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Rutger Hauer

1944-01-23 (80 years old) in Breukelen, Utrecht, Netherlands

Rutger Oelsen Hauer (January 23, 1944 – July 19, 2019) was a Dutch film actor. He was well known for his roles in Flesh + Blood, Blind Fury, Blade Runner, The Hitcher, Nighthawks, Sin City, Ladyhawke, The Blood of Heroes and Batman Begins. Hauer was born in Breukelen, Netherlands, to drama teachers Arend and Teunke, and grew up in Amsterdam. Since his parents were very occupied with their careers, he and his three sisters (one older, two younger) were raised mostly by nannies. At the age of 15, Hauer ran off to sea and spent a year scrubbing decks aboard a freighter. Returning home, he worked as an electrician and a carpenter for three years while attending acting classes at night school. He went on to join an experimental troupe, with which he remained for five years before he was cast in the lead role in the very successful 1969 television series Floris, a Dutch Ivanhoe-like medieval action drama. The role made him famous in his native country. Hauer's career changed course when director Paul Verhoeven cast him as the lead in Turkish Delight (1973) (based on the Jan Wolkers book of the same name). The movie found box-office favour abroad as well as at home, and within two years, its star was invited to make his English-language debut in the British film The Wilby Conspiracy (1975). Set in South Africa and starring Michael Caine and Sidney Poitier, the film was an action melodrama with a focus on apartheid. Hauer's supporting role, however, was barely noticed in Hollywood, and he returned to Dutch films for several years. Hauer made his American debut in the Sylvester Stallone vehicle Nighthawks (1981), cast as a psychopathic and cold-blooded terrorist named "Wolfgar" (after a character in the Old English poem Beowulf). The following year, he appeared in arguably his most famous and acclaimed role as the eccentric, violent, yet sympathetic replicant Roy Batty in Ridley Scott's 1982 sci-fi thriller, Blade Runner. Hauer was a dedicated environmentalist. He fought for the release of Greenpeace's co-founder, Paul Watson, who was convicted in 1994 for sinking a Norwegian whaling vessel. Hauer has also established an AIDS awareness foundation called the Rutger Hauer Starfish Foundation. He married his second wife, Ineke, in 1985 (they had been together since 1968); and he has one child, actress Aysha Hauer, who was born in 1966 and who made him a grandfather in 1988. In April 2007, he published his autobiography All Those Moments: Stories of Heroes, Villains, Replicants, and Blade Runners (co-written with Patrick Quinlan) where he discussed many of his movie roles. Proceeds of the book go to Hauer's Starfish Foundation.

Movies

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The 5th Execution
35 %|Mar 24, 2011
Action, Adventure, Thriller
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Happiness Runs
42 %|May 14, 2010
Drama
actor
Fashion Forward: Wardrobe and Styling
0 %|Dec 3, 2007
Documentary
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Dead Tone
46.660000000000004 %|May 16, 2007
Horror, Thriller
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Goal II: Living the Dream
60 %|Feb 9, 2007
Drama
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The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point
44 %|Jun 27, 2006
Action, Adventure, Thriller
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The Poseidon Adventure
52 %|Nov 20, 2005
Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Action, TV Movie
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Batman Begins
77.1 %|Jun 10, 2005
Action, Crime, Drama
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Sin City
74.59 %|Apr 1, 2005
Thriller, Action, Crime
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Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
67.03 %|Dec 31, 2002
Comedy, Crime, Drama
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Scorcher
45 %|Oct 4, 2002
Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
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Wilder
40 %|Nov 1, 2000
Thriller
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New World Disorder
35 %|Dec 3, 1999
Action, Thriller
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Tactical Assault
48 %|Apr 7, 1998
Action, TV Movie
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Hostile Waters
56 %|Oct 18, 1997
TV Movie, Drama, Thriller, War
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Knockin' on Heaven's Door
77 %|Feb 20, 1997
Comedy, Crime
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Precious Find
52.779999999999994 %|Jun 26, 1996
Action, Science Fiction
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Fatherland
62 %|Nov 26, 1994
Drama, Thriller, Action
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Blind Side
54 %|Jan 30, 1993
Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer
56 %|Jul 24, 1992
Action, Comedy, Horror
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Split Second
59 %|May 1, 1992
Action, Crime, Horror, Science Fiction
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Wedlock
57.01 %|May 10, 1991
Action, Science Fiction, Thriller, Drama, Crime
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The Blood of Heroes
58 %|Oct 19, 1989
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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On a Moonlit Night
