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The Trial of the Chicago 7
Directed by
Aaron Sorkin
R
2020
2h 10m
Drama
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History
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7.7
89%
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The story of 7 people on trial stemming from various charges surrounding the uprising at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.
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Cast of The Trial of the Chicago 7
Eddie Redmayne
Tom Hayden
Sacha Baron Cohen
Abbie Hoffman
Mark Rylance
William Kunstler
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Richard Schultz
Frank Langella
Judge Julius Hoffman
Jeremy Strong
Jerry Rubin
John Carroll Lynch
David Dellinger
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Bobby Seale
Alex Sharp
Rennie Davis
Noah Robbins
Lee Weiner
Danny Flaherty
John Froines
Ben Shenkman
Leonard Weinglass
Michael Keaton
Ramsey Clark
Kelvin Harrison, Jr.
Fred Hampton
Caitlin FitzGerald
Agent Daphne O'Connor
Alice Kremelberg
Bernadine
J.C. MacKenzie
Thomas Foran
John Doman
John Mitchell
Wayne Duvall
Detective Deluca
Damian Young
Howard Ackerman
C.J. Wilson
Sergeant Scott Scibelli
Brady Jenness
David Dellinger's Son
Meghan Rafferty
Mrs. Dellinger
Juliette Angelo
Juror 6
Brendan Burke
Bailiff
Tah von Allmen
Mrs. Winter
Alan Metoskie
Allen Ginsberg
John Gawlik
Policeman That Arrests Jerry
Kevin O'Donnell
Bar Patron 1
Gavin Haag
Bar Patron 2
Tiffany Denise Hobbs
Sondra
Steve Routman
David Stahl
Madison Nichols
Demonstrator
John F. Carpenter
Detective Bell
Larry Mitchell
Detective Frapoly
Mike Geraghty
Detective Sam McGiven
Mike Brunlieb
Eddie
James Pravasilis
Egg Throwing Crowd Member
Vic Kuligoski
Frat Boy 1
Brandon Fierro
Frat Boy 2
Calvin Ticknor-Swanson
Frat Boy 3
Gabrielle Perrea
Girl in Beret
Michelle Hurst
Housekeeper Jane
Tony Lawry
Man
Kathleen Garrett
Mitchell's Secretary
Matt LeFevour
Officer 1
Christian Litke
Officer 2
Max Adler
Officer Wojohowski
Michael Bassett
Officer Quinn
Shawn Parsons
Policeman in Haymarket
Julian Hester
Policeman on Bullhorn
John Quilty
Reporter Jack
Kate Miller
Reporter Majorie
Edward Fletcher
Reporter Sy
Blair Lewin
Woman in Tavern
Jessica Wood
Bartender
Steven Komito
Marshal
Marco Lama
Someone in the Crowd
Ben Kass
Reporter 7
Gabriel Franken
Reporter 8
Ed Flynn
Reporter 9
Alex Henderson
Young Man
David Fierro
Bailiff 2
Sam Nelson Harris
Band Lead Singer
Marlee Mendelson
Band Member
Hana Chew
Band Member
Ashley Trumbo
Band Member
Allison Trumbo
Band Member
Shane Skidmore
Band Member
Jeffrey Yonkus
Band Member
Maria Jacobson
Band Member
Brendan Brown
Band Member
Dan MacDonald
Band Member
Keeley Morris
Female Protester
Thomas John Gallagher
Radio Cop
Michael A. Dean
Carl Oglesby
Elizabeth Holder
Juror 11
Lex Elle
Riot Cop (uncredited)
Gillian Cooper
Courtroom Protester
Aaron Sorkin
Director / Writer
Marc Platt
Producer
Matt Jackson
Producer
Tyler Thompson
Producer
The Trial of the Chicago 7 Ratings & Reviews
jackmeat
July 8, 2025
My quick rating - 7.5/10. This is a case where personal preference on two really great movies dealing with a similar time period and topic is the only thing that separates them. I personally thought Judas was the better of the two and should be the Oscar winner. But this is just splitting hairs. In this epic case of the shady happenings during and around the 1968 Democratic convention, we have some OUTSTANDING acting top to bottom. The dialogue is so crisp and so quickly delivered that the seriousness may overshadow the good humor that is slipped in so subtly; a second listen is sometimes necessary. Every award is deserving, even the one for "15 minutes of fame" are long over, Sascha Baron Cohen, who turns around and pisses me off to no end in a great performance as well. The link between the two flicks is timing, and one of the litigants of this movie happens to be the leader of the Black Panthers, who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Read the linked review above to put them together. For a courtroom drama that could have easily bored you to death, or tried way too hard to be cutesy with the protestors instead, Aaron Sorkin keeps a solid pace that has your attention from beginning to end. Near must-watch material in my eyes. Enjoy!
