List of Belgian films of the 2000s
A list of films produced in Belgium ordered by year of release. For an alphabetical list of Belgian films see Category:Belgian films
English title (original title)
Original language
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
The Intruder (De Indringer )
Dutch
Frank Van Mechelen
Koen De Bouw , Maaike Neuville , Filip Peeters , Axel Daeseleire
Thriller
Based on true events.
L'Enfant (The Child )
French
Jean-Pierre Dardenne , Luc Dardenne
Olivier Gourmet
Social drama
Palme d'Or winner; Belgium's official entry for the 78th Academy Awards
Free Zone
English
Amos Gitai
Natalie Portman
Drama
Israeli-Belgian-French-Spanish co-production; Palme d'Or nominee
Hell (L'Enfer )
Danis Tanović
Emmanuelle Béart , Marie Gillain , Carole Bouquet
Drama
Belgian-French-Italian-Japanese co-production; the second of the Heaven-Hell-Purgatory trilogy written by Krzysztof Kieslowski
Miss Montigny
French
Miel Van Hoogenbemt
Sophie Quinton , Ariane Ascaride
Drama
Belgium-France-UK-Luxembourg co-production
Someone Else's Happiness (Een Ander Zijn Geluk )
Dutch
Fien Troch
Johanna ter Steege , Josse De Pauw , Jan Decleir
Drama
Belgian-Dutch co-production; Belgium's official entry for the 79th Academy Awards
The Ax (Le Couperet )
French
Costa-Gavras
José Garcia , Olivier Gourmet
Comedy
Belgian-French-Spanish co-production.
The Wedding Party [de ]
German
Dominique Deruddere
Armin Rohde , Uwe Ochsenknecht
Thriller
German‐Belgian co‐production
Winky's Horse (Het paard van Sinterklaas )
Dutch
Mischa Kamp
Jan Decleir
Children's film
Belgian-Dutch co-production.
El abrazo de la tierra
Spanish
José Luis Peñafuerte
Documentary
Belgian-Spanish co-production.
English title (original title)
Original language
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
The Flemish Vampire
Dutch
R. Kan Albay
Sven De Ridder
Horror
Stormforce (Windkracht 10: Koksijde Rescue )
Dutch
Hans Herbots
Kevin Janssens , Veerle Baetens , Koen De Bouw , Eric Godon
Action
The Hell of Tanger (De Hel van Tanger )
Dutch
Frank van Mechelen
Filip Peeters , Axel Daeseleire
Drama
Based on true events: the arrest of bus drivers Pierre Stukken and Jan Dierick in Tanger, Morocco
Dennis Van Rita (Love Belongs to Everyone)
Dutch
Hilde Van Mieghem
Els Dottermans , Matthias Schoenaerts
Drama
Kruistocht in Spijkerbroek (Crusade in Jeans)
Dutch
Ben Sombogaart
Emily Watson , Jan Decleir , Josse De Pauw
Adventure
Belgian-Dutch-German co-production; based on the novel by Thea Beckman
La Raison du plus faible
French
Lucas Belvaux
Entered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival
Mr. Average
French
Pierre-Paul Renders
Entered into the 28th Moscow International Film Festival
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
English
Tom Tykwer
Ben Whishaw , Alan Rickman , Rachel Hurd-Wood , Dustin Hoffman
Period psychological thriller
German-French-Spanish-American-Belgian co-production
Sounds of Sand
French
Marion Hänsel
Drama
Belgian-French co-production
Azur et Asmar
French
Michel Ocelot
Animation
Belgian-French-Italian-Spanish co-production
English title (original title)
Original language
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
Vinyan
English
Fabrice Du Welz
Rufus Sewell , Emmanuelle Béart , Julie Dreyfus
Horror
Belgian-British-French co-production
Left Bank (Linkeroever )
Dutch
Pieter Van Hees
Matthias Schoenaerts , Eline Kuppens , Sien Eggers , Tom Dewispelaere
Horror
Largo Winch
English
Jérôme Salle
Tomer Sisley , Mélanie Thierry , Bojana Panić, Karel Roden , Kristin Scott Thomas , Miki Manojlovic
Thriller
Belgian-French co-production; based on the comic book series by Philippe Francq and Jean Van Hamme
Loft
Dutch
Erik Van Looy
Matthias Schoenaerts , Koen De Bouw , Filip Peeters , Koen De Graeve , Bruno Vanden Broecke , Jan Decleir
Thriller
JCVD
French
Mabrouk El Mechri
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Crime
Belgian-French-Luxembourgian co-production
Aanrijding in Moscou (Moscow, Belgium)
Dutch
Christophe Van Rompaey
Barbara Sarafian
Romantic comedy
Eldorado
French
Bouli Lanners
Bouli Lanners , Philippe Nahon
Road movie
Belgian-French co-production; Belgium's official entry for the 81st Academy Awards
Fly Me to the Moon
English
Ben Stassen
Nicollette Sheridan , Tim Curry , Christopher Lloyd , Robert Patrick , Kelly Ripa , Adrienne Barbeau , Ed Begley, Jr. , Buzz Aldrin
Animation
First Belgian feature-length CGI-animated film; Europe's first digital 3D film; only picture to date to receive an exclusively digital 3D release in the U.S.; also released as an IMAX film
Max & Co
Samuel Guillaume , Frédéric Guillaume
Animated film
Stop-motion animated; Belgian-British-French-Swiss co-production
Le silence de Lorna (Lorna's Silence)
French
Jean-Pierre Dardenne , Luc Dardenne
Arta Dobroshi
Social drama
Belgian-British-French co-production; Palme d'Or nominee; winner of Best Screenplay Award (Cannes Film Festival)
English title (original title)
Original language
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
Dossier K.
Dutch
Jan Verheyen
Koen De Bouw , Werner De Smedt , R. Kan Albay , Blerim Destani
Thriller
Based on the novel by Jef Geeraerts
Amer
French
Hélène Cattet , Bruno Forzani
The Misfortunates (De Helaasheid der Dingen )
Dutch
Felix Van Groeningen
Koen De Graeve , Johan Heldenbergh , Bert Haelvoet
Social drama
Belgium's official entry for the 82nd Academy Awards ; based on the novel by Dimitri Verhulst
Reiki
English
Pedro Chaves
Martin Swabey , Cela Yildiz
Fantasy action
Mr. Nobody
English
Jaco Van Dormael
Jared Leto , Sarah Polley , Diane Kruger , Linh Dan Pham
Science fiction
Belgian-Canadian-French-German co-production; most expensive Belgian film to date; Golden Lion nominee; winner of Golden Osella
A Town Called Panic (Panique au Village )
French
Stéphane Aubier , Vincent Patar
Animated film
Stop-motion animated; Belgian-French-Luxembourgian co-production
The Secret of Kells
English
Tomm Moore
Animation
Belgian-French-Irish co-production; nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
Soeur Sourire
French, Dutch
Stijn Coninx
Cécile De France , Sandrine Blancke , Jan Decleir
Biopic
Belgian-French co-production; based on the life of Jeanine Deckers aka The Singing Nun
Suske en Wiske: De Texas-Rakkers (Luke and Lucy: The Texas Rangers)
Dutch
Mark Mertens , Wim Bien
Animation
Belgian-Dutch-Luxembourgian co-production; most expensive Flemish film to date; based on the comic book series by Willy Vandersteen
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