Chicago

2002 film by Rob Marshall

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"Chicago" is a 2002 musical film directed by Rob Marshall that brings the classic stage musical to the screen with song, dance, and crime drama set in 1920s Chicago. The film is notable for revitalizing the movie musical genre and became a major cultural and commercial success, winning the Academy Award for Best Picture.

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Murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago.

Released: 2002-12-10113 minDir: Rob MarshallComedy, Crime, DramaBudget: $45.0MBox office: $307M

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Cast

Renée Zellweger as Roxie Hart
Catherine Zeta-Jones as Velma Kelly
Richard Gere as Billy Flynn
Queen Latifah as Matron Mama Morton
Ekaterina Chtchelkanova as Katalin Helinski "Hunyak"
John C. Reilly as Amos Hart

Themes

prison
chicago, illinois
gallows
musical
based on play or musical
jail
lawyer
execution
noose
hanging

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Ratings

IMDb

7.2/10

256,998 votes

Year: 2002
Runtime: 113 min
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Musical

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Wikidata facts

Duration: 113
FilmAffinity ID: 784078
Official website: www.miramax.com/movie/chicago

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publication date: 2002-00-00
title: Chicago
box office: 306776732
capital cost: 45000000
review score: 81/100

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Chicago is a 2002 musical black comedy crime film based on the 1975 stage musical, which in turn originated in the 1926 play. It explores the themes of celebrity, scandal, and corruption in Chicago during the Jazz Age. The film stars an ensemble cast led by Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Richard Gere. Chicago centers on Roxie Hart (Zellweger) and Velma Kelly (Zeta-Jones), two murderers who find themselves in jail together awaiting trial in 1920s Chicago. Roxie, a housewife, and Velma, a vaudevillian, fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows. The film marks the feature directorial debut of Rob Marshall, who also choreographed the film, and was adapted by screenwriter Bill Condon, with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb.

Chicago received critical acclaim, with particular praise for the performances of the cast. The film went on to win six Academy Awards in 2003, including Best Picture, making it the first musical to win Best Picture since Oliver! in 1968. For her performance, Zeta-Jones won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the British Academy Film Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress. Zellweger won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical, and Gere won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. Chicago was the tenth-highest-grossing film of the year domestically in the United States.