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Roman Polanski

Actor · 115 credits · 52 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Pianist (2002)

Frequent collaborators: Sharon Tate, Andrzej Wajda, Stephen Frears, Barbara Lass, Claude Berri

Best Roman Polanski movies by genre

Movies (76 total, ranked by score)

  1. Chinatown

    1974 · ★ 7.9 (4,362 votes)

    Crime, Mystery, Thriller

    1

  2. The Tenant

    1976 · ★ 7.6 (1,248 votes)

    Thriller, Mystery, Drama

    2

  3. Rush Hour 3

    2007 · ★ 6.5 (3,800 votes)

    Action, Comedy, Crime

    3

  4. The Fearless Vampire Killers

    1967 · ★ 6.9 (843 votes)

    Comedy, Horror

    4

  5. Knife in the Water

    1962 · ★ 7.3 (476 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    5

  6. Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

    2003 · ★ 7.1 (63 votes)

    Documentary, History

    6

  7. Quiet Chaos

    2008 · ★ 6.5 (194 votes)

    Romance, Drama

    7

  8. A Generation

    1955 · ★ 7.0 (62 votes)

    War, Drama

    8

  9. Tess: The Experience

    2004 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    9

  10. Once Upon a Time... 'Tess'

    2007 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    10

  11. Tess: From Novel to Screen

    2004

    Documentary

    11

  12. The Family

    2023 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    12

  13. The Ten Commandments of Creativity

    2000 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    13

  14. Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir

    2012 · ★ 6.5 (39 votes)

    Documentary

    14

  15. Light Keeps Me Company

    2000 · ★ 7.9 (9 votes)

    Documentary

    15

  16. The New Cinema

    1968

    TV Movie, Documentary

    16

  17. Rosemary's Baby: A Retrospective

    2000 · ★ 5.0 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    17

  18. Polanski par Polanski

    2006

    Documentary

    18

  19. When Angels Fall

    1959 · ★ 6.5 (37 votes)

    Drama

    19

  20. Nikodem Dyzma

    1956 · ★ 4.7 (5 votes)

    Comedy

    20

  21. On the Trail of the New Wave

    2009

    Documentary

    21

  22. Weekend of a Champion

    1972 · ★ 7.3 (14 votes)

    Documentary

    22

  23. Goodbye, Till Tomorrow

    1960 · ★ 6.6 (36 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    23

  24. Mia Farrow: Shadows and Light

    2025 · ★ 6.2 (2 votes)

    Documentary, History, TV Movie

    24

  25. Blood for Dracula

    1974 · ★ 5.7 (188 votes)

    Horror

    25

  26. Two Men and a Wardrobe

    1958 · ★ 6.3 (61 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    26

  27. Remembering 'Rosemary's Baby'

    2012 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    27

  28. Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life

    2010 · ★ 7.0 (3 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    28

  29. Twist by Polanski

    2006 · ★ 3.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    29

  30. The Revenge

    2002 · ★ 5.7 (39 votes)

    Comedy

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.