Where to watch Chinatown(1974)

Name: Chinatown
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1974-06-20
Duration: 130 min
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez, Burt Young

Movie · 1974 · 2h 10m · Crime, Mystery, Thriller

In the United States, Chinatown is available to stream on MGM Plus. It's also free on Kanopy and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it on JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV, and Google Play.

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Chinatown plot summary

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

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.

Details

Release date: June 20, 1974
Runtime: 2h 10m
Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by: Roman Polanski
Country: United States
TMDB rating: 7.9 / 10 · 4,436 votes

Chinatown trailer

Cast

Jack NicholsonJ.J. 'Jake' Gittes
Faye DunawayEvelyn Cross Mulwray
John HustonNoah Cross
Perry LopezLieutenant Lou Escobar
Burt YoungCurly
John HillermanRuss Yelburton
Darrell ZwerlingHollis I. Mulwray
Roman PolanskiMan with Knife
Diane LaddIda Sessions
Richard BakalyanDetective Loach

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Where can I watch Chinatown?

In the United States, Chinatown is available to stream on MGM Plus. It's also free on Kanopy and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it on JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV, and Google Play.