Best Dutch Movies
This page is updated regularly. Subscribe, so you don't miss new recommendations. The list of "Best Dutch Movies" contains films with the following parameters. Style: realistic, captivating, cult classic, suspense, psychological and humorous. Plot: fight, death, violence, chase, murder, dialogue, gun, brutality, danger and female nudity. Genre: Drama, Comedy and Adventure. Country: Netherlands, USA and UK.
Best Dutch Movies
TOP Movies: The Northerners (1992), The Dress (1996), The Renovation (2012), Cool Kids Don't Cry (2012), Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021), Frantic (1988), Abel (1986), Dunkirk (2017), Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), First Blood (1982), The Founder (2016), Mighty Aphrodite (1995), The North (2025), The Forgotten Battle (2020), Total Recall (1990), They Live (1988), Just Friends (2018), Schneider vs. Bax (2015), The Last Days of Emma Blank (2009), Spookies (1986).
List of Best Movies
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A black comedy set in the 1960s in a small Netherlands community, populated by a cast of eccentrics, all of whom hold a range of sexual obsessions and frustrated desires.
Style:
dark comedy, sexual, slasher, art house, cult classic ...
Plot:
butcher, teenager, surrealism, hippie, family relations, dark humor, small town, neighbor, suburbs, neglect, dull life, social relations ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, year 1960
Place:
europe, netherlands, holland
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The story of a summer dress and those who have to do with it, especially the train conductor (played by van Warmerdam, the director). The dress functions as catalyst for the whimsical events, which turns out to be either tragic or hilarious.
Style:
dark comedy, slasher, semi serious, realistic, offbeat ...
Plot:
sodomy, fashion, nudity, striptease, rape, stripper, female nudity, bare butt, absurdism, teenage girl, laundry, sex scene ...
Time:
90s
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands, Belgium
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Tessa opens her luxurious clinic with a big party. She is smart, beautiful, savvy, and happily married with an intelligent adolescent son. But appearances are deceptive. In reality, her marriage is falling apart, her house renovation is a disaster ...
Style:
sexy, suspenseful, realistic, serious, suspense ...
Plot:
cheating wife, renovation, infidelity, family problems, crumbling marriage, manipulation, unfulfillment, old friend, trap, sexual content, sex scene, woman on top ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
holland
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Adaptation of one of Benelux most famous children's novels. Tough prime school girl Akkie loves soccer and can be a real bully. Love is the only thing she's scared of. When Akkie is diagnosed with Leukemia, she has to fight for her life. ...
Style:
emotional, sentimental, serious, realistic, sincere ...
Audience:
family outing, teen drama
Plot:
cancer, terminal illness, leukemia, youth, teenage love, life is a bitch, teenager, hopes, school, sick child, social relations, first kiss ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, holland
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 242 min.
Story:
Zack Snyder's definitive director's cut of Justice League (2017).
Style:
saga, exciting, tense, cult classic, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
batman, superhero, superheroine, heroes, immortal, justice league, surrealism, superhero team, superman, female warrior, superhuman, villain ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s
Place:
usa, iceland, london, paris france, tower bridge london ...
Is relevant?
61K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Ford plays an American doctor whose wife suddenly vanishes in Paris. To find her, he navigates a puzzling web of language, locale, laissez-faire cops, triplicate-form filling bureaucrats and a defiant, mysterious waif who knows more than she tells.
Style:
suspense, neo noir, psychological, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
espionage, missing wife, missing person, spy, investigation, hotel, chase, kidnapping, renaissance, hotel room, illuminati, violence ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
paris france, france, europe, eastern europe, middle east
Is relevant?
3K
Genre: Comedy
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An extremely weird comedy about the life of 31- year-old Abel, who has never left home. After failing with doctors and psychiatrists, Abel's father Victor brings home Christine, a friend, in an attempt to teach Abel basic social skills. After ...
Style:
dark comedy, deep, cult classic, slasher, art house ...
Plot:
social satire, mama's boy, chase, family relations, cowardice, love and romance, couples, family life, eccentric family, parents and children, satire, agoraphobia ...
Time:
80s
Place:
europe, holland
Is relevant?
799K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: UK, Netherlands, France, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World War II.
Style:
atmospheric, dramatic, epic, cerebral, visually stunning ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
world war two, military, war, survival, wartime, evacuation, soldier, beach, military officer, shell shock, air attack, combat ...
Time:
1940s, year 1940, 2010s, 20th century, 90s ...
Place:
france, england, english channel, dover england, dunkirk ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Spencer returns to the world of Jumanji, prompting his friends, his grandfather and his grandfather’s friend to enter a different and more dangerous version to save him.
