Chicago

Chicago

If you can't be famous, be infamous.

Directed by Rob Marshall

Produced by Miramax, The Producer Circle Co.

2002113 min7.1 / 10

A stylish, darkly comic musical about ambition and notoriety in Jazz Age Chicago, where two murderers weaponize fame to escape execution.

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.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Chicago one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 97% of films.

  • Is Chicago scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Chicago sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Does Chicago end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Chicago violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Chicago easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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68/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise43

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love72

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Chicago, and what each one shares →

Like Chicago

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Chicago

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Chicago, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Chicago, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Chicago, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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