From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Sluizer (born 25 June 1932 in Paris, of Dutch and Norwegian parents; died 20 September 2014) was a Dutch filmmaker whose credits include features as well as documentary films. He is best known for directing two versions of The Vanishing, a 1988 Dutch-language release, originally titled Spoorloos, and a 1992 American version. Other feature films directed by Sluizer include Utz (1992) for producer John Goldschmidt, Crimetime (1995), and Dark Blood, which was discontinued after the death of its lead actor River Phoenix (in 1993), but later completed and premiered at the Netherlands Film Festival in 2012. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Sluizer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 25, 1932
- September 20, 2014 (aged 82)
- Paris, France
- Director, writer, producer, actor and editor
- 8 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
What are George Sluizer's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 5
Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 4
Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4
A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 4
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet2
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous3
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 George Sluizer's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for George Sluizer'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
30 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Sluizer Speaks(2014)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Dark Blood(2012)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Homeland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
La balsa de piedra(2002)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
The Commissioner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Dying to Go Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Crimetime(1996)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
The Vanishing(1993)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Utz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
The Vanishing(1988)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Red Desert Penitentiary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Bastille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Adios Beirut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Fitzcarraldo(1982)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all filmsSweetwater Junction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Twice a Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Tiro(1979)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)A Reason to Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Land of the Fathers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Drie Dagen Respijt in São Luís (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Letters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Zeca, portret van een Vaqueiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
João and the Knife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Stamping Ground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
The Raft (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
The Lonely Dorymen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Clair-Obscur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Hold Back the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Fanfare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Kleren maken de man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Career shape
A full career of 29 titles from 1957 to 2014.
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.
How do George Sluizer's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 8; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 8 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the atmosphere 69/100 and the pacing 44/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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 George Sluizer work with?
People who share at least 2 of George Sluizer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tim Krabbé shares the most, 2.
Writers
- Tim KrabbéShared titles: The Vanishing (1993), The Vanishing (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Tim Krabbé
Actors
- Gene BervoetsShared titles: Sluizer Speaks (2014), The Vanishing (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Gene Bervoets
- Johanna ter SteegeShared titles: Sluizer Speaks (2014), The Vanishing (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Johanna ter Steege
- Jonathan PryceShared titles: Sluizer Speaks (2014), Dark Blood (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Jonathan Pryce
- Karen BlackShared titles: Dark Blood (2012), Crimetime (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Karen Black
Composers and editors
- Henny VrientenShared titles: La balsa de piedra (2002), The Vanishing (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Henny Vrienten
- Jan DopShared titles: La balsa de piedra (2002), Tiro (1979)See all 2 shared titles with Jan Dop
Producers
- Anne LordonShared titles: La balsa de piedra (2002), The Vanishing (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Anne Lordon
Mixed roles
- Edward LachmanShared titles: Sluizer Speaks (2014), Dark Blood (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Edward Lachman
