Diane Ladd, Faye Dunaway, Jack Nicholson
A private detective investigating an adultery case stumbles on to a scheme of murder that has something to do with water.
DVD Release Date: November 23, 1999
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Flixster Reviews (4,297)
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October 22, 2009"Forget it, Jake, it's Chinatown!"
A private detective investigating an adultery case stumbles on to a scheme of murder that has something to do with water.REVIEW
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September 18, 2009I'm not Roman Polanski's biggest fan but Chinatown is an amazing film. Dunaway and Nicholson's performances are brilliant and they have a unique and electric on screen chemistry. This is an absolute masterpiece, highly recommended!
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June 4, 2009Most interesting when you consider the context of this film historically. This film added a new depth and intrigue to the film noir genre leading the way for such greats as LA Confidential.
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January 26, 2009Fiendish, perplexing noir with a killer, bitter twist. Somehow both a product of the Movie Brat '70s and also strangely timeless, feeling like it belongs in the genres heyday.
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November 16, 2009Roman Polanski doing what he does best, twisting your mind. This is essentially a combination of everything Noir is about. The plot is so complex and mysterious, no one is what they seem. I absolutely loved the shooting style and devotion to past noir films without ripping them o...( read more)
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November 3, 2009When noir was first created in the 40's, it was the biggest thing to hit films ever. It created a new style of film making the likes of which no one had ever seen before. it broke new ground in cinematography and set the benchmark for crime films of that era. Well the 4...( read more)
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November 1, 2009very intense film noir with a nice and smart dialogues, painful twist, and disappointing yet satisfactory ending.,
what i love about polanski's film is that they can drag us to the story without realizing the film is going to an end..
Critic Reviews
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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March 30, 2007This film is nothing less than extraordinary! It has the best work of Jack's career!
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September 24, 2006wow.. this one is excellent... maybe a little slow but there are some really impressive scenes
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