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The Trial of the Chicago 7
The Trial of the Chicago 7 movie poster

The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

Drama
Rated R
129 min.
Release Date
October 16, 2020 (Limited)
Digital Date
October 16, 2020 (Netflix)
Director
Aaron Sorkin
Writer
Aaron Sorkin
Cast
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Sacha Baron Cohen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Keaton, Frank Langella, John Carroll Lynch, Eddie Redmayne, Mark Rylance, Alex Sharp, Jeremy Strong, Noah Robbins, Danny Flaherty, Ben Shenkman, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Caitlin Fitzgerald, Alice Kremelberg, John Doman, J.C. MacKenzie, Damien Young, Wayne Duvall, C.J. Wilson
Studio
Running Time
129 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for language throughout, some violence, bloody images and drug use

What was intended to be a peaceful protest at the 1968 Democratic National Convention turned into a violent clash with police and the National Guard. The organizers of the protest—including Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden and Bobby Seale—were charged with conspiracy to incite a riot and the trial that followed was one of the most notorious in history.

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MOVIE REVIEW

The kind of movie that tries a little too hard to earn a lot of Oscars, The Trial of the Chicago 7 is a well-written, entertaining courtroom procedural about the questionable prosecution of seven (eight?) protesters following violent riots preceding the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago--it’s just not nearly as powerful or important as writer/director Aaron Sorkin thinks it is. Full movie review »