Movies and TV shows set in chicago
The list contains the best, new and most relevant movies set in chicago ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, clever, entertaining, humorous, cult classic and suspense films and TV shows about / with dialogue, runaway, mentor, storytelling, chase, vengeance, police investigation, destiny, catastrophe and brutality plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Crime genres shot in USA, Germany, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as chicago: The Fugitive (1993), Chicago (2002), Chicago P.D. (2014), Chicago Fire (2012), Only the Lonely (1991), The Blues Brothers (1980), Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), High Fidelity (2000), The Untouchables (1987), About Last Night... (1986).
Best films
New films
343K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Wrongfully accused of murdering his wife, Richard Kimble escapes from the law in an attempt to find her killer and clear his name. Pursuing him is a team of U.S. marshals led by Deputy Samuel Gerard, a determined detective who will not rest until ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, neo noir, detective, sexy ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, boys' night
Plot:
on the run, conspiracy, betrayal, escape, framed for murder, fugitives, death row, manhunt, doctor, murder, uncover truth, corruption ...
Time:
20th century, year 1993, 90s
Place:
chicago, usa, illinois, washington d.c.
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255K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Musical
Country: USA, Germany, Canada
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago.
Style:
sexy, witty, stylized, visually stunning, period piece ...
Audience:
kids, date night, girls' night
Plot:
broadway, femme fatale, desire for fame, lovers, jail, prison, musician, lawyer, jazz, satire, execution, brutality ...
Time:
1920s, 1900s, 2000s, 20th century, year 2002 ...
Place:
chicago, usa, illinois
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21 who put it all on the line to serve and protect their community. District 21 is made up of two distinctly different groups: the uniformed cops who ...
Style:
tense, exciting, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
police, law enforcement, cop, crime investigation, policewoman, police detective, victim, gang, sergeant, arrest, shooting, murder ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
chicago, illinois, usa, south america
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
An edge-of-your-seat view into the lives of everyday heroes committed to one of America's noblest professions. For the firefighters, rescue squad and paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51, no occupation is more stressful or dangerous, yet so ...
Style:
exciting, serious, sincere, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
firefighter, fire brigade, fire department, rescue, emergency, paramedic, danger, responsibility, lifesaver, chief, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, rescue team ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
chicago, illinois, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Danny Muldoon, a Chicago policeman, still lives with his overbearing mother Rose. He meets and falls in love with Theresa Luna , whose father owns the local funeral parlour. Naturally, his mother objects to the relationship, and Danny and Theresa ...
Style:
sentimental, touching, light, sweet, melancholic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
domineering mother, american football, relationships, jealousy, family relations, parents and children, couple relations, happy ending, family disapproval, bittersweet, little boy, family drama ...
Time:
90s, year 1991, 20th century, 80s
Place:
chicago, ireland, usa, california
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
It's Christmas time and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration, but things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, funny, christmas special, slapstick ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly
Plot:
christmas, holiday, winter, christmas season, parents and children, vacation, dysfunctional family, rottweiler, christmas eve, family gatherings, squirrel, creativity ...
Time:
80s, year 2016, 20th century
Place:
chicago, illinois, usa
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Jake Blues is just out of jail, and teams up with his brother, Elwood on a 'mission from God' to raise funds for the orphanage in which they grew up. The only thing they can do is do what they do best – play music – so they get their ...
Style:
funny, road movie, hilarious, surreal, action comedy ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night, teen drama
Plot:
music, chase, prison, blues, race against time, road trip, car chase, redemption, musician, police chase, on the road, nun ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1980
Place:
chicago, illinois, indiana, arizona, usa ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A high school slacker pretends to be sick to skip school and have an exciting day off alongside his girlfriend and his best buddy through Chicago, while trying to outwit his obsessive school principal and his unconformited sister along the way.
Style:
feel good, entertaining, funny, teen, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, family friendly, family outing ...
Plot:
coming of age, high school, teenager, friendship, school, teacher, teenage girl, teen angst, teenage angst, teenage boy, rebel, skipping school ...
Time:
80s, year 1986, 20th century
Place:
chicago, usa, illinois, north america, california
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198K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
When record store owner Rob Gordon gets dumped by his girlfriend, Laura, because he hasn't changed since they met, he revisits his top five breakups of all time in an attempt to figure out what went wrong. As Rob seeks out his former lovers to ...
Style:
realistic, melancholic, sexy, funny, romantic ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick
Plot:
music, breakup, love and romance, musician, musician's life, rock, rock and roll, love story, love, character study, relationships, dating ...
Time:
90s, year 2000, 2000s, y2k, 20th century ...
