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Chinatown (1974) poster
1974
global pct
95.3

Film · 1974 · Films · 1970s

Chinatown

Scored from 560 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1970s (2,406 peers).

95.3%
Global percentile
vs. all 52,376 ranked titles
94.6%
In-cohort percentile
Films · 1970s · 2,406 titles
99.8%
AI-adjusted percentile
560 calibrated reviewers

Summary

In 1930s Los Angeles, private detective J.J. Gittes is hired to follow a man suspected of infidelity. His investigation uncovers a conspiracy involving water rights, municipal corruption, and a powerful family's secrets. As Gittes pursues the truth, he becomes entangled in a dangerous web of deception and murder with far-reaching consequences.

Chinatown is a 1974 crime, drama and mystery film directed by Roman Polanski. Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway and John Huston head the billed cast. Its country of origin is listed as the United States. Its certificate is R. It runs 2h 10m.

2,405 other films from the 1970s form the cohort it is ranked inside. Rotten Tomatoes carries a separate audience for the same title, 4,862 of whom clear the calibration test. The calibrated figure is built from 560 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 575 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead.

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Films · 1970s · 2,406 titles
Calibrated reviewers
560

Cohort: Films · 1970s

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