De beste 50 Nederlandse films
by gverdonk | created - 4 months ago | updated - 4 months ago | PublicDit is een lijst met de 50 beste Nederlandse films en met de hoogste waardering op IMDb.
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1. Simon (2004)
TV-MA | 102 min | Comedy, Drama
A mild-mannered gay dentist and a hedonist womanizer rekindle their unlikely friendship when the latter's terminal cancer drives them back together after a decade apart.
Director: Eddy Terstall | Stars: Cees Geel, Marcel Hensema, Rifka Lodeizen, Nadja Hüpscher
Votes: 8,222 | Gross: $0.00M
2. The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012)
Not Rated | 111 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Elise and Didier fall in love at first sight, in spite of their differences. He talks, she listens. He's a romantic atheist, she's a religious realist. When their daughter becomes seriously ill, their love is put on trial.
Director: Felix van Groeningen | Stars: Veerle Baetens, Johan Heldenbergh, Nell Cattrysse, Geert Van Rampelberg
Votes: 43,326 | Gross: $0.18M
3. Black Book (2006)
R | 145 min | Drama, Thriller, War
In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance.
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman, Halina Reijn
Votes: 80,512 | Gross: $4.40M
4. Character (1997)
R | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jacob Katadreuffe lives mute with his mother, has no contact with his father who only works against him and wants to become a lawyer, at all costs.
Director: Mike van Diem | Stars: Pavlik Jansen op de Haar, Jan Decleir, Fedja van Huêt, Betty Schuurman
Votes: 11,304 | Gross: $0.71M
5. The Vanishing (1988)
Not Rated | 107 min | Mystery, Thriller
Rex and Saskia, a young couple in love, are on vacation. They stop at a busy service station and Saskia is abducted. After three years and no sign of Saskia, Rex begins receiving letters from the abductor.
Director: George Sluizer | Stars: Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Gene Bervoets, Johanna ter Steege, Gwen Eckhaus
Votes: 44,224
6. Zomervacht (2023)
100 min | Drama
As Brian (13) cares for his severely mentally disabled brother over a sweltering summer holiday he is forced to grow up.
Director: Joren Molter | Stars: Jarne Heylen, Joël in 't Veld, Micha Hulshof, Valentijn Dhaenens
Votes: 162
7. Soldier of Orange (1977)
R | 165 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
During World War II, Dutch students join the resistance movement against the German occupation of the Netherlands.
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Rutger Hauer, Jeroen Krabbé, Susan Penhaligon, Edward Fox
Votes: 13,876
8. De Marathon (2012)
107 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
After finding out that they have a tax debt of forty thousand euros, four very out-of-shape men working at a car shop start to train for a marathon in which they can win the money to pay the debt.
Director: Diederick Koopal | Stars: Stefan de Walle, Martin van Waardenberg, Marcel Hensema, Frank Lammers
Votes: 7,531
9. Sea of Time (2022)
116 min | Drama
Lucas and Johanna live in the 80s, madly in love, in a world full of dreams and ideals. Then a disastrous accident, during their sailing trip on the Atlantic, separates them. Thirty-five ... See full summary »
Director: Theu Boermans | Stars: Sallie Harmsen, Reinout Scholten van Aschat, Elsie de Brauw, Gijs Scholten van Aschat
Votes: 1,177
10. For a Lost Soldier (1992)
Unrated | 92 min | Drama, Romance, War
Set in The Netherlands at the end of WW II, this touching story, told in flashbacks, explores the complex and romantic relationship between an adult soldier and a displaced, lonely adolescent boy.
Director: Roeland Kerbosch | Stars: Maarten Smit, Andrew Kelley, Jeroen Krabbé, Freark Smink
Votes: 4,831 | Gross: $0.39M
11. Twin Sisters (2002)
R | 137 min | Drama, Romance, War
Twin sisters Lotte and Anne grow up very differently after their parents death. Now adults, they want to reunite but World War II and their growing socioeconomic differences complicate things.
Director: Ben Sombogaart | Stars: Ellen Vogel, Gudrun Okras, Thekla Reuten, Nadja Uhl
Votes: 7,277 | Gross: $0.00M
12. Als je begrijpt wat ik bedoel (1983)
84 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Bumble the Bear (Olivier Bommel) finds an egg that, it turns out, has a cute little dragon in it. However, this dinosaur grows huge every time it is upset. As this causes a lot of problems, Ollie Bommel has to face a difficult dilemma.
