Chinatown (1974)
“You get tough. You get tender. You get close to each other. Maybe you even get close to the truth.”
2h 10m·★ 7.9(4,275 votes)
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.
Director: Roman Polanski
Top Cast
Jack Nicholson · J.J. 'Jake' GittesFaye Dunaway · Evelyn Cross MulwrayJohn Huston · Noah CrossPerry Lopez · Lieutenant Lou EscobarBurt Young · CurlyJohn Hillerman · Russ YelburtonDarrell Zwerling · Hollis I. MulwrayRoman Polanski · Man with Knife