Want to behold the glory that is 'Chinatown' in the comfort of your own home? Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Roman Polanski-directed movie via subscription can be a challenge, so we here at Moviefone want to do the work for you.
Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'Chinatown' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'Chinatown' right now, here are some specifics about the Paramount, Long Road Productions, Penthouse, Robert Evans Company mystery 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 3,601 experienced 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 Amazon Prime Video, Epix, Hoopla, fuboTV, Paramount Plus, Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand, Tubi TV, and Kanopy .
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'Chinatown' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on June 20th, 1974
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
November 23rd, 1999
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