Movies like The Ardennes (2015)
The best movies like The Ardennes (2015) are Amsterdam Vice (2019), The Treatment (2014) and Bullhead (2011). If The Ardennes hooked you with its crime and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedBullhead (2011)7.1/10 from 413 votes
- NewestFerry 2 (2024)Released 2024
Amsterdam Vice (2019)
A mild-mannered police detective freshly stationed in tumultuous 1980 Amsterdam enters a race against time when he encounters a violent plot against the Dutch royal family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
The Treatment (2014)
Inspector Nick Cafmeyer seems to have it all - looks, brains and a successful career. But a dark cloud hangs over his life: since the age of nine, he has been haunted by the unsolved disappearance of his younger brother, Bjorn. Plettinckx, a known sex offender, was questioned but quickly released. Plettinckx lives close by and takes fiendish pleasure in harassing Nick. Then, when a disturbing case comes to light involving a missing nine-year-old, Nick heads a massive search which turns into a relentless manhunt.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBullhead (2011)
A young cattle farmer is approached by an unscrupulous veterinarian to make a shady deal with a notorious beef trader.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Misfortunates (2009)
13-year-old Gunther Strobbe grows up surrounded by alcohol, trash and his completely useless father and uncles. Slowly but surely, he's being prepared for the same hapless life. Can he defy his destiny?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisZillion (2022)
It's 1997. Frank Verstraeten, a computer genius with a nose for business, a fascination for nightlife and an unhealthy urge to prove himself, only wants one thing: his own disco that not only outperforms the competition but simply humiliates it. The futuristic mega discotheque Zillion is a fact and Frank turns from computer dealer to the pivotal figure of the Antwerp nightlife. He parades with the most beautiful women in Belgium and forges an alliance with Dennis Black Magic, the porn king who provides the spicy extras. Unfortunately, beautiful songs don't last long either.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGodforsaken! (2003)
Two small town Dutch boys whose socially unnatural friendship is so close, they care nothing for human or divine rules and lose all grip on reality, sliding into violent crime.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDon't Shoot (2018)
In one fell swoop, nine-year old David Van de Steen lost his mother, his father and his sister in an attack by the Brabant Killers in Aalst. His grandfather, Albert, has the well-nigh impossible task of giving David a new perspective on life, a future.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBelgica (2016)
The story of two brothers who, even though they have absolutely nothing in common, open a bar together that quickly becomes a regular hangout for nighthawks. Despite the success, they must soon face up to the difficulties inherent in running a family business. Their brotherhood turns into rivalry, through no fault of their own.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Silence (2010)
13-year-old Sinikka vanishes on a hot summer night. Her bicycle is found in the exact place where a girl was killed 23 years ago. The dramatic present forces those involved in the original case to face their past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Verdict (2013)
When his wife's murderer is released due to a procedural error, Luc will do everything in his power to stop it from happening... He is going to take justice into his own hands and will then compete with the constitutional state which let him down.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHome (2016)
After 17-year-old Kevin is released from prison for violent behavior he goes to live with his aunt and her family including Sammy, his cousin. While apprenticing as a plumber he starts to integrate with Sammy’s group of friends who are still in high school. Like all teenagers they just want to party and ignore any responsibilities, but one of them is hiding a problem at home that will put the entire group in jeopardy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBeck 32 - Steinar (2016)
An unidentified body is found in the remains left after a fire in a trailer at a run-down caravan park. The owner of the trailer, a young drug-addicted woman, is missing, but is she really the victim? And what role has the so-called neighbourhood watch from the nearby community played? The case is difficult to solve, with everyone involved guarding their secrets, regardless of social class. Furthermore, police supervisor Klas Fredén decides to go over Martin Beck’s head and recruit charismatic, Norwegian homicide investigator, Steinar Hovland. The newly-structured Beck group faces the blight of a power struggle. And Martin struggles to find his way back to his old self.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Loft (2008)
Five close friends, all of them married, share a loft to meet their mistresses. One day they find the body of a young woman in the loft. Since there are only five keys to the loft, the five men begin to suspect each other of murder.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisControl (2017)
The once unconditional friendship between police officers Vincke and Verstuyft hits a very rough patch when they come up against a series of gruesome murders. Complicating matters even further, a survivor of the killer drives a wedge between them when Verstuyft falls for her charms. Meanwhile, the serial killer has a new victim in sight...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWe (2018)
During a scorching summer in a Belgian-Dutch border village, eight teenagers play games of discovery to break the listless monotony. They challenge each other and themselves and pretty soon, their sexual curiosity starts to blur the lines between right and wrong. As innocence is crushed in depraved games and sexual exploitation, the teenagers soon turn into ruthless predators.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisMy Nights with Susan, Sandra, Olga & Julie (1975)
Susan has chosen a hermit's life on a dilapidated farm over the shallowness of her previous jet set modeling life. When Anton, a hunky courier, comes along to pick her up for an assignment on the French Riviera, he's so fascinated by Susan's odd assortment of house guests that he decides to stay with them for a couple of days.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Dossier K. (2009)
