American Wages vs Chicago
Chicago has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 3/10 for American Wages). American Wages is the shorter watch at 1h 20m compared with 1h 53m. Chicago is the older of the two (2002 against 2025). Both are comedy, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
American Wages
Chicago| American Wages | Chicago | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 3.0/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 20m | 1h 53m |
| Genres | Comedy, Crime, Drama | Comedy, Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Daniel Saltarin | Rob Marshall |
| Main cast | Mike Ackerman, Veronica Cinibulk, Andy Granger, Jamie Marshall, Orla Diamantino | Dominic West, Richard Gere, Christine Baranski, Colm Feore, Lucy Liu |
Synopsis
American Wages
One day, a struggling couple, Jack and Ashley, notice a truck stopped in their driveway with a dying man and duffel bags filled with a life changing amount of cash, leading them to grapple with moral dilemmas and dangerous consequences as they attempt to change their lives. Their decision to keep the money intertwines their fate with the suspicions of Sheriff Dolion and the menacing forces of the local criminal underworld, escalating tensions…
Chicago
Murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago.
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