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One of the seminal Neo-Noir films, and considered by many to be among the best of [[Film Noir]] films in general, ''Chinatown'' was written by Robert Towne and directed by [[Roman Polanski]]. The film stars [[Jack Nicholson]], Faye Dunaway, and [[John Huston]]. It is ''[[World Half Empty|DARK.]]''

* [[Affably Evil]]: {{spoiler|Noah Cross}}

* [[And Then What?]]: Subverted - Jake attempts this with the villain. [[It Got Worse|It doesn't work.]]

'''Noah Cross:''' [[Visionary Villain|The future, Mr. Gittes! The future]]. }}

* [[Arc Words]]: "As little as possible."

* [[Would Hit a Girl]]: Jake slaps Evelyn repeatedly to get the truth out of her. When he comes to call in a favor from a man that hired him to find out if his wife was cheating on him, the wife opens the door sporting a huge black eye. In keeping with the [[Deliberate Values Dissonance]], neither of these instances spark much outrage in-universe.

* [[Your Mom]]: Gittes uses the wife variation to insult a cop:

'''Jake''': Nope. Your wife got excited. She crossed her legs a little too quick, [[Lampshaded Double Entendre|you understand what I mean]] pal?. }}