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1. 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: 82,626 | Gross: $11.63M
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: 10,415
3. Redbad (2018)
160 min | Action, Drama, History
The power struggles and wars between the Frisian Redbad and his sworn enemy Pepin of Herstal, Lord of the Franks.
Director: Roel Reiné | Stars: Gijs Naber, Lisa Smit, Huub Stapel, Derek de Lint
Votes: 3,044
4. The East (2020)
TV-MA | 137 min | Drama, Thriller, War
A young Dutch soldier deployed to suppress post-WWII independence efforts in the Netherlands' colony of Indonesia finds himself torn between duty and conscience when he joins an increasingly ruthless commander's elite squad.
Director: Jim Taihuttu | Stars: Martijn Lakemeier, Marwan Kenzari, Jonas Smulders, Abel van Gijlswijk
Votes: 6,743
5. Nightwatching (2007)
R | 134 min | Biography, Drama, History
An extravagant, exotic and moving look at Rembrandt's romantic and professional life, and the controversy he created by the identification of a murderer in the painting 'The Night Watch'.
Director: Peter Greenaway | Stars: Martin Freeman, Emily Holmes, Eva Birthistle, Jodhi May
Votes: 3,446
6. King of the Skies (2020)
50 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
A chronicle of KLM Dutch Royal Airlines founder Albert Plesman and pioneering aircraft manufacturer Anthony Fokker's symbiotic but tempestuous bond as they struggle to establish the interwar Netherlands' role in global civil aviation.
Stars: Jan Willem Smit, Leny Breederveld, Daan Schuurmans, Fedja van Huêt
Votes: 591
7. Het verhaal van Nederland (2022– )
50 min | Documentary, Drama, History
The history of the Netherlands from the bronze age to the 20th century told through ten re-enacted documentaries.
Stars: Daan Schuurmans, Geert Janssen, Femke Deen, Jaap Hogendoorn
Votes: 431
8. 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: 4,620
9. 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: 1,757
10. Ik hou van Holland (2008–2020)
90 min | Family, Game-Show
Two teams of famous Dutch people need to answer questions and complete tasks in order to win a prize for themselves and their audience.
Stars: Linda de Mol, Jeroen van Koningsbrugge, Guus Meeuwis, Peter Heerschop
Votes: 178
11. Willem van Oranje (1984)
438 min | Biography, Drama, History
As the Dutch title indicates, this series chronicles magnificently the life of William I "the Silent" of Orange, who grew up with his Lutheran family in the princely castle of a minor ... See full summary »
Stars: Jeroen Krabbé, Willem Nijholt, Alex Wilequet, André van den Heuvel
Votes: 183
12. 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
13. Legenda o Tile (1977)
311 min | Adventure, History
A story of two orphans growing up in Flemish town at the time of witch-hunts, fear and ever present chance to get caught and been tortured and killed with or without a reason.
Directors: Aleksandr Alov, Vladimir Naumov | Stars: Lembit Ulfsak, Natalya Belokhvostikova, Evgeniy Leonov, Mikhail Ulyanov
Votes: 263
14. Alleman (1963)
90 min | Documentary
How do the Dutch people live? Hidden cameras filmed the crowds on the beach, during carnival time, skating on the ice plains...
Director: Bert Haanstra | Stars: Simon Carmiggelt, Bert Haanstra, Peter Ustinov
Votes: 499
15. Bold Adventure (1956)
84 min | Adventure, Comedy
Tyll Ulenspiegel's adventures fighting the Spanish lead by the duke of Alba.
Directors: Gérard Philipe, Joris Ivens | Stars: Gérard Philipe, Jean Vilar, Fernand Ledoux, Nicole Berger
Votes: 164
16. De strijd om het Binnenhof (2021)
Documentary, Drama, History
Stars: Wouke van Scherrenburg, Niek Barendsen, Florian Legters, Pierre Bokma
Votes: 13
17. Allemaal film (2007)
Documentary, History
A dutch documentary series in 9 episodes about the history of dutch filmmaking after WW2.
