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Chinatown

Chinatown (1974) Streaming - Where to Watch Online

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Can’t wait to see 'Chinatown' without leaving the house? Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Roman Polanski-directed movie via subscription can be challenging, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off.

Below, you'll find a number of top-tier 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 various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'Chinatown' right now, here are some finer points about the Paramount Pictures, Long Road Productions, Robert Evans Productions drama flick.

Chinatown starring Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez has a R rating, a runtime of about 2 hr 10 min, and a scheduled release date of June 20th, 1974.

It received a user score of 79/100 on TMDb, which collated reviews from 4,075 experienced users.

Let’s set the scene for you... 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 YouTube, Kanopy, Hoopla, Fandango At Home, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Google Play Movies, Apple TV, Prime Video, and fuboTV .

'Chinatown' Release Dates

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

Watch 'Chinatown' In Theaters

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The Jake Gittes Collection

The cases of private eye J.J. 'Jake' Gittes.