City So Real (2020)

Name: City So Real
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 7.7

Documentary

Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Steve James’ fascinating and complex portrait of contemporary Chicago delivers a deep, multifaceted look into the soul of a quintessentially American city, set against the backdrop of its history-making 2019 mayoral election, and the tumultuous 2020 summer of COVID-19 and social upheaval following the police killing of George Floyd.

IMDb rating: 7.7 (305 votes)
Episode average: 7.4 -0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (2020)

7.44 avg 5 episodes 7.0 → 7.6 60 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Welcome to Chicago	7.0	17
2	Blood Sport	7.6	14
3	With All Due Respect to the Candidate	7.2	14
4	If You Want to Break the Machine	7.8	14
5	You Gotta Make It or You Gotta Take It	7.6	14