Stars: Jeroen Krabbé, Paul Verhoeven, Frans Weisz, Monique van de Ven
Votes: 51
18. Till Eulenspiegel (1967– )
170 min | Comedy, Music
Stars: Helmuth Lohner, Catherine Schell, Hans Karl Friedrich, Oldrich Musil
19. Het verleden van Nederland (2008)
50 min | History
Charles Groenhuijsen looks for stories from the Dutch history in this eight-part series of documentaries in which the viewer is taken through more than 250,000 years of history.
Stars: Jan Decleir, Elsie de Brauw, Charles Groenhuijsen, Krijn ter Braak
20. Uilenspiegel (1973)
Adventure
Stars: Wim Van Der Grijn, Ko van Dijk, Lex van Delden, Jules Croiset
Votes: 8
21. Verdwenen Nederland (2012– )
200 min | History
How did The Netherlands look like in the 50's and 60's.
22. From Project to Object (2010)
Documentary, Short, History
The complex construction of renowned Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands in the early 1930's.
Director: Mike Redman
23. Het koninkrijk (2014–2015)
Documentary, History
To celebrate the Netherlands' 200th anniversary as a kingdom, Eelco Bosch van Rosenthal and Waldemar Torenstra tell the story of the origin and history of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Dutch Royal Family.
Stars: Eelco Bosch van Rosenthal, Waldemar Torenstra, Jeroen van Zanten, Dik van der Meulen
24. Het eeuwenoude hoerdom op de Zeedijk (1998 TV Movie)
Documentary, History
The early history of prostitution in Amsterdam.
Director: Fred Dijs
25. De Muiderkring herleeft (1948)
12 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Bert Haanstra | Stars: Janny van Wering, Piet Lentz, Lucie Berthauer-de Jong, Theo Vesseur
Votes: 41
26. In de voetsporen van de Bevrijding (2020)
Documentary, History, War
Stars: Philip Freriks, Josef Schmidt, Selma van de Perre, Karel Huijgen
Votes: 8
27. Nederland valt aan (2012 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, History, War
A reconstruction of the start of the Dutch war against the new Republic of Indonesia. This is the history of 1947 in the form of a modern news program.
Director: Merel de Geus | Stars: Maartje van Weegen, Hubertus van Mook, Fons van Westerloo, Louis Beel
28.
Secret Life of... (2012– )
Episode:
Mata Hari
(2012)
Documentary, Biography, History
Her name is synonymous with intrigue and seduction. She is considered the ultimate femme fatale, and a superstar of the Belle Epoque. However, who was the real Mata Hari, and how did she evolve? Welcome to the Secret Life of Mata Hari.
Director: Michelle Métivier | Stars: Arne Kislenko, Guy O'Sullivan, Matthew Sweet, Julia Wheelwright
29.
Het verhaal van Nederland (2022– )
Episode:
Jagers en boeren
(2022)
48 min | Documentary, Drama, History
After the Ice Age, the Netherlands slowly takes on its current shape. Climate changes and the Neolithic Revolution mean that the first hunter-gatherers have to adapt to their new living conditions.
Director: Lourens Blok | Stars: Daan Schuurmans, Sonia Eijken, Siawaash Cyrroes, Arabi Ghibeh
Votes: 34
30.
Het verhaal van Nederland (2022– )
Episode:
Romeinen en Bataven
(2022)
49 min | Documentary, Drama, History
The arrival of the Romans is not without a struggle. The Germanic tribes that inhabit the land are subjugated, expelled or murdered. The Romans bring the country a new culture and also new inhabitants.
Director: Lourens Blok | Stars: Daan Schuurmans, Roan ten Cate, Jasper de Bruin, Ellie de Lange
Votes: 32
31.
Het verhaal van Nederland (2022– )
Episode:
Friezen en Franken
(2022)
49 min | Documentary, Drama, History
In the early Middle Ages, the Frisians inhabited the coastal area of the Netherlands. With the arrival of Christian missionaries, their way of life is tested. Convert to their new faith or stick to own traditions? A diabolical dilemma.