72 %|Sep 5, 1989
Drama
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Escape from Sobibor
73 %|Apr 12, 1987
Drama, Thriller, War
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Wanted: Dead or Alive
58.61 %|Jan 16, 1987
Action, Crime
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The Hitcher
69.59 %|Jan 17, 1986
Horror, Action, Thriller
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Flesh + Blood
65.94 %|Aug 30, 1985
Adventure, Drama
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Ladyhawke
70.19999999999999 %|Mar 27, 1985
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
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The Osterman Weekend
56.11 %|Oct 14, 1983
Action, Drama, Thriller
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Eureka
52.36 %|May 1, 1983
Drama
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Blade Runner
79 %|Jun 25, 1982
Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller
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Nighthawks
63.83 %|Mar 17, 1981
Action, Crime, Thriller
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Spetters
64 %|Feb 28, 1980
Drama, Romance
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Soldier of Orange
70.92 %|Sep 22, 1977
Drama, Thriller, War
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Katie Tippel
66 %|Mar 6, 1975
Drama, History
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The Wilby Conspiracy
65 %|Feb 1, 1975
Adventure, Thriller
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Turkish Delight
68.7 %|Feb 22, 1973
Drama, Romance
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Isip the Warrior
0 %|Invalid Date
actor
Tonight at Noon
0 %|Invalid Date
Drama
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Drawing Home
0 %|Dec 1, 2017
Adventure, Drama, Romance
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The Worlds of Philip K. Dick
72.14 %|Mar 2, 2016
Documentary, History, TV Movie
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Unity
74.85000000000001 %|Aug 12, 2015
Documentary
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Admiral
64.56 %|Jan 29, 2015
Adventure, Drama, History
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The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
52 %|Jan 9, 2015
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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2047: Sights of Death
29 %|Jun 13, 2014
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
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The Letters
55 %|Feb 23, 2014
Drama
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The Future
53 %|Sep 6, 2013
Drama
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Real Playing Game
42 %|Aug 28, 2013
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
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Dracula 3D
34.2 %|Nov 9, 2012
Horror
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Agent Ranjid Saves the World
43.72 %|Oct 18, 2012
Comedy
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More Blood, More Heart: The Making of Hobo with a Shotgun
68 %|Jul 4, 2011
Action, Documentary, Comedy
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Spoon
0 %|Jan 1, 2011
Action, Thriller, Drama, Fantasy
actor
Requiem 2019
0 %|Jan 1, 2011
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3
0 %|Aug 11, 2009
Drama
actor
The Prince of Motor City
0 %|Jul 9, 2008
TV Movie, Drama
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Starting Over
40 %|Nov 10, 2007
Drama, Romance
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Blond, Blue Eyes
65 %|Oct 4, 2006
Documentary
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Mirror Wars: Reflection One
32.14 %|Sep 1, 2005
Action, Thriller
actor
Never Enough
100 %|Nov 24, 2004
Drama
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Warrior Angels
44 %|Oct 11, 2002
Action, Adventure
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Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal
40 %|May 13, 2001
Action, Thriller
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On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
72 %|Jul 15, 2000
Documentary, TV Movie
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Partners in Crime
57 %|Jan 7, 2000
Thriller
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The Ruby Ring
55 %|Nov 26, 1997
Adventure, Drama
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Eating Pattern
70 %|Sep 4, 1997
Science Fiction, TV Movie, Comedy
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Blast
39 %|Mar 13, 1997
Action
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Paul Verhoeven: From Holland to Hollywood
52 %|Jan 8, 1996
Documentary, TV Movie
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The Beans of Egypt, Maine
50 %|Nov 23, 1994
Drama
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Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight
62 %|Jun 12, 1994
Adventure, Drama, TV Movie
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Voyage
50 %|Jun 1, 1993
Thriller, TV Movie
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The Revenge of the Dead Indians
0 %|Jan 1, 1993
Documentary
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Inside the Third Reich
73 %|May 9, 1982
History, War, Drama, TV Movie
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Woman Between Wolf and Dog
