The Two Jakes

1990 · directed by Jack Nicholson

Rating

59/100

Hit

no

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.

The Two Jakes (1990), directed by Jack Nicholson, rates 59/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Jack Nicholson
• Harvey Keitel
• Madeleine Stowe
• Eli Wallach
• Frederic Forrest
• Tracey Walter

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