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Roman Polanski

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

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  1. 1960s
    • 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
  2. 1970s
    • 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
  3. 1980s
    • director, writer
      Pirates 1986
      Because Roman Polanski directed.
      Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance
    • director, writer
      Frantic 1988
      Because Roman Polanski directed.
      Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
  4. 1990s
    • 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
  5. 2000s
    • 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
  6. 2010s
    • 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
  7. 2020s
    • director, writer
      The Palace 2023
      Because Roman Polanski directed.
      Comedy, Drama
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