Directing
Roman Polanski
- Titles
- 146movies25TV shows
- Career
Active from 1955 to 2026, busiest in 1957 with 4 main titles.
- Directed
- 41titles as director
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
Chinatown90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical4.7average 2.6
- Psychological7.2average 5.6
- Mystery5.7average 4.1
- Class & Capitalism4.8average 3.3
- Wit & Wordplay5.0average 3.7
- Politics3.8average 2.6
- Melancholy5.9average 4.7
- Social Commentary6.1average 4.9
Rarely in their work
- Wholesome1.7, average 3.3
- Coming of Age1.7, average 2.9
- Adrenaline4.0, average 5.1
- Pop Culture1.3, average 2.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Psychological Thriller 5
- Psychological Horror 4
- Slow Burn 4
- Historical Drama 4
- Character Study 4
- Slow Burn Suspense 4
- Psychological Drama 3
- Melancholic 3
- Power Dynamics 3
- Character-Driven 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Thought-Provoking 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Hervé de LuzeEditorThe Pianist, The Ninth Gate, The Ghost Writer, Bitter Moon, An Officer and a Spy, +9 more
Gérard BrachWriterBitter Moon, The Tenant, The Fearless Vampire Killers, Frantic, Repulsion, +9 more
Krzysztof KomedaComposerRosemary's Baby, The Fearless Vampire Killers, Knife in the Water, Cul-de-sac, The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers, +6 more
Paweł EdelmanCinematographerThe Pianist, The Ghost Writer, An Officer and a Spy, Carnage, Oliver Twist, +5 more
Emmanuelle SeignerActorThe Ninth Gate, Bitter Moon, An Officer and a Spy, Frantic, Based on a True Story, +2 more
Alexandre DesplatComposerThe Ghost Writer, An Officer and a Spy, Carnage, The Palace, Based on a True Story, +2 more- AAlastair McIntyreEditorThe Fearless Vampire Killers, Repulsion, Tess, Macbeth, Cul-de-sac, +2 more
Zbigniew CybulskiActorA Generation, Innocent Sorcerers, 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, A Generation, The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers, The River of Diamonds- JJakub GoldbergActorKnife in the Water, Two Men and a Wardrobe, When Angels Fall
Movies and TV shows
81Upcoming
1 title
as Fabrice Fournier
2020s
2 titles · average score 25
as Lui-même
25
Director, Writer
2010s
10 titles · average score 64
71
as Concertgoer (uncredited)
42
Screenplay, Director
Director
74
Director, Screenplay
57
Director, Screenplay
68
as Neighbor
60
Thanks
75
Director, Producer
2000s
11 titles · average score 65
as Man in Tavern (archive footage)
as Boy who wants to buy a bicycle
57
as Steiner
83
Director, Producer
46
as Det. Revi
64
Producer, Director
Director
Stage Director
84
Producer, Director
57
as Józef Papkin
Original Film Writer
1990s
9 titles · average score 58
54
Producer, Director
76
Director
79
as Inspector
54
as Roman Polanski
67
Screenplay, Producer
39
as Kurilov
as (archive footage)
48
Director
1980s
3 titles · average score 57
as Lucky
70
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
44
Writer, Director
1970s
10 titles · average score 68
78
Screenplay, Director
78
as Trelkovsky
90
as Man with Knife
63
as Gambler
53
as Mosquito
66
Producer
as Caroler
75
Screenplay, Director
57
Producer, Writer
1960s
19 titles · average score 69
89
Director, Screenplay
74
Director, Writer
85
as Spoon Player
58
Director, Writer
Screenplay
84
as Young Man (voice)
54
Director, Writer
61
as the lean
77
as Dudzio
68
as Romek
1950s
16 titles · average score 65
66
as Old Woman
60
as A passer-by (uncredited)
68
as Musician (uncredited)
67
as Bad Boy
54
Director, Writer
54
Director, Screenplay
52
Director, Writer
as Mały
91
as Resistance Member pushed into a Sewer (uncredited)
as Romek
as Porter (uncredited)
70
as Mundek