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  • 2008
  • R
  • Paramount Home Entertainment
  • 1 h 50 m
  • 2008
  • R
  • Paramount Home Entertainment
  • 1 h 50 m

Summary Chicago 10 tells the story of the buildup and unraveling of the Chicago Conspiracy trial--not as history but as an electrifying experience felt with up-to-the-moment immediacy. Interweaving footage of the brutal clashes between police and demonstrators at the 1968 Democratic convention with 3D animated reenactments of the outrageous tria...

Directed By: Brett Morgen

Written By: Brett Morgen

  • 2008
  • R
  • Paramount Home Entertainment
  • 1 h 50 m
  • 2008
  • R
  • Paramount Home Entertainment
  • 1 h 50 m

Chicago 10

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 24 Critic Reviews
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Summary Chicago 10 tells the story of the buildup and unraveling of the Chicago Conspiracy trial--not as history but as an electrifying experience felt with up-to-the-moment immediacy. Interweaving footage of the brutal clashes between police and demonstrators at the 1968 Democratic convention with 3D animated reenactments of the outrageous tria...

Directed By: Brett Morgen

Written By: Brett Morgen

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Morgen plunges viewers completely into the anarchic, exhilarating, finally ambiguous world of 1968 America; his final stroke of genius is his choice of music, which includes a breathtaking use of Eminem's "Mosh."
By Ann Hornaday FULL REVIEW
80
In its best moments, and they are considerable, Chicago 10 makes you see 1968, that near-apocalyptic year, with fresh eyes, as an extraordinary turning point in history now at least partly set free from boomer nostalgia and regret.
By Andrew O'Hehir FULL REVIEW
75
A provocative reflection of its rule-breaking subjects, Brett Morgen's political documentary re-examines the past while drawing unmissable parallels to the present.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
75
Chicago 10 is well worth seeing, if only because a good half of the film is devoted to extraordinary footage of the four days of rage that spawned the trial.
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW
70
The movie stylishly portrays the story of the Chicago Seven with archival footage and animated sequences. Without reference to or retrospection from the present, Morgen crafts a film that is as pertinent as ever.
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50
Given the filmmaker's privileged perspective of hindsight, to not consider the real-world repercussions of their theater, to not connect the dots between 1968 and 2008 is a squandered opportunity.
By Carrie Rickey FULL REVIEW
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An ambitious and occasionally illuminating hybrid documentary. But a cacophony of sights and sounds and a disjointed narrative dilute the message.
By Claudia Puig FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Consolidated Documentaries, Participant, Public Road Productions, River Road Entertainment
Release Date Feb 29, 2008
Duration 1 h 50 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline The convention was drama. The trial was comedy.
Website http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/chicago10/
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Awards

Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Chicago International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
True/False Film Fest
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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