Best movies on Prime Video (Pays-Bas) : our Top 20
We’ve compiled a selection of notable films from the Netherlands that are currently available on Prime Video. Our list covers a range of genres — drama, crime, documentary and comedy — and aims to showcase both contemporary highlights and important titles from recent years. Selections were made based on storytelling, critical reception and current streaming availability; where useful, we note language and subtitle options. Availability can vary by country, so check Prime Video for the version accessible in your region. Browse the list to find Dutch films worth your time, and let us know if you think we missed a standout.
Updated on 12/03/2026
2006 · Paul Verhoeven
A fast-food-obsessed hitman, his contemplative accomplice, a narcotics-addled mobster’s companion and a once-promising prizefighter collide in a wide-ranging, darkly comic crime romp. Their intertwined misadventures play out across three interlocking episodes that slyly leap backward and forward through time.
With Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman, Halina Reijn, Waldemar Kobus, Matthias Schoenaerts and Theo Maassen
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2000 · Lars von Trier
Selma, a Czech émigré facing the loss of her sight, scrambles to support herself and her young son, who has inherited the same degenerative condition and will need an expensive operation to avoid the same fate. Crushed by mounting bills and the strain of making ends meet, she finds refuge in daydreams—turning everyday noises into rhythms and staging small, imagined musical numbers that lift her through the darkest moments.
With Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse, Peter Stormare, Joel Grey, Cara Seymour and Vladica Kostic
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2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
Four burned-out high school teachers, each stalled in their careers and personal lives, embark on a risky experiment: staying perpetually buzzed to see if a constant low-level intoxication will sharpen their confidence and happiness. At first the scheme injects spontaneity and camaraderie into their days, but the line between relief and dependence quickly blurs, unraveling relationships, testing loyalties, and forcing them to confront what improvement really requires.
With Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Lars Ranthe, Magnus Millang, Maria Bonnevie, Susse Wold and Helene Reingaard Neumann
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2006 · Ken Loach
In 1920s Ireland, young physician Damien O'Donovan is poised to leave for a hospital appointment in London when a visit to a friend's farm is shattered by an incursion of British Black and Tans that leaves a local man dead. Shocked and outraged, Damien enlists alongside his brother Teddy in the Irish Republican Army, but the escalating political turmoil and moral compromises of the struggle drive an increasing wedge between them.
With Cillian Murphy, Pádraic Delaney, Liam Cunningham, Orla Fitzgerald, Gerard Kearney, William Ruane and Roger Allam
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2022 · André van Duren
Two young women, identical in appearance but strangers to one another, pursue the same dream of stardom: Véronique, a beautiful French chanteuse-in-waiting, and Weronika, her counterpart living in Poland. The film traces their parallel journeys through ambition, disappointment and small triumphs, each confronting the pressures of career, identity and longing in her own way. Véronique’s path takes an unexpected turn when she becomes involved with Alexandre Fabbri, an enigmatic puppeteer whose gentle eccentricity and uncanny insight force her to face deeper questions about who she is and what she truly wants.
With Bracha van Doesburgh, Elise Schaap, Gijs Naber, Matteo Simoni, Nasrdin Dchar, Hannah Hoekstra and Anna De Ceulaer
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2010 · Alain Gagnol
On a single, pulse-quickening night, a tense mystery plays out across Paris — from shadowed alleys to wind-swept rooftops — where secrets, chases and uneasy alliances collide beneath the city’s moonlit skyline.
With Dominique Blanc, Bruno Salomone, Jean Benguigui, Bernadette Lafont, Oriane Zani, Patrick Ridremont and Jacques Ramade
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2025 · Kaouther Ben Hania
five-year-old Hind Rajab is trapped inside a car under gunfire in Gaza, pleading for someone to come for her. As one volunteer keeps her on the line, the team fights bureaucracy, chaos and danger to marshal an ambulance and reach the child before it's too late.
With Hind Rajab, Motaz Malhees, Saja Kilani, Amer Hlehel, Clara Khoury, Nesbat Serhan and Ramy Brahem
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2018 · Lukas Dhont
A gifted teenage dancer wins a place at an elite ballet conservatory and strives for artistic excellence while privately wrestling with questions about her gender identity. As rehearsals and rivalries escalate, she must confront how much of herself she can reveal—and what she is willing to sacrifice for the career she dreams of.
With Victor Polster, Arieh Worthalter, Oliver Bodart, Tijmen Govaerts, Chris Thys, Nele Hardiman and Katelijne Damen
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2011 · Lee Tamahori
A harrowing portrait of life inside Saddam Hussein’s inner circle, seen through the eyes of a man coerced into serving as the body double for the dictator’s notorious, violent son.
