Chinatown

Name: Chinatown
Director: John Huston
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1974-06-20
Duration: 130 min
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez, John Hillerman

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

7.9(4,147 votes)

2h 10m

June 20, 1974

CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

Overview

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.