The world's greatest ever playwright, William Shakespeare, is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.
Director:
John Madden
Stars:
Gwyneth Paltrow,
Joseph Fiennes,
Geoffrey Rush
At the close of World War II, a young nurse tends to a badly-burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair.
Director:
Anthony Minghella
Stars:
Ralph Fiennes,
Juliette Binoche,
Willem Dafoe
Lieutenant John Dunbar, assigned to a remote western Civil War outpost, befriends wolves and Indians, making him an intolerable aberration in the military.
Director:
Kevin Costner
Stars:
Kevin Costner,
Mary McDonnell,
Graham Greene
The story of King George VI, his impromptu ascension to the throne of the British Empire in 1936, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch overcome his stammer.
Director:
Tom Hooper
Stars:
Colin Firth,
Geoffrey Rush,
Helena Bonham Carter
At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.
Director:
Guillermo del Toro
Stars:
Sally Hawkins,
Octavia Spencer,
Michael Shannon
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
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A long battle took place between the agents of Renée Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones over billing on the movie poster. In the end, "diagonal billing" was settled upon - as depending on which way you read it (top to bottom or left to right), both appear to get top billing. See more »
Goofs
When Velma is in her dressing room getting ready to go onstage she opens her suitcase with clean hands. She rifles through it to get her gun which is wrapped in a bloody handkerchief, she then turns to a mirror and her hands are bloody as well much too bloody to have picked it up off the handkerchief. Also the blood did not wear off onto the faucet when she was washing her hands. See more »
Quotes
[his last lines]
Billy Flynn:
You're a free woman, Roxie Hart. And God save Illinois.
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Crazy Credits
There's no opening credits, save the title "CHICAGO". See more »
Alternate Versions
The musical number "Class," featuring Queen Latifah and Catherine Zeta-Jones, was deleted from the final version of the film. However, it was recut into the movie for a brief, extremely limited theatrical re-release in the summer of 2003. It then appeared on DVD as a bonus feature, but was NOT intercut there. See more »
"Chicago" is a classic musical brought to you with an amazing Direction and absolutely perfect acting! Catherine Zeta Jones landing an amazing supporting performance and manages to still every scene she's in! Unfortunately, Richard Gere was not the perfect casting for that specific role, but he is pretty charming from moment to moment!
The songs are there for you to find them and believe me... they are all magnificent!
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"Chicago" is a classic musical brought to you with an amazing Direction and absolutely perfect acting! Catherine Zeta Jones landing an amazing supporting performance and manages to still every scene she's in! Unfortunately, Richard Gere was not the perfect casting for that specific role, but he is pretty charming from moment to moment! The songs are there for you to find them and believe me... they are all magnificent!