Paul Verhoeven

Paul Verhoeven

Date of Birth: 18 Jul 1938

Country: Netherlands

Biography: Paul Verhoeven is a Dutch film director, screenwriter, and film 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 directing the American feature films RoboCop (1987), Total Recall (1990), Basic Instinct (1992), Starship Troopers (1997), and Hollow Man (2000)...(Wikipedia)

Total Credits at Criticker: 10 (Actor), 28 (Director), 6 (Writer)

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    Basic Instinct
    A brutal murder. A brilliant killer. A cop who can't resist the danger. Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone co-star in this thriller about a man who finds within himself an instinct more basic than survival. [Artisan]
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    Hollow Man
    Elisabeth Shue is Linda Foster, a scientist who is working on a serum to make people invisible. When another scientist tries the serum and becomes invisible his colleagues figure another way to bring him back to the normal world. (imdb)
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    Showgirls
    Seduction, passion and power struggles unfold as the creators of "Basic Instinct" blow the lid off the seemingly glamorous world of Las Vegas showdancing in this controversial film that stars Elizabeth Berkley. (MGM)
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    Starship Troopers
    From the bridge of the Fleet Battlestation Ticonderoga, with its sweeping galactic views, to the desolate terrain of planet Klendathu, teeming with shrieking, fire-spitting, brain-sucking special effects creatures, acclaimed director Paul Verhoven crafts a dazzling epic based on Robert A. Heinlein's classic sci-fi adventure. Courageous soldiers travel to the distant and desolate Klendathu system for the ultimate showdown between the species. (Sony)
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    Total Recall
    Douglas Quaid is haunted by a recurring dream about a journey to Mars. He hopes to find out more about this dream and buys a holiday at Rekall Inc. where they sell implanted memories. But something goes wrong with the memory implantation and he remembers being a secret agent fighting against the evil Mars administrator Cohaagen. Now the story really begins and it's a rollercoaster ride until the massive end of the movie. (imdb)
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    RoboCop
    In a dystopic & crime ridden Detroit, a terminally wounded cop returns to the force as a powerful cyborg with submerged memories haunting him (imdb)
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    The 4th Man
    A man who has been having visions of an impending danger begins an affair with a woman who may lead him to his doom
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    Flesh & Blood
    A band of medieval mercenaries take revenge on a noble lord who decides not to pay them by kidnapping the betrothed of the noble's son... (imdb)
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    Spetters
    A dutch film, post-Saturday Night Fever, which portrays the lives of three young men who are amateur dirt-bike motorcycle racers... (imdb)
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    Soldier of Orange
    This film depicts World War II through the eyes of several Dutch students. It follows them through the beginning of the war, the Nazi occupation and the liberation.
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    Black Book
    In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance.
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    Turkish Delight
    Sort of a cross between "Love Story" and an earthy Rembrandt painting, this movie stars Rutger Hauer as a gifted Dutch sculptor who has a stormy, erotic, and star-crossed romance with a beautiful young girl... (imdb)
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    Business Is Business
    Blonde Greet is an experienced, but kind hearted, prostitute in the Red Light District of Amsterdam. Her friend and also whore Nel lives on the second floor of her house, and is explored and abused by her pimp. When Greet meets the married Piet, they feel a great attraction for each other, and Nel decides to find a boyfriend and become a straight woman. But life is not like a Hollywood movie in the streets of Amsterdam. (imdb)
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    Katie Tippel
    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. (imdb)
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    All Things Pass
    During World War II in the Netherlands, resistance-leader Arie is shot by the Dutch SS-man Niels. Arie's comrades pledge to avenge his death. 35 years later one of them, Ab, is confronted with Niels again. He decides to round up his old friends to kill him. He finds out though, that they think this is useless or are not capable of doing so anymore. Only the former communist Gerben has not forgotten his pledge and is talked into joining the execution. (IMDb)
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    Steekspel
    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 and his former mistress shows up pregnant.
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    Elle
    Michèle seems indestructible. Head of a successful video game company, she brings the same ruthless attitude to her love life as to business. Being attacked in her home by an unknown assailant changes Michèle's life forever. When she resolutely tracks the man down, they are both drawn into a curious and thrilling game-a game that may, at any moment, spiral out of control. (imdb)
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    Floris
    Floris (1969) - TV Series
    A dutch tv series that is about an exiled knight and his Indian friend. Together they try to get his birth right papers back from an evil lord. During their quest they get help from a noble man who offers them a place in his castle.
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    Eén hagedis teveel
    A woman, married with an artist, starts a relationship with one of her students, who has already got a mistress of his own. The two rivals meet.
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    De worstelaar
    De worstelaar (1971) - Short Film
    A young man carries on an affair with a wrestler's wife, without the wrestler's knowledge. The young man's father finds out, and tries to stop the whole thing. He proposes that the young man and the wrestler have a match, a fair fight, and if the young man wins he gets to keep sleeping with the wife. The young man wins against the wrestler, but it turns out that the wrestler flubbed the match as a favor to the young man, not knowing about the bet. (imdb)
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    Benedetta
    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. (imdb)
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    Portret van Anton Adriaan Mussert
    Documentary about the leader of the fascist party in The Netherlands, from 1931 till 1945. This architect called Anton Mussert was shot in 1946 after having been convicted for high treason and aiding the enemy.
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    Het korps Mariniers
    An information film about the Marine Corps. (imdb)
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    Feest!
    Feest! (1963) - Short Film
    Feest (Feast) is all about the budding love between Peter, a fifteen-year-old boy from the fourth grade of the gymnasium, and the girl Anja with the tails from the second class. (imdb)
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    Kopjes koffie
    Kopjes koffie (1959) - Short Film
    A young woman drinks a cup of coffee.
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    De lifters
    De lifters (1962) - Short Film
    A road movie about three guys circling around a woman. (imdb)
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    The Hitchhiker
    The Hitchhiker (1983) - TV Series
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    Niets bijzonders
    A young man sits in a cafe. He philosophizes about the advantages and disadvantages of love. (imdb)
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