Alex van Warmerdam (born 14 August 1952) is a Dutch screenwriter, film director, and actor. He is also a painter. Van Warmerdam was born in Haarlem, a city in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. He was cofounder of the theatre group Hauser Orkater (which later became the music theatre group Orkater). In 1980, he founded the theatre group De Mexicaanse Hond (The Mexican Dog), together with his brother Marc van Warmerdam. This is the name under which all the shows since 1989 have been released. His 2013 film Borgman was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alex van Warmerdam, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 14, 1952 (74)
- Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- Director, actor, writer, composer and producer
- 7 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
What are Alex van Warmerdam's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Power.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 5 · Wry 1 · Earnest 0
Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 1
Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 4
Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 2
Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 2
Resolved 0 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 6
Roles they play
- Tricksteras Postbode in The Northerners (1992)
- Heroas Edgar in Waiter (2006)
- Shadowas Ramon Bax in Schneider vs. Bax (2015)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous4
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 Alex van Warmerdam's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Alex van Warmerdam'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
14 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
No. 10 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Het Zwarte Ding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Schneider vs. Bax(2015)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Borgman(2013)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Black Out(2012)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Waiter(2006)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Grimm(2003)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Little Tony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
The Dress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
The Northerners(1992)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Abel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
De Stedeling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Adelbert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Career shape
A full career of 14 titles from 1977 to 2021.
Biggest box office
Borgman (2013)
Highest rated
The Northerners (1992)
Most popular right now
Borgman (2013)
Film career
Top draw in 1 MovieCove title.
- 1986Screen debut· Abel
- 1986First top-billed film· Abel
Billing
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 Alex van Warmerdam's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th5
Shape of the crowd
None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 5 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 75/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 6 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 Alex van Warmerdam work with?
People who share at least 2 of Alex van Warmerdam's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Annet Malherbe shares the most, 5.
Actors
- Annet MalherbeShared titles: Schneider vs. Bax (2015), Borgman (2013), The Last Days of Emma Blank (2009), Grimm (2003), The Northerners (1992)See all 5 shared titles with Annet Malherbe
- Eva van de WijdevenShared titles: Schneider vs. Bax (2015), Borgman (2013), The Last Days of Emma Blank (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Eva van de Wijdeven
- Gene BervoetsShared titles: Schneider vs. Bax (2015), The Last Days of Emma Blank (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Gene Bervoets
- Pierre BokmaShared titles: Schneider vs. Bax (2015), Waiter (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Pierre Bokma
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Tom ErismanShared titles: Schneider vs. Bax (2015), Borgman (2013), The Last Days of Emma Blank (2009), Waiter (2006), Grimm (2003)See all 5 shared titles with Tom Erisman
- Job ter BurgShared titles: Schneider vs. Bax (2015), Borgman (2013), The Last Days of Emma Blank (2009), Grimm (2003)See all 4 shared titles with Job ter Burg
- Vincent van WarmerdamShared titles: Borgman (2013), Waiter (2006), The Northerners (1992)See all 3 shared titles with Vincent van Warmerdam
Producers
- Marc van WarmerdamShared titles: Schneider vs. Bax (2015), Borgman (2013), The Last Days of Emma Blank (2009), Waiter (2006), Grimm (2003)See all 5 shared titles with Marc van Warmerdam
- Berry van ZwietenShared titles: Schneider vs. Bax (2015), Borgman (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Berry van Zwieten
- Eurydice GyselShared titles: Schneider vs. Bax (2015), Borgman (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Eurydice Gysel
- Koen MortierShared titles: Schneider vs. Bax (2015), Borgman (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Koen Mortier
