Chinatown (1974)
Directed by Roman Polanski · 130 min · Crime, Mystery, Thriller
94.0 TOPICAL score · #42 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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 (1974, directed by Roman Polanski) has a TOPICAL score of 94.0 - one of the 100 best movies of all time by TOPICAL's score. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 9 awards from 21 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. Critics: 98% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 92. Audiences: TMDB 7.9/10 (4,445 ratings) · IMDb 8.1/10. Wikipedia covers it in 61 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics98% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 92
- AudienceTMDB 7.9/10 (4,445 ratings) · IMDb 8.1/10
- Awards9 wins, 21 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay; Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama; BAFTA Award for Best Direction
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 61 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read101,485 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Jack Nicholson (actor #4), Faye Dunaway (actor #87), John Huston (actor #728), Perry Lopez
“Rob Fraser praises the movie as "the best private eye movie ever made" and is "a timeless classic".”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10