Chinatown
Jun 20, 1974 | IMDB 7.9
130 min Watch NowCrime, Drama, 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.
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Nomads
No Mercy
That'll Be The Day
I Know What You Did
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Performance
Insomnia
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