A quiet and inconspicuous man rents an apartment in Paris where he finds himself drawn into a rabbit hole of dangerous paranoia.
Directed by Roman Polanski
suicide
paris, france
identity
psychopath
paranoia
hallucination
identity crisis
lodger
neighbor
tenant
descent into madness
cross dressing
psychological thriller
apartment building
noisy neighbor
handjob
death of neighbor
next door neighbor
nosy neighbor
tooth extraction
jumping from height
creepy neighbor
jumping from a window
psychological disintegration
paranoid thriller
rented rooms
personality change
psychological horror
Rank
#14 in 1976·#2447 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.9 / 5
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Cast
Roman Polanski
Trelkovsky
Isabelle Adjani
Stella
Melvyn Douglas
Monsieur Zy
Jo Van Fleet
Madame Dioz
Bernard Fresson
Scope
Shelley Winters
Concierge
Lila Kedrova
Madame Gaderian
Claude Dauphin
Husband at accident
Claude Piéplu
Neighbour
Rufus
Georges Badar
Romain Bouteille
Simon
Gérard Jugnot
Office Clerk
Crew
Roman Polanski
Director
Gérard Brach
Screenplay
Roman Polanski
Screenplay
Philippe Sarde
Original Music Composer
Françoise Bonnot
Editor
Sven Nykvist
Director of Photography
Andrew Braunsberg
Producer
Didier Lavergne
Makeup Artist
Roland Topor
Novel
Pierre Guffroy
Production Design
Ludovic Paris
Hairstylist
Jacques Audiard
Assistant Editor
Popular Reviews
296 reviews
miguelPRO
7.0★ · 05/29/26
as much as i love the ideas behind this, the execution for me wasnt the best. the first hour and 20 minutes were unbearably long it was driving me insane just like polanski.
as much as i love the ideas behind this, the execution for me wasnt the best. the first hour and 20 minutes were unbearably long it was driving me insane just like polanski.
Tristan
8.0★ · 05/08/26
The sub vs. dub debate should focus solely on The Tenant instead of anime.
The sub vs. dub debate should focus solely on The Tenant instead of anime.
Giulianna
8.0★ · 05/02/26
Me van a funar...
Lo grotesco que fue ver a Roman Polanski volviendose loco y posando con ropa de mujer y sus sombras azules, me encanto.
Me van a funar...
Lo grotesco que fue ver a Roman Polanski volviendose loco y posando con ropa de mujer y sus sombras azules, me encanto.
Oleksandra
8.0★ · 04/25/26
Me
Me
Sara
8.0★ · 04/21/26
he deserved it🥰 anyway, I'll be dreaming about isabelle in this movie for the next few days, she's always gorgeous🙏🙏
he deserved it🥰 anyway, I'll be dreaming about isabelle in this movie for the next few days, she's always gorgeous🙏🙏
