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The Two Jakes

19902h 17mCrime · Mystery · Thriller
directed by Jack Nicholson

“They say money makes the world go round. But sex was invented before money.”

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6 / 10
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6.1 / 10
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56 / 100
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59%

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Synopsis

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.

Cast

Jack Nicholson·J.J. "Jake" Gittes
Harvey Keitel·Julius "Jake" Berman
Meg Tilly·Kitty Berman
Madeleine Stowe·Lillian Bodine
Eli Wallach·Cotton Weinberger
Rubén Blades·Mickey Nice
Frederic Forrest·Chuck Newty
David Keith·Det. Lt. Loach
Richard Farnsworth·Earl Rawley
Tracey Walter·Tyrone Otley