Character (1997)

The only Dutch film to win the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, this 1997 drama pits a penniless lawyer against his tyrannical father in 1920s Rotterdam. With an IMDb rating of 7. ⁠8/10, it beats #4 in raw critical acclaim, though it lacks the epic scale of Soldier of Orange. Over 300,000 Dutch viewers saw it in its first year, a figure that doubles the typical art-house audience.