Directing
Roman Polanski
- Titles
- 144movies25TV shows
- Career
Active from 1955 to 2026, busiest in 1957 with 4 main titles.
- Directed
- 40titles as director
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Chinatown90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Psychological7.1average 5.6
- Historical3.9average 2.6
- Uncanny3.8average 2.5
- Mystery5.4average 4.1
- Melancholy5.9average 4.7
- Class & Capitalism4.4average 3.3
- Politics3.7average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay4.7average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Wholesome1.8, average 3.3
- Coming of Age1.6, average 3.0
- Pop Culture1.2, average 2.2
- Adrenaline4.0, average 4.9
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Psychological Thriller 5
- Slow Burn 4
- Power Dynamics 4
- Character Study 4
- Psychological Horror 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Thought-Provoking 3
- Character-Driven 3
- Psychological Drama 3
- Claustrophobic 3
- European Cinema 3
- Coming-of-Age 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Gérard BrachWriterThe Fearless Vampire Killers, Pirates, Bitter Moon, What?, Tess, +9 more
Hervé de LuzeEditorThe Pianist, The Ghost Writer, Venus in Fur, The Ninth Gate, An Officer and a Spy, +8 more
Krzysztof KomedaComposerRosemary's Baby, The Fearless Vampire Killers, Innocent Sorcerers, Knife in the Water, Cul-de-sac, +6 more
Paweł EdelmanCinematographerThe Pianist, The Ghost Writer, Venus in Fur, An Officer and a Spy, Carnage, +5 more
Emmanuelle SeignerActorVenus in Fur, The Ninth Gate, An Officer and a Spy, Bitter Moon, Frantic, +2 more- AAlastair McIntyreEditorThe Fearless Vampire Killers, What?, Tess, Repulsion, Macbeth, +2 more
Alexandre DesplatComposerThe Ghost Writer, Venus in Fur, An Officer and a Spy, Carnage, The Palace, +1 more
Zbigniew CybulskiActorInnocent Sorcerers, A Generation, Goodbye, Till Tomorrow, Koniec nocy
Wojciech KilarComposerThe Pianist, The Ninth Gate, Death and the Maiden, The Revenge
Gilbert TaylorCinematographerRepulsion, Macbeth, Cul-de-sac, A Day at the Beach
Jerzy LipmanCinematographerKnife in the Water, The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers, A Generation, The River of Diamonds
Henryk KlubaActorTwo Men and a Wardrobe, Mammals, When Angels Fall
Movies and TV shows
80Upcoming
1 title
as Fabrice Fournier
2020s
2 titles · average score 25
as Lui-même
Director, Writer
2010s
10 titles · average score 65
as Concertgoer (uncredited)
Director
Screenplay, Director
Director
Director, Screenplay
as Neighbor
Thanks
Producer, Director
2000s
11 titles · average score 65
as Man in Tavern (archive footage)
as Boy who wants to buy a bicycle
as Steiner
as Det. Revi
Producer, Director
Producer, Director
Director
Stage Director
Producer, Director
as Józef Papkin
Original Film Writer
1990s
9 titles · average score 58
Director, Producer
Director
as Inspector
as Roman Polanski
Screenplay, Producer
as Kurilov
as (archive footage)
Director
1980s
3 titles · average score 57
as Lucky
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Writer, Director
1970s
10 titles · average score 66
Screenplay, Director
as Trelkovsky
as Man with Knife
as Gambler
as Mosquito
as Caroler
Producer
Screenplay, Director
Writer, Producer
1960s
18 titles · average score 69
Director, Screenplay
Director, Writer
as Spoon Player
Director, Writer
Screenplay
as Young Man (voice)
Director, Writer
as the lean
as Dudzio
as Romek
1950s
16 titles · average score 65
as Old Woman
as A passer-by (uncredited)
as Musician (uncredited)
as Bad Boy
Director, Writer
Screenplay, Director
Director, Writer
as 'Mały'
as Resistance Member pushed into a Sewer (uncredited)
as Romek
as Porter (uncredited)
as Mundek