Frantic
A tense, disorienting plunge into a foreign city where every stranger feels like a threat and time is running out.
- About
- 1988 film by Roman Polanski
- Class
- Movie
- Year
- 1988
- Runtime
- 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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| Scale | Value | 0 to 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Action | 6 | |
| Horror | 3 | |
| Humour | 2 | |
| Realism | 7 | |
| Romance | 3 | |
| Tension | 8 | |
| Darkness | 7 | |
| Complexity | 7 | |
| Emotional weight | 7 |
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A cool, jazz-soaked descent into fatalistic longing, where small mistakes spiral into tragedy with quiet, hypnotic inevitability.
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A voyeuristic slow-burn that tightens like a vise, letting you share the hero's helpless suspense and guilty thrill.
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A taut, claustrophobic mystery that keeps you guessing whether the heroine is right or losing her mind.
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A shadowy, quick-witted noir that keeps you leaning in as lies pile on lies and desire collides with duty.
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A slow, sun-drenched descent into corruption and moral rot, with a knotty mystery that tightens like a noose and a devastating final punch.
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A slow, suffocating descent into guilt and sleeplessness, where endless daylight and moral compromise blur together.
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