The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

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In 1968, democracy refused to back down.

What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.

• Released: 2020-09-25
• Genres: Drama, History
• Runtime: 2h 10m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.7/10 from 3,454 votes

Directed by Aaron Sorkin.

Top cast

• Eddie Redmayne as Tom Hayden
• Sacha Baron Cohen as Abbie Hoffman
• Mark Rylance as William Kunstler
• Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Richard Schultz
• Frank Langella as Judge Julius Hoffman
• Jeremy Strong as Jerry Rubin
• John Carroll Lynch as David Dellinger
• Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Bobby Seale
• Alex Sharp as Rennie Davis
• Noah Robbins as Lee Weiner

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Trial of the Chicago 7

• United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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