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Gerard Soeteman

Gerard Soeteman

Writer · Died May 16, 2025, aged 88 · Rotterdam, Netherlands

Born
July 1, 1936
Died
May 16, 2025 (aged 88)
From
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Works as
Writer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 19 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 37 days to Oct 26Up 35% in 30 days

What are Gerard Soeteman's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
22%
Self
20%
Bonds
18%
Morality
13%
Power
11%
Society
9%
Ideas
6%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 7

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 7

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 7 · 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 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2

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

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 7

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
6
Dread
2
Romantic
2
Hopeful
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Gerard Soeteman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gerard Soeteman'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

19 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Benedetta(2021)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Black Book(2006)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

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

    Writer

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

    Screenplay

  • De bunker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Writer

  • The Assault (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Screenplay

  • Flesh+Blood(1985)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The 4th Man(1983)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • All Things Pass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Writer

  • Spetters(1980)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • My Friend, or The Hidden Life of Jules Depraeter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Writer

  • For Queen and Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 4 episodes · Creator · Writer

  • Soldier of Orange(1977)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Max Havelaar: or, The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Screenplay

  • Katie Tippel(1975)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Turkish Delight(1973)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Business Is Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Screenplay

  • Rond Floris(1969)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Floris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 13 episodes · Creator · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles from 1969 to 2006.

Biggest box office

Black Book (2006)

$27M worldwide

Highest rated

Black Book (2006)

Midcredits 95th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 18: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting18 of 18: 15 only writing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score84thOther crew2 of 18: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

18 titles, 3 with more than one role — writing and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1960s2 · crew1970s7 · crew1980s5 · crew1990s1 · crew2000s3 · 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 Gerard Soeteman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 82nd percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 81st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th4

Shape of the crowd

None of their 9 titles divides audiences: 6 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser6

Most loved · writer

Black Book (2006)

Midcredits 95th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 54/100 and the plot and story 55/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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.

Is Gerard Soeteman's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles66–87 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles66–81 · median 76 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles58–68 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles33–57 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles65–85 · median 77 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Gerard Soeteman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gerard Soeteman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul Verhoeven shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers