Chinatown (1974)Stream and Watch Online

Need to watch 'Chinatown' on your TV or mobile device at home? Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Roman Polanski-directed movie via subscription can be confusing, so we here at Moviefone want to do the work for you.

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 finer points about the Paramount Pictures, Long Road Productions, Robert Evans Company crime 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 assembled reviews from 3,740 well-known users.

What, so now you want to know 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 Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, fuboTV, Google Play Movies, Apple iTunes, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Hoopla, AMC on Demand, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, and Kanopy .