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Movie Overview
Cast
• Jack Nicholson
• Faye Dunaway
• John Huston
Director
• Roman Polanski
MPAA Rating
R
Chinatown (1974)

REVIEWS
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OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh
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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
OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh
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