Chinatown

1974 · Movies · 2h 10m · Crime, Mystery

bleak

Major character dies

Sexual violence

Downer ending

How it ends

Evelyn is shot dead, and Cross takes Katherine away, leaving Jake disillusioned.

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Overview

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.