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79% Critic Match
Chinatown
“You get tough. You get tender. You get close to each other. Maybe you even get close to the truth.”
7.9 / 10• 1974• 2h 10m•R• English
CrimeMysteryThriller
Storyline
Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together.
Cast & Crew
Jack Nicholson
J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
Lead
Faye Dunaway
Evelyn Cross Mulwray
John Huston
Noah Cross
Perry Lopez
Lieutenant Lou Escobar
Burt Young
Curly
John Hillerman
Russ Yelburton
Darrell Zwerling
Hollis I. Mulwray
Roman Polanski
Man with Knife
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Roman Polanski's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Chinatown is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
