# Roman Polanski's best films

From Knife in the Water to An Officer and a Spy: Polanski's films ranked from Polish and international lists, led by Chinatown, Rosemary's Baby and The Pianist.

- 36 votes · 15 items
- Aug 12, 2024 · frame24_trojmiasto
- https://even.best/en/l/3168/roman-polanski-s-best-films

## Top 15

1. **Cul-de-sac (1966)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Two gangsters and a castle on an island; Golden Bear in Berlin.
2. **Knife in the Water (1962)** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — His feature debut and Poland's first Oscar nomination.
3. **Repulsion (1965)** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Catherine Deneuve in a psychological thriller; Silver Bear in Berlin.
4. **The Tenant (1976)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Polanski himself plays the tenant of a Paris apartment.
5. **Tess (1979)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Nastassja Kinski in the Thomas Hardy adaptation; three Oscars.
6. **An Officer and a Spy (2019)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The Dreyfus affair; Grand Jury Prize in Venice.
7. **The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Horror comedy in which Polanski plays Alfred.
8. **Rosemary's Baby (1968)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Horror about Mia Farrow's pregnancy; Oscar for Ruth Gordon.
9. **The Pianist (2002)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Palme d'Or and three Oscars, including director and Adrien Brody.
10. **Chinatown (1974)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway in a noir mystery; Oscar for Robert Towne's screenplay.
11. **The Ghost Writer (2010)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan; Silver Bear for best director.
12. **Frantic (1988)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Harrison Ford searches Paris for his wife.
13. **Carnage (2011)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — From Yasmina Reza's play, with Jodie Foster and Kate Winslet.
14. **Venus in Fur (2013)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Two actors on a stage; César for best director.
15. **Macbeth (1971)** (-2 · ▲0 ▼2) — A bloody Shakespeare adaptation.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.