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Paul Verhoeven

Directing · Born July 18, 1938 · Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Paul Verhoeven (born July 18, 1938) is a Dutch film director, screenwriter, and producer who has made movies in both the Netherlands and the United States. Explicitly violent and/or sexual content and social satire are trademarks of both his drama and science fiction films. He is best known for directing the American feature films RoboCop (1987), Total Recall (1990), Basic Instinct (1992), Starship Troopers (1997), and Hollow Man (2000). Turkish Delight (1973) received the award for Best Dutch Film of the Century at the Netherlands Film Festival. His films altogether received a total of nine Academy Award nominations, mainly for editing and effects. Both RoboCop and Total Recall won an Academy Special Achievement Award. In contrast, his film Showgirls (1995) was poorly received and won seven Golden Raspberry Awards, but has become a cult film over time.

Movies with Paul Verhoeven

• RoboCop (1987) — Dancer at Disco (uncredited)
• Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) — Self
• Hollywood Banker (2014) — Self
• Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story (2020) — Self
• The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004) — Self
• Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) — Self
• Carolco, un rêve hollywoodien (2026)
• You Don't Nomi (2021) — Himself (archive footage)
• 100 Greatest Sexy Moments (2003) — Self
• Like Tears in Rain (2024) — Self
• Rond Floris (1969) — Self
• Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema (2009) — Self