Directed credits
29
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Paul Verhoeven
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.8
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 26Directed series: 3All crew credits: 34
TMDB ID: 10491
IMDb ID: nm0000682
Known for: Directing
Born: July 18, 1938
Age: 87
Place of birth: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1959 - 2024
Years active: 66
Average TMDB rating: 6.65
Wikidata: Q129079
Also known as
保罗·范霍文 • 폴 버호벤 • 폴 베호벤 • 파울 페르후번 • Паул Вергувен • Паул Верхувен • پل ورهوفن
Frequent jobs
Director (29)Associate Producer (1)Executive Producer (1)Screenplay (1)Sound Effects (1)Writer (1)
Biography
Paul Verhoeven (born July 18, 1938) is a Dutch film director, screenwriter, and producer who has made movies in both the Netherlands and the United States. Explicitly violent and/or sexual content and social satire are trademarks of both his drama and science fiction films. He is best known for directing the American feature films RoboCop (1987), Total Recall (1990), Basic Instinct (1992), Starship Troopers (1997), and Hollow Man (2000). Turkish Delight (1973) received the award for Best Dutch Film of the Century at the Netherlands Film Festival. His films altogether received a total of nine Academy Award nominations, mainly for editing and effects. Both RoboCop and Total Recall won an Academy Special Achievement Award. In contrast, his film Showgirls (1995) was poorly received and won seven Golden Raspberry Awards, but has become a cult film over time. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Verhoeven, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Paul Verhoeven.
6.6
Benedetta
Director
2021 Movie
6.7
Elle
Director
2016 Movie
5.6
Tricked
Director
2012 Movie
8.0
Le court des grands
Director
2005 Movie
6.0
Hollow Man
Director
2000 Movie
7.1
Starship Troopers
Director
1997 Movie
5.6
Showgirls
Director
1995 Movie
6.9
Basic Instinct
Director
1992 Movie
7.3
Total Recall
Director
1990 Movie
7.4
RoboCop
Director
1987 Movie
6.6
Flesh + Blood
Director
1985 Movie
6.7
The 4th Man
Director
1983 Movie
6.6
All Things Pass
Director
1981 Movie
6.3
Spetters
Director
1980 Movie
7.0
Soldier of Orange
Director
1977 Movie
6.4
Katie Tippel
Director
1975 Movie
6.8
Turkish Delight
Director
1973 Movie
5.6
Business Is Business
Director
1971 Movie
4.5
The Wrestler
Director
1971 Movie
6.0
The Royal Dutch Marine Corps
Director
1965 Movie
5.5
Let's Have a Party
Director
1963 Movie
5.7
The Hitchhikers
Director
1962 Movie
5.5
Nothing Special
Director
1961 Movie
5.0
One Lizard Too Many
Director
1960 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Paul Verhoeven.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Paul Verhoeven.
7.4
Black Book
Screenplay
2006 Movie
7.4
RoboCop
Director
1987 Movie
7.3
Total Recall
Director
1990 Movie
7.1
Starship Troopers
Director
1997 Movie
7.0
Soldier of Orange
Director
1977 Movie
7.0
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Self
2004 Movie
6.9
Basic Instinct
Director
1992 Movie
6.8
Turkish Delight
Director
1973 Movie
6.7
The 4th Man
Director
1983 Movie
6.7
Elle
Director
2016 Movie
6.6
Benedetta
Director
2021 Movie
6.6
Flesh + Blood
Director
1985 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Paul Verhoeven.
7.3
Total Recall
Director
1990 Movie
7.4
RoboCop
Director
1987 Movie
5.6
Showgirls
Director
1995 Movie
7.1
Starship Troopers
Director
1997 Movie
6.9
Basic Instinct
Director
1992 Movie
6.0
Hollow Man
Director
2000 Movie
6.7
Elle
Director
2016 Movie
6.6
Benedetta
Director
2021 Movie
6.3
Spetters
Director
1980 Movie
4.5
The Wrestler
Director
1971 Movie
3.5
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
as Self
2003 Movie
6.6
Flesh + Blood
Director
1985 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Paul Verhoeven.
3.5
Morgenmagazin
as Self • 1 eps
1992 Series
6.1
The Hitchhiker
Director • 1 eps
1983 Series
7.2
Omnibus
as Self • 1 eps
1967 Series
4.9
De Wereld Draait Door
as Self • 1 eps
2005 Series
6.0
Kulturplatz
as Self • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.0
Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles
Executive Producer • 40 eps
1999 Series
7.0
Leçon de Cinéma
as Self • 2 eps
2004 Series
7.0
The Real History of Science Fiction
as Himself • 1 eps
2014 Series
Zomergasten
1 eps
1988 Series
7.9
Floris
Director • 13 eps
1969 Series
7.7
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
as Self • 4 eps
2023 Series
6.5
For Queen and Country
Director • 4 eps
1979 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Paul Verhoeven.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Paul Verhoeven.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Paul Verhoeven.
7.7
Like Tears in Rain
as Self
2024 Movie
6.7
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee
2022 Movie
5.8
You Don't Nomi
as Himself (archive footage)
2021 Movie
3.8
Basic Instinct: Sex, Death & Stone
as Self
2020 Movie
5.0
Total Excess: How Carolco Changed Hollywood
as Self
2020 Movie
6.1
Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story
as Self
2020 Movie
7.5
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
as Self
2019 Movie
6.9
In Search of the Last Action Heroes
as Self
2019 Movie
Gijs
as Self
2017 Movie
6.9
Verhoeven Versus Verhoeven
as Self - Filmmaker
2016 Movie
6.8
Hollywood Banker
as Self
2014 Movie
5.0
Parradox
as himself
2010 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Paul Verhoeven.
7.7
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
as Self • 4 eps
2023 Series
7.0
The Real History of Science Fiction
as Himself • 1 eps
2014 Series
4.9
De Wereld Draait Door
as Self • 1 eps
2005 Series
6.0
Kulturplatz
as Self • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.0
Leçon de Cinéma
as Self • 2 eps
2004 Series
3.5
Morgenmagazin
as Self • 1 eps
1992 Series
Zomergasten
1 eps
1988 Series
7.2
Omnibus
as Self • 1 eps
1967 Series