Tom Jansen
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Amsterdam, Niederlande
Birthday: January 01, 1945
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Return to Oegstgeest
Overview: Literary adaptation: an artist returns to the stifling atmosphere of the small Dutch village where he grew up, a place marked by morbidity, suppression of emotion, Calvinist hypocrisy and a suffocating patriarchy.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1987-04-09
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Vox Populi
Overview: Vox Populi is a black comedy about an experienced politician suffering from a midlife crisis. When he comes into contact with the common-man's logic of his new in-laws, this has a far-reaching effect on both his political and his personal life.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2008-10-23
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The Escape
Overview: Julia has a good job and has two children with the caring Paul. But there are antidepressants in the kitchen drawer. She had imagined her life so differently when she was young and fantasized about it with her brother Jimmy. Their tragic farewell was twenty years ago, but still gnawing at her. After a fight with Paul, Julia decides to change course radically. She leaves - in the spirit of Jimmy - for the Portuguese Algarve. As she gets to know the mysterious gigolo Romeo, Julia's past comes closer than ever.
Genres: Drama Romance Adventure
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2015-04-30
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Shadow of Victory
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Genres: War Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1986-01-16
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Escort
Overview: An escort girl gets the opportunity to inherit 6 million euros from a wealthy old and sick man by marrying him. Unfortunately things don't always go as planned.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2006-05-27
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Floris
Overview: This adventurous feature film is a sequel to Paul Verhoeven's legendary youth series from 1969. In this modern film version - the Middle Ages are more imaginative and larded with anachronistic jokes - the story revolves around Floris (grandson of Rutger Hauer's character from the series), a peace-loving bloke whose father despises him because he refuses to carry on the family tradition of stout-hearted knights defending freedom: Floris is an actor. To prove to his father that he can still be a hero, he helps him search for a missing sacred relic with special powers. This is the last hope for the Duke of Burgundy, his father's boss, to eliminate the mean Duchess of Gelre. Along with his oriental girlfriend Pi, Floris goes through some perilous moments when he enters into battle with the duchess and her stooges Van Rossum jr., Kleine Pier jr. and Sergeant jr..
Genres: Adventure Family
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2004-12-16
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Hammam Fe Amsterdam
Overview: Hammaam lives with his big family in a crowded Egyptian alley. As he is jobless, he loses his girl to a rich suitor. He then decides to leave for Amsterdam where his uncle has immigrated long ago. As soon as he arrives he loses his money and passport and gets assaulted in an inn. Adriano the young Egyptian emigrant saves his neck and helps him find his uncle who dumps him. Hence, Hammaam stays with a group of young Arabs. After his tiring journey between failure and success he falls in love with a young lady who helps him fulfill his dream of buying a certain famous restaurant. As his business flourishes, he returns home to visit his family proud of his success.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: ar
Release Date: 1999-08-17
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Iris
Overview: A female veterinarian moves to the country side to start her own practice. She encounters a lot a skeptical villagers.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1987-03-26
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The Gambler
Overview: Under pressure from his publisher, Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky gets work on his latest piece, 'Rouletenberg'. In the 27 days it takes for him to complete the novel reality and fiction become blurred; in this feverish atmosphere of excess Dostoyevsky's characters come to life as he struggles to complete his work.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-30
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Feuten: Het Feestje
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Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2013-10-24
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Criss Cross
Overview: Adventures of Jurre and Kiki - two nine years old twins - who are traveling across all the Europe to their grandfather's house.
Genres: Adventure Family
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2014-01-08
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Loos
Overview: A lawyer must defend a nightclub owner accused of committing a crime-of-passion.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-05-11
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The most beautiful thing in the world
Overview: Sam and Do (short for Dominique) have been together for five years. They enjoy life and are very happy. But then Do gives birth to their son Max. Their whole life is suddenly upside down. Can their love survive after the arrival of their baby?
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2015-01-31
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The Other Woman
Overview: A German couple travels, shortly after reunification, to the Netherlands. Happiness does not last long. The wife receives a letter from an unknown woman.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2004-01-14
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Winterland
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Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2009-09-29
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Oh Boy!
Overview: Slapstick by the director of The Taste of Water also a film within a film. Boy, otherwise known as the shy actor Pim, runs a financially unsuccessful service station somewhere in the desert. His life is severely disrupted when he gets a professional competitor. The film is a homage to the silent film hero Buster Keaton.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1991-05-08
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Brasserie Valentine
Overview: Thirty-something Valentine runs a renowned restaurant and her stylish dining room is fully booked for Valentine's Day. Chef cook Angelo prepares the food and the tables are romantically covered. The guests enter, hoping for love on their menus. Valentine has everything under control, she thinks. But how could she expect that Frank, her old flame from 12 years ago would suddenly reappear on this day of love...
Genres: Romance
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2016-01-28
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Night Watch
Overview: UN agents Mike Graham and Sabrina Carver are sent by their director Nick Caldwell to investigate the theft of Rembrandt's painting, "The Night Watch". The trail takes them from Amsterdam to Hong Kong and involves them in not only art theft and forgery, but the high-tech schemes of Martin Schraeder and his Korean cohort Mao Yixin
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-10-04
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The Bitter Herb
Overview: This film is about the Jewish girl Sara and the ruin of her family during World War II. Her parents have to live in the Jewish ghetto in Amsterdam, but later they are arrested and deported. Sara decides to flee with her brother and his girlfriend to Palestine. Based on the book by Marga Minco.
