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Kim van Kooten

Kim van Kooten

Actor and writer · Born January 26, 1974 (52) · Purmerend, Netherlands

Kim van Kooten (born 26 January 1974 in Purmerend, North Holland) is a Dutch actress and screenwriter. In international cinema, she is best known for the 2003 Dutch/US co-production Phileine Says Sorry, filmed partly in New York City, in which she plays the lead. She is the author of the script of the very successful Dutch movie Alles is Liefde (Everything is Love), and won a Golden Calf for Best Actress in Phileine Says Sorry (2003), and for Best Scenario with Met grote blijdschap (2001). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kim van Kooten, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 26, 1974 (52)
From
Purmerend, Netherlands
Works as
Actor and writer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 35 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 6% in 30 days

What are Kim van Kooten's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
34%
Survival
32%
Self
14%
Bonds
12%
Power
4%
Society
4%
Survival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
2
Warm
1
Absurd
2
Hopeful
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Unsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kim van Kooten's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kim van Kooten's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

35 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Dag & Nacht (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 16 episodes · Adaptation · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer · as Ella Dijkman

  • De Zitting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Amanda Richter

  • The terrible eighties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Scenario Writer · as Inez van Ginkel - Meulenbroek

  • Maud & Babs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as Juliette

  • Love Is Everything (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Original Film Writer

  • In the Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Masha

  • Missie Aarde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 12 episodes · as Brechtje

  • Dutch Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 24 episodes · as Machteld Augustinus-Elvink

  • The Dinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Babette

  • Lotgenoten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Writer

  • Family Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Writer · as Radiologist

  • Tricked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Writer

  • Quiz(2012)

    as Sandra

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Black Out(2012)

    as Caroline

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Dolfje Weerwolfje(2011)

    as Moeder Vriends

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Loft(2010)

    Other · as Nathalie Stevens

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Cornelis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Cornelis mamma

  • In therapie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 60 episodes · Actor

  • Blind Date(2007)

    Original Film Writer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Love Is All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Writer

  • Evelien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 20 episodes · as Evelien

  • Milan en de Zielen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Phileine Says Sorry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Phileine

  • Bella Bettien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Monique

  • Snapshots(2002)

    as Betty

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Miss Minoes(2001)

    as Leentje (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Olivetti 82 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Acteurs, De (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • With Great Joy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Writer

  • De nacht van Aalbers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Barbara van Dalen

  • Mariken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Writer · as Isabella

  • Jesus Is a Palestinian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Natasja

  • Blind Date (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Dialogue

  • Red Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Little Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Daantje

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 35 titles from 1995 to 2023; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

Loft (2010)

$5M worldwide

Highest rated

Loft (2010)

Midcredits 69th

Film career

19952023

Peak 2013 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1995Screen debut· Little Sister
  • 1995First top-billed film· Little Sister

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting28 of 35: 23 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thWriting12 of 35: 7 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing1 of 35: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 35: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

35 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1990s4 · 3 acting · 1 crew2000s13 · 10 acting · 4 crew2010s14 · 11 acting · 5 crew2020s4 · 4 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 25% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Kim van Kooten's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 7 titles are Broadly Agreed.

  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · writer

Blind Date (2007)

65th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Miss Minoes (2001)

Midcredits 77th · 71% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Kim van Kooten work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kim van Kooten's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Barry Atsma shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers

Mixed roles