Chicago

"If you can't be famous, be infamous."

Jan 24 2003 PG-13 1h 53m
Comedy, Crime, Musical

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.

Plot

Murderesses Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones) (a chanteuse and tease who killed her husband and sister after finding them in bed together) and Roxie Hart (Renée Zellweger) (who killed her boyfriend when she discovered he wasn't going to make her a star) find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago.

Written by

Bill Condon, Bob Fosse, Fred Ebb

Directed by

Rob Marshall

Production Countries

United States of America, Canada, Germany

Production Companies

Storyline Entertainment, Producers Circle, Miramax

Languages

English, Magyar

Awards

Won 6 Oscars. 59 wins & 129 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
249,129
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
81
Popularity
NA