Cast: Paul Verhoeven

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Paul Verhoeven. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

2004 · Documentary · 98 min. · United States

Direction Wendy Apple

Cast Jodie Foster · Anthony Minghella · Sean Penn · Walter Murch

Plot Documentary about the art of film editing. Clips are shown from many groundbreaking films with innovative editing styles.

7.0

667 votes

7.0

667 votes

James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction (TV Series)

2018 · Documentary · 45 min. · United States

Direction James Cameron · Philipp Friesenbichler

Cast James Cameron · Ridley Scott · Steven Spielberg · George Lucas

Plot From the acclaimed filmmaker behind legendary sci-fi films The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Avatar, this documentary series explores the evolution of sci-fi from its origins...

6.9

307 votes

6.9

307 votes

In Search of the Last Action Heroes

2019 · Documentary · 140 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Oliver Harper

Cast Scott Adkins · Stuart Ashen · Shane Black · James Bruner

Plot "In Search of the Last Action Heroes" the most comprehensive retrospective of the '80s action film genre ever made.

6.9

42 votes

6.9

42 votes

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (TV)

2004 · Documentary · 120 min. · United States

Direction Xan Cassavetes

Cast Robert Altman · Jacqueline Bisset · Jim Jarmusch · Kris Kristofferson

Plot A documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974, the LA-based channel's eclectic slate...

6.8

59 votes

6.8

59 votes

6.7

135 votes

6.4

52 votes

You Don't Nomi

2019 · Documentary · 92 min. · United States

Direction Jeffrey McHale

Cast Paul Verhoeven · Elizabeth Berkley · Joe Eszterhas · Gina Gershon

Plot Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls (1995) was met by critics and audiences with near universal derision. You Don't Nomi traces the film's redemptive journey from notorious flop to cult classic, and maybe...

6.4

455 votes

6.4

455 votes

Imagining 'Total Recall'

2001 · Documentary · 30 min. · United States

Direction Jeffrey Schwarz

Cast Ronald Shusett · Gary Goldman · Paul Verhoeven · Arnold Schwarzenegger

Plot Documentary about the making of Paul Verhoeven's Total Recall (1990).

6.4

93 votes

6.4

93 votes

A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (TV Series)

2009 · Documentary · 58 min. · United States

Direction Laurent Bouzereau

Cast Ken Follett · Norman Lloyd · Alfred Hitchcock · Heywood Gould

Plot "A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers" will look at thrillers from all sides, including different types of thrillers and the stylistic tools filmmakers use to give...

6.3

36 votes

6.3

36 votes

Kurosawa: The Last Emperor (TV)

1999 · Documentary · 50 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Alex Cox

Cast Francis Ford Coppola · Paul Verhoeven · John Woo · Arturo Ripstein

Plot A profile and history of film director Akira Kurosawa.

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Prophets of Science Fiction (TV Series)

2011 · Documentary · 45 min. · United States

Direction Declan Whitebloom

Cast Jonathan Adams · Michio Kaku · Ridley Scott · David Brin

Plot The science-fiction imaginings of the writers of the past are now becoming the science realities of our day.

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RoboDoc: The Creation of Robocop

2019 · Documentary · min. · United Kingdom

Direction Chris Griffiths

Cast Paul Verhoeven · Nancy Allen · Angie Bolling · John Castle

Plot RoboDoc is a feature length fan-funded documentary exploring the making of the 1987 cult-classic, the sequels and its 30 year legacy.

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The Real History of Science Fiction (TV Miniseries)

2014 · Documentary · 240 min. · United States

Direction Michael Poole · Ben Southwell · John Das · Andy Mosse

Cast Mark Gatiss · Charlie Jane Anders · Dominic Sandbrook · Keir Dullea

Plot The series heads to the very frontiers of space and science to produce the definitive television history of science fiction. The story of one of the liveliest and most stimulating...

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Soldaat van Oranje Revisited

2002 · Documentary · 67 min. · Netherlands

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Robocop: Special Effects, Then and Now (S)

2007 · Documentary · 20 min. · United States

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Robocop: Villains of Old Detroit (S)

2007 · Documentary · 20 min. · United States

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Hollywood Banker

2014 · Documentary · 82 min. · Netherlands

Direction Rozemyn Afman

Cast Frans J. Afman · Dino de Laurentiis · Martha De Laurentiis · Menahem Golan

Plot How Frans Afman, a banker from the Netherlands, developed a new system for film financing, revolutionized independent filmmaking in Hollywood, but could not prevent it all from crashing down, when...

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Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'

2001 · Documentary · 37 min. · United States

Direction Jeffrey Schwarz

Cast Jon Davison · Craig Hayes · Michael Miner · Edward Neumeier

Plot A look behind the scenes at the making of this science fiction classic about a policeman killed in the line of duty, only to be reborn as a half-man, half-machine...

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Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story

2019 · Documentary · 84 min. · United States

Direction April Wright

Cast Michelle Jubilee Gonzalez · Michelle Rodriguez · Anne Fletcher · Zoe Bell

Plot An action-documentary about the evolution of stunt women from "The Perils of Pauline" (1914) and beyond.

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