Dutch History in the Movies
by Burgwaechterchen | created - 07 Mar 2017 | updated - 03 Dec 2017 | PublicNo Ranking
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1. Nova Zembla (2011)
108 min | Drama, History
A Dutch exploration team sets sail to find the North East passage to the Indies. The weather had other ideas for them.
Director: Reinout Oerlemans | Stars: Robert de Hoog, Victor Reinier, Jan Decleir, Juda Goslinga
Votes: 4,623
2. 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: 10,425
3. 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: 11,302 | Gross: $0.71M
4. 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: 80,509 | Gross: $4.40M
5. De troon (2010)
50 min | Drama, History, Romance
Fate proved even more fickle in the post-feudal era for the Orange-Nassau family on the Dutch royal throne (all styled Willem, 'William') then for its realm. After exile in the French ... See full summary »
Stars: Raymond Thiry, Jeroen Willems, Yorick van Wageningen, Guy Clemens
Votes: 145
6. Max Havelaar (1976)
PG-13 | 170 min | Drama
An idealistic Dutch colonial officer posted to Indonesia in the nineteenth century is convinced that he can make the kinds of changes that will actually help the local people of whom he is in charge.
Director: Fons Rademakers | Stars: Peter Faber, Sacha Bulthuis, Adendu Soesilaningrat, Maruli Sitompul
Votes: 1,021
7. The Price of Sugar (2013)
120 min | Drama, History
The Price Of Sugar tells the alternately gripping, romantic and heart-wrenching story of Sarith and Mini-Mini as they grow up on the sugar plantations of Suriname in the latter half of the ... See full summary »
Director: Jean van de Velde | Stars: Gaite Jansen, Neil Sandilands, Daniel Janks, Benja Bruijning
Votes: 1,663
8. The Hero (2016)
TV-14 | 96 min | Crime, Drama, History
Sara Silverstein suddenly finds herself involved in various violent attacks. She realizes she needs to unravel her father's past to stop this threat.
Director: Menno Meyjes | Stars: Fedja van Huêt, Monic Hendrickx, Daan Schuurmans, Susan Visser
Votes: 603
9. Bloedbroeders (2008)
90 min | Thriller
In 1960s Holland, a teenage boy and his two upper class friends are driven to desperate measures when the petty thief they offer refuge decides to blackmail them.
Director: Arno Dierickx | Stars: Erik van Heijningen, Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen, Derk Stenvers, Sander van Amsterdam
Votes: 760
10. Kenau (2014)
Not Rated | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
While she fights a heroic battle against the Spanish besieger with her female army, Kenau, driven by hate and sorrow of the execution of her youngest daughter, is threatened to also lose her eldest daughter.
Director: Maarten Treurniet | Stars: Monic Hendrickx, Lisa Smit, Sallie Harmsen, Peter Van den Begin
Votes: 1,760
11. Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer (2006)
145 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Viggo Mortensen plays the Spanish soldier-turned-mercenary Captain Alatriste, a heroic figure from the country's 17th century imperial wars.
Director: Agustín Díaz Yanes | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Elena Anaya, Unax Ugalde, Eduard Fernández
Votes: 13,876
12. De vliegende Hollander (1995)
140 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Late 16th century, persecuted protestantism and general dissatisfaction with the Catholic Habsburg rule in the Netherlands lead to large-scale plundering and vandalizing of churches, only ... See full summary »
Director: Jos Stelling | Stars: René Groothof, Veerle Dobbelaere, René van 't Hof, Gene Bervoets
Votes: 601
13. De bunker (1992)
105 min | Drama, War
In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands, high-profile Dutch resistance member Gerrit Kleinveld sets out to escape from the maximum-security prison in Amersfoort concentration camp.
Director: Gerard Soeteman | Stars: Thom Hoffman, Huub van der Lubbe, Dolf de Vries, Geert Lageveen
Votes: 145
14. 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
15. Red and White (2009)
Not Rated | 108 min | Action, Drama, War
A band of Indonesian men bond together as cadets, survive a massacre, and fight on as guerrilla soldiers against the Dutch despite their conflicts and deep differences in social class.
Director: Yadi Sugandi | Stars: Donny Alamsyah, Rahayu Saraswati, Lukman Sardi, Joe Sims
Votes: 362
16. Little Crumb (1999)
119 min | Drama, Family
The journey of a homeless boy who tries to find his father, set in the 1920's in Holland.
Director: Maria Peters | Stars: Ruud Feltkamp, Yannick van de Velde, Mitchell Redmond, Mark van Duijn
Votes: 2,707
17. Skin (II) (2008)
85 min | Drama, History
Raised in a home broken by wartime trauma, the frustrated teenage son of a Dutch Holocaust survivor starts down a path of further tragedy when he finds belonging in a gang of neo-Nazi skinheads.
