Chinatown fingerprintMasterful craft, high energy, light on feelings.
Nerve-racking
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Much of it is about family.
Plenty of sharp wit
Mystery, history, and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Standout cinematography, editing, and score
Nerve-racking
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Chinatown is nerve-racking. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's melancholic and moving. Much of it is about family.
Plenty of sharp wit
Expect plenty of sharp wit.
Mystery, history, and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around mystery, history, and crime. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The direction, performances, and storytelling stand out. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
Standout cinematography, editing, and score
Look and sound: the cinematography, editing, and score stand out.
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You get tough. You get tender. You get close to each other. Maybe you even get close to the truth.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Chinatown is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Philo, Paramount+, and Hoopla in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, and Apple TV Store. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 90/100 (IMDb 8.1, Rotten Tomatoes 98%, and Metacritic 92). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, sexual content, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
2 h 10 min
Chinatown runs 2 h 10 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Chinatown higher (95) than audiences (87). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $6 million to make and earned $30 million worldwide, 5.0 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Spanish, cn. Produced in United States.
+70GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Chinatown in 84 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 106 storytelling tropes for Chinatown, including Your Mom, He Knows Too Much, Luke, I Am Your Father.
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