Style:
funny, breathtaking, action adventure, action comedy, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, chick flick, adult
Plot:
jungle, adventurer, body swapping, curse, mission, teamwork, virtuality, trophy, ostrich, desert, obstacle course, rescue ...
Time:
year 2019, 2010s, jurassic
Place:
new hampshire
Is relevant?
299K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, the Vietnam vet snaps, runs for the hills and rat-a-tat-tats his way into the action-movie hall of fame. Hounded by a relentless sheriff, Rambo ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspense, perverse, action adventure ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, teens
Plot:
gunfight, one man army, manhunt, police brutality, tough guy, vietnam war, soldier, survival, revenge, lone hero, danger, tough heroes ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 80s, year 1982, post world war two ...
Place:
vietnam, washington state, usa, north america, arizona ...
Is relevant?
202K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The true story of how Ray Kroc, a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers’ speedy system of making the food and saw franchise ...
Style:
inspirational, motivational, realistic, cerebral, uplifting ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens
Plot:
business, businessman, fast food, capitalism, rags to riches, entrepreneurship, entrepreneur, salesman, money, marketing, greed, food ...
Time:
50s, 1950s, 2010s, year 2016, year 1954 ...
Place:
usa, america, california, arizona, illinois ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When Lenny and his wife, Amanda, adopt a baby, Lenny realizes that his son is a genius and becomes obsessed with finding the boy's biological mother in hopes that she will be brilliant too. But when he learns that Max's mother is Linda ...
Style:
sexy, funny, surreal, talky, humorous ...
Plot:
adopted son, adoption, adoptive mother, sex spoof, adultery, loneliness, dysfunctional family, life philosophy, family relations, love and romance, couple relations, dishonesty ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
new york, usa, italy, ancient greece
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Plot unknown. Described as a film set in Houston during the summer of 1969.
Style:
adult animation, anime, semi autobiographical, 2d animation
Audience:
date night
Plot:
astronaut, coming of age, galaxy, moon landing, space, space program, planet, moon, spaceship, pain, nasa, childhood ...
Time:
future, year 1969, 60s
Place:
texas
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A decade after they were best friends and roommates, Chris and Lluis set out on a 600 kilometer hike through the Scottish Highlands to reconnect with each other, nature and parts of themselves they lost.
Style:
poignant, contemplative, road movie, reflective, melancholic ...
Plot:
hiking, self discovery, nature, friendship, journey, introspection, healing, bonding, personal growth, minimalism, slow burn, solitude ...
Place:
scottish highlands
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, War
Country: Netherlands, Belgium
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
November 1944. On the flooded isle of Walcheren, Zeeland, thousands of Allied soldiers are battling the German army. Three young lives become inextricably connected. A Dutch boy fighting for the Germans, an English glider pilot and a girl from ...
Style:
captivating, tense, suspense, disturbing, powerful
Plot:
world war two, combat, war, british soldier, british military, killed in action, military, royal air force, dam, british army, shell shock, soldier ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944
Place:
netherlands, germany, holland
Is relevant?
378K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Mexico, Netherlands
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Construction worker Douglas Quaid discovers a memory chip in his brain during a virtual-reality trip. He also finds that his past has been invented to conceal a plot of planetary domination. Soon, he's off to Mars to find out who he is and who ...
Style:
futuristic, cerebral, cult classic, mind bending, ambiguous ending ...
Audience:
kids, manly, boys' night
Plot:
cyberpunk, mars, dystopia, secret agent, dystopian future, virtual reality, memory, memory loss, false memory, space colony, conspiracy, chase ...
Time:
future, 20th century, near future, 90s, year 1990 ...
Is relevant?
162K
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Nada, a down-on-his-luck construction worker, discovers a pair of special sunglasses. Wearing them, he is able to see the world as it really is: people being bombarded by media and government with messages like "Stay Asleep", "No ...
Style:
cult classic, homoerotic, suspenseful, serious, black comedy ...
Plot:
conspiracy, alien invasion, dystopia, alien, distopia, mind control, social commentary, anti conformity, violence, resistance, evil alien, capitalism ...
Time:
future, 20th century, year 1988, 80s
Place:
los angeles
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Romantic comedy about two young men, their relationship and their relationship with their mothers.
Style:
homoerotic, erotic, captivating, humorous, sincere ...
Plot:
gay, gay love, gay relationship, gay romance, male homosexuality, gay affair, gay lead character, gay couple, gay youth, gay son, father son relationship, gay sex ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
amsterdam, netherlands
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Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
On his birthday, a hitman reluctantly takes on the easy task of killing a writer, only to find the job a lot more difficult than expected.
Style:
captivating, humorous, exciting, suspense, dark comedy ...
Plot:
strong female character, assignment, frame up, danger, dark humor, dysfunctional family, writers, master criminal, bare breasts, bare butt, drug, patricide ...