Director: Hanro Smitsman | Stars: John Buijsman, Chris Comvalius, Guus Dam, Robert de Hoog
Votes: 1,086
18. 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: 13,528 | Gross: $0.54M
19. Oorlogswinter (1975)
325 min | Drama
Wat time story about a boy in the Netherlands during WW2.
Stars: Paul Röttger, André van den Heuvel, Peter Winter, Gees Linnebank
Votes: 94
20. Silk (2007)
R | 107 min | Drama, Romance
The story of a married silkworm merchant-turned-smuggler in 19th century France traveling to Japan for his town's supply of silkworms after a disease wipes out their African supply. During his stay in Japan, he becomes obsessed with the concubine of a local baron.
Director: François Girard | Stars: Michael Pitt, Keira Knightley, Koji Yakusho, Sei Ashina
Votes: 11,748 | Gross: $1.10M
21. Riphagen (2016)
131 min | Biography, Drama, War
The story about Riphagen, a cunning Dutch traitor during WW2 who helped Nazi round up Jews, stealing their treasures for himself. He destroyed Resistance groups, making many who pursued justice after the war look like fools.
Director: Pieter Kuijpers | Stars: Steef de Bot, Huub Smit, Sigrid ten Napel, Anna Raadsveld
Votes: 8,711
22. Katie Tippel (1975)
R | 100 min | Drama
The young girl Keetje moves to Amsterdam in 1881 with her impoverished family, and is led into prostitution in order to survive. In the process she sees the corrupting influence of money.
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Monique van de Ven, Rutger Hauer, Andrea Domburg, Hannah de Leeuwe
Votes: 2,710
23. 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: 11,839
24. 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
25. The Girl with the Red Hair (1981)
PG | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The story of Hannie Schaft of the Dutch resistance told in flashbacks how she tries to bring collaborators and criminals to justice in 1945.
Director: Ben Verbong | Stars: Renée Soutendijk, Peter Tuinman, Loes Luca, Johan Leysen
Votes: 854
26. 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: 2,786 | Gross: $0.50M
27. Sonny Boy (2011)
130 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A Dutch woman and a young man 17 years her junior from Suriname, struggle to make their relationship work in spite of the social and economic obstacles they face.
Director: Maria Peters | Stars: Ricky Koole, Sergio Hasselbaink, Angelo Arnhem, Eliyha Altena
Votes: 3,420
28. The Heineken Kidnapping (2011)
Not Rated | 127 min | Crime, History, Thriller
A bold, amateur kidnapping goes wildly awry in this fictionalized account of beer magnate Alfred Heineken's 1983 abduction, which would go on to become one of The Netherlands' most infamous crimes.
Director: Maarten Treurniet | Stars: Rutger Hauer, Reinout Scholten van Aschat, Gijs Naber, Teun Kuilboer
Votes: 5,971
29. Kidnapping Mr. Heineken (2015)
R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The inside story of the planning, execution, rousing aftermath, and ultimate downfall of the kidnappers of beer tycoon Alfred "Freddy" Heineken in 1983, which resulted in the largest ransom ever paid for an individual.
Director: Daniel Alfredson | Stars: Jim Sturgess, Sam Worthington, Ryan Kwanten, Anthony Hopkins
Votes: 21,685
30. De vliegenierster van Kazbek (2010)
104 min | Drama, Musical, War
On the island Texel, Marie dreams about mountains; she collects postcards of mountains all over the world. She would love to do something else with her life, but as the only girls in a big ... See full summary »
Director: Ineke Smits | Stars: Anamaria Marinca, Sallie Harmsen, Jack Wouterse, Dick van den Toorn
Votes: 233
31. Shogun (1980)
TV-MA | 109 min | Adventure, Drama, History
An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in the complex political games in feudal Japan.
Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Shimada, Furankî Sakai
Votes: 15,647
32. Spetters (1980)
R | 120 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Several Dutch teenagers realize the cruel difference between dreams and reality.
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Hans van Tongeren, Renée Soutendijk, Toon Agterberg, Maarten Spanjer
Votes: 5,864
33. Crusade in Jeans (2006)
PG | 125 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
After using his mother's newly built time machine, Dolf gets stuck in the year 1212. He ends up in a children's crusade where he confronts his new friends with modern techniques. However, ... See full summary »
Director: Ben Sombogaart | Stars: Johnny Flynn, Stephanie Leonidas, Emily Watson, Michael Culkin
Votes: 3,868
34. De brief voor de koning (2008)
110 min | Adventure
The medieval quest of sixteen-year old Tiuri, who risks his future as a Knight to fulfill a promise, and in so doing discovers adventure, honor, valor and love.
Director: Pieter Verhoeff | Stars: Yannick van de Velde, Quinten Schram, Rüdiger Vogler, Lars Rudolph
Votes: 1,524
35. The Rotterdam Bombing (2012)
105 min | Drama, History, War
In 1940, a struggling poor young man falls for a girl who must pay a terrible price to save her mentally disabled brother by marrying a powerful shrewd businessman. Then Rotterdam Blitz, a devastating German bombardment, begins.