Place:
chicago, usa, seattle, london
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Young Treasury Agent Elliot Ness arrives in Chicago and is determined to take down Al Capone, but it's not going to be easy because Capone has the police in his pocket. Ness meets Jimmy Malone, a veteran patrolman and probably the most ...
Style:
clever, suspenseful, period piece, inspirational, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, adult
Plot:
mafia, gangster, organized crime, corruption, prohibition era, mentor, shootout, smuggling, prohibition, police, tax evasion, gunfight ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s, 20th century, year 1987
Place:
chicago, america, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A man and woman meet and try to have a romantic affair, despite their personal problems and the interference of their disapproving friends.
Style:
romantic, talky, sentimental, romantic comedy, retro ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
male nudity, love, sex, friendship, high school, dating, new year's eve, bittersweet, nudity, young lovers, thanksgiving, yuppie ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
chicago, usa
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Two street-wise Chicago cops have to shake off some rust after returning from a Key West vacation to pursue a drug dealer that nearly killed them in the past.
Style:
action comedy, talky, witty, humorous, detective ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
buddy cop, buddies, police, car chase, violence, cop, chase, undercover cop, police investigation, police officer, partner, undercover ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
chicago, florida, key west florida, illinois, usa ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Meet Joel Goodson, an industrious, college-bound 17-year-old and a responsible, trustworthy son. However, when his parents go away and leave him home alone in the wealthy Chicago suburbs with the Porsche at his disposal he quickly decides he has ...
Style:
sexy, sex comedy, teen, erotic, funny ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, date night, kids, teen drama ...
Plot:
coming of age, sex scene, teenager, high school, pimp, sex, prostitution, sex in a chair, sexual fantasy, sexual attraction, premarital sex, suburbs ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1983, future
Place:
chicago, usa, illinois, new jersey, california
Is relevant?
11K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago.
Style:
melancholic, bad ending, talky, political, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sex scene, gangster, redemption, blaxploitation, black, justice, dysfunctional family, adaptation, women, civil rights, african american, social commentary ...
Time:
90s
Place:
chicago, indiana, iraq
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Victoria "V.I" Warshawski is a Chicago based private detective who agrees to babysit for her new boyfriend; then he is murdered. Being the detective type, she makes the murder her next case. In doing so she befriends the victim's ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, detective, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
private detective, murder, murder mystery, strong female lead, justice, strong female character, female detective, father daughter relationship, happy ending, investigation, who done it, uncover truth ...
Time:
90s, year 1991
Place:
chicago, usa, los angeles
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Seagal is Nico Toscani, an Italian immigrant, American patriot, ex-CIA agent, aikido specialist, and unorthodox Chicago policeman. He is as committed to his job as he is to his personalized brand of justice: expert and thorough bone-crushing.
Style:
suspense, exciting, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
martial arts, conspiracy, aikido, undercover, heroic bloodshed, corruption, drug dealing, vengeance, drug lord, police, vietnam war, kung fu ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
chicago, vietnam, usa, illinois, las vegas ...
Is relevant?
93K
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
They say a blast of flames can take a life ... and hide a secret. But now firemen brothers Brian and Stephen McCaffrey are battling each other over past slights while trying to stop an arsonist with a diabolical agenda from torching Chicago.
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, emotional, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
firefighter, arson, corruption, fire, rescue, pyromaniac, investigation, firefighting, natural disaster, danger, rookie, disaster ...
Time:
year 1971, 90s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
usa, chicago
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
When she receives word that her longtime platonic pal Michael O'Neal is getting married to debutante Kimberly Wallace, food critic Julianne Potter realizes her true feelings for Michael -- and sets out to sabotage the wedding.
Style:
romantic, feel good, sentimental, sexy, sweet ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens
Plot:
wedding, best friend, love story, wedding preparations and rituals, women, unrequited love, love and romance, love triangle, friendship, male female friendship, amor, wedding planning ...
Time:
90s, year 1997, 20th century
Place:
chicago, usa, new york, madagascar, san francisco ...
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298K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Set in the 1930s this intricate caper deals with an ambitious small-time crook and a veteran con man who seek revenge on a vicious crime lord who murdered one of their gang.
Style:
witty, captivating, entertaining, surprise ending, humorous ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
gambling, revenge, con artists, murder, twists and turns, caper, con man, gangster, chase, cons and scams, casino, organized crime ...
Time:
1930s, year 1936, 20th century, year 1973
Place:
chicago, usa, persia, new york, illinois
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A lonely doctor who once occupied an unusual lakeside home begins exchanging love letters with its former resident, a frustrated architect. They must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's too late.
Style:
romantic, sentimental, sweet, sincere, romantic drama ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, teens, chick flick, adult
Plot:
time travel, time, love and romance, fall in love, impossible love, supernatural, love, architect, love story, couples, autumn, pen pal ...
