01 A boy growing up in a chaotic, hard-drinking working-class family dreams of a very different life.
Directed by Felix van Groeningen · 1h 48m
12 Best Belgian Movies to Watch
By Vlad Zakh · September 13, 2026
Belgium Drama thought provokingslow and atmospheric
The Dardenne brothers built an internationally recognized style from handheld, unglamorous realism, while Belgium’s other great export, pitch-black mockumentary comedy, sits almost as far from it as possible. The Misfortunates has a boy in a chaotic, hard-drinking family dreaming of a different life, Bullhead has a cattle farmer tangled in the illegal hormone trade, and The Broken Circle Breakdown tests a bluegrass couple’s marriage. Daens, Girl, Man Bites Dog, L’Enfant, Two Days, One Night, The Kid with a Bike and Rosetta round out the list.
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02 A cattle farmer caught up in Belgium's illegal hormone trade is haunted by a childhood trauma.
Directed by Michaël R. Roskam · 2h 09m · Rated R
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03 A Catholic priest fights for factory workers' rights against both industrialists and his own church.
Directed by Stijn Coninx · 2h 18m
04 A bluegrass-playing couple's marriage is tested by their daughter's terminal illness.
Directed by Felix van Groeningen · 1h 52m
Where to watch
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05 A transgender teenage ballet student pushes her body past its limits to fully transition and dance.
Directed by Stephen Kemp · 1h 28m
Where to watch
Stream: Lifetime Movie Club, Lifetime Movie Club Apple TV channel, Lifetime Movie Club Amazon Channel · Buy: Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
06 A documentary crew follows a charismatic serial killer and gradually becomes complicit in his crimes.
Directed by Rémy Belvaux & Benoît Poelvoorde · 1h 36m · Rated NC-17
Where to watch
Stream: Criterion Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
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07 A petty thief sells his own newborn son on the black market, then has to face what he's done.
Directed by Luc Dardenne & Jean-Pierre Dardenne · 1h 36m · Rated R
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08 A woman spends one weekend convincing her coworkers to give up their bonuses so she can keep her job.
Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne · 1h 35m · Rated PG-13
Where to watch
Stream: Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
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09 An abandoned boy forms a fragile bond with a hairdresser willing to become his foster parent.
Directed by Luc Dardenne & Jean-Pierre Dardenne · 1h 27m
Where to watch
Stream: Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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10 A desperate teenage girl living in poverty fights fiercely to hold onto any job she can find.
Directed by Luc Dardenne & Jean-Pierre Dardenne · 1h 35m · Rated R
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Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max
Stream: Curzon Amazon Channel · Rent: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Curzon Home Cinema · Buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
11 A working-class father hatches a desperate scheme to make his tone-deaf daughter a pop star.
Directed by Dominique Deruddere · 1h 37m · Rated R
12 Two brothers' fragile reunion after prison falls apart once old loyalties and betrayals resurface.
Directed by Robin Pront · 1h 33m
Where to watch
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Stream: STUDIOCANAL PRESENTS Apple TV Channel, Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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