Cast: Porgy Franssen

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


Matterhorn

2013 · Movie · 87 min. · Netherlands

Direction Diederik Ebbinge

Cast René van't Hof · Ton Kas · Ko Aerts · Kees Alberts

Synopsis Devout Calvinist widower Fred leads a respectable, utterly boring life since he evicted his only son. Suddenly arrives Theo, a mentally impaired adult, mental age about five. Fred starts enjoying 'fathering' again, becomes protective and even defends him against bully...

6.8

480 votes

6.8

480 votes

Direction Willem Bosch

Cast Hadewych Minis · Aoibhinn McGinnity · Ian Beattie · Declan Conlon

Synopsis Miniseries about a succession of horrible IRA attacks that really took place in the late 1980s in Limburg. During the hunt for the IRA fighters, suspicions arise of sabotage by the powers that be, right when a devastating attack is...

6.3

142 votes

6.3

142 votes

Waiter

2006 · Movie · 97 min. · Netherlands

Direction Alex van Warmerdam

Cast Alex van Warmerdam · Ariane Schluter · Jaap Spijkers · Mark Rietman

Synopsis Edgar is a waiter in a mediocre restaurant, where clients and even his mistress prove abusive, while his sick wife and criminal neighbors are no better. How bad it gets is a matter of discussion between Edgar, script-writer Herman, his...

6.2

145 votes

6.2

145 votes

170 Hz

2011 · Movie · 82 min. · Netherlands

Direction Joost van Ginkel

Cast Gaite Jansen · Michael Müller · Eva van Heijningen · Ariane Schluter

Synopsis The Story: 170 Hz is a film about unconditional love and the freedom that goes with it. Nick and Evy are two adolescents who fall hopelessly in love with each other. Their love has no voice or sound as they...

6.1

45 votes

6.1

45 votes

Direction Ben Sombogaart · Dries Vos

Cast Karina Smulders · Susan Radder · Matteo van der Grijn · Hilde Van Mieghem

Synopsis Haunted by a shadowy past, the wife of a rising star in Amsterdam's mayoral office finds herself drawn into the city's underworld of sex and drugs.

4.9

42 votes

4.9

42 votes

The Mini Witch

2010 · Movie · 95 min. · Netherlands

Direction Johan Nijenhuis

Cast Rachelle Verdel · Marcel Hensema · Annet Malherbe · Porgy Franssen

Synopsis Great adventures can hatch from the smallest eggs. Fucsia wants to learn to do magic just like her father, and so is pleased as punch when she is allowed to go to witches' school. There, Fucsia learns to make wind...

4.2

70 votes

4.2

70 votes

Mariken

2000 · Movie · 92 min. · Netherlands

Direction André van Duren

Cast Laurien Van den Broeck · Jan Decleir · Ramsey Nasr · Kim van Kooten

Synopsis Old Archibald is chased from the countess's city after she made her physician and counselor Esculaap taste the droppings he bought from him for her. On his way out, he finds a baby in a bundle, marked 'take care of...

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The Swap

2017 · Movie · 80 min. · Netherlands

Direction Jorien van Nes

Cast Marc Bonert · Porgy Franssen · Allard Geerlings · Markoesa Hamer

Synopsis Two brothers run in to each other, for the first time in years, at the funeral of their father. In the past he brought financial ruin to the family through bad investments. One brother blames the bank that sold their...

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Nynke

2001 · Movie · 110 min. · Netherlands

Direction Pieter Verhoeff

Cast Monic Hendrickx · Jeroen Willems · Peter Tuinman · Joke Tjalsma

Synopsis Frisian-spoken costume drama about the turbulent marriage between a writer and a socialist politician.

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Moordvrouw (TV Series)

2012 · Series · 43 min. · Netherlands

Direction Marcel Visbeen · Tim Oliehoek · André van Duren · Hanro Smitsman

Cast Wendy Van Dijk · Thijs Römer · Achmed Akkabi · Renée Soutendijk

Synopsis In Leeuwarden is a team of highly motivated and professional police officers, led by Carla Vreeswijk, under constant voltage in order to cope with looming disasters. Deduction rather than to relax and puzzling, but racing against the clock. A talented...

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In Orange

2004 · Movie · 90 min. · Netherlands

Direction Joram Lürsen

Cast Wendy Van Dijk · Yannick van de Velde · Thomas Acda · Sterre Herstel

Synopsis An 11 year old talented soccerplayer, Remco, has one big dream: to be selected for the national team under 12 years. His father Erik coaches him and everything seems to work out fine, until Erik suddenly dies. Remco and mother...

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Verzet (TV)

2013 · Movie · 50 min. · Netherlands

Direction Rob Lücker

Cast Porgy Franssen · Bert Hana · Bas Keijzer · Nora Kretz

Synopsis Verzet is a black comedy set against the background of the Second World War about the tension between a timid porcelain collector and his cheeky chain-smoking woman in hiding.

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Filmpje!

1995 · Movie · 104 min. · Netherlands

Direction Paul Ruven

Cast Paul de Leeuw · Rijk de Gooyer · Olga Zuiderhoek · Tom Jansen

Synopsis Bob and Annie separate. After the court case Annie gives Bob two airline tickets for a tropical island to save their relationship. However, Bob takes someone else with him on holiday: Carmen, the daughter of Mafioso Don Gorgonzola. Annie lags...

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The Judgement

2021 · Movie · 130 min. · Netherlands

Direction Sander Burger

Cast Fedja van Huêt · Yorick Van Wageningen · Lies Visschedijk · Mark Kraan

Synopsis A Dutch TV journalist finds himself challenging the police, courts and media as he attempts to uncover the truth about the controversial Deventer murder case.

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De Grot (The Cave)

2001 · Movie · 90 min. · Netherlands

Direction Martin Koolhoven

Cast Fedja van Huêt · Marcel Hensema · Kim Huffman · Erik van der Horst

Synopsis It was on camp in The Ardennes, Belgium that shy Egon Wagter's life took shape. He discovered his fascination for geology and met two important people. Axel van der Graaf, an adventurous daredevil, who drags Egon everywhere he doesn't want...

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Direction Tim Oliehoek

Cast Guy Clemens · Aus Greidanus · Noortje Herlaar · Carine Crutzen

Synopsis The story of Dutch journalist Hans Knoop's 1970s struggle to uncover the truth about World War II war criminal Pieter Menten.

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Morlang

2001 · Movie · 94 min. · Netherlands

Direction Tjebbo Penning

Cast Paul Freeman · Diana Kent · Susan Lynch · Erik van der Donk

Synopsis Julius Morlang is a successful art photographer who has moved on after the tragic suicide of his first wife, Ellen. He has found a new muse and lover in Ann, a younger version of Ellen. With the expected success of...

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A Real Vermeer

2016 · Movie · 115 min. · Netherlands

Direction Rudolf van den Berg

Cast Jeroen Spitzenberger · Lize Feryn · Roeland Fernhout · Porgy Franssen

Synopsis The life story of Dutch painter Han van Meegeren, from his beginnings as a rebellious young artist in 1920s Amsterdam to his rise to infamy as one of the most ingenious art forgers of all time.

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