Time:
future, near future, 21st century
Place:
chicago, illinois, usa, san francisco
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
An emotional thrill ride through the day-to-day chaos of the city's most explosive hospital and the courageous team of doctors who hold it together. They will tackle unique new cases inspired by topical events, forging fiery relationships in ...
Style:
medical drama, sincere, exciting, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
hospital, medical, doctor, medical profession, patient, medicine, doctors and patients, doctor patient relationship, medical student, workplace situations, coworker, physician ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
chicago
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
When plans with her boyfriend fall through, high school senior Chris Parker ends up babysitting the Anderson kids, Brad and Sara. What should be a quiet night in, however, turns into a series of ridiculous exploits, starting when they leave the ...
Style:
feel good, semi serious, humorous, witty, light ...
Audience:
kids, date night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
teenage girl, babysitter, babysitting, gangster, chase, criminal gang, child, teenager, teenage boy, female protagonist, playboy magazine, subway ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, 90s, 20th century, future
Place:
chicago, illinois, usa, california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A man must struggle to travel home for Thanksgiving, with an obnoxious slob of a shower ring salesman his only companion.
Style:
feel good, road movie, funny, light, hilarious ...
Audience:
date night, kids, teens
Plot:
thanksgiving, road trip, holiday, train, travel, airplane, on the road, airport, husband wife relationship, railway, buddy, traveling salesman ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place:
chicago, empire state building manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city, illinois, new york ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
John Travolta is a downtrodden single father raising his daughter under difficult circumstances in Chicago. The young girl comes upon and then nurses a wounded Doberman used for fighting, back to health. Duped by underworld types he was working as a ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, tense, tension ...
Plot:
on the run, doberman, dog, father daughter relationship, gangster, rescue, compassion, girl, pursuit, affection, road trip, widower ...
Time:
year 1991, 90s
Place:
california, chicago, usa
Is relevant?
79K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
When two married business executives having an affair are blackmailed by a violent criminal, they are forced to turn the tables on him to save their families.
Style:
suspenseful, surprise ending, serious, tense, twist ending ...
Plot:
twists and turns, infidelity, blackmail, dangerous attraction, couples, disorder, police investigation, danger, adultery, rape, violence, betrayal ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
chicago, usa
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Genre: Drama, History, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
The great Chicago White Sox team of 1919 is the saddest team to ever win a pennent. The team is bitter at their penny pincher owner, Charles Comiskey, and at their own teammates. Gamblers take advantage of this opportunity to offer some players $ to ...
Style:
realistic, inspirational, factual, atmospheric, talky ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
baseball, gambling, friendship, major league, scandal, historical figure, sport team, society, ambition, contests and competitions, baseball coach, dishonesty ...
Time:
20th century, year 1988, 1910s, year 1919, edwardian era ...
Place:
chicago, usa, cincinnati ohio, boston, california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A day in the life of a barbershop on the south side of Chicago. Calvin, who inherited the struggling business from his deceased father, views the shop as nothing but a burden and waste of his time. After selling the shop to a local loan shark, ...
Style:
black comedy, satirical, hood, funny, feel good ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
workplace, beauty salon, hairdresser, urban, black, family business, hip hop, blaxploitation, african american, family relations, society, buddies ...
Time:
year 2002, 21st century
Place:
chicago, indiana, usa, north america, illinois ...
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32K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, Japan, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A researcher at Chicago's Natural History Museum returns from South America with some crates containing his findings. When the crates arrive at the museum without the owner there appears to be very little inside. However, police discover ...
Style:
scary, exciting, serious, splatter, suspenseful ...
Plot:
monster, human versus monster, museum, violence, deadly creature, gory, creature feature, fear, creature, police detective, superstition, police investigation ...
Time:
90s, jurassic
Place:
chicago, brazil, usa
Is relevant?
81K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A tough Russian policeman is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective when he is sent to Chicago to apprehend a Georgian drug lord who killed his partner and fled the country.
Style:
black comedy, exciting, humorous, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, teens
Plot:
cold war, buddy cop, culture clash, revenge, drug dealer, police brutality, brutality, police officer, gunfight, russian abroad, showdown, manhunt ...
Time:
80s, year 1988, 20th century
Place:
chicago, moscow russia, soviet union, ussr, usa ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 360 min.
TV show
Story:
Story of the Irish-American Lonigan family between 1918 and 1930. The story centers on young Studs who is growing into adulthood in a city full of temptations.
Style:
historical drama, realistic, period piece, grim, intense ...
Plot:
coming of age, working class, family drama, loss of innocence, character study, urban, poverty, moral ambiguity, temptation, male protagonist, identity crisis, friendship ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century, 1910s, 1930s
Place:
chicago
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