Where to watch Chinatown in the United States
Chinatown (1974) is available on Hoopla with a participating library card. Also available to stream on MGM Plus.
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You can watch Chinatown (1974) on Hoopla with a participating library card, or rent on JustWatch TV.
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.
A weary private eye navigates a sun-bleached Los Angeles landscape where every secret is soaked in corruption. The investigation spirals from a simple infidelity into a devastating conspiracy involving the city's most powerful water interests.
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Roman Polanski
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Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez, Burt Young, John Hillerman, Darrell Zwerling, Roman Polanski, Diane Ladd, Richard Bakalyan
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Chinatown
You can watch Chinatown (1974) on Hoopla with a participating library card, or rent on JustWatch TV.
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7.9/10
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98%
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Director
Roman Polanski
Cast
Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez, Burt Young, John Hillerman, Darrell Zwerling, Roman Polanski, Diane Ladd, Richard Bakalyan
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Watch Chinatown on Hoopla with a participating library card. Watch Chinatown on Kanopy with a participating library card. Chinatown is streaming on MGM Plus. Chinatown is streaming on MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel. Rent Chinatown on JustWatch TV. Availability last verified October 13, 2026.