- Films
- 24
- Avg rating
- 7.03
- Peak run
- 1962’68
- Oscar wins
- 1 of 3
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes
Roman by the numbers
Average
7.03
23 rated films
Vote weighted
7.10
bigger films count more
Median
7.2
half are better
Consistency
±0.77
rating spread
Career
62y
1962 to 2023
Total votes
2.68M
across every film
Best
8.5
The Pianist
Worst
5.4
What?
Newest first
Filmography
| 2002 | The Revenge | Józef Papkin | 5.8 | 1,889 |
| 1994 |  A Pure Formality | Inspector | 7.5 | 13,804 |
| 1992 | Back in the U.S.S.R. | Kurilov | · | 558 |
| 1976 |  The Tenant | Trelkovsky | 7.5 | 52,088 |
| 1974 |  Chinatown | Man with Knife | 8.1 | 381K |
| 1967 |  The Fearless Vampire Killers | Alfred | 7.0 | 36,344 |
| 1962 |  Knife in the Water | Young Man | 7.4 | 25,455 |
| 1960 | Goodbye, See You Tomorrow | Romek | · | 944 |
| 1960 | Innocent Sorcerers | Dudzio | 7.3 | 1,914 |
| 1955 | A Generation | Mundek | 7.1 | 3,354 |
Better together?
Roman Polanski's regulars
- Gérard BrachWriter · 9 films · 6.86 avg●+0.04
- Pawel EdelmanCinematographer · 8 films · 6.89 avg
- Alexandre DesplatComposer · 6 films · 6.63 avg
- Emmanuelle SeignerDirector and actor · 5 films · 6.70 avg▼−0.12
- Krzysztof KomedaComposer · 4 films · 7.35 avg
- John BrownjohnWriter · 4 films · 6.80 avg▼−0.12
- Wojciech KilarComposer · 3 films · 7.47 avg
- Gilbert TaylorCinematographer · 3 films · 7.30 avg
- Philippe SardeComposer · 3 films · 6.93 avg
- Ronald HarwoodWriter · 2 films · 7.65 avg▲+0.66
- Robert TowneWriter · 2 films · 7.45 avg▲+0.69
- Robert HarrisWriter · 2 films · 7.20 avg▲+0.18
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Roman Polanski
6 nominations, 2 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Picture · Academy Awards 2003Roman Polanski, Robert Benmussa and Alain Sarde, Producers
- WonBest Director · Academy Awards 2003Roman Polanski
- WonBest Director · BAFTA Film Awards 2003Roman Polanski
- NominatedBest Director · Academy Awards 1981Roman Polanski
- NominatedBest Director · Academy Awards 1975Roman Polanski
- NominatedBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1969Roman Polanski
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