Watch Chapter 27 (2007) Free Online

Release Date: 2007

Cast: Jared Leto, Judah Friedlander, Lauren Milberger, Mark Lindsay Chapman, Jeff Skowron, Molly Griffith, Lindsay Lohan, Adam Scarimbolo, Victor Verhaeghe, Michael Moon

Categories: Movies, Crime Fiction, Biographical film, Indie, Docudrama

Chapter 27 is a 2007 biographical film depicting the murder of John Lennon by Mark David Chapman. It was written and directed by Jarrett Schaefer, produced by Robert Salerno, and stars Jared Leto. The film takes place in December 1980, and is intended to be an exploration of Chapman's psyche. As an independent production, it was picked up for distribution by Peace Arch Entertainment and premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival where it received polarized reactions from critics. It later went into limited theatrical release in the United States on March 28, 2008. Chapter 27 was cited as... MORE

Chapter 27 is a 2007 biographical film depicting the murder of John Lennon by Mark David Chapman. It was written and directed by Jarrett Schaefer, produced by Robert Salerno, and stars Jared Leto. The film takes place in December 1980, and is intended to be an exploration of Chapman's psyche. As an independent production, it was picked up for distribution by Peace Arch Entertainment and premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival where it received polarized reactions from critics. It later went into limited theatrical release in the United States on March 28, 2008. Chapter 27 was cited as one of the most controversial films of 2007. It won the Debut Feature Prize for Schaefer at the Zurich Film Festival, where Leto also received the Best Performance award for his interpretation of Mark David Chapman. The similar film The Killing of John Lennon was released the previous year, produced in the United Kingdom, and dealt more extensively with Chapman's life prior to the shooting than Chapter 27. On December 8, 1980, Mark David Chapman shocked the world by murdering 40-year old musician and activist, John Lennon, outside The Dakota, his New York apartment building. Chapman's motives LESS