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Frantic

Frantic

1988
120 min
Thriller Mystery Crime Drama

Plot Summary

The wife of an American doctor suddenly vanishes in Paris. To find her, he navigates a puzzling web of language, locale, laissez-faire cops, triplicate-form filling bureaucrats and a defiant, mysterious waif who knows more than she tells.

6.7
IMDb Rating
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Ratings & Reviews

6.7
IMDb Rating

Technical Details

120 min
Runtime
1988-02-19
Release Date
Movie
Content Type
1988
Year
Genres
Thriller Mystery Crime Drama

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User Reviews

JPV852

JPV852

6.0/10
Recent

Movie starts off well enough with the mystery element but afterward tonally felt a bit off (veered into moderate comedy at points). Ford is fine as was Emmanuelle Seigner, though I wonder if this could've used the eye of Brian De Palma rather than Polanski. **3.25/5**

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kevin2019

10.0/10
Recent

"Frantic" is an engrossing and well made film that easily builds up a genuine sense of mystery and intrigue from the very beginning. It is incredibly well crafted throughout with an immediately interesting opening gambit and Roman Polanski is a seasoned director and he knows precisely how to create a natural and rhythmic momentum to the proceedings and to then successfully maintain it at a certain level without any evidence of indecision on his part in terms of how the film ought to proceed in o...

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1988-02-19
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