56 %|Jun 4, 1979
Drama, Romance, War
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Es begann bei Tiffany
40 %|Apr 30, 1979
Comedy
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Mysteries
57 %|Sep 7, 1978
Mystery, Drama
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Cancer Rising
63 %|Sep 18, 1975
Romance, Drama
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Rond Floris
100 %|Oct 15, 1969
Documentary
actor
Starfish Tango
0 %|Invalid Date
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Like Tears in Rain
80 %|Sep 22, 2024
Documentary
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Break
55 %|Apr 20, 2020
Crime, Drama
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Iron Mask
61 %|Aug 16, 2019
Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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The Sonata
48 %|Nov 15, 2018
Horror, Thriller, Mystery
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The Sisters Brothers
68.23 %|Sep 19, 2018
Western, Drama, Comedy
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Corbin Nash
46 %|Apr 20, 2018
Action, Horror, Thriller
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Samson
58 %|Feb 16, 2018
Action, Drama, Adventure
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The Broken Key
34 %|Nov 16, 2017
Science Fiction, Thriller, History
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24 Hours to Live
59 %|Oct 26, 2017
Action, Science Fiction, Thriller, Mystery
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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
66.31 %|Jul 20, 2017
Adventure, Science Fiction, Action
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Gangsterdam
52.71 %|Mar 29, 2017
Action, Comedy
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Uncle Howard
65 %|Mar 10, 2017
Documentary
actor
Genderness
0 %|Dec 31, 2016
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Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the Fourth Reich
54 %|Oct 3, 2016
Action, War, History
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Wax - We Are The X
72 %|Mar 31, 2016
Romance
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Behind the White Glasses
63 %|Sep 21, 2015
Documentary
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Clones
50 %|Jul 4, 2015
Science Fiction
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Fifty Shades of Erotica
70 %|Apr 13, 2015
Documentary
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Francesco
70 %|Dec 8, 2014
Drama, History, TV Movie
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The Heineken Kidnapping
60.339999999999996 %|Oct 27, 2011
Thriller, Crime, Drama
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The Cardboard Village
57 %|Oct 7, 2011
Drama
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Portable Life
0 %|Sep 1, 2011
Drama
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The Reverend
39.5 %|Aug 3, 2011
Action, Horror
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Hobo with a Shotgun
59.17 %|May 6, 2011
Crime, Action, Thriller
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The Mill and the Cross
64.38 %|Mar 18, 2011
Drama, History
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All for One
59 %|Feb 10, 2011
Comedy
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Black Butterflies
57.79 %|Feb 6, 2011
Drama, Romance
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The Rite
61.11 %|Jan 28, 2011
Drama, Thriller, Horror
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Life's a Beach
26.880000000000003 %|Jan 1, 2010
Comedy
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Barbarossa
50 %|Oct 9, 2009
Drama, History
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Dazzle
58 %|Jan 1, 2009
Drama
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Bride Flight
69 %|Oct 15, 2008
Drama
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Magic Flute Diaries
0 %|Apr 15, 2008
Drama
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Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
79 %|Dec 18, 2007
Documentary
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Moving McAllister
50 %|Sep 13, 2007
Comedy, Romance
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Mentor
80 %|Apr 28, 2006
Drama
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Minotaur
49 %|Mar 11, 2006
Horror, Adventure, Fantasy
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The Hunt for Eagle One
51.22 %|Jan 17, 2006
Adventure, Drama, Action, Thriller, War
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Dracula III: Legacy
50 %|Jul 12, 2005
Horror
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Tempesta
51 %|May 10, 2004
Drama
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The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair
61 %|Mar 7, 2002
Thriller, Drama
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Flying Virus
39 %|Dec 31, 2001
Horror, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
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The Room
65 %|Apr 3, 2001
Drama
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Lying in Wait
48 %|Mar 15, 2001
Drama, Thriller
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Simon Magus
73 %|Feb 17, 1999
Mystery, Drama, Fantasy
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Bone Daddy
44 %|Jul 19, 1998
Thriller, Crime, Horror
