Where to Watch Frantic
- Patrick WaiMarch 22, 2026Frantic should have been a tense, paranoid thriller, but it’s too slow, not suspenseful enough, and dragged down by a terrible plot. Harrison Ford gives a surprisingly flat performance, and for a Polanski film, it barely feels like one. Not awful, just disappointingly bland.
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Frantic was released on February 19, 1988.
Frantic was directed by Roman Polanski.
Frantic has a runtime of 2h.
Frantic was produced by Tim Hampton, Thom Mount.
A doctor and his wife go to Paris for a medical conference. While he is showering, his wife disappears. His lack of language and the odd way she disappeared makes it nearly impossible for him to find any official help in his search as he enters the punk/drug culture to find out what has happened to her.
The key characters in Frantic are Richard Walker (Harrison Ford), Michelle (Emmanuelle Seigner), Sondra Walker (Betty Buckley).
Frantic is rated R.
Frantic is a Mystery, Thriller, Crime film.
Frantic has an audience rating of 6.4 out of 10.
Frantic had a budget of $20M.
Frantic has made $17.6M at the box office.