Roman Polanski

Roman Polanski films, ranked by your taste

Director and actor · 20 films on Boxlist

Known for Chinatown, Rosemary's Baby and The Pianist.

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Chinatown
1974 · Film
7.9/10 · TMDB
Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double...
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Rosemary's Baby
1968 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDB
A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family.
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The Pianist
2002 · Film
8.4/10 · TMDB
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in...
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Repulsion
1965 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
Beautiful young manicurist Carole suffers from androphobia (the pathological fear of interaction with men). When her sister and roommate, Helen, leaves their London flat to go on an Italian holiday with her married boyfriend, Carole...
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An Officer and a Spy
2019 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
In 1894, French Captain Alfred Dreyfus is wrongfully convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment at Devil's Island.
The Tenant
1976 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDB
A quiet and inconspicuous man rents an apartment in France where the previous tenant committed suicide, and begins to suspect his landlord and neighbors are trying to subtly change him into the last tenant so that he too will kill himself.
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The Ghost Writer
2010 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident.
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Tess
1979 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumor that their families are from the same line. This fateful visit commences an epic narrative of sex, class, betrayal, and...
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Venus in Fur
2013 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
An enigmatic actress may have a hidden agenda when she auditions for a part in a misogynistic writer's play.
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Cul-de-sac
1966 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
A wounded criminal and his dying partner take refuge at an old beachfront fortress. The owner of the fortress and his young wife, initially unwilling hosts, quickly experience their relationship with the criminal shift in a humorous and...
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Death and the Maiden
1994 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
A political activist is convinced that her guest is a man who once tortured her for the government.
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Frantic
1988 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
The wife of an American doctor suddenly vanishes in Paris and, to find her, he navigates a puzzling web of language, locale, laissez-faire cops, triplicate-form filling bureaucrats and a defiant, mysterious waif who knows more than she...
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Carnage
2011 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
After 11-year-old Zachary Cowan strikes his classmate across the face with a stick after an argument, the victim's parents invite Zachary's parents to their Brooklyn apartment to deal with the incident in a civilized manner.
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Bitter Moon
1992 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
A passenger on a cruise ship develops an irresistible infatuation with an eccentric paraplegic's wife.
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Oliver Twist
2005 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
Oliver Twist the modern filmed version of Charles Dickens bestseller, a Roman Polanski adaptation. The classic Dickens tale, where an orphan meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are...
The Ninth Gate
1999 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
An all-expenses-paid international search for a rare copy of the book, 'The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows' brings an unscrupulous book dealer deep into a world of murder, double-dealing and satanic worship.
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The Palace
2023 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDB
A comedy set on New Year’s Eve 1999 in a luxurious hotel in the Swiss Alps where the lives of various guests and those who work for them intersect.
Pirates
1986 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
Captain Red runs a hardy pirate ship with the able assistance of Frog, a dashing young French sailor. One day Capt. Red is captured and taken aboard a Spanish galleon, but thanks to his inventiveness, he raises the crew to mutiny, takes...

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