Director: Lourens Blok | Stars: Daan Schuurmans, Faye Bezemer, Annabel Dijkema, Edo Douma
Votes: 24
32.
Het verhaal van Nederland (2022– )
Episode:
Ridders en graven
(2022)
47 min | Documentary, Drama, History
In the thirteenth century, the Netherlands consists of several counties and duchies. The young count Floris V never knew his father, but has to succeed him. Will he be able to unite the Dutch nobility and avenge the death of his father?
Director: Lourens Blok | Stars: Daan Schuurmans, Ric Berretty, Imre Besanger, Ronald de Graaf
Votes: 25
33.
Het verhaal van Nederland (2022– )
Episode:
Pestlijders en predikanten
(2022)
49 min | Documentary, Drama, History
In the fourteenth century, Europe has to face a terrible plague. The Church states it's a punishment from God. Meanwhile, the printing press contributes to the development of critical citizens that take on the Church, like the Anabaptists.
Director: Nicole van Kilsdonk | Stars: Daan Schuurmans, Wouter Brouwers, Janna Coomans, Sabrina Corbellini
Votes: 22
34.
Het verhaal van Nederland (2022– )
Episode:
Geuzen en papen
(2022)
51 min | Documentary, Drama, History
In the sixteenth century the Eighty Years' War broke out in the Netherlands. In this war between Catholics and Protestants, William of Orange must make a choice between his own interests and those of the Spanish king.
Director: Nicole van Kilsdonk | Stars: Daan Schuurmans, Femke Deen, Reinier Demeijer, Arian Foppen
Votes: 26
35.
Het verhaal van Nederland (2022– )
Episode:
Kapers en kooplui
(2022)
49 min | Documentary, Drama, History
The Dutch Republic becomes a world power in the seventeenth century. Not only thanks to the typical commercial spirit, but also through robbery and war. A small elite gets rich by exploiting others in the black pages of this Golden Age.
Director: Nicole van Kilsdonk | Stars: Daan Schuurmans, Enzo Coenen, Bart de Graauw, Jesse Faber
Votes: 24
36.
Het verhaal van Nederland (2022– )
Episode:
Patriotten en Prinsgezinden
(2022)
49 min | Documentary, Drama, History
At the end of the 18th century, the Dutch Republic was torn apart by civil war. The last steward, Prince William V, flees and citizens seize their chance to introduce democracy. Will the country become a monarchy or a democratic republic?
Director: Lourens Blok | Stars: Daan Schuurmans, Danila Dadochkin, Angelique de Bruijne, Beatrice de Graaf
Votes: 24
37.
Het verhaal van Nederland (2022– )
Episode:
Pioniers en paupers
(2022)
49 min | Documentary, Drama, History
In the 19th century, the Netherlands experienced the Industrial Revolution. It is a time of new inventions and progress. But also of great poverty and misery. Is there hope for a better future after the harsh reality of social inequality?
Director: Lourens Blok | Stars: Daan Schuurmans, Dries Alkemade, Emma Bloemink, Nanette Boxman
Votes: 25
38.
Het verhaal van Nederland (2022– )
Episode:
Bevrijders en bezetters
(2022)
51 min | Documentary, Drama, History
During World War II, crimes are committed before our eyes. Not only by Germans, but also by ourselves. We see how ordinary citizens try to live and survive in times of war and occupation. We ask ourselves: who was right and who was wrong?
Director: Lourens Blok | Stars: Daan Schuurmans, Edith Andriesse, Esther Captain, Annemarie de Bruijn
Votes: 24
39.
WTF 101 (2019– )
Episode:
Party Fouls
(2019)
TV-MA | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Foxtrot crashes Jason's weekend plans in the most fiery and destructive way possible.
Directors: Mark Paterson, Gregory Stees | Stars: Ally Beardsley, Raphael Chestang, Ian James Corlett, Mary Pat Gleason
Votes: 6