The best Dutch children's and youth films
The top 3 according to 25 votes from people: Miss Minoes (2001) · Achtste-groepers huilen niet (2012) · The Pocket-knife (1992). (Updated Oct 29, 2025.)
From Ciske the Rat and Minoes to Kauwboy and Winter in Wartime: the Dutch children's and youth films that come up most often in Cinekid's top 25, on Spreekbuis and on Alletop10lijstjes.
Automatically translated (original in Nederlands). See the original
Top 15
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1
Miss Minoes (2001)
A cat turned woman helps a shy journalist, from Annie M.G. Schmidt.
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2
Achtste-groepers huilen niet (2012)
Akkie and her class in their last year of primary school.
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3
The Pocket-knife (1992)
Ben Sombogaart: a boy who keeps his friend's pocket knife.
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4
Winter in Wartime (2008)
In the occupied winter of 1945, a boy helps an English pilot.
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5
Polleke (2003)
A girl with a poet's soul and a troubled father, from Guus Kuijer.
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6
My Extraordinary Summer with Tess (2019)
A summer week on Terschelling and a mysterious girl.
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7
Mijn opa de bankrover (2000)
A boy discovers his grandfather's secret.
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8
Long Live the Queen (1995)
A girl who plays chess and imagines the chess queen.
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9
Regret! (2013)
Bullying at secondary school, from Carry Slee's book.
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10
The Ugly Kids Club (2012)
Children resisting a prime minister who wants ugly children to disappear.
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11
Peter Bell (2002)
The Rotterdam rascal from Chris van Abkoude's books.
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12
Ciske the Rat (1984)
Danny de Munk as Amsterdam street kid Ciske.
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13
Kauwboy (2012)
A boy secretly looks after a young jackdaw.
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14
Tow-Truck Pluck (2004)
Pluk and his tow truck in the Petteflet, from Annie M.G. Schmidt.
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15
Dolfje Weerwolfje (2011)
A boy who turns into a little werewolf at full moon, from Paul van Loon.
Candidates
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16
Kikkerdril (2009)
A youth film about growing up and friendship.
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Comments (2)
Kauwboy vond ik als kind best heftig, maar wat een mooie film
Minoes blijft de allerleukste, Carice van Houten als kat is geweldig