The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) movie poster

The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

"In 1968, democracy refused to back down."
ThumbScore
👍 83%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 82%
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Director
Aaron Sorkin
Runtime
2h 10m
Rated
R
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.7/10 (3,294 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
89%
Metacritic
76

Cast

Eddie Redmayne as Tom Hayden · 72% avg
Sacha Baron Cohen as Abbie Hoffman · 75% avg
Mark Rylance as William Kunstler · 72% avg
Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Richard Schultz · 72% avg
Frank Langella as Judge Julius Hoffman · 73% avg
Jeremy Strong as Jerry Rubin · 68% avg
John Carroll Lynch as David Dellinger · 75% avg
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Bobby Seale · 70% avg

Is The Trial of the Chicago 7 good?

Most people think so. 83% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 82%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#857 / 3335 · Drama
Rank in its year
#21 / 220 · 2020
On ThumbScore's lists
The Best Historical Movies on Netflix (#20)

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history. Wikipedia ↗

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The Trial of the Chicago 7 | Official Teaser Trailer | Netflix Film
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Top comment: "Sacha is really a great actor."
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Official Discussion - The Trial of the Chicago 7 [SPOILERS]
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Top comment: "Good lord. The judge is fucking infuriating. I’m still processing this movie. It’s... maddening."
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In The Trial of The Chicago 7 (2020), Abbie Hoffman is seen wearing this shirt during a standup show. This is a nod to one of the real Abbie Hoffman's exploits, when he was subpoenaed to appear at a HUAC meeting and but managed to avoid it by getting arrested for arriving in that shirt.
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