The Two Jakes

About The Two Jakes

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.

The Two Jakes (1990) is a crime mystery film directed by Jack Nicholson. Jack Nicholson appears as J.J. "Jake" Gittes, Harvey Keitel as Julius "Jake" Berman, Meg Tilly as Kitty Berman, and Madeleine Stowe as Lillian Bodine.

It runs 137 minutes and was released in August 1990. Written by Robert Towne.

Shelv files it under private detective, neo-noir, and excited. In the United States it streams on Paramount Plus Essential. It scores 6.0 out of 10 from 292 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.

Blade Runner, The Usual Suspects, and 2 Fast 2 Furious make useful companions to The Two Jakes.