Here we've displayed a list of the best Chinatown films : Chinatown(1974), The Cameraman(1928), Pi(1998), The Killing of a Chinese Bookie(1976), Gremlins(1984), Big Trouble in Little China(1986), Bad Lieutenant(1992), Abacus: Small Enough to Jail(2016), Thoroughly Modern Millie(1967), Frisco Jenny(1933), Lethal Weapon 4(1998), Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart(1985) ... ...
8.1/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1974
131 Minutes
Jack Nicholson Faye Dunaway John Huston Perry Lopez John Hillerman Darryl Zwerling Diane Ladd Roy Jenson Roman Polanski Richard Bakalyan Joe Mantell
detective widow father sister private investigator wife disturbing sultry suspenseful gritty los angeles chinatown household car construction site corruption murder adultery redemption set-up
A private detective hired to expose an adulterer finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.
8.1/10
Comedy
USA
1928
70 Minutes
Buster Keaton Marceline Day Harold Goodwin Harry Gribbon Sidney Bracey Edward Brophy Vernon Dent William Irving
photographer secretary camera operator editor heartwarming airy hilarious madcap new york city newsroom chinatown filmmaking news love triangle employment pursuit transformation 1920s
Hopelessly in love with a woman working at MGM Studios, a clumsy man attempts to become a motion picture cameraman to be close to the object of his desire.
8.1/10
Drama
Italy
1998
85 Minutes
Sean Gullette Mark Margolis Ben Shenkman Pamela Hart Stephen Pearlman Samia Shoaib Lauren Fox Ajay Naidu Tom Tumminello Espher Lao Nieves
genius mentor religious person businessman mathematician suspenseful dense new york city apartment chinatown street synagogue mathematics mental illness conspiracy business religion pursuit discovery quest
A baby boy, discovered in 1900 on an ocean liner, grows into a musical prodigy, never setting foot on land.
7.4/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1976
109 Minutes
Ben Gazzara Timothy Agoglia Carey Seymour Cassel Azizi Johari Meade Roberts Alice Friedland Donna Gordon Morgan Woodward
club owner mobster stripper singer bookie thug dark gritty emotional intense hollywood, calif. strip club chinatown restaurant backstage casino moral dilemma debt gambling addiction murder
A proud strip club owner is forced to come to terms with himself as a man, when his gambling addiction gets him in hot water with the mob, who offer him only one alternative.
7.3/10
Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy, Horror, Comedy, Other
USA
1984
106 Minutes
Zach Galligan Phoebe Cates Hoyt Axton Frances Lee McCain Polly Holliday Scott Brady Glynn Turman Corey Feldman Dick Miller Keye Luke Judge Reinhold
salesman creature son monster inventor dark creepy household chinatown small town christmas young love showdown deception confrontation metamorphosis wretched excess 1980s
A young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.
7.3/10
Action, Fantasy
USA
1986
98 Minutes
Kurt Russell Kim Cattrall Dennis Dun James Hong Victor Wong Kate Burton Suzee Pai Donald Li
truck driver best friend fiancé magician amusing campy outlandish chinatown san francisco alternate reality dangerous assignment evil spirits rescue culture clash adventure pursuit 1980s
A rough-and-tumble trucker helps rescue his friend's fiancée from an ancient sorcerer in a supernatural battle beneath Chinatown.
7.1/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1992
98 Minutes
Harvey Keitel Frankie Thorn Zoë Lund Anthony Ruggiero Eddie Daniels Bianca Hunter Vickie Bastel Robin Burrows Victor Argo Paul Hipp Fernando Velez
police officer nun storekeeper thug mobster bookie shocking bleak emotional new york city apartment church chinatown car store drugs adultery corruption redemption gambling
While investigating a young nun's rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness and redemption.
7.1/10
Documentary
USA
2016
90 Minutes
banker politician detective prosecutor brooding disturbing emotional gripping bank chinatown new york city scandal corruption bank failure american dream chinese-american culture discovery fall pursuit underdog
A small financial institution called Abacus becomes the only company criminally indicted in the wake of the United States' 2008 mortgage crisis.
6.9/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1967
138 Minutes
Julie Andrews Mary Tyler Moore Carol Channing James Fox Beatrice Lillie John Gavin Lisabeth Hush Jack Soo Noriyuki "Pat" Morita Philip Ahn Cavada Humphrey
secretary orphan salesman boss manager kidnapper madcap campy lighthearted new york city hotel long island, n.y. chinatown skyscraper love triangle employment kidnapping wealth transformation love
Millie Dillmount comes to town in the roaring twenties to encounter flappers, sexuality, and white slavers.
