List of films set in Amsterdam

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

Foreign films set entirely or partially in Amsterdam

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

Final Destination: Red Lantern (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 ^[1]
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 ^[2]
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
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (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
The 15:17 to Paris (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
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023), by Christopher McQuarrie
Occupied City (2023), by Steve McQueen

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.

References

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^ Coggins, Tom (30 April 2019). "The Best Movies About Amsterdam". The Culture Trip. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.