Here we've displayed a list of the best Illinois films : The Blues Brothers(1980), The Breakfast Club(1985), The Bridges of Madison County(1995), National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation(1989), A League of Their Own(1992), So Big(1924), Mean Girls(2004), Abortion: Stories Women Tell(2016), Wayne's World(1992), The Match King(1932), Al Capone(1959), City That Never Sleeps(1953) ... ...
Musical, Comedy, Action
USA
1980
133 Minutes
John Belushi Dan Aykroyd James Brown Cab Calloway Ray Charles Carrie Fisher Aretha Franklin Henry Gibson John Candy Murphy Dunne Steve Cropper
cab calloway musician police officer woman nun ex-girlfriend amusing madcap frenetic unrestrained spirited illinois jail car hotel bar shopping mall blues debt car chase
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts together his old band to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1985
92 Minutes
Emilio Estevez Molly Ringwald Judd Nelson Paul Gleason Anthony Michael Hall John Kapelos Ally Sheedy Perry Crawford
jock bad boy popular girl outcast nerd principal charming melodramatic engaging touching amusing library illinois gym storage closet football field street high school detention teen angst
Five high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought.
Romance, Drama
USA
1995
135 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Meryl Streep Annie Corley Victor Slezak Jim Haynie Sarah Kathryn Schmitt Christopher Kroon Phyllis Lyons Debra Monk Richard Lage Michelle Benes
wife husband lover child lawyer tender endearing powerful moving illinois forbidden love affair war bride family society forbidden love discovery 1960s
Photographer Robert Kincaid wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson for four days in the 1960s.
Comedy, Other
USA
1989
97 Minutes
Chevy Chase Beverly D'Angelo Randy Quaid Diane Ladd John Randolph E.G. Marshall Doris Roberts Julia Louis-Dreyfus Mae Questel William Hickey Brian Doyle Murray
father wife son daughter cousin neighbor hysterical madcap cheeky illinois family home shopping mall forest office holidays family traditions father/child relationship career vs. family suburban life houseguest
The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1992
126 Minutes
Tom Hanks Geena Davis Madonna Lori Petty Jon Lovitz David Strathairn Garry Marshall Megan Cavanagh Rosie O'Donnell Renée Coleman Ann Cusack
baseball catcher baseball pitcher baseball player baseball team owner baseball fan coach amusing lighthearted oregon illinois baseball field family home baseball family world war ii women in sports rivalry transformation rise 1940s
Two sisters join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amidst their own growing rivalry.
Drama
USA
1924
90 Minutes
Colleen Moore Joseph De Grasse John Bowers Ben Lyon Wallace Beery Gladys Brockwell Jean Hersholt Charlotte Merriam Dot Farley Ford Sterling Frankie Darro
mother farmer son husband married woman teacher melodramatic emotional illinois farm high school mother/son relationship farming struggle affair determination poverty rise sacrifice transformation
Comedy
USA|Canada
2004
97 Minutes
Lindsay Lohan Rachel McAdams Tina Fey Tim Meadows Amy Poehler Ana Gasteyer Lacey Chabert Lizzy Caplan Daniel Franzese Neil Flynn Jonathan Bennett
high-school student popular girl ex-boyfriend friend parent teacher witty brash tense hilarious suburbia school evanston, ill. family home illinois classroom high school love triangle popularity clique
Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.
Documentary
USA
2016
92 Minutes
woman mother abortionist emotional engaging gripping intense moving united states illinois missouri abortion life life lessons life story support group difficult choices difficult decision sacrifice 21st century
This documentary gives women a voice in the choices they've had to make regarding their pregnancies.
Comedy
USA
1992
95 Minutes
Mike Myers Dana Carvey Rob Lowe Tia Carrere Brian Doyle Murray Lara Flynn Boyle Kurt Fuller Colleen Camp Donna Dixon Michael DeLuise Dan Bell
talk show host best friend musician slacker producer girlfriend hilarious frenetic illinois wisconsin basement stage tv station television success double-cross concert new love rise underdog
Two slacker friends try to promote their public-access cable show.
Crime, Drama
USA
1932
80 Minutes
Warren William Lili Damita Glenda Farrell Harold Huber John Wray Hardie Albright
immigrant street sweeper entrepreneur actress girlfriend uncle melodramatic dark solemn chicago sweden europe factory small town illinois rags to riches business scheme arrogance success doomed romance
Unscrupulous Paul Kroll, starting as a Chicago janitor, uses graft to finance a trip to Sweden where by trickery he gains control of his uncle's small match factory. By expert manipulation ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1959
105 Minutes
Rod Steiger Fay Spain James Gregory Martin Balsam Nehemiah Persoff Murvyn Vye
gangster widow police officer henchman crime boss reporter brutal crafty engaging suspenseful chicago illinois store office prison apartment organized crime al capone loyalty murder
A chronicle of the rise and fall of Chicago crime boss Al Capone during the Prohibition era.
