Murderesses Velma Kelly (a chanteuse and tease who killed her husband and sister after finding them in bed together) and Roxie Hart (who killed her boyfriend when she discovered he wasn't going to make her a star) find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago. (Source: IMDB)
Starring:
Renée Zellweger - Roxie Hart
Catherine Zeta-Jones - Velma Kelly
Richard Gere - Billy Flynn
Queen Latifah - Mama Morton
John C. Reilly - Amos Hart
Christine Baranski - Mary Sunshine
Lucy Liu - Kitty Baxter
Dominic West - Fred Casely
Ken Ard - Wilbur
Taye Diggs
Jayne Eastwood
Colm Feore
Chita Rivera
Susan Misner
Studio: Miramax Films
Filmed: 2002 - Released: 2002
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