Time:
year 2015, 21st century
Place:
netherlands
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A woman living in a large country home drives her servants to mutiny with her outrageous demands as she waits for death to come for her.
Style:
cynical, realistic, semi serious, humorous, slasher ...
Plot:
family relations, estate, strong female presence, farce, sex, dysfunctional family, family problems, lifestyle, parents and children, eccentric family, terminal illness, dark humor ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, holland
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Taking a wrong turn, travelers find themselves trapped in a mysterious house. One horror after another threatens them as the sorcerer who lives within needs sacrifices to give eternal life to his beautiful bride.
Style:
suspenseful, scary, atmospheric, slasher, horror comedy ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
occult, ouija, supernatural, curses spells and rituals, black magic, giant spider, evil wins, murder, vampire, danger, monster, estate ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Is relevant?
68K
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Netherlands
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Everything changes for 15 year old Mia when her mum brings home a new boyfriend.
Style:
sexy, emotional, sincere, bleak, gloomy ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
adolescence, age difference, coming of age, teenage girl, rebelliousness, mother's boyfriend, hopes, dancing, youth, sexual content, older man younger woman relationship, fall in love ...
Time:
year 2009, near future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
europe, england, california
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan, Canada, UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Sonic and the gang must team up to fight Dr. Eggman.
Style:
funny, exciting, feel good, captivating, light ...
Audience:
kids, date night, family outing
Plot:
hedgehog, on the run, friendship, superhero, military, villain, super speed, chase, road trip, bar fight, anthropomorphic animal, speed ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s
Place:
california, san francisco, north america, france, usa ...
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149K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Combat has taken its toll on Rambo, but he's finally begun to find inner peace in a monastery. When Rambo's friend and mentor Col. Trautman asks for his help on a top secret mission to Afghanistan, Rambo declines but must reconsider when ...
Style:
intense, realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
family outing, boys' night, manly
Plot:
one man army, desert, lone hero, cold war, violence, rambo, revenge, heroes, tank, loner, gunfight, shootout ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
afghanistan, pakistan, middle east, soviet union, asia ...
Is relevant?
4K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A young boxer is making a name for himself inside the ring. Outside the ring, he is sucked into a world of crime. He becomes increasingly entangled in his own ambition.
Style:
realistic, serious, bleak, rough, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kickboxing, rise to the top, moral dilemma, social decay, society, ambition, immigrant, boxing, danger, organized crime, martial arts, gang ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
holland, europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Netherlands, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A soldier and member of the Dutch resistance investigates stolen art in the wake of the Second World War, including a Vermeer sold to the Nazis by a flamboyant forger.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, suspense, interesting, f word
Plot:
art, painter, forgery, world war two, investigation, world war, soldier, nazism, conspiracy, nazi collaborator, accusation, gladiator ...
Time:
post world war two, year 1945
Place:
rotterdam netherlands, amsterdam, holland
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Two former lovers find themselves struggling for shared closure as one of them prepares to stage a play about the unspeakable tragedy that tore them apart decades ago.
Style:
psychological, romantic drama, emotional, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
family tragedy, family relations, relationships, male female relationship, secret, confronting the past, tragic past, bittersweet, secrets, forgiveness, flashback, lost love ...
Time:
80s
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery
Country: Poland, UK, Switzerland, Netherlands, Qatar
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The film brings the paintings of Vincent van Gogh to life to tell his remarkable story. Every one of the 65,000 frames of the film is an oil-painting hand-painted by 125 professional oil-painters who travelled from all across the world to the Loving ...
Style:
adult animation, visually stunning, artsy, period piece, costume drama ...
Plot:
painter, painting, artist, art, suicide, genius, skill, art history, mysterious death, doctor, guilt, death ...
Time:
19th century, year 2017, ancient times, 2010s, year 1990
Place:
paris france, france
Is relevant?
Genre: Horror
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Inspired by the fictional Dr. Heiter, disturbed loner Martin dreams of creating a 12-person centipede and sets out to realize his sick fantasy.
Style:
sadistic, brutal, disturbing, medical horror, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
torture, sadism, macabre, psychopath, violent, violence against women, serial killer, gory, sexual abuse, bad guy wins, sexual cruelty, mute ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
europe, germany
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
‘The Marathon’ is a feature film which contains humour in combination with impressive drama. The garage of four jass playing, smoking and beer drinking mechanics is threatened to be closed. The ‘genius’ idea to run the marathon of Rotterdam ...
Style:
realistic, humorous, sincere, captivating, semi serious
Plot:
marathon, friendship, running, hospital, against the odds, friends, personal growth, buddies, ambition, mechanic, father son relationship, birthday party ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
holland, netherlands
Is relevant?
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