Directed credits
30
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Paul Verhoeven
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 27Directed series: 3All crew credits: 45
TMDB ID: 10491
IMDb ID: nm0000682
Known for: Directing
Born: July 18, 1938
Age: 88
Place of birth: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1959 - 2026
Years active: 68
Average TMDB rating: 6.61
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 (30)Executive Producer (9)Associate Producer (1)Production Assistant (1)Screenplay (1)Sound Effects (1)Thanks (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.
Benedetta
Director
2021 Movie
Elle
Director
2016 Movie
Tricked
Director
2012 Movie
Le court des grands
Director
2005 Movie
Hollow Man
Director
2000 Movie
Starship Troopers
Director
1997 Movie
Showgirls
Director
1995 Movie
Basic Instinct
Director
1992 Movie
Total Recall
Director
1990 Movie
RoboCop
Director
1987 Movie
Flesh + Blood
Director
1985 Movie
The 4th Man
Director
1983 Movie
All Things Pass
Director
1981 Movie
Spetters
Director
1980 Movie
Soldier of Orange
Director
1977 Movie
Katie Tippel
Director
1975 Movie
Turkish Delight
Director
1973 Movie
Business Is Business
Director
1971 Movie
The Wrestler
Director
1971 Movie
Portrait of Anton Adriaan Mussert
Director
1970 Movie
The Royal Dutch Marine Corps
Director
1965 Movie
Let's Have a Party
Director
1963 Movie
The Hitchhikers
Director
1962 Movie
Nothing Special
Director
1961 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Paul Verhoeven.
The Hitchhiker
Director • 1 eps
1983 Series
For Queen and Country
Director • 4 eps
1979 Series
Floris
Director • 13 eps
1969 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Paul Verhoeven.
Black Book
Screenplay
2006 Movie
RoboCop
Director
1987 Movie
Total Recall
Director
1990 Movie
Starship Troopers
Director
1997 Movie
Soldier of Orange
Director
1977 Movie
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Self
2004 Movie
Basic Instinct
Director
1992 Movie
Turkish Delight
Director
1973 Movie
The 4th Man
Director
1983 Movie
Elle
Director
2016 Movie
Benedetta
Director
2021 Movie
Flesh + Blood
Director
1985 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Paul Verhoeven.
Basic Instinct
Director
1992 Movie
Total Recall
Director
1990 Movie
Starship Troopers
Director
1997 Movie
RoboCop
Director
1987 Movie
Hollow Man
Director
2000 Movie
Showgirls
Director
1995 Movie
Hollow Man II
Executive Producer
2006 Movie
Benedetta
Director
2021 Movie
Elle
Director
2016 Movie
Flesh + Blood
Director
1985 Movie
Black Book
Screenplay
2006 Movie
Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
as Self
2003 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Paul Verhoeven.
Morgenmagazin
as Self • 1 eps
1992 Series
De Wereld Draait Door
as Self • 1 eps
2005 Series
Omnibus
as Self • 1 eps
1967 Series
The Hitchhiker
Director • 1 eps
1983 Series
Kulturplatz
as Self • 1 eps
2004 Series
Eurotrash
1 eps
1993 Series
Zomergasten
1 eps
1988 Series
Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles
Executive Producer • 40 eps
1999 Series
The Real History of Science Fiction
as Himself • 1 eps
2014 Series
Leçon de Cinéma
as Self • 2 eps
2004 Series
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
as Self • 4 eps
2023 Series
Floris
Director • 13 eps
1969 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Paul Verhoeven.
The Draft!
Thanks
2023 Movie
Lotgenoten
Writer
2013 Movie
Something Unknown Is Doing We Don't Know What
Associate Producer
2009 Movie
Black Book
Screenplay
2006 Movie
Hollow Man II
Executive Producer
2006 Movie
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Zephyr Campaign
Executive Producer
2003 Movie
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Homefront Campaign
Executive Producer
2002 Movie
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tesca Campaign
Executive Producer
2001 Movie
Roughnecks - The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Hydora Campaign
Executive Producer
2001 Movie
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Pluto Campaign
Executive Producer
2001 Movie
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Tophet Campaign
Executive Producer
2001 Movie
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Klendathu Campaign
Executive Producer
2001 Movie
The Lonely Dorymen
Sound Effects
1968 Movie
Slochteren aan de lijn
Production Assistant
1964 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Paul Verhoeven.
Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles
Executive Producer • 40 eps
1999 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Paul Verhoeven.
Carolco, un rêve hollywoodien
2026 Movie
Like Tears in Rain
as Self
2024 Movie
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee
2022 Movie
You Don't Nomi
as Himself (archive footage)
2021 Movie
Basic Instinct: Sex, Death & Stone
as Self
2020 Movie
Total Excess: How Carolco Changed Hollywood
as Self
2020 Movie
Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story
as Self
2020 Movie
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
as Self
2019 Movie
In Search of the Last Action Heroes
as Self
2019 Movie
Bukan Cinta Aku
2018 Movie
Gijs
as Self
2017 Movie
Verhoeven Versus Verhoeven
as Self - Filmmaker
2016 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Paul Verhoeven.
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
as Self • 4 eps
2023 Series
The Real History of Science Fiction
as Himself • 1 eps
2014 Series
De Wereld Draait Door
as Self • 1 eps
2005 Series
Kulturplatz
as Self • 1 eps
2004 Series
Leçon de Cinéma
as Self • 2 eps
2004 Series
Eurotrash
1 eps
1993 Series
Morgenmagazin
as Self • 1 eps
1992 Series
Zomergasten
1 eps
1988 Series
Omnibus
as Self • 1 eps
1967 Series