Chinatown (1974)

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

• Crime
• Mystery
• Thriller

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.

Rating

7.9 / 10 (4,468 votes)

Release date

June 20, 1974

Runtime

2h 10m

Language

English

Director

Roman Polanski

Status

Released