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Roman Polanski

Director, writer, and performer with 6 reviewed and 19 watchlist titles.

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  • director, writer
    Knife in the Water 1962B: 4 stars (out of 5)

    A married couple picks up a college-age hitchhiker and invites him aboard their sailboat for an overnight outing in Poland’s Lake District. Nothing happens, yet everything happens.

    Jan 14, 2021
    Drama, Thriller
  • director, writer
    Repulsion 1965B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)

    A repressed young woman (Catherine Deneuve) slowly comes unglued when her older sister leaves on vacation.

    May 21, 2008
    Drama, Horror, Thriller
  • director, writer
    Cul-de-sac 1966
    Because Roman Polanski directed.
    Comedy, Drama, Thriller
  • director, performer, writer
    The Fearless Vampire Killers 1967D: 2 stars (out of 5)

    An eccentric professor (Jack MacGowran) and his slow-witted assistant (Roman Polanski) struggle to free an innkeeper’s daughter (Sharon Tate) from the vampire, Count von Krolock.

    Oct 17, 2008
    Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
  • director, writer
    Rosemary's Baby 1968B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)

    After moving into a new apartment building, a young woman (Mia Farrow) suspects her new neighbors (Ruth Gordon and Sidney Blackmer) may be part of a satanic plot involving her unborn baby.

    Oct 30, 2008
    Drama, Horror
  • performer
    The Magic Christian 1969
    Because Christopher Lee performed.
    Comedy
  • director, writer
    Macbeth 1971
    Because Roman Polanski directed.
    Drama, History
  • director, writer
    What? 1972
    Because Roman Polanski directed.
    Comedy
  • director, performer, writer
    Chinatown 1974A+: 5 stars (out of 5)

    In 1937 Los Angeles, a private detective (Jack Nicholson) working a simple adultery case uncovers a massive conspiracy protected by murder.

    Mar 7, 2009
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
  • director, performer, writer
    The Tenant 1976
    Because Roman Polanski directed.
    Drama, Thriller
  • director, writer
    Tess 1979
    Because Roman Polanski directed.
    Drama, Romance
  • director, writer
    Pirates 1986
    Because Roman Polanski directed.
    Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance
  • director, writer
    Frantic 1988
    Because Roman Polanski directed.
    Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
  • director, writer
    Bitter Moon 1992
    Because Roman Polanski directed.
    Drama, Romance, Thriller
  • director
    Death and the Maiden 1994
    Because Roman Polanski directed.
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
  • director, writer
    The Ninth Gate 1999B: 4 stars (out of 5)

    A rare book dealer hired to authenticate a tome supposedly penned by Satan himself turns from skeptic to believer as the body count rises.

    Jan 1, 2026
    Mystery, Thriller
  • director
    The Pianist 2002
    Because Roman Polanski directed.
    Biography, Drama, Music, War
  • director
    Oliver Twist 2005
    Because Roman Polanski directed.
    Crime, Drama
  • director
    To Each His Own Cinema 2007
    Because David Cronenberg and Roman Polanski directed.
    Comedy, Drama
  • director, writer
    The Ghost Writer 2010
    Because Roman Polanski directed.
    Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
  • director, writer
    Carnage 2011
    Because Roman Polanski directed.
    Comedy, Drama
  • director, writer
    Venus in Fur 2013
    Because Roman Polanski directed.
    Drama
  • director, writer
    Based on a True Story 2017
    Because Roman Polanski directed.
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
  • director, writer
    An Officer and a Spy 2019
    Because Roman Polanski directed.
    Drama, History, Thriller
  • director, writer
    The Palace 2023
    Because Roman Polanski directed.
    Comedy, Drama
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