Director: Ate de Jong | Stars: Jan Smit, Roos van Erkel, Mike Weerts, Monic Hendrickx
Votes: 1,806
36. A Good Kill (2016)
78 min | Drama, War
About young Dutch soldiers in Uruzgan, Afghanistan and the dilemmas they are confronted with in a war zone.
Director: Boris Paval Conen | Stars: Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen, Lourens van den Akker, Yannick van de Velde, Carolien Spoor
Votes: 290
37. The Silent Army (2008)
115 min | Drama, Thriller
Child soldiers in Africa are at the fore in this tale of a white restaurant owner in an African town bordering a conflict zone. When his son's African friend Abu is abducted, he sets out to... See full summary »
Director: Jean van de Velde | Stars: Marco Borsato, Abby Mukiibi Nkaaga, Thekla Reuten, Andrew Kintu
Votes: 1,218
38. In de schaduw van de overwinning (1986)
103 min | Drama, War
During WWII, two members of the Dutch resistance share the same goal but use very different methods to reach it.
Director: Ate de Jong | Stars: Jeroen Krabbé, Edwin de Vries, Linda van Dyck, Marieke van der Pol
Votes: 287
39. 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: 4,830 | Gross: $0.39M
40. Süskind (2012)
118 min | Biography, Drama, History
During WWII, a member of the Jewish Council of Amsterdam finds a way to spare children from deportation to the death camps.
Director: Rudolf van den Berg | Stars: Jeroen Spitzenberger, Karl Markovics, Nyncke Beekhuyzen, Katja Herbers
Votes: 2,661
41. Secrets of War (2014)
95 min | Drama, Family, History
During WWII, the friendship of two boys is at risk when a girl tells a very personal secret to only one of them.
Director: Dennis Bots | Stars: Maas Bronkhuyzen, Joes Brauers, Michael Nierse, Tonko Bossen
Votes: 2,089
42. Pastorale 1943 (1978)
125 min | Drama, War
In a Dutch village during the German occupation, a small group of badly organized resistance fighters attempt to assassinate a collaborator.
Director: Wim Verstappen | Stars: Frederik de Groot, Leen Jongewaard, Coen Flink, Sacco van der Made
Votes: 487
43. Patria (II) (2014)
77 min | Drama, History, War
As the 1914 summer sun heats up mainland Europe, World War One crashes down across the fractured peninsula. Living in Paris, Dutchman Arthur Knaap yearns to serve, protect and defend his beloved nation and joins the Foreign Legion.
Director: Klaas van Eijkeren | Stars: Timothy Flohr, Pascal Vugts, Ricardo Esser, Tijs Huys
Votes: 287
44. Return to the Hiding Place (2013)
PG-13 | 102 min | Drama, History, Thriller
When the Nazis begin killing Jews in Holland, a group of youth fight to save the lives of the innocent.
Directors: Peter C. Spencer, Josiah Spencer | Stars: John Rhys-Davies, Mimi Sagadin, Craig Robert Young, David Thomas Jenkins
Votes: 790
45. The Conscript (1974)
93 min | Drama
In 1833, when the fledgling Belgian kingdom still fears a Dutch invasion, recruits were selected annually from an age cohort by a draw of lots in each locality. In this grim, then ... See full summary »
Director: Roland Verhavert | Stars: Jan Decleir, Ansje Beentjes, Gaston Vandermeulen, Gella Allaert
Votes: 348
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46. De hel van '63 (2009)
108 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
When conditions are right, an infamous ice-skating race is held in the north of the Netherlands. The 200-km race must be completed by midnight and everyone who finishes receives a medal. ... See full summary »
Director: Steven de Jong | Stars: Willeke van Ammelrooy, Chris Zegers, Pierre Bokma, Chantal Janzen
Votes: 2,348
47. Spion van Oranje (2009)
90 min | Action, Comedy
Previously unknown terrorist Bruno von Lippe blackmails the Dutch government with explosions until a bizarrely petty ransom is paid. It's to be delivered by would be-couturier François van ... See full summary »
Director: Tim Oliehoek | Stars: Paul de Leeuw, Najib Amhali, Jennifer Hoffman, Nelly Frijda
Votes: 1,035
48. Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)
PG-13 | 100 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A young peasant maid working in the house of painter Johannes Vermeer becomes his talented assistant and the model for one of his most famous works.
Director: Peter Webber | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Colin Firth, Tom Wilkinson, Judy Parfitt
Votes: 82,662 | Gross: $11.63M
49. Tulip Fever (2017)
R | 105 min | Drama, History, Romance
An artist falls for a young married woman while he's commissioned to paint her portrait during the Tulip mania of seventeenth century Amsterdam.
Director: Justin Chadwick | Stars: Alicia Vikander, Dane DeHaan, Jack O'Connell, Holliday Grainger
Votes: 22,933 | Gross: $2.43M
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