Amsterdam ’s idyllic canals look like quick - to - go film sets … which is why it ’s so foreign that more international movies have n’t , you eff , used them as movie set . Ask any local to name a distich of flicks made here , and they ’ll likely stall afterOcean ’s Twelveand “ that one James Bond film . ” As it ferment out , there are a gross ton more , so we diligently listed – and ranked – them all to manoeuver you in the right direction .
The rule : it must be a feature - distance , non - documentary film , in English , not made by a local studio apartment ( alone ) . It must have had a theatrical runnel outside the Netherlands . And it must have at least one prominent succession express off our fabulously lovely city . Let ’s get to it .
41.But Not in Vain(1948)
The Dutch looked to their British allies to cooperate on their first post - WWII film about , of class , the state of war ( the claim comes from a radio delivery made by the exiled Queen Wilhelmina ) . It open up to mostly ( though not nemine contradicente ) positive reexamination , and was probably about as precise as a warfare film could get , considering it really incorporated state of war footage taken by member of the Resistance . But this one gets deck at the bottom of the list because the motion picture has been fall behind , so you may never in reality see it . We know it ’s not the celluloid ’s fault , but we necessitate to start up somewhere .
40.Soul Assassin(2002)
Oh Skeet Ulrich , countenance ’s just affect you did n’t . ( But thanks for all those stroke of A’dam after darkness ! ) .
39.Commuter Husbands(1974)
Before anyone have all red-hot and bothered by the rearing infidelity , it should be pointed out that this collection of six story is a sequel to 1972’sSuburban Wives , which is all about the dame getting some extracurricular action . That does n’t make either a honest film .
38.Bonded by Blood(2010)
include the ubiquitous drug - run setting in Amsterdam , that ’s about it .
37.Ecstasy(2011)
For being base on a novel by everyone ’s favourite Scots shock author , boy does this flick suck . The story involve one love story , a little Red - Light - District time ( obviously ) , and a band of the material in the deed of conveyance .
36.Caught(1987)
A guy goes to Amsterdam in search of his father , and at once descends into addiction and mayhem ( as one does , apparently … ) until he meet an Amerind evangelist . thing get … preachy .
35.Weekender(2011)
A match of buster party their way through a chain of European very important person rooms , and it ’s exactly as original as it go .
34.Puppet on a Chain(1971)
33.The Invisible Circus(2001)
Cameron Diaz commits suicide . Then her sis , encounter by Jordana Brewster , tours ‘ 70s Europe ( let in Amsterdam ) to figure out why , getting involved with her babe ’s fellow ( Christopher Eccleston ) along the room . The journeying is shockingly boring .
32.A Perfect Man(2013)
Liev Schreiber ca n’t keep his trouser on , despite being tie to Jeanne Tripplehorn . Until one day he falls in love over the phone … with his wife , dissemble to be a Dutch womanhood . Unfortunately the top endowment and gratuitous Amsterdam scenery go to waste in this boringly pace “ sexual love ” story aimed at female audiences .
31.Do Not Disturb/Silent Witness(1999)
The opinion of the city are astonishing , but the movie – about a unspoken child who witnesses a slaying and is now on the run – is not ( maybe that ’s why they assay changing the name ? ) . Better luck next time , Denis Leary , William Hurt , and Jennifer Tilly .
30.Incognito(1998)
It ’s not that this aphrodisiacal double - crosser is the worst movie ; but the filmmakers cover the TV audience like they ca n’t tell the difference between German and Dutch in the Amsterdam scenes . To that , we say , nein . The nontextual matter - counterfeit details , however , are fascinating .
29.Still Smokin'(1983)
Cheech and Chong only made one movie in Amsterdam . It ’s unluckily one of their weak , with half of it just being a rehash of their hot act of yore .
28.St George’s Day(2012)
More gangster Brits , this clock time with diamonds and drugs . Zero point for originality . Some point for cool conflict scene .
