Lists and Suggestions
List: Chicago-Based Movies and TV
The Blues Brothers
Belushi and Aykroyd star as the Blues Brothers who are trying to reunite their rhythm and blues band... More
The Untouchables
A fierce, larger-than-life depiction of the mob warlord who ruled Prohibition-era Chicago and the la... More
Hoop Dreams
This documentary follows two inner-city basketball phenoms' lives through high school as they c... More
The Weather Man
Dave Spritz is a local weatherman in his home town of Chicago. His career is going well, but his per... More
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
The events in one day of a young man who decides to cut school and head for downtown with his girlfr... More
Backdraft
Feuding brothers in the Chicago fire department become involved in an arson investigation, in which ... More
Chicago Fire
An up-close and personal view into the lives of everyday heroes. Watch this gripping 24-episode firs... More
Primal Fear
A Chicago altar boy is accused of murdering the archbishop and a publicity hungry local attorney dec... More
Risky Business
Joel's parents are going on vacation and leaving him in charge of the house. They trust their c... More
Chicago P.D.
At the helm of the Intelligence Unit is Sergeant Hank Voight, a man not against crossing legal and e... More
High Fidelity
Follows the love affairs and belated growing up of a "Generation X" pop music fanatic and ... More
In the Realms of the Unreal
A haunting portrait of Henry Darger, a reclusive janitor by day and a visionary artist by night. ... More
Chicago
At a time when crimes of passion result in celebrity headlines, nightclub sensation Velma Kelly and ... More
I, Robot
In the year 2035, robots are a common, trusted part of life. But that trust is broken when a scienti... More
Eight Men Out
Film about the infamous 1919 Chicago White Sox scandal. The young, idealistic White Sox players who,... More
In Old Chicago
The story centers on the O'Leary family, whose eldest boys achieve notoriety and power in 19th ... More
Cooley High
Fun-loving and warm movie about high school life in the 1960's. Preach, a serious-minded writer... More
The Man with the Golden Arm
An ex-convict recovering from heroin addiction returns to the Chicago slums and struggles to become ... More
Shameless
Meet the fabulously dysfunctional Gallagher family. Dad's a drunk, Mom split long ago, eldest d... More
Medium Cool
Set in 1968 in Chicago at the time of the Democratic National Convention, this is the story of a TV ... More
My Best Friend's Wedding
Friends from college make a pact to marry each other if they are not married by 28. When Michael get... More
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Toula is a quiet, devoted daughter in a big, crazy Greek family. Working in her father's restau... More
Ordinary People
The "ordinary" existence of an upper middle class family is shattered with the death of th... More
Proof
A devoted daughter who comes to terms with the death of her father, a brilliant mathematician whose ... More
The Whole Nine Yards
When hit man Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski moves to the burb, it creates a change reaction in ... More
Thief
A professional thief is caught between Chicago organized crime families and corrupt police. ... More
Shall We Dance?
A lawyer's life and marriage take an unexpected turn when he follows a woman to a dance studio ... More
The Sting
Set in 1930's Chicago, this story deals with two con men who seek revenge on a big-time gangste... More
Biography: Al Capone
Al Capone established himself as America's most notorious gangster ... a wild, glamorous man wi... More
Forever Loyal
Two historic programs on one DVD. The Cub Fan is a moving tribute to the most persevering fans in al... More
H.H. Holmes
The story behind America's first serial killer who terrorized Chicago during the turn-of-the-ce... More

Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River
The director places moviemakers in boats and floats them down the Chicago River, recording their tho... More
Expo
Narrated by Gene Wilder, this documentary brings the Chicago World's Fair to life. Experience t... More