Frantic

Frantic (1988)

  • 78% of critics liked it
    (40 reviews)

  • 57% of users liked it
    (20,877 ratings)

Following the disastrous Pirates (1986), director Roman Polanski got back on creative track with this finely-wrought thriller that, while failing to impress at the box office, was nevertheless his most critically well-received film of the decade. Harrison Ford stars as Richard Walker, an American… More

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R, 2 hr.
Directed By
Roman Polanski
Written By
Roman Polanski, Gérard Brach
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
Feb 26, 1988 Wide
On DVD
Jun 1, 2004
Warner Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

    [Polanski's] usual surrealism is almost completely absent.

  • Variety Staff, Variety

    A thriller without much surprise, suspense or excitement.

  • Janet Maslin, New York Times

    [Polanski] has succeeded in picking up the clever, unnerving thread of his earlier career.

  • Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

    Even with its excesses, Frantic is a reminder of how absorbing a good thriller can be.

  • Desson Thomson, Washington Post

    Vintage Polanski.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Lucas M


    Frantic, unfortunately doesn't present the great surrealist style of Polanski, but show a creative and tense plot with surprising moments. Fresh.

  • familiar s


    I was expecting an average thriller, but ended up with a bit less here. (Never contented, am I?) Not bad to kill time, though. The actors were fine, but their characters were hardly so. So, unless you're a die-hard Polanski/Ford fan and/or are running out of options, this… More

  • Jim H


    A doctor's wife disappears in Paris, and using only the clues in a misplaced suitcase and the help of a mysterious woman, he must find her before she is killed or he is arrested. This is a classic noir film directed by one of the genre's masters, Roman Polanski. The young… More

  • Conner R


    I actually like this more every time I see it. While Frantic is sort've thrown in with Harrison Ford's other "wife issues", it's without a doubt the most unique and artistic. It's got the risque factor that most hollywood type thrillers don't have,… More

  • Lady D


    A mysterious abduction film by Roman Polanski, which doesn't exactly thrill too much, but makes for easy viewing

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