Vincke and Verstuyft are detectives of the Antwerp police department. This time they have to deal with the Albanian mob and some problems in their own police division.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisImage (2014)
Eva Hendrickx is an ambitious young journalist working on the team of television legend Herman Verbeeck. She's determined to bring a story about the riots in the suburbs of Brussels. While the city spins further away in a spiral of violence, Eva meets Lahbib, a Moroccan with a heavy past. He escorts her into his complex and hard world. Meanwhile, Herman Verbeeck sees a way to exploit Eva's story in the ever-competitive mediagame...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
The Memory of a Killer (2003)
Vincke and Verstuyft are one of the best detective teams of the Antwerp police force. When they are confronted with the disappearance of a top official and the murder of two prostitutes, the trail leads to the almost retired assassin Angelo Ledda. Since Ledda starts showing symptoms of Alzheimer's, it's getting more and more difficult to complete his contracts. When he has to murder a 12-year old call-girl, he refuses and becomes a target himself. While Vincke and Verstuyft are chasing him and counting the corpses, Ledda is taking care of his employers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Son (2017)
The story of a busy man, who fills his time travelling to Africa, South America and the Middle East. His passion for his job has distanced him from his loved ones. He’s been divorced for three years and has since seen his son very little. When the latter disappears, he is forced to stand still, and soon discovers things about his ex-wife and, above all, his son. A terrible feeling of guilt overwhelms him and he decides to find his son at all costs...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisWolf (2013)
A promising kickboxer struggles to resist the temptations of a life of crime.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPatrick (2019)
Patrick is the handyman on his father's naturist campsite. The remaining time he dedicates to his hobby, designing and creating wooden furniture. When Patrick loses his campsite hammer, his quest to retrieve it takes him to the farthest corners of the camping grounds.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhen It Melts (2023)
Many years after a sweltering summer that spun out of control, Eva returns to the village she grew up in with an ice block in the back of her car. In the dead of winter, she confronts her past and faces up to her tormentors.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Kiss Me Softly (2012)
17 year old Jasper lives in a very grey, small town. In his family, he cannot be himself. Jasper's dad is a singer, named Lukkie Luk. All the attention in the family goes to his career. Jasper searches a way to handle this and is faced with the typical questions in the life of an adolescent. Questions that will not be answered when he stays in his own routine.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Loft (2010)
Five best friends, all married, decide to share a loft apartment. In this loft they meet their mistresses and conquests. Everything seems perfect, until one morning the body of an unknown young woman is found in the loft. The group of friends begin to suspect each other and it soon becomes clear that they know far less about each other than they had initially thought.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFerry 2 (2024)
After losing his drug empire, Ferry Bouman has found a measure of peace away from Brabant's criminal underworld — until his past catches up to him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & crime
SnoozefestMovies like thisTricked (2012)
During his 50th birthday party thrown by his wife, Remco's life takes a turn for the worse. His business partners are scheming behind his back to sell him and his former mistress shows up pregnant.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisMarina (2013)
Italy, 1948. Young Rocco is growing up in Calabria, until one day his father Salvatore decides to leave to Belgium, where he strives to earn a lot of money by working in coal mines. Very soon he sends for his family. Rocco becomes a migrant overnight, with all the consequences this entails. Rocco wants to be like other youngsters, become someone and have a purpose in life. Against his father’s wish and better judgment he seeks an escape through music and love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCaged (2011)
After years of suppressing her desires, Stella finds she can no longer ignore her deep-rooted longings. Breaking out of her cage and starting a secret double-life, Stella transforms into a "unicorn", a nickname for single women who indulge in a hedonistic lifestyle, visiting sex clubs and erotic parties, and flourishing with all the new attention. Even as her husband uncovers his Stella's secret life, he can't do much more than give her the freedom that she obviously needs, in the hope it's all just a phase. Then one day she finds herself lying unconscious in a basement cell, with no idea how she arrived there. Days go by when an other woman is brought into her cell. Christine, a woman about the same age. In the following days they reveal their life stories to one other. Christine is convinced that the reason for their captivity lies in Stella's lifestyle.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both thriller & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisEx Drummer (2007)
Three musicians form a band. But they're not just any musicians: each has a disability that makes them particularly unsuitable for their instrument. The guitarist is deaf, the singer is tone deaf, and the bassist has a stiff arm. They lack a drummer, and to respect the group's uniqueness, they turn to a famous writer who has never played the drums. He accepts, but begins a manipulation that will wreak further havoc on the already largely dysfunctional band.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both crime & drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Ardennes?
The closest matches to The Ardennes are Amsterdam Vice (2019), The Treatment (2014) and Bullhead (2011). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Ardennes?
People who watched The Ardennes most often go on to Amsterdam Vice (2019), The Treatment (2014) and Bullhead (2011).
What is the highest-rated movie like The Ardennes?
Bullhead (2011), rated 7.1/10 by 413 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Ardennes?
Ferry 2 (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
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