With Dominic Cooper, Ludivine Sagnier, Raad Rawi, Philip Quast, Mem Ferda, Mimoun Oaïssa and Khalid Laith
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2017 · Rainer Sarnet
In a struggling Estonian hamlet, rural families cling to old folk magic and herbal cures to endure the harsh winter, while a determined young woman uses charm and small rituals to win the heart of a local man.
With Rea Lest-Liik, Jörgen Liik, Arvo Kukumägi, Heino Kalm, Meelis Rämmeld, Katariina Unt and Taavi Eelmaa
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2022 · Christian Tafdrup
A Danish couple and their children travel to the Netherlands to return a visit to the family they met on holiday, expecting a calm, friendly weekend. Instead, small awkward moments and mounting tensions peel back polite facades, forcing the visitors to navigate growing rudeness and uncomfortable truths while trying to keep decorum.
With Morten Burian, Sidsel Siem Koch, Fedja van Huêt, Karina Smulders, Liva Forsberg, Marius Damslev and Hichem Yacoubi
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2008 · Martin Koolhoven
the music of Ravel and an enigmatic luthier who is a friend of her husband. Her performances smolder with intensity, yet his demeanor stays unnervingly distant, as though his heart were as cool as her playing burns.
With Martijn Lakemeier, Melody Klaver, Yorick van Wageningen, Jamie Campbell Bower, Raymond Thiry, Anneke Blok and Mees Peijnenburg
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2004 · Renny Harlin
A group of FBI behavioral profiling trainees see their practicum become a matter of survival when they learn a killer is operating inside their ranks, forcing them to apply their skills to identify and stop the murderer. Loosely inspired by Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None.
With Kathryn Morris, Jonny Lee Miller, LL Cool J, Christian Slater, Patricia Velásquez, Clifton Collins Jr. and Eion Bailey
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2010 · Debra Granik
Seventeen-year-old Lucas, a gay teen reeling from his father's abrupt death—an accident shadowed by the suspicion it may have been suicide—finds himself unmoored and raw. He pictures his life as a wild, untamed creature that must be calmed and claimed. With a brother who has settled in Paris and a mother with whom he now shares the silent family home, Lucas must face the ache and unanswered questions left in the wake of loss. Bit by bit, through painful reckonings and fragile new connections, he struggles to reclaim hope and the possibility of love.
With Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Kevin Breznahan, Dale Dickey, Garret Dillahunt, Sheryl Lee and Shelley Waggener
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2004 · Oliver Stone
Alexander, king of Macedonia, launches a campaign against the sprawling Persian realm. Victorious, he pushes his army beyond familiar horizons, sweeping across the known world and pressing farther east than any Westerner before him, finally reaching India.
With Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer, Jared Leto, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anthony Hopkins and Jessie Kamm
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2024 · Karsten Kiilerich
An intrepid young panda leaves his home in China and voyages to Africa to save his closest companion, Jielong, a dragon taken by mysterious captors. Along the perilous route he discovers an astonishing, unfamiliar realm of towering mountains, sun-scorched deserts and dense, shadowed jungles, learning bravery and forging unexpected alliances as he races to bring Jielong back.
With Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing, Maurits Delchot, Georgina Verbaan, Namisa Mdalose, Silas Lekgoathi, Candice Modiselle and Sthandile Nkosi
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1985 · Richard Fleischer
In a brutal, lawless realm, the merciless ruler Gedren craves absolute domination; she ravages the city of Hablac and murders the custodian of a relic that grants immense power. His sister, Red Sonja, bearing a sorcerous sword, sets out on a perilous journey to depose Gedren.
With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brigitte Nielsen, Sandahl Bergman, Paul L. Smith, Ernie Reyes Jr., Ronald Lacey and Pat Roach
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2019 · Dennis Bots
she must put inside an item that represents something she needs, something she loathes, and something she loves. Should she refuse or fail to follow the rule, the box will begin to consume everyone and everything tied to her life.
With Romy Gevers, Holly Mae Brood, Abbey Hoes, Olivia Lonsdale, Thijs Boermans, Niek Roozen and Shahine El-Hamus
1985 · Richard Fleischer
In a brutal age where force decides fate, the ruthless Gedren craves absolute power—she razes the city of Hablac and slays the guardian of a mystical talisman that grants immense strength. The guardian’s sister, Red Sonja, seizes an enchanted sword and embarks on a perilous quest to overthrow Gedren and reclaim the power that was stolen.
With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brigitte Nielsen, Sandahl Bergman, Paul L. Smith, Ernie Reyes Jr., Ronald Lacey and Pat Roach
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2021 · Cecilia Verheyden
An apparently idyllic romance takes a sinister turn when a mother becomes convinced her daughter's new partner is connected to a dark episode from her own past.
With Frank Lammers, Elise Schaap, Huub Stapel, Monic Hendrickx, Raymond Thiry, Maarten Heijmans and Yannick van de Velde