Chinatown

Chinatown

1974

Private eye J.J. Gittes (Jack Nicholson) uncovers intricate dirty dealings in the Los Angeles waterworks and gets his nose slashed for his grief. Suspicious, porcelain-skinned femme fatale Faye Dunaway (who harbors a nasty family secret) finances Gittes's snooping. Director Roman Polanski reimagines 1930s Los Angeles in this brilliant detective thriller. And Robert Towne's onion-like script reveals itself one complex layer at a time.

You get tough. You get tender. You get close to each other. Maybe you even get close to the truth.

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Film Detail

Genre
Crime - Drama
Length
2 hrs. 10 mins.
US Theatrical Release
June 20, 1974
US Box Office
$12,400,000 (#4163 of 7372)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted

Collection Detail

Edition
Digital Only
Resolution | Digital Platform
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.35:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Paramount
Released
April 3, 2012
Acquired Date
March 3, 2014
Times Seen
2 Times
Last Watched
April 9, 2009

Actors

Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson
Faye Dunaway
Faye Dunaway
John Huston
John Huston
Burt Young
Burt Young
John Hillerman
John Hillerman
Perry Lopez
Perry Lopez
Darrell Zwerling
Darrell Zwerling
Diane Ladd
Diane Ladd
Roy Jenson
Roy Jenson
Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski
Richard Bakalyan
Richard Bakalyan
Joe Mantell
Joe Mantell
Bruce Glover
Bruce Glover
Nandu Hinds
Nandu Hinds
James O'Rear
James O'Rear
James Hong
James Hong
Belinda Palmer
Belinda Palmer

Directors

Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski

Producers

Robert Evans
Robert Evans

Writers

Robert Towne
Robert Towne

Awards & Accolades

  • 1974 Golden Globe: Best Motion Picture, Drama
  • 1974 Oscar : Writing (Original Screenplay)
  • 1997 AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies - Rank: #19
  • 2007 AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies - Rank: #21
  • 2008 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #47
  • 2009 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #59
  • 2010 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #68
  • 2011 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #71
  • 2012 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #71
  • 2013 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #103
  • 2018 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #131
  • 2019 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #151
  • 2022 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #156

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User Reviews

  • 3.16.2007 by biglummox (10/10)

Ratings

JB Users
100
Flawless
RT Fresh Certified
98%
Tomatometer
143 votes
RT Fresh Certified
93%
Popcornmeter
5,219 votes
METASCORE
92
23 votes
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
360,370 votes

Tags

  1. Chinatown/The Two Jakes

Additional Info

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  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media