The Best Paul Verhoeven Movies, Ranked
47 credits from 1936 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Benedetta (2021) comes out on top with a score of 69. The biggest box office hit is Basic Instinct (1992) with $353M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Paul Verhoeven Box Office Hits
Paul Verhoeven's films have made $1.04B worldwide in total. Basic Instinct (1992) is the biggest hit at $353M, ahead of Total Recall (1990) ($261M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Basic Instinct 1992 · Mystery $353M $118M dom. - 2
Total Recall 1990 · Action $261M $119M dom. - 3
Hollow Man 2000 · Action $190M $73.2M dom. - 4
Starship Troopers 1997 · Action $121M $54.8M dom. - 5
RoboCop 1987 · Action $53.4M $53.4M dom. - 6
Black Book 2007 · Drama $26.8M $4.4M dom. - 7
Showgirls 1995 · Drama $20.4M $20.4M dom. - 8
Elle 2016 · Drama $12.4M $2.34M dom. - 9
Benedetta 2021 · Biography $4.27M $354K dom. - 10
Tricked 2012 · Drama $3.53K $3.53K dom.
The Best Paul Verhoeven Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Paul Verhoeven has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 13 films, and Black Book (2007) is the pick of them.
The Best Paul Verhoeven Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Paul Verhoeven's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Paul Verhoeven Movies
Paul Verhoeven's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Elle (2016) leads with 5 wins from 8 nominations.
The Latest Paul Verhoeven Movies
The most recent films Paul Verhoeven is credited on, newest first — starting with Benedetta (2021). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Benedetta 2021 · Director
- Elle 2016 · Director
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Paul Verhoeven's Tricked 2016 · Director - Tricked 2012 · Director
- Black Book 2007 · Director
- Hollow Man 2000 · Director
- Starship Troopers 1997 · Director
- Showgirls 1995 · Director
- Basic Instinct 1992 · Director
- Total Recall 1990 · Director
- RoboCop 1987 · Director
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Flesh+Blood 1985 · Director
The Best Paul Verhoeven Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Paul Verhoeven films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Paul Verhoeven movie?
Benedetta (2021) is the best-rated Paul Verhoeven film, with a Movie Echo Score of 69. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Benedetta: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Paul Verhoeven movie?
Basic Instinct (1992) made the most at the box office, with $353M worldwide, followed by Total Recall (1990) with $261M. Together, Paul Verhoeven's films with box office figures have made $1.04B.
Which Paul Verhoeven movie won the most awards?
Elle (2016) is the most decorated Paul Verhoeven film, with 5 wins from 8 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Paul Verhoeven drama movie?
Black Book (2007) is the best-rated of Paul Verhoeven's drama films. In other genres: Total Recall (action), Basic Instinct (mystery) and Benedetta (biography).
What is the newest Paul Verhoeven movie?
The newest film on Paul Verhoeven's filmography is Like Tears in Rain (2024), with Paul Verhoeven as Self.
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