Chinatown

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

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Ratings & Reviews

7.9/10

4,158 votes

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Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$6.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$30.0M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$24.0M

ROI: +400%

Budget Recovery500% of budget

$0|Budget: $6.0M|Revenue: $30.0M

Where to Watch Chinatown

Available in 78 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus, Philo, Paramount Plus Essential	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, JustWatch TV	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15	Paramount Plus, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube, JustWatch TV	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaM	—	—	JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom15

AustraliaM

Germany16

France12

Belgium16

Brazil12

Denmark15

+12 more countries

Production

Director

Roman Polanski

Writer

Robert Towne

Production Companies

Paramount PicturesLong Road ProductionsRobert Evans Productions

Cast

Jack Nicholson

J.J. 'Jake' Gittes

Faye Dunaway

Evelyn Cross Mulwray

John Huston

Noah Cross

Perry Lopez

Lieutenant Lou Escobar

John Hillerman

Russ Yelburton

Diane Ladd

Ida Sessions

Roman Polanski

Man with Knife

Roy Jenson

Claude Mulvihill

Richard Bakalyan

Detective Loach

James Hong

Evelyn's Butler

Bruce Glover

Duffy

Joe Mantell

Lawrence Walsh

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