The Tenant
Seen it?1976 | 126 min | Thriller, Mystery, Drama
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (84% on Rotten Tomatoes), audiences rate it highly (7.6 out of 10) and it's still drawing plenty of interest, despite soft box office. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Lost Highway or Se7en, start here.
- The mood
- Tense and unsettling.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 6 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Made in 1976: an older pace and style.
A quiet and inconspicuous man rents an apartment in Paris where he finds himself drawn into a rabbit hole of dangerous paranoia.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
84% on Rotten Tomatoes, 71 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$5 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 111K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Roman Polanski
- Roman PolanskiTrelkovsky
- Isabelle AdjaniStella
- Melvyn DouglasMonsieur Zy
- Jo Van FleetMadame Dioz
- Bernard FressonScope
- Shelley WintersConcierge
- Lila KedrovaMadame Gaderian
- Claude DauphinHusband at accident
- Claude PiépluNeighbour
- RufusGeorges Badar