IMDb 6.8 1988 HD

Frantic

Frantic

1988
Crime Drama Mystery
120 min R USA
6.713 / 10
6.8 IMDB

The wife of an American doctor suddenly vanishes in Paris. To find her, he navigates a puzzling web of language, locale, laissez-faire cops, triplicate-form filling bureaucrats and a…

Personnel // Cast & Crew

Director Roman Polanski / Michel Ferry / Mishka Cheyko
Starring
Harrison Ford / Emmanuelle Seigner / Betty Buckley / Dominique Pinon / Jacques Ciron / John Mahoney / Jimmie Ray Weeks / David Huddleston

How Viewers Describe This Film

Common themes and sentiments

tense atmospheric mysterious frustrating desperate intriguing disorienting compelling suspenseful engaging unsettling gripping

Reviews

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Isabelle Moreau
May 19, 2026
2.5 / 5
2.5

While Frantic boasts the star power of Harrison Ford and a picturesque Parisian setting, it struggles to fully capitalise on its potential. Ford plays the bewildered husband with a familiar intensity, but the script often leaves him navigating…

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Arthur Sterling
May 19, 2026
4.5 / 5
4.5

A taut, expertly constructed thriller that benefits immensely from its Parisian setting. Harrison Ford delivers a powerful performance as a doctor whose life unravels when his wife disappears during their holiday. The film eschews easy answers, instead immersing…

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Genevieve Dubois
May 19, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

Frantic offers a familiar premise – a man searching for a missing loved one – but injects it with a distinct European flavour. Harrison Ford is reliable as the increasingly desperate doctor, but it’s the film’s depiction of…

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Marcus Thorne
May 19, 2026
4.0 / 5
4.0

This is a masterclass in atmospheric tension. Frantic places Harrison Ford, a man usually in command, into a vortex of confusion and despair in the heart of Paris. His wife’s sudden disappearance propels him through a gauntlet of…

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Eleanor Vance
May 19, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

Harrison Ford anchors Frantic with a performance that balances bewilderment and dogged determination. As an American doctor lost in the bewildering labyrinth of Paris after his wife vanishes, Ford effectively conveys a growing sense of desperation. The film…

FAQs

The resolution of the central mystery in Frantic is designed to be impactful, bringing the doctor's frantic search to a climactic conclusion. While the film meticulously builds suspense and disorientation, the narrative does eventually provide answers regarding his wife's disappearance. The way these answers are revealed and the ultimate fate of the characters contribute to the film's overall tone and thematic resonance, leaving the audience with a sense of closure, albeit one tinged with the grim realities of the situation.