Chinatown

Chinatown (1974)Stream and Watch Online

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

Need to watch 'Chinatown' in the comfort of your own home? Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Roman Polanski-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off.

We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'Chinatown' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'Chinatown' right now, here are some specifics about the Paramount, Long Road Productions, Penthouse, Robert Evans Company thriller flick.

Released June 20th, 1974, 'Chinatown' stars Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez The R movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 10 min, and received a user score of 79 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 3,628 well-known users.

Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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."

'Chinatown' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Vudu, Microsoft Store, EPIX Amazon Channel, Hoopla, YouTube, Epix, Kanopy, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Paramount Plus, AMC on Demand, Apple iTunes, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Showtime Apple TV Channel .

'Chinatown' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on June 20th, 1974
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting November 23rd, 1999 - Buy Chinatown DVD

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