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Movie Overview
Cast
Jack Nicholson
Faye Dunaway
John Huston
Director
Roman Polanski
MPAA Rating
R
Chinatown (1974)
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5/5
"Beyond all the "masterpiece" rhetoric, this is actually a great movie."
CinemaBlend.com
Brian Holcomb
91/100
"You've got to love a film that trusts its audience's intelligence as much as
Chinatown
does."
Apollo Guide
Dan Jardine
A
"One of Polanski's stronger directing efforts."
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
4/4
"It takes a Herculean effort to transform this type into a character and to replace the formula with a story, and
Chinatown's
success in both of these regards is one of the reasons it is universally viewed as a classic."
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
5/5
"Chinatown incorporated themes from two eras, but the result is a film for the ages."
Netflix
James Rocchi
4/4
"The exhaustive, labyrinthine narrative is built up like a fortress around this film's bitter heart."
Slant Magazine
Jeremiah Kipp
A
"few other directors would have taken the time, or had the patience, to allow us to unravel the mystery
along
with our hero."
Old School Reviews
John A. Nesbit
5/5
"Arguably Hollywood's finest noir thriller."
Shadows on the Wall
Rich Cline
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