Directors: Harrie Geelen, Bjørn Frank Jensen, Bert Kroon, Jay Kamen | Stars: Fred Benavente, Trudy Libosan, Luc Lutz, Lo van Hensbergen
Votes: 1,655
13. Rosie (1998)
97 min | Drama
In a juvenile lockup, a new ward answers questions: she's Rosie, 13, no parents, a sister Irene, a brother Michel. In flashbacks we find out what happened. She lives with Irene, who's 27, ... See full summary »
Director: Patrice Toye | Stars: Aranka Coppens, Sara de Roo, Dirk Roofthooft, Joost Wynant
Votes: 574 | Gross: $0.01M
14. Antonia's Line (1995)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama
A Dutch matron establishes and, for several generations, oversees a close-knit, matriarchal community where feminism and liberalism thrive.
Director: Marleen Gorris | Stars: Willeke van Ammelrooy, Jan Decleir, Veerle van Overloop, Els Dottermans
Votes: 9,475 | Gross: $4.82M
15. Zillion (2022)
138 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
It's 1997. Frank, a computer genius with a nose for business, a fascination for nightlife and an unhealthy urge to prove himself, only wants one thing: his own disco that not only outperforms the competition but simply humiliates it.
Director: Robin Pront | Stars: Jonas Vermeulen, Charlotte Timmers, Matteo Simoni, Barbara Sarafian
Votes: 3,204
16. Als je begrijpt wat ik bedoel (1983)
84 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Bumble the Bear (Olivier Bommel) finds an egg that, it turns out, has a cute little dragon in it. However, this dinosaur grows huge every time it is upset. As this causes a lot of problems, Ollie Bommel has to face a difficult dilemma.
Directors: Harrie Geelen, Bjørn Frank Jensen, Bert Kroon, Jay Kamen | Stars: Fred Benavente, Trudy Libosan, Luc Lutz, Lo van Hensbergen
Votes: 1,655
17. Cool Kids Don't Cry (2012)
96 min | Drama, Family, Sport
Akkie is a pretty schoolgirl who is good at soccer and doesn't let boys mess with her, until she is diagnosed with leukemia and must start her battle to stay alive.
Director: Dennis Bots | Stars: Hanna Obbeek, Nils Verkooijen, Fiona Livingston, Bram Flick
Votes: 4,037
18. Loft (I) (2008)
118 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Five close friends, all of them married, share a loft to meet their mistresses. One day they find the body of a young woman in the loft. Since there are only five keys to the loft, the five men begin to suspect each other of murder.
Director: Erik Van Looy | Stars: Koen De Bouw, Filip Peeters, Matthias Schoenaerts, Bruno Vanden Broecke
Votes: 24,984
19. The Northerners (1992)
108 min | Comedy, Drama
During the summer of 1960, the idiosyncratic residents of a one-street Dutch suburb collide in intertwining stories of desire and frustration.
Director: Alex van Warmerdam | Stars: Jack Wouterse, Annet Malherbe, Rudolf Lucieer, Loes Wouterson
Votes: 3,375
20. Lang leve de koningin (1995)
118 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A fairytale about a young girl who learns to play chess and at the same time finds her father.
Director: Esmé Lammers | Stars: Maya van den Broecke, Lisa de Rooy, Cas Enklaar, Derek de Lint
Votes: 1,262
21. Fanfare (1958)
86 min | Comedy, Music
After a fight the brass band in a small village splits up into two separate bands. They both want to win a contest and will do anything to prevent the other band from winning it.
Director: Bert Haanstra | Stars: Hans Kaart, Bernard Droog, Ineke Brinkman, Wim Van den Heuvel
Votes: 865
22. Wolf (I) (2013)
Unrated | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A promising kickboxer struggles to resist the temptations of a life of crime.
Director: Jim Taihuttu | Stars: Marwan Kenzari, Chems Eddine Amar, Steef Cuijpers, Raymond Thiry
Votes: 3,962
23. Come as You Are (2011)
115 min | Comedy, Drama
Three guys in their twenties love wine and women but they are still virgins. Under the guise of a wine tour they embark on a journey to Spain hoping to have their first sexual experience. ... See full summary »
Director: Geoffrey Enthoven | Stars: Charlotte Timmers, Roos Van Vlaenderen, Robrecht Vanden Thoren, Karel Vingerhoets
Votes: 7,792
24. The Memory of a Killer (2003)
R | 123 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Vincke and Verstuyft are the best detectives of the Antwerp police department. They are confronted with the murder on a leading executive and put all their effort to catch the murderer.