27.Mindhunters(2005)
Amsterdam North and a few other Dutch locations digest in for a removed island where some FBI profiler starter must get across down a serial Orcinus orca . If only the results were as exciting as that description – or the molding ( Val Kilmer , Christian Slater , LL Cool J ) .
26.Kidnapping Mr. Heineken(2015)
It ’s perhaps the most famed law-breaking in Dutch story . Too bad the celluloid kind of flub the story with the standard Hollywood BS ( and does n’t incommode to honk a single Dutch actor … not that we ’d ever object to Anthony Hopkins ) .
25.Ocean’s Twelve(2004)
BeforeThe Fault in Our mavin , this was in all probability the most renowned motion-picture show filmed here . If you think continuation suck … this one is n’t going to switch your nous . But it does demand some serious coffeeshop prison term ( atDe Dampkring ) with Brad Pitt , plus a bunch more Amsterdam scenery , so it ’s not all bad .
24.Wet Dreams(1974)
on purpose made to fly in the face of sexual censorship , this collection of disingenuous erotica was unsurprisingly cast out in Britain ( though it was released elsewhere ) .
23.Operation Amsterdam(1959)
Two favorite Amsterdam paper are at shimmer here : WWII and diamond . The result are n’t quite good enough to make this heavy - to - find number deserving assay out .
22.The Little Ark(1972)
Two orphans build a boat for themselves and their pets during the annihilating 1953 flood and sail to Amsterdam to find their papa . The movie made an imprint on the kids who watched its original release , but it has n’t age well . However , the Dutch and American actors ’ attempts to mimic each other ’s accents are hilarious .
21.Five Fingers(2006)
Laurence Fishburne and Ryan Phillippe put on sorry accents to confront ( without really conclude ) stereotypes in this tense ( but not tense enough ) thriller about one supremely long and painful conversation between a Dutch pianist and a Moroccan “ terrorist . ” However , the turn of events cease bumps this international cause up a few snick .
20.Modesty Blaise(1966)
Campy international undercover agent sexploitation in its full ‘ 60s glory . View it like an Austin Powers movie and you ’ll realise why it made the top 20 .
19.Max(2002)
John Cusack fans , triumph – here you have proof he ’s plant foundation in Amsterdam ! Cusack apparently want this motion picture made so badly he did it for free . Too tough he ’s not enough to save this tepid drama about the ( fancied ) Jewish art bargainer who instruct Hitler everything he know about picture . Amsterdam is a stand - in for ‘ twenty Berlin .
18.The Best Two Years(2004)
Four Mormon missionaries from the USA seek to convert the Dutch in this lighthearted and surprisingly accessible look at one of the westerly world ’s least understood religions . It ’s mostly set in Haarlem ( the city between us and the coast ) , but they come to Amsterdam , too .
17.Diamonds Are Forever(1971)
This is “ that one James Bond film . ” Too high-risk it ’s not the best one , but it does have the eminence of being Sean Connery ’s last ( official ) clock time playing Bond . In this one , Bond infiltrates a global pack of diamond contrabandist to save the world from a giant optical maser beam , but you may separate Connery ( and everyone else ) has mentally hold in out . Still worth watching for the canal - porno filming .
16.Hawks(1988)
In this “ buddy clowning , ” the buddies in question are two terminally ominous patients ( illegally ) on the escaped in Amsterdam . Par - tay . But it ’s get another one of the Bonds ( Timothy Dalton ) .
15.Look to the Sky(1993)
From Amsterdam to internment camp , a fiddling boy narrates his 1942 Judaic life history . It ’s poignant , touching , and you ’ll totally hollo . It ’s deserving it though .
14.Headrush(2003)
Of the ( not ? ) surprising number of drug - smuggling picture show in this list , this would - be stoner drollery gets some bonus point for getting in on the trend early and blending two writing style . The Irish plaster bandage works hard to compensate for a clear rock - bottom budget . Fun Lovin' Criminals fans will know the soundtrack , though .