6.9/10
Drama
USA
1933
70 Minutes
Ruth Chatterton Donald Cook James Murray Louis Calhern Helen Jerome Eddy Hallam Cooley Pat O'Malley Harold Huber J. Carrol Naish
young woman son prostitute district attorney lawyer madam incredible melodramatic unrestrained san francisco brothel foster home chinatown ruins prison mother/son relationship prostitution crime poverty murder
Frisco Jenny was orphaned by the 1906 earthquake and fire and has become the madame of a prosperous bawdy house. She puts her son up for adoption and he rises to prominence as district ... See full summary »
6.7/10
Action
USA
1998
127 Minutes
Mel Gibson Danny Glover Joe Pesci Rene Russo Chris Rock Jet Li Steve Kahan Kim Chan Darlene Love Traci Wolfe Eddy Ko
police detective partner daughter girlfriend private detective mobster engaging gripping thrilling confident ship chinatown house car freeway los angeles family organized crime marriage counterfeit money
With personal crises and age weighing in on them, LAPD officers Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with deadly Chinese triads that are trying to free their former leaders out of prison and onto American soil.
6.4/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1985
86 Minutes
Laureen Chew Kim Chew Victor Wong Ida Chung Cora Miao John Nishio Amy Hill Keith Choy Joan Chen George Wu
mother daughter boyfriend fortuneteller love interest tender amusing san francisco chinatown house mother/daughter relationship romance maturing immigration tradition love sacrifice growing up 1980s
In San Francisco, an immigrant widow welcomes the new year with some unhappiness: she's sixty-two now, she wants to make a trip to China to pay last respects to her ancestors, a fortune ... See full summary »
6.3/10
Comedy
France|Spain
1999
87 Minutes
Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc Maggie Cheung Darry Cowl Bernard Campan Paulette Dubost Pascal Bonitzer Ming Shan Winston Ong
actor martial artist beautiful woman acupuncturist friend quirky playful paris chinatown apartment aspirations kung fu acting romance culture clash love discovery underdog 1990s
Augustin Dos Santos is back. He still wants to be an actor and, this time, he moves to the Chinese borough in Paris because he has decided to play in kung-fu movies. But poor Augustin has a... See full summary »
6.3/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1939
60 Minutes
Glenda Farrell Barton MacLane Tom Kennedy Henry O'Neill Patric Knowles James Stephenson Janet Shaw
reporter police detective senator doctor captain henchman cheeky confident chinatown police station nightclub car apartment submarine protection theft investigation murder impersonation ransom
Torchy Blane has to solve a blackmail case.
6.3/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1932
74 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson Loretta Young Dudley Digges Leslie Fenton J. Carrol Naish Edmund Breese Tully Marshall Charles Middleton
assassin childhood friend daughter gangster guard fortuneteller melodramatic shocking sad san francisco execution chamber family home chinatown sacramento, calif. california assassination crime syndicate love triangle loyalty infidelity
A hatchet man is ordered to kill his close friend for the sake of Tong.
6.2/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1938
69 Minutes
Boris Karloff Grant Withers Evelyn Brent Maxine Jennings Lucien Prival William Gould John Hamilton Lee Tung Foo John St. Polis Hooper Atchley Frank Bruno
private detective police officer factory owner scientist secretary murder victim suspenseful gripping san francisco chinatown office police station mansion investigation corporate espionage inventions murder mystery 1930s
When a chemical manufacturer is killed after asking detective James Wong to help him, Wong investigates this and two subsequent murders. He uncovers a international spy ring hoping to steal... See full summary »
6.1/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1939
71 Minutes
Boris Karloff Marjorie Reynolds Grant Withers Peter George Lynn William Royle Huntley Gordon James Flavin Lotus Long Richard Loo Bessie Loo Angelo Rossitto
private detective princess captain reporter police captain bank president charming intricate suspenseful san francisco house chinatown docks ship murder investigation chinese-american culture political intrigue forgery swindling royalty
A pretty Chinese woman, seeking help from San Francisco detective James Lee Wong, is killed by a poisoned dart in his front hall, having time only to scrawl "Captain J" on a sheet of paper.... See full summary »
6.1/10
Action
USA
1999
110 Minutes
Chow Yun-Fat Mark Wahlberg Ric Young Jon Kit Lee Elizabeth Lindsey Byron Mann Andrew Pang Paul Ben-Victor Brian Cox Kim Chan Bill MacDonald
police officer gangster martial artist rookie dark brutal tense thrilling chinatown new york city street police station car market bribery gangs corruption investigation turf war partnership
With the aid from a New York City policeman, a top immigrant cop tries to stop drug-trafficking and corruption by immigrant Chinese Triads, but things get complicated when the Triads try to bribe the policeman.
