Overview
A group of determined chickens hatch a daring plan for freedom from their oppressive farm life.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- playful
- propulsive
- family movie night
- lazy weekend
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a universally appealing stop-motion adventure combining charming voice performances, brilliant slapstick, and spectacular action sequences.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ginger organizes the chickens into repeated escape attempts against the Tweedys' farm and its lethal production system.
Aardman's stop-motion sets, tactile chicken models, contraptions, and explosive escape sequences make physical construction part of the film's appeal.
Ginger leads the predominantly female flock, while sewing and domestic work become essential tools in designing their escape mechanism.
The chickens face eventual slaughter and repeated failed escapes, but the danger is presented through slapstick, fantasy, and buoyant animation.
Films like Chicken Run, and why
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
shared stop motion animation, eccentric humor, inventive physical comedy, and warm ensemble storytelling
Babe
shared animal protagonists, escape-driven adventure, family-friendly comedy, and themes of freedom from oppressive human control
The Great Escape
shared liberation narrative, meticulous escape planning, wartime parody, and ensemble adventure structure
The Wrong Trousers
shared Aardman-style stop motion, playful British humor, and resourceful underdogs confronting a threatening authority figure
Movie Details
- Directors
- Peter Lord, Nick Park
- Release Date
- 2000-06-23
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (5539)
Cast
- Julia Sawalha
- Mel Gibson
- Imelda Staunton
- Jane Horrocks
- Lynn Ferguson
- Miranda Richardson
- Tony Haygarth
- Benjamin Whitrow
- Timothy Spall
- Phil Daniels
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Chicken Run about?
- A determined hen rallies her fellow prisoners into a wildly inventive stop-motion revolt against a murderous Yorkshire chicken farm.
- What is Chicken Run like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Chicken Run as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Chicken Run violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Chicken Run as mild.
- What did critics think of Chicken Run?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a universally appealing stop-motion adventure combining charming voice performances, brilliant slapstick, and spectacular action sequences.
- Which films are like Chicken Run?
- Films with a similar feel include Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Babe, The Great Escape, and The Wrong Trousers.
- How long is Chicken Run?
- Chicken Run runs 84 minutes.
- Where can I watch Chicken Run?
- In United States, Chicken Run is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
In Ember's collections
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