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Stories Set in the Netherlands
Golden-Age canals, tulip mania, wartime hiding places and modern Amsterdam romance — the low countries punch above their weight in fiction. These ten famous works span the 1630s to today; StoryTerra's map holds many more by city and century.
Open the Netherlands on the StoryTerra map10 famous stories set in the Netherlands
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Browse 170 books, 345 movies, 2 TV shows and 13 games set in Netherlands.
The Fault in Our Stars
Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years Hazel has never been anything but terminal her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a patient named Augustus Waters suddenly…
The Fault in Our Stars
Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters…
The Hitman's Bodyguard
The world’s top bodyguard gets a new client a hitman who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time.
The Diary of a Young Girl
Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, Anne Frank’s remarkable diary has become a world classic—a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit. In…
Ocean's Twelve
Danny Ocean reunites with his old flame and the rest of his merry band of thieves in carrying out three huge heists in Rome Paris and Amsterdam – but a Europol agent is hot on their heels.
Black Book
In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance.
Boys
Two teen track stars discover first love as they train for the biggest relay race of their young lives.
Cool Kids Don't Cry
Adaptation of one of Benelux most famous children's novels. Tough prime school girl Akkie loves soccer and can be a real bully. Love is the only thing she's scared of. When Akkie is diagnosed with Leukemia she has to…
A Bridge Too Far
Operation Market Garden September 1944. The Allies attempt to capture several strategically important bridges in the Netherlands in the hope of breaking the German lines.
Who Am I?
A group of covert CIA operatives trailing a potential new energy source are double-crossed by corrupt agent Morgan who causes a helicopter crash in remote South Africa. The sole survivor suffering severe amnesia is…
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