6.0/10
Romance
USA
1990
110 Minutes
Mel Gibson Goldie Hawn David Carradine Bill Duke Stephen Tobolowsky Joan Severance Harry Caesar Jeff Corey Alex Bruhanski John Pyper-Ferguson Clyde Kusatsu
drug dealer witness ex-girlfriend fbi agent gas station attendant hairdresser amusing lighthearted suspenseful zoo detroit wisconsin chinatown gas station witness protection chase romance new identity drug trade pursuit
An old flame discovers her ex-boyfriend from the past is a relocated FBI informant out to stop the bad guys.
6.0/10
Comedy
USA
1929
112 Minutes
Harold Lloyd Barbara Kent Douglas Haig Noah Young Charles Middleton William Walling Edgar Kennedy
botanist tomboy police chief sergeant drug smuggler leader amusing lighthearted san francisco train station chinatown police station investigation opium police work new love drug smuggling new job mystery pursuit
Harold Bledsoe, a botany student, is called back home to San Francisco, where his late father had been police chief, to help investigate a crime wave in Chinatown.
5.9/10
Romance
Ireland|UK|Germany|USA
2004
89 Minutes
Pierce Brosnan Julianne Moore Michael Sheen Parker Posey Frances Fisher Nora Dunn Sara Gilbert Mike Doyle
divorce lawyer celebrity attorney husband designer rock star charming amusing endearing ireland castle courtroom new york city chinatown competition unlikely romance opposites attract law divorce relationships
Amidst a sea of litigation, two New York City divorce lawyers find love.
5.6/10
Sports & Fitness, Adventure
USA
1981
106 Minutes
Chuck Norris Christopher Lee Richard Roundtree Matt Clark Mako Maggie Cooper Terry Kiser
undercover cop narcotics officer informant ringleader boss girlfriend brash brooding gutsy tense wild san francisco police station criminal underworld crime scene chinatown alley death of friend criminal justice system narcotics trade
A SFPD undercover narcotics cop aims to avenge his partner's death and destroy a drug-smuggling ring operated by the Chinese Triads.
5.3/10
Crime, Drama, Action
Hong Kong|USA
2014
94 Minutes
Justin Chon Kevin Wu Harry Shum Jr. Shuya Chang Ray Liotta Geoff Pierson Celia Au Carl Li
orphan emigrant emotional street chinatown revenge best friends business pursuit 19th century
Two best friends rise through the ranks of New York's Chinese underworld in the 1980s.
5.2/10
Drama
USA
1994
91 Minutes
Matt Dillon Joan Chen Bruno Kirby Teri Polo Tzi Ma Stan Egi Jack Shearer Peter Murnik George Guidall
fbi agent worker father daughter lover profound melodramatic san francisco chinatown apartment asian-americans culture clash persecution guilt death romance love discovery 1960s
A brash 22-year-old FBI agent trumps up charges of Communist spying against a Chinese laundryman. Ten years later, he wants to make amends to the man and his teenage daughter.
5.1/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
90 Minutes
Chris Noth Mary-Louise Parker Shiloh Fernandez Ashley Benson Addison Timlin Josh Peck Chris Lowell Andres Arellano Sosie Bacon Rhys Coiro Victor Cruz
novelist young woman sister mother drug dealer best friend emotional passionate tender new york city apartment chinatown hospital returning home family dysfunction failed marriage writing love pursuit sacrifice
CHRONICALLY METROPOLITAN is a cynical and clever coming of age film about first time novelist Fenton Dillane, who, unannounced returns to New York City to confront his family, his ex- girlfriend and a few lingering childhood fears.
4.4/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1931
50 Minutes
Rex Lease Barbara Kent Carmel Myers Edmund Breese Frank Mayo
american detective chinese man murderer thief brother melodramatic suspenseful eerie san francisco chinatown alley shanghai jewelry theft robbery murder false accusations crime disappearance mystery
The female head of a criminal gang in Chinatown is after a valuable jewel, and lets nothing stand in her way of finding it.
Romance, Fantasy
1990
106 Minutes
Mia Farrow Joe Mantegna William Hurt Alec Baldwin Blythe Danner Judy Davis Keye Luke Bernadette Peters Cybill Shepherd Gwen Verdon Julie Kavner
housewife stockbroker musician doctor ghost sister quirky amusing dreamy new york city chinatown apartment office calcutta, india love infidelity magic romance family love
A pampered Manhattan housewife embarks upon a mystical odyssey of self-discovery following a visit to a Chinatown healer.
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