13.The Baby of Mâcon(1993)
The Oude Kerk draw some solid blind time here ( since the filmmaker Peter Greenaway was banned from Cologne ’s cathedral because the archbishop thought his previous photographic film was smutty ) in a lusciously sharp and smutty indictment of religion and morality , asterisk a startlingly new Julia Ormond and Ralph Fiennes . Get quick for things to get eldritch , and naked .
12.The Discovery of Heaven(2001)
An angel is sent to ground to get back the pill because we keep effing things up , and Stephen Fry stars . The “ humour ” is so dark that you might block to actually express joy . Also , check out the Holy Writ – it ’s even better .
11.The Man Who Watched Trains Go By/The Paris Express(1952)
We ’ll let you guess which statute title is British and which is American . Worth seeking out if you ’re a fan of classic moving picture noir .
10.Boronia Backpackers(2011)
If you ’re Aussie , you might know this subsequence about two small - townspeople guys who take a road head trip through Europe ( getting into all form of shenanigans in Amsterdam on the way ) while they leave their girlfriends back home to kick . If you ’re not Aussie , you belike do n’t . Visually , it ’s fundamentally domicile - video quality , but that only adds to the Platonism – and the entertaining characters more than make up for it ( if you may in reality get your handwriting on a copy ) .
9.If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium(1969)
Think of it as a much good version ofEurotrip(actually film in Amsterdam ) , with less guilt trip in your delight and a lot of neat retro lingo hold in .
8.The Inspector/Lisa(1962)
Here , a kindly Dutch law ship’s officer agree to smuggle a Judaic fair sex into British Palestine after WWII . Under either name , it ’s unluckily lost in the sea of WWII films throughout cinema history , but worth a picket if you could encounter it .
7.Tom & Thomas(2002)
Though the write up of psychic twin boy separated at birth ( and now in hassle ) may be prepare in London , a caboodle of it was actually filmed in Amsterdam . ( fillip : Ned Stark ! )
6.The Diary of Anne Frank(1959)
An version of the play ( rather than straight off from the diary ) , this is probably the most well - jazz film interpretation of the young Judaic girl ’s Amsterdam story .
5.Nothing Personal(2009)
Nothing Personalstarts with a cleaning lady ( the excellent Lotte Verbeek ) giving away everything she has in Amsterdam , and then pass the residual of clip in Ireland watching her flirt with give up on her own rules . It ’s a slow suntan , but a steady one you ’ll enjoy .
4.Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo(2005)
All the critic are wrong ! This film is so bad that it starts to be really , really good ( you do it you ca n’t bet away ) . Our favorite picture ? All of them . But especially , watching Deuce endeavor to enounce Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal .
3.The Fault in Our Stars(2014)
This is by far the most dear pic made in Amsterdam these day – so much , in fact , that the workbench where Hazel and Gus have their heart - to - heart was steal . Do n’t worry , it was replaced by the “ same one ” ( which is now covered in fan grafitti ) . The film is moving , touching , and was obviously carefully craft ( by Vlogbrother John Green , in Amsterdam ) to make you sniffle like an retard .
2.Girl with a Pearl Earring(2003)
The story is set in ( and mostly shot in ) Delft , but Amsterdam makes some appearance ( most notably the Dam Square ) . But since this is actually a good film , we ’re take it !
1.Layer Cake(2004)
in the end , a film that gets the British gangster matter right , with some in truth tense and tightly paced storytelling , a Dutch subplot , and a walking tour of the Red Light District throw in . It also stars a pre - Bond Daniel Craig as a drug principal with no name .
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The Fault in Our Stars|20th Century Fox
Soul Assasin|Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Ecstasy|TRIBECA Films
A Perfect Man|IFC Films
Still Smokin'|Paramount Pictures
Ocean’s Twelve|Warner Bros.
Five Fingers|Lionsgate
The Discovery of Heaven|Meespierson Film CV
Tom & Thomas|Universal Studios
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo|Sony Pictures
Layer Cake|Sony Classics
