Frantic
1988 · Movie · R · 120 min · ★ 6.7 · 71% critics
In Paris, the wife of an American doctor vanishes after they check into a hotel, sparking a tense search filled with language barriers and relentless bureaucracy. With little help from authorities, he follows a trail that leads to a defiant young woman who seems to know more than she’s saying.
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Details
- Years
- 1988
- Release date
- 1988-02-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Critic score
- 71/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (1,131 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Frantic if you want a suspenseful Paris mystery with rising paranoia and persistent frustration; Not for you if you dislike slow-burn uncertainty or need action-heavy thrills like those found in Patriot Games or Presumed Innocent.
Pros: genuine mystery; tense atmosphere; strong acting | Cons: tonal whiplash; slow pacing; questionable logic
Themes
- hotel room
- husband wife relationship
- paris, france
- wife
- espionage
- married couple
- man woman relationship
- man looking for wife
- doctor
- intrigue
- neo-noir
- missing wife
Cast & crew
Harrison Ford
as Richard Walker
Emmanuelle Seigner
as Michelle
Betty Buckley
as Sondra Walker
Dominique Pinon
as Wino
Jacques Ciron
as Hotel Manager
John Mahoney
as Williams
- JW
Jimmie Ray Weeks
as Shaap
David Huddleston
as Peter
Alexandra Stewart
as Edie
Yorgo Voyagis
as The Kidnapper
Directed by Roman Polanski