Director: Erik Van Looy | Stars: Koen De Bouw, Werner De Smedt, Jan Decleir, Laurien Van den Broeck
Votes: 10,632 | Gross: $0.33M
25. Time of My Life (2012)
Not Rated | 121 min | Drama
Based on a true story, 'Tot altijd' introduces us to a band of friends in the eighties, who spend their days enjoying their youth and turbulent (love) life. Mario Verstraete (Koen De Graeve... See full summary »
Director: Nic Balthazar | Stars: Koen De Graeve, Geert Van Rampelberg, Lotte Pinoy, Michel van Dousselaere
Votes: 1,341
26. The 4th Man (1983)
Unrated | 102 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A man who has been having visions of an impending danger begins an affair with a woman who may lead him to his doom.
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Jeroen Krabbé, Renée Soutendijk, Thom Hoffman, Dolf de Vries
Votes: 8,546
27. Blind (I) (2007)
98 min | Drama, Romance
In late 19th century's Netherlands, an albino woman and a blind man develop an indiscriminate love for one another. Will love be blind?
Director: Tamar van den Dop | Stars: Joren Seldeslachts, Halina Reijn, Katelijne Verbeke, Jan Decleir
Votes: 1,132
28. De wisselwachter (1986)
R | 96 min | Drama
A woman gets off a train by mistake and finds herself stranded alone with a peculiar man who doesn't even speak her language.
Director: Jos Stelling | Stars: Jim van der Woude, Stéphane Excoffier, John Kraaijkamp Sr., Josse De Pauw
Votes: 895
29. Manneken Pis (1995)
89 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young man having lost his familiy as a boy in an accident comes to Brussels. There he falls in love with a girl who drives trams.
Director: Frank Van Passel | Stars: Frank Vercruyssen, Antje de Boeck, Ann Petersen, Wim Opbrouck
Votes: 687
30. The Assault (1986)
PG | 144 min | Drama, History, Romance
A Dutch doctor, haunted by grueling childhood memories of World War II, struggles to find peace as he spends his life looking for answers about the tragic night that shaped him.
Director: Fons Rademakers | Stars: Derek de Lint, Marc van Uchelen, Monique van de Ven, John Kraaijkamp Sr.
Votes: 3,403 | Gross: $0.20M
31. Adem (2010)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama
Two young men share an incurable illness. Is their love for the women in their lives strong enough to conquer their fear of dying?
Director: Hans Van Nuffel | Stars: Stef Aerts, Wouter Hendrickx, Marie Vinck, Rik Verheye
Votes: 1,269
32. Time of My Life (2012)
Not Rated | 121 min | Drama
Based on a true story, 'Tot altijd' introduces us to a band of friends in the eighties, who spend their days enjoying their youth and turbulent (love) life. Mario Verstraete (Koen De Graeve... See full summary »
Director: Nic Balthazar | Stars: Koen De Graeve, Geert Van Rampelberg, Lotte Pinoy, Michel van Dousselaere
Votes: 1,341
33. North Sea Texas (2011)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Romance
A teenage boy's search for love finds him fixated on a boy who lives nearby.
Director: Bavo Defurne | Stars: Ben Van den Heuvel, Eva van der Gucht, Thomas Coumans, Katelijne Damen
Votes: 10,005 | Gross: $0.03M
34. All Stars (1997)
115 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
Leading up to their 500th match, the late twenty-something members of a Dutch amateur soccer team have their intimate bond put to the test as they each find themselves facing increasing responsibilities off the pitch.
Director: Jean van de Velde | Stars: Danny de Munk, Antonie Kamerling, Daniël Boissevain, Peter Paul Muller
Votes: 3,105
35. The Treatment (2014)
Not Rated | 131 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A police inspector haunted by the childhood abduction of his brother becomes obsessed with the disturbing case of a dangerous serial kidnapper
Director: Hans Herbots | Stars: Geert Van Rampelberg, Ina Geerts, Johan van Assche, Laura Verlinden
Votes: 9,980
36. TBS (2008)
88 min | Crime, Thriller
A man convicted of killing his own father and sister escapes from a criminal hospital to track down his mother and prove his innocence.
Director: Pieter Kuijpers | Stars: Theo Maassen, Lisa Smit, Bob Schwarze, Ria Marks
Votes: 3,450
37. Het vonnis (2013)
111 min | Crime, Drama
A Belgian business executive takes on his country's justice system after a procedural error that released his wife's murderer drives him to take matters into his own hands.
Director: Jan Verheyen | Stars: Koen De Bouw, Johan Leysen, Veerle Baetens, Jappe Claes
Votes: 3,083
38. Matterhorn (2013)
87 min | Comedy, Drama
A lonely widower finds himself facing both his own regrets and his devout Calvinist community when he takes a deranged vagrant into his home.
