List of films set in Amsterdam explained

Amsterdam has been a setting in Dutch and foreign films. The following is a list of films set in Amsterdam. The list includes a number of films which only have a tenuous connection to the city. The lists are sorted by the year the film was released.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Dutch cinema

1930s

• Pygmalion (1937 film) (1937), by Ludwig Berger

1950s

• Ciske the Rat (1955 film) (1955), by Wolfgang Staudte

1960s

• Makkers Staakt uw Wild Geraas (1960), by Fons Rademakers

1970s

• Turkish Delight (1973 film) (1973), by Paul Verhoeven
• Keetje Tippel (1975), by Paul Verhoeven
• Soldier of Orange (1977), by Paul Verhoeven
• Cha Cha (film) (1979), by Herbert Curiel

1980s

• The Lift (1983), by Dick Maas
• Ciske de Rat (1984 film) (1984), by Guido Pieters
• Amsterdamned (1988), by Dick Maas

1990s

• False Light (1993), by Theo van Gogh
• Helicopter String Quartet (1996), by Frank Scheffer
• Siberia (1998 film) (1998), by Ludwig Berger
• Suzy Q (film) (1999), by Martin Koolhoven

2000s

• Kees de jongen (film) (2003), by André van Duren
• Simon (2004 film) (2004), by Eddy Terstall
• Wild Romance (film) (2006), by Jean van de Velde
• Black Book (film) (2006), by Paul Verhoeven
• Love Is All (2007 film) (2007), by Joram Lürsen
• Katia's Sister (2008), by Mijke de Jong

2010s

• Prooi (film) (2010), by Dick Maas
  • Sint (2010), by Dick Maas Süskind (film) (2012), by Rudolf van den Berg
• De wederopstanding van een klootzak (2013), by Guido van Driel
• The Dinner (2013 film) (2013), by Menno Meyjes
• Kidnapping Freddy Heineken (2015), by Daniel Alfredson
• Michiel de Ruyter (film) (2015), by Roel Reiné
• Layla M. (2016), by Mijke de Jong
• Prooi (film) (2016), by Dick Maas
• Riphagen: The Untouchable (2016), by Pieter Kuijpers
• My Foolish Heart (2018 film) (2018), by Rolf van Eijk
• Amsterdam Vice (2019), by Arne Toonen

2020s

• The Host (2020 film) (2020), by Andy Newbery
• Ferry (film) (2021), by Cecilia Verheyden
• My Best Friend Anne Frank (2021), by Ben Sombogaart

1920s

• The Tragedy of a Great (1920), by Arthur Günsburg

1930s

• Rembrandt (1936 film) (1936), by Alexander Korda
• The Children of Captain Grant (film) (1936), by Vladimir Vajnshtok
• Diamonds (1937 film) (1937), by Eduard von Borsody
• So You Don't Know Korff Yet? (1938), by Fritz Holl

1940s

• Rembrandt (1942 film) (1942), by Hans Steinhoff
• But Not in Vain (1948), by Edmond T. Gréville

1950s

• The Man Who Watched Trains Go By (1952), by Harold French
• Towers of Silence (film) (1952), by Hans Bertram
• Mr. Arkadin (1955), by Orson Welles
• The House of Intrigue (1956 film) (1956), by Duilio Coletti
• Operation Amsterdam (1959), by Michael McCarthy
• The Diary of Anne Frank (1959 film) (1959), by George Stevens

1960s

• (1960), by Rudolf Jugert
• Girl in the Window (1961), by Luciano Emmer
• The Inspector (1962 film) (1962), by Philip Dunne
• The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers (1964), by Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc Godard, Ugo Gregoretti, Hiromichi Horikawa, Roman Polanski
• Dateline Diamonds (1965), by Jeremy Summers
• Modesty Blaise (1966 film) (1966, by Joseph Losey
• Secret Agent Super Dragon (1966), by Giorgio Ferroni
• Amsterdam Affair (1968), by Gerry O'Hara
• The Limbo Line (1968), by Samuel Gallu
• The Magnificent Tony Carrera (1968), by José Antonio de la Loma
• If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969), by Mel Stuart

1970s

• The Fifth Day of Peace (1970), by Giuliano Montaldo
• Puppet on a Chain (film) (1970), by Geoffrey Reeve, Don Sharp
• Diamonds Are Forever (film) (1971), by Guy Hamilton
  • Commuter Husbands (1972), by Derek Ford I due gattoni a nove code... e mezza ad Amsterdam (1972), by Osvaldo Civirani
• The Little Ark (1972), by James B. Clark
• Alice in the Cities (1974), by Wim Wenders
• Sensations (film) (1975), by Lasse Braun
• Inside Out (1975 film) (1975), by Peter Duffell
• The Uranium Conspiracy (1978), by Gianfranco Baldanello, Menahem Golan
• Avalanche Express (1979), by Mark Robson

