100 TV Guide | Repulsion has often been compared to "Psycho," but Polanski's film, rather than presenting a portrait of a psychotic killer from outside, pulls the audience into the crazed individual's mind. (Review of Original Release) Read full review
100 Empire | Kim Newman If hell is in the details, Roman Polanski has captured it here in his disturbing portrait of falling into psychosis. Read full review
100 Austin Chronicle | Marjorie Baumgarten Repulsion's depiction of a young woman's dissolution into madness is one of the most harrowing mental descents ever depicted onscreen. (Reviewed 11/24/97) Read full review
100 San Francisco Chronicle | Edward Guthmann The cruelty of his methods aside -- and Polanski wasn't the first director to terrorize an actor for the sake of a performance -- Repulsion is a frightening, fiercely entertaining experience that holds up to time. (Review of May 1998 revival) Read full review