Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'Chinatown' right now, here are some details about the Paramount Pictures, Long Road Productions, Robert Evans Productions drama flick. Chinatown starring Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez has a R rating, a runtime of about 2 hr 10 min. The release date of the movie is June 20th, 1974. The movie received a user score of 79/100 on TMDb, which is informed by reviews from 4,112 verified users.
Wondering what this story is all about? Here's the plot: "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."
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'Chinatown' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on June 20th, 1974
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The Jake Gittes Collection
The cases of private eye J.J. 'Jake' Gittes.
