RThe Two Jakes

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IMDB (15,894 votes)

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500M
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Play Time: 137 mins
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
The Two Jakes

Overview:
Real estate developer Jake Berman hires private investigator and war veteran Jake Gittes for some run-of-the-mill matrimonial work. After Berman shoots his wife's lover, who happens to be his business partner, Gittes is drawn into a web of conspiracy and deceit involving the oil reserves beneath Los Angeles. While investigating, Gittes hears a voice from his past that causes him to revisit a traumatic case in Chinatown.

Status: Released (1990-08-10)
BoxOffice:$10,005,969
Screen:Robert Towne
Productions: Paramount Pictures
Production Countries: United States of America
Spoken Languages: English
The Two Jakes
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Reviews

Filipe Manuel Neto

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**It's good, it doesn't seem as bad as many says, but it's also far from the quality of the original movie.** I loved _Chinatown_ and was very curious to see this film, notoriously less famous and less recognized. I was curious to see to what extent this would be a consequence of ....

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CinemaSerf

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I kept looking out for Anne Bancroft, or - indeed anyone who could inject a little class into this really rather dreary vehicle for Jack Nicholson. Reprising his "Gittes" role from "Chinatown" (1974) he finds himself embroiled in a murder mystery that leaves him unsure who he can tru ....

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