The Two Jakes
They say money makes the world go round. But sex was invented before money.
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What this title is working with
- Noir
- Digging for the truth
- Corrupt institutions
- Conspiracy
- Moral decay
- Slow burn
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- Release
- 1990
- Runtime
- 137 min
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.
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