1980s

• Rough Cut (1980 film) (1980), by Don Siegel
• Still Smokin (film) (1983), by Tommy Chong
• Hanna D. - The Girl from Vondel Park (1984), by Rino Di Silvestro, Bruno Mattei
• Dutch Girls (1985), by Giles Foster
• Caught (1987 film) (1987), by James F. Collier
• Dutch Treat (1987), by Boaz Davidson
• Hawks (film) (1988), by Robert Ellis Miller
• China White (film) (1989), by Ronny Yu

1990s

• Look to the Sky (film) (1993), Roberto Faenza
• Young and Dangerous 3 (1996), by Andrew Lau
• Incognito (1997 film) (1997), by John Badham
• Do Not Disturb (1999 film) (1999), by Dick Maas
• Rembrandt (1999 film) (1999), by Charles Matton

2000s

• The Discovery of Heaven (film) (2001), by Jeroen Krabbé
• The Invisible Circus (film) (2001), by Adam Brooks
• Bad Boys II (2003), by Michael Bay
  • Girl with a Pearl Earring (film) (2003), by Peter Webber Headrush (2003), Shimmy Marcus
• EuroTrip (2004), by Jeff Schaffer
• Ocean's Twelve (2004), by Steven Soderbergh
• Layer Cake (2004), by Matthew Vaughn
• The Best Two Years (2004), by Scott S. Anderson
• (2005), by Mike Bigelow
• Hostel (2005 film) (2005), by Eli Roth
• Five Fingers (2006 film) (2006), by Laurence Malkin
• Nightwatching (2007), by Peter Greenaway
• Body of Lies (film) (2008), by Ridley Scott
• Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008), by Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg
• Nothing Personal (2009 film) (2009), by Urszula Antoniak

2010s

• Bonded by Blood (2010), by Sacha Bennett
• Holy Rollers (film) (2010), by Kevin Asch
• Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy (2011), by Rob Heydon
• Amsterdam Heavy (2011), by Michael Wright
• Weekender (film) (2011), by Karl Golden
• St George's Day (film) (2012), by Frank Harper
• 10,000 Hours (film) (2013), by Joyce Bernal
• A Perfect Man (2013 film) (2013), by Kees Van Oostrum
• The Counselor (2013), by Ridley Scott
• The Fault in Our Stars (film) (2014), by Josh Boone
• Queen (2013 film) (2014), by Vikas Bahl
• Gangsterdam (2017), by Romain Lévy
• The Dinner (2017 film) (2017), by Oren Moverman
• The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017), by Patrick Hughes
• (2018), by Clint Eastwood
• The Hows of Us (2018), by Cathy Garcia-Molina
• The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018), by Susanna Fogel
• Domino (2019 film) (2019), by Brian De Palma
• The Goldfinch (film) (2019), by John Crowley

2020s

• Trance (2020 film) (2020), by Anwar Rasheed
• Where Is Anne Frank (2021), by Ari Folman
• Amsterdam (2022 film) (2022), by David O. Russell
• Boronia Backpackers (2022), by Timothy Spanos
• Bawaal (2023), by Nitesh Tiwari
• (2023), by Christopher McQuarrie
• Occupied City (2023), by Steve McQueen

See also

• Cinema of the Netherlands
• Lists of Dutch films

Notes

1.Commuter Husbands (1972), by Derek Ford. This is a collection of 6 stories. The 5th story takes place in Amsterdam.

2.Girl with a Pearl Earring (film) (2003), by Peter Webber. This film is mostly shot in Delft, but some scenes are in Amsterdam such as Dam Square.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sharp . Rebecca . 24 October 2018 . 21 Films Set in Amsterdam to Watch Before Visiting . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240805102529/https://almostginger.com/21-films-set-in-amsterdam/ . 5 August 2024 . 5 August 2024 . Almost Ginger.
2. Web site: 14 January 2017 . Films die in Amsterdam zijn opgenomen . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240226015035/https://www.stromma.com/nl-nl/amsterdam/blog/famous-movie-locations-in-amsterdam/ . 26 February 2024 . 5 August 2024 . Stromma.com.
3. Web site: Brenner . Elysia . 7 July 2016 . We Ranked Every English-Language Movie Made in Amsterdam . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230607021140/https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/amsterdam/popular-movies-made-in-amsterdam . 7 June 2023 . 5 August 2024 . Thrillist.
4. Web site: Coggins . Tom . 30 April 2019 . The Best Movies About Amsterdam . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240805141912/https://theculturetrip.com/europe/the-netherlands/articles/the-best-films-featuring-amsterdam . 5 August 2024 . 5 August 2024 . The Culture Trip.