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Ben Sombogaart

Ben Sombogaart

Director · Born August 8, 1947 (79) · Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ben Sombogaart (born August 8, 1947 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch film and TV director. His film Twin Sisters (2002) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Sombogaart, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 8, 1947 (79)
From
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Works as
Director
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 26 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 25% in 30 days

What are Ben Sombogaart's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
41%
Bonds
40%
Power
14%
Survival
4%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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 3 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
4
Hopeful
2
Romantic
2
Bittersweet
2
Tense
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4

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 Ben Sombogaart's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Ben Sombogaart'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

26 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Tegendraads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • My Best Friend Anne Frank(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Women of the Night(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Rafaël (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • In My Father's Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • King of Katoren (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

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

    Show 11 episodes · Director

  • Isabelle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Zieleman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • The Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Bride Flight(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Kunststof TV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Crusade in Jeans(2006)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Tow-Truck Pluck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Ibbeltje (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Twin Sisters(2002)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Aanklacht, De (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

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

    Show 7 episodes · Director

  • The Flying Liftboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Mijn Franse tante Gazeuse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • The Boy Who Stopped Talking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Kats & Co (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Penknife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Ko, de Boswachtershow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

  • My Father Lives in Rio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Scenario Writer

  • Dr. Pulder Sows Poppies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Boom Operator

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles from 1975 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Twin Sisters (2002)

$5.9M worldwide

Highest rated

Twin Sisters (2002)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Women of the Night (2019)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 26: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting24 of 26: 23 only directing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thWriting1 of 26: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 26: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · crew1980s1 · crew1990s6 · crew2000s9 · 1 acting · 8 crew2010s7 · crew2020s2 · crew

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 Ben Sombogaart's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 5 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most loved · director

Twin Sisters (2002)

Midcredits 90th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 65/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 4 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 Ben Sombogaart work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ben Sombogaart's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Herman P. Koerts shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers