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Frantic

1988
Suspense/Thriller
Crime
2h 0m
A doctor and his wife go to Paris for a medical conference. While showering, his wife disappears.
Directed by:
Roman Polanski Roman Polanski
Written by:
Roman Polanski Roman Polanski Robert Towne Robert Towne Gérard Brach Gérard Brach
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Starring:
Harrison Ford Harrison Ford Dominique Pinon Dominique Pinon John Mahoney John Mahoney David Huddleston David Huddleston Emmanuelle Seigner Emmanuelle Seigner Betty Buckley Betty Buckley Alexandra Stewart Alexandra Stewart Djiby Soumare Dominique Virton Yves Rénier Jacques Ciron Alain Doutey
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Genres:
Suspense/Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Countries:
France, USA
Languages:
English, French
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Frantic

1988
Suspense/Thriller
Crime
2h 0m
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kojilessKojiless
Rated 28 Dec 2015
58
61st
They've taken his wife. Now he's taking action...while Paris takes out the trash. Frantic is a story about trash and how it mirrors one American man's frustration with his impotence when it comes to solving Scooby Doo mysteries en Francais. I suppose it could have nothing to do with trash, but if there's anything I learned from my freshman class on film appreciation at university, is that when an acclaimed director puts garbage trucks in the first and last scenes of his movie, it's important.
Rated 28 Dec 2015
indyatmnINDYATMN
Rated 23 Nov 2019
66
19th
1 of those films that attempts to do what had been popular decades before - in this case, a "Wrong Man" film - & fails. Either Polanski dropped the ball or the genre hasn't aged well, but either way there's a lack of suspense & momentum. A big problem is that Ford's character is so much of an "everyman" he's generic & his search for his generic wife not very compelling. Then, Polanski throws Seigner at him, but that just muddies the stakes. If he cheats, he's a louse, so why suggest temptation?
Rated 23 Nov 2019
paxtonPaxton
Rated 13 Jan 2023
78
85th
Stop taking the roof! My God. There are no less than 56 shots of people struggling to not fall off a roof. They just keep getting up there! Man on a Wire was less tense than the fourth or fifth time they climb out there, because they're always awful at it.
Rated 13 Jan 2023
carpetgiantCarpetgiant
Rated 05 Dec 2015
81
43rd
Now that I've watched this movie, I am one line closer to deciphering the lyrics of "One Week" by Barenaked Ladies. I only need to figure out what Sailor Moon and anime are before I completely understand the entire song.
Rated 05 Dec 2015
inhmninhmn
Rated 12 Jan 2009
98
80th
i really don't know why like it so much. I just did
Rated 12 Jan 2009
magbMagb
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
39th
Good movie and Harrison Ford is great, but ultimately it's too simplistic. I was a bit disappointed when I realized that it was in fact just a straight-forward kidnapping plot, and not something more complex and interesting. I'm not asking for a Usual Suspects-style twist at the end, just anything other than "Arab terrorists looking for a device used in nuclear missiles". I mean seriously.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
aaautinAAAutin
Rated 08 May 2021
51
49th
"I didn't kidnap my wife!"
Rated 08 May 2021
neonmanNeonman
Rated 27 Sep 2017
72
43rd
Contrary to the title, this is a leisurely paced thriller that slowly unravels its reasonably unpredictable, yet unflashy storyline in an unspecial, yet consistently engaging manner. Rather good, made all the better by Ford's lead role presence, making the most out of what makes him a worthy actor.
Rated 27 Sep 2017
closedmouthclosedmouth
Rated 26 Aug 2012
80
68th
I expected to dislike this, but it's pretty good. The pacing is just right, and the set-up of the mystery is really nice. The pay-off obviously isn't very good, but it almost never is. I'd also heard Ford was catatonic, but even he's pretty decent. I would have liked to see another actor in the role, but it works as it is. Although Morricone's score is god-awful.
Rated 26 Aug 2012
wicheWiche
Rated 23 Jun 2009
17
3rd
First I really loved the movie because it's one of the mpost realistic films I've ever seen, but after a while the story starts to get more and more boring, and there is absolutely no change of anykind. After a while you really start to fall asleep.
Rated 23 Jun 2009
stainStain
Rated 29 Sep 2009
80
68th
Quite possibly the most normal film Polanski has ever directed, but you shouldn't hold that against it. :-) A good, solid piece of work
Rated 29 Sep 2009
mitealcmitealc
Rated 25 Jul 2010
70
34th
After the absorbing first forty minutes, Frantic loses its focus and wanders of in too many directions. In the end, it ends as your typically mediocre thriller. And yes, Polanski, this time, is quite shallow.
Rated 25 Jul 2010
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 21 Oct 2012
72
75th
This is usually taken for granted for being maybe too HItchcockian, but the best way to approach this is to look for Polanski's filmmaking solutions about confinement, a idea that is at the core of his best (if not all) movies: everything here is about how Walker is unable to find help in spaces that should look comfortable and friendly -- the hotel, the ambassy --, and it all leads to an one-man's-task, even if he doesn't understand a thing about this frenzy search. And we feel just like him.
Rated 21 Oct 2012
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 07 Jul 2011
50
38th
At once intelligent and silly. The first act is pretty good and has you going, but from then on it just sinks deeper and deeper into cliche, losing its grasp on reality. Polanski/Towne could have done much better with the intriguing premise of a wife's disappearance in a foreign city. Harrison Ford is just impossible not to like though.
Rated 07 Jul 2011
spleenspleen
Rated 23 Oct 2011
81
73rd
Good suspense/thriller featuring a tense plot, great acting (everything's better with accents), and the indescribably bizarre dance skills of Emmanuelle Seigner. Overall a fun ride to a disappointing destination.
Rated 23 Oct 2011
lakefxdanlakefxdan
Rated 28 Dec 2009
80
34th
Ford is good here as the everyman drawn into a thriller situation, but ultimately it begins to feel contrived. Good Paris location shooting makes up for flaws.
Rated 28 Dec 2009
matthagenmatthagen
Rated 02 Aug 2020
47
35th
The mystery itself is pretty good, and it showcases Ford's leading man ability. But the movie falls into some 80s laziness that Polanski damn well should be able to avoid. Cest la vie, it is a below average Polanski affair.
Rated 02 Aug 2020
jellyscudsJellyscuds
Rated 12 Nov 2009
45
34th
Sadly, Polanski started to bore me for the last third of the film. Once the mystery was revealed, it seemed a bit of an "is that it?" moment and you just had to wait while he trudged through the final moments.
Rated 12 Nov 2009
fudgiebfudgieb
Rated 14 Jun 2010
70
27th
Seems like a modern attempt at a Hitchcock thriller. Ford is good, as is the female lead, but it moves a little too slowly.
Rated 14 Jun 2010
joojooJooJoo
Rated 16 May 2010
4
55th
Can be used similar to counting sheep by counting the cliches that pop up in this by-the-numbers thriller. Harrison Ford was good when he got angry, about the only thing going for this. Oh, and it's well-made, being Polanski, and all that yada. Still one of the most forgettable movies seen in a while.
Rated 16 May 2010
kito1kito1
Rated 09 Mar 2017
60
47th
I don't remember a lot about this film, but I had a good time with Harrison Ford running through Paris(?).
Rated 09 Mar 2017
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 16 Oct 2016
70
19th
Viewed October 15, 2016. A rather bizarre paranoia thriller about a bookish Harrison Ford searching for his kidnapped wife in Paris. The first hour is pretty much just scene after scene of Ford walking to new places and asking the people there if they've seen his wife. It's so inert that you're not sure if a movie has actually begun. In the second half, Polanski slips into a more Hitchcockian mode before the terrific finale ends it all on a dreamy, haunting note.
Rated 16 Oct 2016
muutanetmuutanet
Rated 04 Feb 2008
62
53rd
Not that successful Polanski movie.
Rated 04 Feb 2008
teeceeteecee
Rated 10 Oct 2008
25
25th
Var skuffet - den virker ikke helt som den skal - havde det ikke været Polanski der havde instrueret, havde filmen ikke fået den opmærksomhed den fik.
Rated 10 Oct 2008
johnnydarkjohnnydark
Rated 17 Dec 2010
78
30th
When I saw this everything seemed pretty obvious. Maybe it wasn't like that when it first came out in 1988? I don't know. Still extremely entertaining though. Harrison Ford is one at his best when it comes to suspense.
Rated 17 Dec 2010
braddad68braddad68
Rated 01 May 2013
95
84th
Watched this one again. I always remembered it. Still holds up as a great crime thriller, elevated by Ford's performance and Morricone's score.
Rated 01 May 2013
kingjohnbbqKingjohnbbq
Rated 16 Mar 2017
84
46th
This movie spawned an alibi meme. It was the one armed man! Gotta give it credit for that. oh yeah, its a good movie too or whatever.
Rated 16 Mar 2017
billkerwinbillkerwin
Rated 22 Mar 2010
80
42nd
An okay thriller plot with good work by Harrison Ford and stylish direction by Polanski. I was surprised to see Robert Towne worked on the screenplay. I expect better from him.
Rated 22 Mar 2010
alon_reterAlon Reter
Rated 01 Jun 2011
85
95th
The ending is oddly special and half-heartbraking. The whole movie is.
Rated 01 Jun 2011
movie_houseMovie House
Rated 09 Feb 2020
0
1st
directed by a convicted rapist who fled the country to avoid jail time.
Rated 09 Feb 2020
rnestrnest
Rated 17 Jan 2017
7
73rd
kunde varit fler detaljer, fler nedgångar i fords medvetande som i nattklubbsscenerna.
Rated 17 Jan 2017
madmanMadMan
Rated 01 Jun 2021
90
67th
Really good, reliable thriller that shows Ford can act.
Rated 01 Jun 2021
stflyst_fly
Rated 26 Aug 2007
88
90th
Very Good
Rated 26 Aug 2007
newbiepsychnewbiepsych
Rated 20 Dec 2009
82
57th
Excellently directed, overlooked thriller from Roman Polanski.
Rated 20 Dec 2009
croweycrowey
Rated 24 Nov 2021
83
82nd
This movie blended into Wings of Desire, La Femme Nikita & Dirty Harry in my memory, but I’m 100% sure it’s exquisite.
Rated 24 Nov 2021
glm01glm01
Rated 16 Oct 2013
73
46th
73.000
Rated 16 Oct 2013
jj1986JJ1986
Rated 07 Jul 2017
50
29th
Mostly straightforward and dull.
Rated 07 Jul 2017
metzmetz
Rated 26 Jun 2010
30
17th
Not much to remember, despite Tate.
Rated 26 Jun 2010
snakefood89SNAKEFOOD89
Rated 03 Nov 2009
83
67th
Like a modern day Hitchcock film, reminds me a lot of The Man Who Knew Too Much. Polanski spins a good yarn.
Rated 03 Nov 2009
birdwinboybirdwinboy
Rated 06 Feb 2010
10
10th
precursor to the fugitive?
Rated 06 Feb 2010
nathan_sNathan S
Rated 12 Jul 2021
4
74th
A simple and good paranoia thriller. Helpless stranger in a strange land. Paris locations. Stern and charismatic Harrison Ford. Gorgeous and hard-to-pin femme fatale Emmanuelle Seigner. Morricone score. It's not a revelation, but it is very enjoyable.
Rated 12 Jul 2021
ebelcEbelC
Rated 27 Feb 2012
60
46th
The first part, the more mistery oriented one, is great and very interesting. Then it reminded me Arabesque, it's still a bit interesting (specially until you know the mcguffin) and entertaining, having fine sequences at some points. A good option if some day you want something light but don't want it to consider you stupid.
Rated 27 Feb 2012
martintellerMartinTeller
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
66th
Rote thriller, but well executed.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
tinysausagetinysausage
Rated 25 Nov 2012
71
47th
Nicely crafted thriller with a good sense of mystery in the first half, but a disappointing resolution. Still, a classy little film.
Rated 25 Nov 2012
joseywalesjoseywales
Rated 20 Aug 2009
70
56th
Nothing new here. Decent Ennio Morricone score though.
Rated 20 Aug 2009
thehynesthehynes
Rated 31 Aug 2013
61
71st
Frantic...Taken...Americans,stay out of Paris. It's just not safe for you.
Rated 31 Aug 2013
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 21 Feb 2007
50
35th
Not bad.
Rated 21 Feb 2007
myfavchordsmyfavchords
Rated 19 Dec 2011
75
49th
This is a nice little thriller. Ford gives a good performance. There is not an overabundance of action sequences but the film is still exciting.
Rated 19 Dec 2011
glmglm
Rated 18 Oct 2011
73
50th
73.000
Rated 18 Oct 2011
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 27 Jun 2008
81
91st
Nice
Rated 27 Jun 2008
vesupriavesupria
Rated 11 Nov 2009
4
32nd
Ford was good, as was the female lead and the tension between the two was first class. But ultimately after building up so much suspense (the scenes at and after the disappearance of his wife are utterly brilliant) and tension Polanski blows it by revealing the mystery of the whole debacle too early which leads to a disappointing anti-climax. If nothing more watch it for the first hour and a bit.
Rated 11 Nov 2009
erbasalviaerbasalvia
Rated 05 Dec 2007
50
26th
ford da alora interpreta sempre questo film. presunto innocente a nastro.
Rated 05 Dec 2007
forehead1forehead1
Rated 06 Dec 2012
50
47th
The utterly unnecessary introduction of a female sidekick halfway in begins Frantic's downward slide,removing so much of the one-man-without-a-clue isolation that draws you in beforehand. Ford's performance carries this,so convincing in his determination to find his wife you're completely immersed in his struggle despite the number of eyebrow-raising plot points that crop up. Take a step back and the overall crapiness of the story becomes all too transparent,but it's enjoyable crap nonetheless.
Rated 06 Dec 2012
shewasSheWas
Rated 24 Oct 2015
30
29th
E m m a n u e l l e S e i g n e r
Rated 24 Oct 2015
bolivarbolivar
Rated 25 Nov 2009
75
75th
ford and seigner makes an interesting couple, but the movie leaves me with a somewhat disorganised feeling.
Rated 25 Nov 2009
thereeldealthereeldeal
Rated 13 May 2015
70
50th
Frantic is one of Polanski's first steps out of the darkness of his early work. From despair to mere cynicism. In what's one of the director's most Hitchcockian suspense tales, the nerdy side of Ford must unite with the naughty Seigner on an initially intriguing but quickly standard mystery. The plot lacks a sense of risk or danger that elevates these sorts of tales, and the most Polanski (best) thing about it, Ford and Seigner's subtly dirty sexual dynamic, still isn't enough to save the trite.
Rated 13 May 2015
jnydamjnydam
Rated 20 Dec 2019
58
50th
Weaker version of Taken, crafty but has not aged well
Rated 20 Dec 2019

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