander: The Troubled Man
5.82013
MovieCrimeThriller
Wallander has become a grandfather and is trying to seize the role as good as it goes because he wants to be closer to his daughter Linda and her family. When Linda's father-in-law mysteriously disappears, Wallander is drawn into the case that takes him back in time to the Cold War and the submarine violations in the Stockholm archipelago. At the same time, he's starting to suspect that something is not right with him...
Wallander: MissingWallander: Missing · 2013
Wallander: Missing
5.32013
MovieThrillerCrime
A girl disappears on her way to school, and suspicion falls on her father who has been fighting for her custody. Wallander's investigation is helped when he visits a woman whom he had arrested when her own daughter disappeared.
Wallander: The BetrayalWallander: The Betrayal · 2013
Wallander: The Betrayal
4.32013
MovieCrimeThriller
A young student reports her mother missing. The next day, the mother's body is found buried in the sand close to the family's house.
Wallander: The LossWallander: The Loss · 2013
Wallander: The Loss
5.02013
MovieCrimeThriller
A young woman is found dead in Ystad. When the police begin the case, they are told that the woman came from Moldova and that she worked as a prostitute in Sweden. Kurt, who leads the case, decides to seek out the woman's family in Moldova. When he returns to Sweden, he is involved in a car accident and takes a leave of absence from work. Around the same time, Kurt finds where his forgetfulness comes from.
Wallander 31 - The ArsonistWallander 31 - The Arsonist · 2013
Wallander 31 - The Arsonist
5.02013
MovieThrillerCrime
When an arsonist is released from prison, the villagers do not want him anywhere near them. Soon they take matters into their hands and Wallander has to investigate whether their fear is justified.
Wallander: The Sad BirdWallander: The Sad Bird · 2013
Wallander: The Sad Bird
5.82013
MovieCrimeThriller
When a restauranteur is abducted, Wallander's investigation leads him to suspect the Malmö police might be involved.

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