The Two Jakes

1990 · Movies · Crime, Drama

bittersweet

How it ends

Jake confronts the truth and faces consequences, reflecting on his life as he walks away.

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Overview

Real estate developer Jake Berman hires private investigator and war veteran Jake Gittes for some run-of-the-mill matrimonial work. After Berman shoots his wife's lover, who happens to be his business partner, Gittes is drawn into a web of conspiracy and deceit involving the oil reserves beneath Los Angeles. While investigating, Gittes hears a voice from his past that causes him to revisit a traumatic case in Chinatown.