Genres: History
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1985-04-25
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Storm - Letter of Fire
Overview: The film is set in 1521 Antwerp, in a Europe ravaged by religious wars, and during the early years of the Reformation. It tells the story of the twelve year old, Falko Voeten – a printer’s son. When Falko’s father, Klaas Voeten, a printer of forbidden literature, is caught by the Inquisition for printing a letter written by Maarten Luther; Falko is unwittingly propelled into helping his father and into searching for the letter. Threatened by the Inquisition but aided by Marieke, a Catholic orphan girl from the underground sewers, Falko is faced with a race against time if he is to save his father from being executed for heresy.
Genres: Adventure Family History
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2017-01-19
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Gruesome School Trip
Overview: The sensitive Onnoval is the best student in his class and he loves Liselore, who was the girlfriend of the bully Gino. His teacher Meester de Vriend believes he is a promising writer and poet. Gino picks on Onnoval all the time, but Onnoval does not fight against Gino because he believes he is a werewolf. When the successful writer of horror tales Nol van Paulo comes for a lecture in his class, he advises Onnonval to never write a story for the evil Ferluci. However, Onnoval is humiliated by Gino and very upset and jealous he writes a story about a class excursion in a horror bus to a horror park, where Gino is killed by a vampire, and gives his story to Ferluci. Later he regrets, but Nol van Paulo tells him that the only way to fix the situation would be stealing his note book and rewriting the conclusion.
Genres: Adventure Family Fantasy
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2005-12-07
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George & Jimmy and the Sword of Krijn
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Genres: Family
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1977-07-15
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Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Couples
Overview: Two fact-based tales about citizens who risked everything, including their lives, to save Holocaust victims.
Genres: Drama History War TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-05-10
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Arnhem: The Story of an Escape
Overview: Graeme Warrack was Divisional Chief Doctor of the 1st Airborne Division at the Battle of Arnhem in September 1944. With other doctors, medical personnel and padres, he stayed behind with the wounded. The first improvised hospital was a German-occupied Dutch military barracks at Apeldoorn. From here, the wounded were transported to prisoner of war camps in Germany. As the last of the wounded left, Colonel Warrack escaped.
Genres: War Drama TV Movie
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1976-11-17
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LelleBelle
Overview: 16-year old Belle practices playing the violin diligently, but is unable to impart her music with a sensitive undertone. Her life changes when she discovers that sexual desire stimulates passion in her music.
Genres: Music Romance
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2010-10-08
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Beyond
Overview: Zwartjes' reflections on Beckett, situated between trees.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-01
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Suite 16
Overview: After an argument and fight with a wealthy one night stand in a posh hotel, young hustler Chris finds himself trapped inside. With nowhere to go and the cops closing in on the hotel fast, he wanders into "Suite 16" in a fit of despair. Inside, a handicapped and wheelchair bound Glover is held captive for the evening once discovered by Chris. However, things change the next day when Glover informs Chris that the woman he slept with is now dead; and that he surely will be sought out for her murder. Lonely and bored, Glover offers to shelter Chris for awhile while the cuts and bruises from the previous nights escapades have time to heal.
Genres: Thriller Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-11-24
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False Light
Overview: De student Simon (Elik Bargai) is in de hoerenbuurt komen wonen en is helemaal weg van een hoer (Amanda Ooms). Als hij haar te hulp schiet na een mishandeling krijgen zij een verhouding. Hij duikt haar prive leven in en merkt dat onderwereldfiguren (Thom Hoffman en Tom Jansen) achter haar aanzitten.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1993-02-04
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Requiem
Overview: One year after their father has died mysteriously at the Wadden Sea, two brothers visit the same place where their father died. Hidden feelings about each other come to the foreground.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-07-21
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Filmpje!
Overview: Bob and Annie separate. After the court case Annie gives Bob two airline tickets for a tropical island to save their relationship. However, Bob takes someone else with him on holiday: Carmen, the daughter of Mafioso Don Gorgonzola. Annie lags behind in Holland, where she falls in love again with other men.
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1995-05-06
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Rattle Rat
Overview: A rich Frisian farmer has been murdered in Amsterdam and police duo Grijpstra & De Gier are sent to investigate. Adjutant Grijpstra has problems at home again and is happy to leave for Friesland to investigate the murder. Sgt. De Gier finds the Frisian Hylke much more interesting than the murder case. In Leeuwarden there is a real Chinese war and a brutal robbery at the cattle market. Suddenly there is that friendly rattling, asthmatic rat who provides an unexpected solution.
Genres: Crime Action Drama Thriller Comedy
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1987-02-05
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Key to Heaven
Overview: From the filmmaker's perspective, we follow the process of a possible feature film about a photographer (Lea) tasked with capturing the energy transition in Amsterdam's harbor area. This brings up a flood of memories and associations. What do you do with what hasn't gone well in your life? How well can you know someone dear to you? Filmmaker and character turn out to coincide more and more during the process.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2025-02-04
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S.
Overview: It's about a girl, S., who is dangling between Brussels and New York, boys and girls, love and hate, life and death. She has a mother, a father, a boyfriend and a girlfriend, but none of them are any good to her.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-10-21
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Loft
Overview: Five best friends, all married, decide to share a loft apartment. In this loft they meet their mistresses and conquests. Everything seems perfect, until one morning the body of an unknown young woman is found in the loft. The group of friends begin to suspect each other and it soon becomes clear that they know far less about each other than they had initially thought. Dutch remake of the Flemish movie Loft (2008).
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2010-12-16
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