1974 · 2h 10m · Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Chinatown
Directed byRoman Polanski
IMDb
8.1
381K votes
Metacritic
92
critics
Rotten Tomatoes
98%
critics
Box office
$29.2M
4.9x its $6M budget
Released Jun 20, 1974 by Paramount Pictures
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Critics vs the crowd
Critics (Metacritic)92
Audience (IMDb x 10)81
Critics liked it more than audiences did, by 11 points.
Top billed
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Roman Polanski
- Writers
- Robert TowneRoman Polanski
- Music
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Cinematography
- John A. Alonzo
- Editing
- Sam O'Steen
- Producers
- Robert Evans
11 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Actor · Academy Awards 1975Jack Nicholson
- NominatedBest Actress · Academy Awards 1975Faye Dunaway
- NominatedBest Production Design · Academy Awards 1975Art Direction: Richard Sylbert, W. Stewart Campbell; Set Decoration: Ruby Levitt
- NominatedBest Cinematography · Academy Awards 1975John A. Alonzo
- NominatedBest Costume Design · Academy Awards 1975Anthea Sylbert
- NominatedBest Director · Academy Awards 1975Roman Polanski
- NominatedBest Film Editing · Academy Awards 1975Sam O'Steen
- NominatedBest Original Score · Academy Awards 1975Jerry Goldsmith
- NominatedBest Picture · Academy Awards 1975Robert Evans, Producer
- NominatedBest Sound · Academy Awards 1975Bud Grenzbach, Larry Jost
- WonBest Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1975Robert Towne
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