Dutch thriller films

2015 film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos

The Secret Agent is a 2025 historical political thriller film written and directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho. It follows Armando, a former professor caught in the political turmoil in the midst of the Brazilian military dictatorship, attempting to flee persecution. The supporting cast includes Carlos Francisco, Tânia Maria, Robério Diógenes, Gabriel Leone, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Alice Carvalho, and Udo Kier in his final film role.

2011 film by Lee Tamahori

1988 film by George Sluizer

2013 film by Alex van Warmerdam

2024 film by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel

Amsterdamned is a 1988 Dutch crime thriller with slasher film elements directed and written by Dick Maas, and stars Huub Stapel, Monique van de Ven, and Serge-Henri Valcke. The plot revolves around a serial killer who uses the famed canals of the Amsterdam to murder random people, one of which involves a detective's girlfriend linked to the murders.

2013 film by Bobby Boermans

2018 film by Benjamín Naishtat

2023 film by Amat Escalante

iHostage is a 2025 Dutch thriller film directed by Bobby Boermans and written by Simon de Waal. Released on April 18, 2025, on Netflix, the film is inspired by the real-life that occurred at an Apple Store in Amsterdam on February 22, 2022. The movie stars Soufiane Moussouli as the gunman, Admir Šehović as the main hostage, and features a supporting cast including Loes Haverkort, Marcel Hensema, and Emmanuel Ohene Boafo. The narrative unfolds through the perspectives of the attacker, the hostages, and the police, blending suspense with emotional depth to depict a tense standoff.

2015 film by Alex van Warmerdam

2018 film by Yeo Siew Hua

2013 film by Pia Marais

2002 film directed by Paula van der Oest

2022 film directed by André van Duren

06/05, called May 6th in most English-speaking countries, is a Dutch 2004 film directed by Theo van Gogh, based on the novel De Zesde Mei by Tomas Ross.

1984 film by Marleen Gorris

2019 film directed by Ivo van Aart

1994 film by Ben Verbong

Taped is a 2012 Dutch thriller film directed by Diederik van Rooijen|.