Director: Diederik Ebbinge | Stars: Ton Kas, René van 't Hof, Porgy Franssen, Ariane Schluter
Votes: 1,929
39. Kauwboy (2012)
81 min | Drama
A young boy and his father have a difficult relationship, but are trying to reach each other. They need a catalyst to make that happen.
Director: Boudewijn Koole | Stars: Rick Lens, Loek Peters, Cahit Ölmez, Susan Radder
Votes: 2,377
40. The Polish Bride (1998)
89 min | Drama, Romance
Polish deceived woman hides from pimps on a Dutch farm, and shares an intriguing romance with the farmer.
Director: Karim Traïdia | Stars: Jaap Spijkers, Monic Hendrickx, Rudi Falkenhagen, Roef Ragas
Votes: 1,423
41. Rabat (2011)
102 min | Drama
Three friends drive from Holland to Morocco to deliver a taxi to a family friend, but the trip turns out more complicated than expected.
Directors: Victor D. Ponten, Jim Taihuttu | Stars: Nasrdin Dchar, Achmed Akkabi, Marwan Kenzari, Stéphane Caillard
Votes: 2,298
42. Godforsaken (2003)
83 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Two small-town Dutch boys have such a close socially unnatural friendship that they care nothing for human or divine rules and lose all grip on reality, sliding into violent crime.
Director: Pieter Kuijpers | Stars: Egbert Jan Weeber, Tygo Gernandt, Angela Schijf, Mads Wittermans
Votes: 4,976
43. Turkish Delight (1973)
R | 108 min | Drama, Romance
An aimless young artist learns to face his responsibilities when a former lover develops a terminal illness.
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Monique van de Ven, Rutger Hauer, Tonny Huurdeman, Wim van den Brink
Votes: 11,842
44. Groenten uit Balen (2011)
110 min | Drama, History
Germaine Debruycker is 18 when the workers at the Vieille Montagne factory, including her father, go on strike to obtain a 10 franc raise. The turbulent strike lasts for 9 weeks and changes their lives forever. Based on a true story.
Director: Frank van Mechelen | Stars: Stany Crets, Tiny Bertels, Michel van Dousselaere, Evelien Bosmans
Votes: 1,210
45. Daylight (2013)
114 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Upon learning she has an autistic brother she is convinced is unjustly behind bars for a brutal murder, a lawyer sets out to prove her sibling's innocence - only to uncover even more life-changing secrets in the process.
Director: Diederik Van Rooijen | Stars: Matteo van der Grijn, Monique van de Ven, Derek de Lint, Fedja van Huêt
Votes: 4,159
46. Pauline & Paulette (2001)
PG | 78 min | Comedy, Drama
Pauline is a 'little girl of 66 years old'. She is intellectually disabled and been cared after by her sister Martha. When Martha dies, her two younger sisters, Paulette and Cecile have to ... See full summary »
Director: Lieven Debrauwer | Stars: Dora van der Groen, Ann Petersen, Rosemarie Bergmans, Julienne De Bruyn
Votes: 1,829 | Gross: $0.14M
47. Het paard van Sinterklaas (2005)
G | 95 min | Drama, Family
There is only one thing Winky wants: a horse, a real horse to ride. But horses are expensive. Fortunately it is the season of Saint Nicholas; Winky just asks him for a horse. Then everything will work out alright. Or will it?
Director: Mischa Kamp | Stars: Ebbie Tam, Aaron Wan, Hanyi Han, Jan Decleir
Votes: 1,282
48. Bride Flight (2008)
R | 130 min | Drama, Romance
A romantic drama that charts the lives of three women from different backgrounds, forever changed when they emigrate to New Zealand as war brides.
Director: Ben Sombogaart | Stars: Karina Smulders, Anna Drijver, Elise Schaap, Pleuni Touw
Votes: 2,787 | Gross: $0.50M
49. Winter in Wartime (2008)
R | 103 min | Drama, History, War
In German-occupied Netherlands, a teenage boy gets involved in the Dutch resistance after coming to the aid of a wounded RAF pilot.
Director: Martin Koolhoven | Stars: Martijn Lakemeier, Jamie Campbell Bower, Yorick van Wageningen, Raymond Thiry
Votes: 13,529 | Gross: $0.54M
50. The Admiral (2015)
TV-PG | 151 min | Action, Biography, Drama
When the young republic of The Netherlands is attacked by England, France, and Germany, and the country is on the brink of civil war, only one man can lead the country's strongest weapon, the Dutch fleet: Michiel de Ruyter.
Director: Roel Reiné | Stars: Frank Lammers, Sanne Langelaar, Barry Atsma, Lieke van Lexmond
Votes: 10,426
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