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Simon Verhoeven

Simon Verhoeven

Actor, writer and director, also producer and composer · Born June 20, 1972 (54) · Munich, West Germany [now Germany]

Simon Verhoeven is a German actor, screenwriter and film director. He is the son of the actress Senta Berger and the director Michael Verhoeven. His filmography as an actor includes Bride of the Wind (2001) and The Sinking of the Laconia (2010).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 20, 1972 (54)
From
Munich, West Germany [now Germany]
Works as
Actor, writer and director, also producer and composer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 52 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26

What are Simon Verhoeven's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
38%
Self
18%
Society
17%
Morality
14%
Ideas
8%
Power
2%
Survival
2%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 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 6 · Serious 4 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 8 · Intense 2

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 5

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 8 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
6
Joyful
5
Hopeful
4
Melancholic
4
Tense
4
Other
13

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Simon Verhoeven's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Simon Verhoeven'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

52 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 17 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Ach, diese Lücke, diese entsetzliche Lücke(2026)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Old White Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Writer · as Sam (voice)

  • Girl You Know It's True(2023)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Milli Vanilli(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • FC Bayern: Behind the Legend(2021)

    Show Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Nightlife(2020)

    Director · Producer · Writer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Welcome to Germany(2016)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • 7 Things You Don't Know About Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Original Film Writer

  • Friend Request(2016)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Men in the City 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Original Film Writer

  • Men in the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Original Film Writer

  • Men in the City 2(2011)

    Director · Composer · Writer · as Pierre

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Sinking of the Laconia(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Harro Schacht

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Mommy Comes Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Thomas 'Tommi' Fischer

  • Men in the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Writer · as Pierre

  • Kommissar LaBréa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Vincent Brihac

  • 1 1/2 Ritter - Auf der Suche nach der hinreißenden Herzelinde(2008)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Mogadischu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Co-Pilot Jürgen Vietor

  • Kleine Lüge für die Liebe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Ben Sattler

  • Doctor's Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Sandström

  • Safari ins Glück (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Leo

  • Special Escort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Wick

  • Zwei Bräute und eine Affäre(2006)

    as Oliver Harkort

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Alles außer Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 20 episodes · as Philipp

  • The Fisherman and His Wife(2005)

    as Leo

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Wen die Liebe trifft (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Marco

  • Vienna Crime Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Max Zugmann

  • Letztes Kapitel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Viktor Lante

  • Mädchen Mädchen 2(2004)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Unter weißen Segeln (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Stavros Panagos

  • Zerbrechliche Zeugin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Da wo die Heimat ist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Michael

  • Inga Lindström (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Patrick Bergdahl

  • SOKO Köln (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Florian Schmidt

  • The Miracle of Bern(2003)

    as Ottmar Walter

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Bloch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Feiertag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Max

  • Rosamunde Pilcher: Wenn nur noch Liebe zählt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as William

  • Die Rosenheim-Cops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Philipp Mühlbauer

  • Murder in the Mountains(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Albert Fluch

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • 100 Pro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Writer · as Miami

  • Bride of the Wind(2001)

    as Walter Gropius

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Vino Santo – Es lebe die Liebe, es lebe der Wein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Max

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

    as Alex

  • Natalie III - Babystrich Online (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Sven Ritter

  • Stockinger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Hubert Liebenwein

  • Der rote Tod (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Van Simst

  • My Mother's Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Junger SS-Mann

  • Party Girl(1995)

    as Kurt (Karl)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Inspector Rex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Thomas Reisch

  • SOKO München (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Konstantin Seckendorff · as Thilo Geissenbach

  • Oktoberfest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

Star power in the 79th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 50 titles, 49 of them dated from 1978 to 2026; peak year 2003.

Biggest box office

Welcome to Germany (2016)

$28M worldwide

Highest rated

Ach, diese Lücke, diese entsetzliche Lücke (2026)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Friend Request (2016)

Film career

19782026

Peak 2003 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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.

  • 2003Screen debut· The Miracle of Bern

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting42 of 50: 37 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score30thDirecting10 of 50: 0 only directing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score52ndWriting13 of 50: 3 only writing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score52ndProducing1 of 50: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

50 titles, 10 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · acting1990s6 · acting2000s30 · 30 acting · 2 crew2010s8 · 3 acting · 6 crew2020s4 · 2 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 17th · top billed in 0% of 7 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 Simon Verhoeven's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 14; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 17 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Zwei Bräute und eine Affäre (2006)

72nd percentile spread · 73% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

Ach, diese Lücke, diese entsetzliche Lücke (2026)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 40. 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 Simon Verhoeven work with?

People who share at least 2 of Simon Verhoeven's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Quirin Berg shares the most, 7.

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers