Chicago

A musical comedy drama set in 1920's Jazz-era Chicago, this movie tells the story of Roxie Hart (Renee Zellweger) and Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones), each in the Cook County jail for murder. The block is presided over by Matron Mama Morton (Queen Latifah), who consoles and advises the prisoners on death row, for a price. Celebrity lawyer Billy Flynn (Richard Gere) spins their stories and works the press and public sympathy to influence the jury's verdict. The two women compete for the spotlight by ever-escalating sob-stories, but in the end their new-found celebrity is overtaken by the next sensational crime. A remake of the Bob Fosse stage play, Chicago won the Academy Award for Best Picture.