Paul Verhoeven

Paul Verhoeven

July 18, 1938 · 88 years old

Paul Verhoeven (born July 18, 1938) is a Dutch film director, screenwriter, and producer who has made movies in both the Netherlands and the United States. Explicitly violent and/or sexual content and social satire are trademarks of both his drama and science fiction films. He is best known for dire…

Known For

18 titles
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Total Recall

Total Recall

1990 · 1h 53m · Movie

When a man goes in to have virtual vacation memories of the planet Mars implanted in his mind, an unexpected and harrowing series of events forces him to go to the planet for real - or is he?

7.5
2
Starship Troopers

Starship Troopers

1997 · 2h 9m · Movie

Humans, in a fascist militaristic future, wage war with giant alien bugs.

7.3
3
RoboCop

RoboCop

1987 · 1h 42m · Movie

In a violent future in Old Detroit, murdered police officer Alex Murphy is resurrected as RoboCop, a powerful cyborg law enforcer. As he fights crime, he begins to recover memories of his past and seeks revenge on the gang who kil...

7.6
4
Basic Instinct

Basic Instinct

1992 · 2h 7m · Movie

A violent police detective investigates a brutal murder that might involve a manipulative and seductive novelist.

7.1
5
Elle

Elle

2016 · 2h 10m · Movie

A successful businesswoman gets caught up in a game of cat and mouse as she tracks down the unknown man who raped her.

7.3
6
Hollow Man

Hollow Man

2000 · 1h 52m · Movie

A brilliant scientist's discovery renders him invisible, but transforms him into an omnipotent, dangerous megalomaniac.

5.9
7
Black Book

Black Book

2006 · 2h 25m · Movie

In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance. Things get complicated when she falls for the enemy.

7.7
8
Showgirls

Showgirls

1995 · 2h 11m · Movie

A mysterious young drifter who calls herself Nomi Malone hitches a ride to Las Vegas, where she finds work as a stripper and sets about clawing her way to the top of the Vegas showgirls.

5.1
9
Benedetta

Benedetta

2021 · 2h 11m · Movie

A 17th-century nun in Italy suffers from disturbing religious and erotic visions. She is assisted by a companion, and the relationship between the two women develops into a romantic love affair.

6.8
10
Soldier of Orange

Soldier of Orange

1977 · 2h 45m · Movie

During World War II, Dutch students join the resistance movement against the German occupation of the Netherlands.

7.6
11
Turkish Delight

Turkish Delight

1973 · 1h 48m · Movie

An aimless young artist learns to face his responsibilities when a former lover develops a terminal illness.

7.1
12
Hollow Man II

Hollow Man II

2006 · 1h 31m · Movie

A Seattle detective and a biologist are on the run from a dangerous invisible assassin gone rogue.

4.4
13
Spetters

Spetters

1980 · 2h 0m · Movie

Several Dutch teenagers realize the cruel difference between dreams and reality.

6.6
14
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

2004 · 1h 38m · Movie

Documentary about the art of film editing. Clips are shown from many groundbreaking films with innovative editing styles.

7.7
15
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

2004 · 2h 2m · Movie

The story of Z Channel, one of the first U.S. pay cable stations and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974 in LA, their eclectic slate of movies became a prime example of the untapped power of cable television.

7.6
16
Tricked

Tricked

2012 · 1h 29m · Movie

During his 50th birthday party thrown by his wife, Remco's life takes a turn for the worse: His business partners are scheming behind his back to sell him out, and his former mistress shows up pregnant.

6.1
17
In Search of Tomorrow

In Search of Tomorrow

2022 · 5h 5m · Movie

A nostalgic journey through '80s sci-fi films, exploring their impact and relevance today, told by the artists who made them and by those who were inspired to turn their visions into reality.

7.7
18
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters

Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters

2019 · 1h 20m · Movie

An in-depth, sad, and beautiful documentary about the stop motion and VFX artist Phil Tippett, a man who changed the landscape of visual effects in film.

7.0