Where to Watch Chinatown Online

Need to watch 'Chinatown' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Roman Polanski-directed movie via subscription can be challenging, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off.

We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'Chinatown' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'Chinatown' right now, here are some details about the Paramount Pictures, Long Road Productions, Robert Evans Company mystery flick.

Released June 20th, 1974, 'Chinatown' stars Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez The R movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 10 min, and received a user score of 79 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 3,843 well-known users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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."

'Chinatown' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Hoopla, Paramount Plus, Microsoft Store, Apple iTunes, YouTube, Vudu, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Epix, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, and fuboTV .