Chinatown, 1974

Chinatown

Director: Roman Polanski

Studio: Paramount Pictures

Audience Rating: 7.914

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Overview: 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.