Chinatown (1974) Parents Guide & Movie Info
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Chinatown - Family Review

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.

1974 | 130 Minutes

No MPAA rating
IMDB: 8.2 ⭐️ Votes: 329,049

Content Warnings

  • Sexual Content
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    A man and woman are seen in bed together after having sex. We see her breasts briefly.

    A man and woman start to kiss passionately; moments later they are seen lying in bed naked implying that they had sex.

    We could briefly see a dead man's frontal nudity in a hospital morgue; a brief glimpse of lower nudity is visible in the scene.

    We see photos of a man and a woman having sex.

    A man's buttocks are briefly shown as he puts on pants.

    A woman references incest in one scene, nothing is explicitly described.

    Very mild and no actual sex.

    Themes of sex abuse and rape.

    Some sexual discussion occurs in the film, usually in the form of jokes and references.

  • Violence
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    This is a violent film for adults. People 16 and up can watch as long as they can handle it.

    Two gory murdered bodies are discovered.

    A man's nose graphically slit open. Blood splatters onto his face.

    There are some graphic and brutal fist fights involving people being beaten up, thrown against walls and people being punched repeatedly.

    A woman is slapped many times.

    A woman has a black eye implying that her husband struck her.

    A woman is shot through the eye and killed. Pretty shocking and graphic.

    A man is shot in the arm and slightly injured.

  • Profanity
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    Other swear words include "goddamn" "hell" and "asshole", used a couple times each.

    "Screw" is used several times in one scene, as a sexual joke.

    Only one use of "fuck" a few race related language such as "chinaman" but other than that, it's milder ("Damn", "hell", "ass" and "shit").

    "Jesus" is abused.

  • Intense Scenes
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    The film as a whole has a dark premise, as it centers on themes of corruption and also our powerlessness against evil. These dark themes play an important part in the plot of the film, and are even subtly stated through dialogue.

    The ending is one of the most intense, horrific, brutal and graphic scenes ever made, as there is lots of screaming and blood.

    Many characters are threatened.

    A film for 16 and up because it is way to intense for young teens.

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