Bernie vs Chicago
Chicago has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.6/10 for Bernie). Bernie is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 1h 53m. Chicago is the older of the two (2002 against 2012). Both are comedy, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bernie
Chicago| Bernie | Chicago | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 39m | 1h 53m |
| Genres | Comedy, Crime, Drama | Comedy, Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Richard Linklater | Rob Marshall |
| Main cast | Jack Black, Matthew McConaughey, Shirley MacLaine, Brandon Smith, Rick Dial | Dominic West, Richard Gere, Christine Baranski, Colm Feore, Lucy Liu |
Synopsis
Bernie
In small-town Texas, affable and popular mortician Bernie Tiede strikes up a friendship with Marjorie Nugent, a wealthy widow well known for her sour attitude. When she becomes controlling and abusive, Bernie goes to great lengths to remove himself from her grasp.
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.