Chicago 10

R

Released Feb 29, 2008

1 hr. 43 min.

Documentary

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80%

86 Reviews

Tomatometer

77%

2,500+ Ratings

Audience Score

Deftly combining contemporary commentary with archival materials and animated reenactments, "Chicago 10" examines the demonstrations at the 1968 Democratic Convention and their eruption into rioting in the wake of police provocation. From the aftermath of five days of conflict emerges the trial of the controversial Chicago Eight, activists who include pacifist David Dellinger (Dylan Baker) and Youth International Party founders Abbie Hoffman (Hank Azaria) and Jerry Rubin (Mark Ruffalo).

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Critics Consensus

Brett Morgan's half-animated, half-documentary film is an arresting, sometimes visionary portrait of the historic and chaotic trial.

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Imaginative documentary of the infamous Chicago trial.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Well done documentary.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Interesting combination of archival footage, graphic arts, etc. to tell story.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Groovey..thanks con!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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An entertaining and inventive documentary that is as hilarious as it is frustrating -- and the humor comes from actual court transcripts, not from clever narration or scripting. Really a must-see.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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I learned some history watching this. However, I think that the documentoary could have been a bit more matter of fact. Without having done other reading on this I seems like the story was slanted a bit toward the protestors.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Brett Morgen

Director

Hank Azaria

Abbie Hoffman

Dylan Baker

David Dellinger

Nick Nolte

Thomas Foran

Mark Ruffalo

Jerry Rubin

Roy Scheider

Judge Julius Hoffman

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Ben Kenigsberg

Time Out

Rated: 4/5

Nov 17, 2011

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Roger Moore

Orlando Sentinel

Chicago 10 is that nearly perfect marriage of style -- edgy, different -- to documentary subject: 1968, that seminal year so celebrated in 2008 for changing the America that came after it.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 17, 2008

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Josh Rosenblatt

Austin Chronicle

A documentary that somehow manages to capture the anarchic spirit of those topsy-turvy times without devolving into anarchy itself.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 4, 2008

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Brings a sense of immediacy and even anarchy to an often-told story.

Rated: 3.5

Jan 29, 2021

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Ed Travis

Hollywood Jesus

Chicago 10 is a clever film, and visually engaging.

Apr 10, 2020

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Ingenious. Innovative. Imaginative. Informative. Visionary. Vibrant. Appropriated. Historical. Educational. Stimulating. Timeless Captivating. Energetic. Explosive. Relevant. Constitutional. Patriotic. Yippicentric. This, is CHICAGO 10.

Nov 7, 2019

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Synopsis

Deftly combining contemporary commentary with archival materials and animated reenactments, "Chicago 10" examines the demonstrations at the 1968 Democratic Convention and their eruption into rioting in the wake of police provocation. From the aftermath of five days of conflict emerges the trial of the controversial Chicago Eight, activists who include pacifist David Dellinger (Dylan Baker) and Youth International Party founders Abbie Hoffman (Hank Azaria) and Jerry Rubin (Mark Ruffalo).

Director: Brett Morgen
Executive Producer: Bill Pohlad, Laura Bickford, Jeff Skoll, Diane Weyermann, Peter Schlessel, Ricky Strauss
Screenwriter: Brett Morgen
Distributor: Roadside Attractions
Production Co: Participant Prods., Consolidated Productions, River Road
Rating: R (Brief Sexual Images|Language)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 29, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 8, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $176.5K

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