Chicago (2002)
87%RT Audience Score: 83%
Awards & Nominations: NA
A rousing and energetic adaptation of the Broadway musical, Chicago succeeds on the level of pure spectacle, but provides a surprising level of depth and humor as well
Chicago is the kind of movie that makes you forget you’re watching a movie and transports you right into the world of jazz, murder, and glamour. It’s so good that you won’t even remember to munch on your popcorn or sip your Coke. The cast is amazing, the music is catchy, and the visuals are stunning. It’s like a Broadway show on steroids, but in a good way. Even if you’re not a fan of musicals, you’ll find yourself tapping your feet and humming the tunes for days. All that jazz, baby!
Production Company(ies)
Distributor
Miramax Films
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
TV-14
Year of Release
2002
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:16:9 HD
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Runtime:1h 53m
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Language(s):
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jan 24, 2003 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 18, 2003
Genre(s)
Musical/Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renée Zellweger, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, John C Reilly, Christine Baranski, directed by Rob Marshall, written by Bill Condon, musical, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Namrata Joshi, Barbara Ellen, James Christopher, Tim Robey, Anthony Quinn, David Stratton, Victor Pineyro, Robin Holabird, Debbie Lynn Elias, PG-13, Miramax Films, Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital, Flat (1.85:1), nightclub, murder, lawyer, media circus, fame, celebrity, sexual dialogue, sexual content, thematic elements, violence
Worldwide gross: $306,776,732
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): NA
US/Canada gross: $170,687,518
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
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US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Renée Zellweger – Roxie Hart
Richard Gere – Billy Flynn
Queen Latifah – Matron Marna Morton
John C. Reilly – Amos Hart
Christine Baranski – Mary Sunshine
Director(s)
Rob Marshall
Writer(s)
Bill Condon
Producer(s)
Martin Richards
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Achievement in Art Direction Winners, Oscar Best Achievement in Costume Design Winners, Oscar Best Achievement in Editing Winners, Oscar Best Achievement in Sound Mixing Winners, Oscar Best Picture Winners, Oscar Nominees, Oscar Winners
All Critics (259) | Top Critics (66) | Fresh (223) | Rotten (36)
Chicago’s so engrossing that you even forget to reach out for the Coke n’ popcorn. Now isn’t that entertainment!
January 3, 2019 | Rating: 3/4
Namrata Joshi
Outlook
TOP CRITIC
In effect it is filmed theatre, but this brings its own compensations: the more fake Chicago looks, the more real it seems to get.
January 3, 2018
Barbara Ellen
Times (UK)
TOP CRITIC
What makes this more than a film of a great stage show is the way that the action spills seamlessly from the stage sets into real life. Magic.
February 25, 2015
James Christopher
Times (UK)
TOP CRITIC
Whatever one’s qualms about the material, its execution here is rock solid in ways that keep on impressing, right through to the niftiest end credits sequence in years.
February 25, 2015
Tim Robey
Daily Telegraph (UK)
TOP CRITIC
As a reproduction of the stage show, Chicago isn’t bad, but it makes no persuasive case for itself as a film.
February 25, 2015
Anthony Quinn
Independent (UK)
TOP CRITIC
Bawdy, funny and exhilarating, Chicago is great entertainment.
February 25, 2015 | Rating: 4.5/5
David Stratton
sbs.com.au
TOP CRITIC
Not knowing what to expect was the best thing while approaching Chicago, its parallelistic storytelling is revolutionary and like few others I’ve seen in musicals. Full review in Spanish
April 8, 2022 | Rating: 8/10
Victor Pineyro
Seventh Art Studio
Director Marshall makes effective cinematic changes in bringing the Broadway hit to screen, especially by turning musical numbers into a mix of Roxie’s reality and fantasies.
November 30, 2021
Robin Holabird
Robin Holabird
Infused with a sense of razzle-dazzle, Chicago still holds up almost 20 years on.
June 25, 2021 | Rating: 5/5
James Croot
Stuff.co.nz
The brisk tempo never slows and the visuals never lose their luster.
September 29, 2020 | Rating: 8/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
…Chicago is another spectacular spectacular filled with enough razzamattazz, razzle dazzle, all that jazz and then some, all guaranteed to place Hollywood back at the top of the heap as king of the movie musical.
November 7, 2019
Debbie Lynn Elias
Behind The Lens
This jaw-dropping, mouth-watering, heart-stopping film version of the spectacular Fosse stage show takes all the best bits from the musical and enhances every scene.
February 21, 2019 | Rating: 4/5
Sky Staff
Sky Cinema…
Plot
The story of firefighters and paramedics in the city of Chicago, both on a personal and professional level.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Richard Gere’s performance as Billy Flynn earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy.
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