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Frantic

Movie · 1988 · 120 min

A tense, disorienting plunge into a foreign city where every stranger feels like a threat and time is running out.

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1988 film by Roman Polanski
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Year
1988
Runtime
120 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • obsession
  • deception
  • survival
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
action, crime, mystery, thriller
Directed by
Roman Polanski
Written by
Roman Polanski, Robert Towne, Gérard Brach
Starring
Harrison Ford, Roman Polanski, Emmanuelle Seigner, John Mahoney, Betty Buckley, Dominique Pinon, David Huddleston, Alexandra Stewart
Music
Ennio Morricone
Cinematography
Witold Sobociński
Runtime
120 min
Country
United States, France
Languages
French, English

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