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The rise and fall of Chess Records, which launched the careers of Muddy Waters, Etta James and Chuck Berry. Leonard Chess scoured the South, checking out the various blues scenes and selling records from the back of his Cadillac.
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Drama, Musical/Performing Arts and Biopic |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 48 min. |
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| Release Date: |
December 5th, 2008 (wide) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for pervasive language and some sexuality. |
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| Distributors: |
Sony Pictures Releasing
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$8,134,217 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B
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Boston Globe, Ty Burr
"...the music's electrifying but the details are murky." more...
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B- |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"The casting throughout is successful." more...
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B |
Chicago Tribune, Tasha Robinson
"...could use more music and less mugging..." more...
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B |
E! Online, Luke Y. Thompson
"An all-star cast and some great soul music juice up this fact-based tale..." more...
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A- |
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