Cast: Porgy Franssen
Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Porgy Franssen. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.
Titles found: 23
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
The Spectacular (TV Miniseries)
2021 · Series · Netherlands
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
Women of the Night (TV Series)
2019 · Series · Netherlands
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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A Life in Suitcases
2005 · Movie · 120 min. · Netherlands
Direction Peter Greenaway
Cast Raymond J. Barry · Noraly Beyer · Stephen Billington · Roberto Citran
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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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Gewoon Hans (TV)
2009 · Movie · Netherlands
Direction Diederik Ebbinge
Cast Ko Aerts · Frits Broer · Renée Fokker · Porgy Franssen
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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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The Body Collector (TV Miniseries)
2016 · Series · Netherlands
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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