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You get tough. You get tender. You get close to each other. Maybe you even get close to the truth.
You get tough. You get tender. You get close to each other. Maybe you...
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller - 1974
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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
Cast:
,
Jack Nicholson
,
Roman Polanski
,
Faye Dunaway
,
Diane Ladd
,
John Huston
,
Perry Lopez
,
John Hillerman
,
Darrell Zwerling
,
Roy Jenson

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Rated:
R
Runtime:
130 min
Release date:
20 Jun 1974
Country:
US
Languages:
Spanish, cn, English
Budget:
$6,000,000
Revenue:
$30,000,000
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. 21 wins & 24 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
A new private-eye melodrama that celebrates not only a time and a place (Los Angeles) but also a kind of criminality that to us jaded souls today appears to be nothing worse than an eccentric form of legitimate private enterprise.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
In 1974 a director, a screenwriter, and a producer (Robert Evans, who for once deserves a few of the plaudits he's apportioned himself) could decide to beat a genre senseless and then dump it in the wilds of Greek tragedy.
– Jessica Winter,
Village Voice,
5 Aug 2003
fresh:
Polanski's film suggests that the rules of the game are written in some strange, untranslatable language, and that everyone's an alien and, ultimately, a victim.
– Don Druker,
Chicago Reader,
27 Mar 2009
fresh:
Roman Polanski's American made film, first since Rosemary's Baby shows him again in total command of talent and physical filmmaking elements.
– A.D. Murphy,
Variety,
27 Mar 2009
rotten:
As much as I admire the work of both Polanski and Nicholson, I found Chinatown tedious from beginning to just before the end.
– Gene Siskel,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan 2013
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