@ENDING_LEAKS2026-01-27 11:00 UTC
I've seen screen savers with more depth and fewer unnecessary lens flares than Chinatown.
1974 · Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Chinatown
BURN INDEX · PLATFORM AVG
LOCKED19%
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SALT SHAKER · PLATFORM AVG
LOCKED25%
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
CERTIFIED COOKED · 71–100%
An absolute cinematic disaster.
No synopsis available. Probably for the best.
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RELEASE DATE
1974
RUNTIME
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GENRE
Drama / Mystery / Thriller
PLOT SUMMARY
Synopsis withheld out of mercy.
STARRING CAST
Cast information unavailable.
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@SCREEN_SHADE2026-01-13 19:00 UTC
If Chinatown was a meal, it'd be unsalted rice with extra ego.
@LATE_SHOW_LURKER2026-01-06 17:00 UTC
Chinatown is a cinematic experience designed specifically for film students who want to feel superior at dinner parties.
@TRAILER_TROLL2026-01-02 23:00 UTC
Chinatown thinks "scary" means turning the lights off and slamming a kitchen drawer.
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r/flicks · u/BoomMicBoomer🔥 4.0k points
Unpopular opinion: Chinatown is the most overrated film of the decade
Rewatched Chinatown last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
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r/flicks · u/PopcornPhilosopher🔥 4.5k points
The cinematography in Chinatown is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Honestly, Chinatown would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
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r/movies · u/MidnightMatinee🔥 1.6k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in Chinatown actually is?
Look, I wanted to love Chinatown. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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