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Deathline
50 %|Sep 26, 1997
Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
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Bleeders
43.91 %|Jul 31, 1997
Horror, Mystery
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The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon
74 %|Jun 22, 1997
Adventure, Drama, Family, TV Movie
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Omega Doom
46 %|Oct 21, 1996
Science Fiction
actor
Mariette in Ecstasy
0 %|Jul 4, 1996
Drama
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Crossworlds
51 %|Feb 14, 1996
Action, Science Fiction, Comedy
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Mr. Stitch
51 %|Nov 20, 1995
TV Movie
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Nostradamus
57 %|Aug 18, 1994
Drama, History
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Surviving the Game
61 %|Apr 15, 1994
Action, Thriller
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Blood of the Innocent
45 %|Jan 1, 1994
Action, Thriller
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Arctic Blue
45 %|Jan 1, 1993
Drama, Adventure, Thriller
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Beyond Justice
38 %|Dec 2, 1992
Adventure, Drama, Action, Thriller
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Past Midnight
52 %|May 3, 1992
Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
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Desert Law
54 %|Mar 19, 1991
Drama, Action, Adventure, TV Movie
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Bloodhounds of Broadway
57 %|Nov 3, 1989
Drama, Comedy, Music, Romance
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The Edge
20 %|Aug 23, 1989
Drama, TV Movie
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Blind Fury
65 %|Aug 17, 1989
Action, Thriller
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The Legend of the Holy Drinker
65.58 %|Sep 2, 1988
Drama
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A Breed Apart
58 %|Jun 1, 1984
Action, Romance
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Chanel Solitaire
38 %|Jan 1, 1981
Drama
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Fatal Error
60 %|Sep 20, 1979
Comedy, Thriller, Crime
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Pastorale 1943
50 %|Apr 20, 1978
Drama, War
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Heilige Jeanne
0 %|Mar 24, 1978
Drama, History
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Naked and Lustful
51 %|Nov 1, 1976
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Max Havelaar
60 %|Sep 9, 1976
Drama, History
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Cyrano de Bergerac
0 %|Oct 11, 1975
Drama, History
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Cold Blood
56 %|Jul 18, 1975
Thriller
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Dandelions
42 %|Oct 11, 1974
Drama

Series

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Porters
85 %|Sep 20, 2017
Comedy
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Mata Hari
58 %|Mar 20, 2017
Drama
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Channel Zero
71 %|Oct 11, 2016
Drama
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The Last Kingdom
83 %|Oct 10, 2015
Action & Adventure, Drama, War & Politics
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Galavant
73.44 %|Jan 4, 2015
, Comedy
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The Real History of Science Fiction
68.94999999999999 %|Apr 19, 2014
Documentary
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Flight of the Storks
66 %|Jan 21, 2013
Mystery, Crime
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Metal Hurlant Chronicles
62.36 %|Oct 27, 2012
Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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True Blood
76 %|Sep 7, 2008
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
actor
Zomer Draait Door, De
0 %|Jun 2, 2007
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De Wereld Draait Door
56 %|Oct 10, 2005
Talk
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Salem's Lot
58 %|Jun 20, 2004
Drama, Mystery
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V Graham Norton
50 %|May 6, 2002
Comedy, Talk
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Smallville
82.12 %|Oct 16, 2001
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
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Alias
67.28 %|Sep 30, 2001
Action & Adventure, Drama
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The 10th Kingdom
75.63 %|Feb 27, 2000
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy, Family, Mystery
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The 10th Kingdom
75.63 %|Feb 27, 2000
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy, Family, Mystery
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Merlin
68 %|Apr 26, 1998
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Family
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Lexx
70 %|Apr 18, 1997
Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Duel In De Diepte
55 %|Oct 2, 1979
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For Queen and Country
65 %|Jan 13, 1979
Drama, War & Politics
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Floris von Rosemund
70 %|Aug 9, 1975
Action & Adventure
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Floris
77 %|Oct 5, 1969
Drama