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The Best Roman Polanski Movies Ranked And Where to Watch them

Here are the top 8 movies directed by Roman Polanski, ranked by IMDb score. Tap any title to see which streaming services have it in Australia.

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1. The Pianist

IMDb 8.52002 · Movie · Rated R · 150 min

The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into...

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2. Frantic

IMDb 6.91988 · Movie · Rated R · 120 min

The wife of an American doctor suddenly vanishes in Paris and, 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.

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3. The Ninth Gate

1999 · Movie · Rated MA15+ · 133mins

A rare book dealer finds himself at the heart of a string of paranormal events when he is hired to find the last two copies of a text, The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows, capable of summoning the Devil.

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4. Rosemary's Baby

1968 · Movie · 138mins

A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family.

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5. Chinatown

1974 · Movie · Rated M · 130mins

Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals...

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6. The Ghost Writer

2010 · Movie · Rated MA15+ · 128mins

A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident.

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7. Carnage

2011 · Movie · 80mins

Two pairs of parents hold a cordial meeting after their sons are involved in a fight, though as their time together progresses, increasingly childish behavior throws the discussion into chaos.

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