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Tear Jerker / Chinatown

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  • Noah Cross gets away it with all. Mrs. Mulray is dead, her sister/daughter is taken away by Noah, Jake can't do anything to stop this and is told the famous line before solemnly walking away. If any of that didn't make you jerk a tear then the absolutely depressing music that plays when Jake's walking away certainly will.
    "Forget it, Jake...It's Chinatown."
  • In the sequel, the very last line: "It (the past) never goes away." Neither Jake nor Katherine can ever catch a break or forget.

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