Salon.com
Matthew Rozsa
The Trial of the Chicago 7 might be the ultimate movie about how to fight the far right -- an artistic testament to pragmatism and a cry of rage in the era of Donald Trump and Derek Chauvin.
The Atlantic
David Sims
By the end, I had given myself over to the Hollywood veneer. Chicago 7 is a particularly shiny rendering of history, but Sorkin wisely places the focus on America's failings, even as he celebrates the people striving to fix them.
Polygon
Tasha Robinson
As with all things Sorkin, it takes liberties with the truth - this is not a film to watch in place of reading up on the history - but it's a damn good supplement for that history, and taken as a comment on our modern justice system.
Associated Press
Lindsey Bahr
If anyone was born to make a film about the infamous federal trial surrounding the protests outside the 1968 Democratic National Convention, it's Aaron Sorkin.
Mashable
Angie Han
Chicago 7 is a crowdpleaser first and foremost, and in that regard it succeeds on almost every level... Just don't expect it to be as revolutionary as some of those it calls its heroes.
Chicago Reader
Arionne Nettles
The film is not meant to be a documentary, though, and naturally takes creative license, keeping the essence of the real life events...
Rolling Stone
K. Austin Collins
The Trial of the Chicago 7 feels outright outlandish at times; more than unrealistic, it can feel as far afield from history as an episode of the Twilight Zone.
Refinery29
Anne Cohen
Sometimes, life does art one better.
Vox
Alissa Wilkinson
The movie is effective in spite of its foibles. It's an ensemble piece that tells a complex story cleanly. And even its missteps hint as to why Sorkin chose to return to this historical moment now.
Boston Globe
Matthew Gilbert
The writing was a bit grandiose and self-important, a tendency that the movie's writer-director, Aaron Sorkin, has turned into a style. But he structured the late 1960s story strategically, even if he decided not to worry about historical accuracy.
Observer
Oliver Jones
By reshaping this charged moment culled from somewhat recent American history in his own image, Sorkin has made The Trial of the Chicago 7 about something else entirely: himself.
Polygon
Karen Han
The best possible outcome for such a high dose of Sorkin.
The Ringer
Adam Nayman
There's a fine line between topicality and self-aggrandizing opportunism, and for all of the talent on display, The Trial of the Chicago 7 stumbles along it with two left feet...
America Magazine
John Anderson
[Sorkin] has taken "the most important trial of your lifetime" and shoehorned it into a conventional Sorkin-esque mold, one in which complicated real-life people have become narrative conventions in a movie full of character types and glib dialogue.
Salon.com
Melanie McFarland
It may be messy, but it's fleet-footed and it means well, and in the way of any good caper flick it extols the virtue of breaking the law for all the right reasons, come what may.
TIME Magazine
Andrew R. Chow
The Trial of the Chicago 7 is a riveting movie...
National Newspaper Publishers Association
Dwight Brown
Similar to [Sorkin's] approach to Molly's Game, dialogue supersedes other modes of conveying a story. This very intellectual reinterpretation is fact-filled to the point of being dense. Yet it is emotionally charged enough to be compelling.
Christian Science Monitor
Peter Rainer
It represents the sanctification of a time and a people whose spirit Sorkin sees as our salvation.
ABC News
Peter Travers
The fall awards season roars in with this cinema powder keg. Expect Oscar to sprinkle gold dust on Aaron Sorkin and a gangbusters cast for making this recreation of a notorious 1969 trial burn with a timely relevance that singes the screen.
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