# Chicken Run (2000)

> A determined hen rallies her fellow prisoners into a wildly inventive stop-motion revolt against a murderous Yorkshire chicken farm.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3820

## Facts

- Runtime: 84 min
- Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family
- Director: Peter Lord, Nick Park
- Cast: Julia Sawalha, Mel Gibson, Imelda Staunton, Jane Horrocks, Lynn Ferguson, Miranda Richardson, Tony Haygarth, Benjamin Whitrow
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120630/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, playful, propulsive, family movie night, lazy weekend

## Synopsis

A group of determined chickens hatch a daring plan for freedom from their oppressive farm life.

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