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61 Global Ranking
Wins 60% of its Matchups
27279 Total UsersWho've Ranked It
392175 Total Times Ranked
256 Have It At #1
3676 Have It In Their Top 20
Directed By Roman Polanski Roman Polanski Starring Faye Dunaway Faye Dunaway • Jack Nicholson Jack Nicholson • John Hillerman John Hillerman • Diane Ladd Diane Ladd • John Huston John Huston Genres Detective Film • Femme Fatale • Mystery • New Hollywood • Post-Noir Studios &Franchises Academy Award Nominated • National Film Registry • AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills • Academy Award Best Picture Nominated • They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? • 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die • Roger Ebert's Great Movies • 2012 TCM Fest • Sight & Sound's Greatest Films of All Time Poll • AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies 10th Anniversary Edition • Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Nominated • Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Winning • Spike Lee's Essential Film List • BAFTA Award for Best Film Nominated • Academy Award Best Cinematography Nominated • Academy Award for Best Production Design Nominated • Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Drama Winning • BBC's 100 Greatest American Films • Time Out: New York's 100 Best Movies of All Time • Paste Magazine's 100 Best Film Noirs of All Time • Writers Guild of America's 101 Greatest Screenplays • The Cinemaholic's 100 Best Movies of All Time • 1,000 Noir Films: They Shot Dark Pictures, Didn't They? Release Info 1974-06-20T00:00:00Z June 20, 1974 Color • 131 minutes R see more films from 1974 ► see more about this film on our blog ►
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Chinatown vs. There Will Be Blood
Crapbaskets123 said on Jul 29
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Taxi Driver vs. Chinatown
Crapbaskets123 said on Jul 27
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julinona on 8/26/2013 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
Such a masterpiece.
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robmoviefilms13 on 3/7/2014 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
A timeless work.
Eagleskywalker87 on 8/8/2018 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
One of the most gripping movies ever made with a really powerful ending that leaves you pondering about the film for days. Seen it about 100 times now and it doesn’t seem to lose the appeal of the first time I saw it. Looks great on Blu Ray as well!
Rick_34_Blaine on 9/8/2020 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
A true masterpiece.
mjs289 on 3/26/2021 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
A movie that will leave you thirsty.
Crapbaskets123 on Jul 24 Reply · Like · (0 likes)
This movie doesn't get talked about enough. It's phenomenal
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