Crime, Drama
USA
1953
90 Minutes
Gig Young Mala Powers William Talman Edward Arnold Chill Wills Marie Windsor
police officer stripper wife attorney bleak brooding emotional tense uneasy chicago indiana illinois strip club united states police work smuggling corruption romantic dilemma adventure love
Johnny Kelly, who plans on resigning from the police force and leaving his wife the next day, has a very eventful last night on duty.
Western
USA
1958
103 Minutes
Alan Ladd Olivia de Havilland Dean Jagger David Ladd Cecil Kellaway Henry Hull
father son doctor dog farmer sheriff suspenseful melodramatic heartwarming illinois doctor's office farm wild west general store forest father/son relationship grief disability new town wrongful conviction
A Confederate veteran living in the Yankee North struggles with his son's shock induced muteness and the hate of the Northerners.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1998
100 Minutes
William Sadler Alessandro Nivola Bruce Norris Karen Sillas Brooke Langton Richard Hamilton Norman Reedus
young man police sergeant deputy ex-girlfriend girlfriend emotional engaging illinois small town jail hardware store coffee shop accidental death crime drinking coming of age death of friend teen angst transformation love
Two school kids, who are best friends, are drinking on the side of a river. One friend bets the other that he can't swim across the river and "Reach The Rock". The friend takes the bet and ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1953
101 Minutes
Jane Wyman Sterling Hayden Nancy Olson Steve Forrest Elisabeth Fraser Martha Hyer Walter Coy Richard Beymer Tommy Rettig Roland Winters Jacques Aubuchon
mother husband son composer artist surrogate child engaging moving rousing illinois farm chicago parenthood career family mother/son relationship art aspirations growing up transformation
In the late 1890s, a young widowed woman becomes a successful farmer and can send her son, nicknamed 'So Big', to college. After graduating, he finds a job as an architect, but forgoes his dream in favor of an immediate financial success.
Horror
USA
1984
85 Minutes
film fan actress actor filmmaker creepy gory frightening illinois summer camp ocean georgetown outer space studio horror films filmmaking film industry science fiction history discovery 1930s
A compilation of scenes from many science fiction, crime drama and horror films of the 1930s through 1980s.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Other
USA|Canada
1994
97 Minutes
Tim Allen Judge Reinhold Wendy Crewson Eric Lloyd David Krumholtz Peter Boyle Larry Brandenburg Mary Gross Paige Tamada
doctor father son ex-wife elf psychiatrist madcap heartwarming positive north pole illinois household restaurant roof santa claus father/son relationship childhood divorce magic custody
When a man inadvertently makes Santa fall off of his roof on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place.
Comedy
USA
2008
108 Minutes
Josh Zuckerman Amanda Crew Clark Duke James Marsden Seth Green Alice Greczyn Katrina Bowden Michael Cudlitz Dave Sheridan Charlie McDermott Mark L. Young
virgin best friend love interest brother teenager amish man charming madcap hysterical illinois tennessee car the open road household sex road trip car theft virginity coming of age romance
A high school senior drives cross-country with his best friends to hook up with a babe he met online.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Other
USA
1981
92 Minutes
Jamie Lee Curtis Donald Pleasence Charles Cyphers Jeffrey Kramer Lance Guest Pamela Susan Shoop Hunter von Leer Leo Rossi Gloria Gifford Ana Alicia Ford Rainey
michael myers girl psychiatrist paramedic patient serial killer gory brutal disturbing shocking illinois hospital suburbia school house serial murders romance insanity survival recovery
While Sheriff Brackett and Dr. Loomis hunt for Michael Myers, a traumatized Laurie is rushed to hospital, and the serial killer is not far behind her.
Drama
USA
2009
96 Minutes
Kelly Macdonald Michael Keaton Tom Bastounes Bobby Cannavale Darlene Hunt Philip Earl Johnson Guy Van Swearingen Larry Neumann Jr. William Dick Greg Mills Michael J. Bradecich
abused wife husband friend hit man receptionist detective engaging chicago illinois apartment police station hospital park marriage depression friendship new life abuse secrets love
A woman leaves an abusive husband to start a new life in Chicago, where she befriends a man undergoing an emotional crisis, who she does not know is a professional killer, and a detective, who is investigating the hit man.
Crime, Comedy, Drama
USA
2009
108 Minutes
Matt Damon Scott Bakula Joel McHale Melanie Lynskey Rick Overton Tom Papa Thomas F. Wilson Clancy Brown Tony Hale Ann Cusack Allan Havey
informant fbi agent wife boss coworker witty illinois office house japan conspiracy scandal corporate espionage fraud trial fall rise sacrifice transformation 2000s
The U.S. government decides to go after an agro-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president-turned-informant Mark Whitacre.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1986
97 Minutes
Richard Pryor Debbie Allen Carmen McRae Art Evans Fay Hauser Barbara Williams Paula Kelly Diahnne Abbott Scoey Mitchell Billy Eckstine Wings Hauser
comedian young boy mother grandmother father emotional moving illinois city stage los angeles hospital stand-up comedy fame drug addiction self-destruction coma near-death experience wretched excess discovery
After severely burning himself in a drug incident, a comedian has a near death experience in which he reviews his life.
Drama
USA
1996
101 Minutes
Luke Perry Ashley Judd Bruce A. Young Jim True-Frost Dawn Maxey Penelope Milford Tom Towles Scott Cummins
police officer security guard drug addict alcoholic wife bank robber dark tense bleak bank illinois addiction robbery romance crooked cops crime fall love wretched excess 1990s
Chris is young idealistic cop who falls in love and gets married to Pam, a beautiful but emotionally unstable woman who suffers from alcoholism and drug addiction. While Chris is trying ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA
2011
154 Minutes
Shia LaBeouf Josh Duhamel John Turturro Tyrese Gibson Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Patrick Dempsey Kevin Dunn Julie White Ken Jeong John Malkovich Frances McDormand
young man girlfriend leader coworker robot government official brash thrilling intense outlandish chicago illinois moon outer space chernobyl power plant big city space race global disaster secret mission employment
The Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft hidden on the moon, and race against the Decepticons to reach it and to learn its secrets.
Comedy
USA
1993
94 Minutes
Mike Myers Dana Carvey Christopher Walken Tia Carrere Kim Basinger Ralph Brown Ed O'Neill Harry Shearer James Hong Chris Farley Michael A. Nickles
tv personality sidekick femme fatale rock star promoter jim morrison amusing spirited illinois backstage laundromat factory desert concert dreams stalking slackers wedding crashing quest transformation
The inseparable duo try to organize a rock concert while Wayne must fend off a record producer who has an eye for his girlfriend.
Crime, Drama
USA
1941
89 Minutes
Robert Sterling Donna Reed Charles Winninger Henry O'Neill Dan Dailey Don Douglas Ernest Whitman Grant Withers Chester Gan Charles Wagenheim Guy Kingsford
sister fbi agent convict criminal doctor beautiful woman thrilling gritty chicago headquarters hideout prison train station illinois bank robbery undercover operations jailbreak moral dilemma assumed identity deception
A G-man is sent to prison to befriend a suspected robbery ringleader and then helps him break out to gain his confidence.
Documentary
USA
2009
117 Minutes
Alicia Sams Ronnie Cho Dick Armey Hillary Clinton
candidate political consultant wife activist young boy patriotic moving passionate illinois family home washington, d.c. political rally call center white house barack obama political campaign election racism public relations united states presidency
Nearly a year before Barack Obama announced his candidacy for the presidency, two filmmakers began to roll cameras on the young senator. Over the next 19 months, across the USA, the daily events of the presidential campaign are chronicled.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1948
92 Minutes
bandleader flapper husband wife manager musician emotional lighthearted uplifting illinois midwest theater concert hall small town chicago rags to riches music city vs. country fame marriage
1920's bandleader Chuck Arnold meets hometown girl Peggy at one of the band's dances and next day weds her. Though she loves him, life on the road becomes increasingly difficult for her, ... See full summary »
Comedy, Romance, Drama
USA
2004
99 Minutes
Marie-Françoise Theodore Christian Payton Inny Clemons Jamila Anderson Mimi Ayers James Craven Herschel McPherson
painter mother friend reporter sultry engaging tender chicago family home illinois city cheating commitment romantic dilemma self-discovery relationships trust love transformation growing up
Strange as Angels tells the story of Marilyn Ross, a beautiful painter in Chicago who decides to leave her mundane life behind and search for inner happiness until she meets Rodney Porter, ... See full summary »
Horror, Other
USA
1988
88 Minutes
Donald Pleasence Ellie Cornell Danielle Harris George P. Wilbur Michael Pataki Beau Starr Kathleen Kinmont Sasha Jenson Gene Ross Carmen Filpi Raymond O'Connor
michael myers serial killer doctor niece teen girl sister suspenseful gory dark frightening illinois hospital road gas station ambulance house serial murders nightmares obsession survival
Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece. Can Dr. Loomis stop him?