The Jake Gittes watch order
There are 2 The Jake Gittes films, about 4.5 hours in total. The first was released in 1974, the latest in 1990. Watching in release order is the safest way to meet the story as audiences did.
The cases of private eye J.J. 'Jake' Gittes.
- 1
Chinatown (1974)
20 Jun 1974 · 130 min
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.
- 2
The Two Jakes (1990)
10 Aug 1990 · 137 min
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 traum
Order and dates from TMDB collection data. Unreleased entries are added once they get a release date.