The Two Jakes

The Two Jakes

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

R 1990 · 137 min · ★ 6.0 · Crime, Mystery, Thriller

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.

Directed by Jack Nicholson · Written by Robert Towne

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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
Joe Mantell Lawrence Walsh
James Hong Kahn

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