Chicken Run
There's nothing more determined than poultry with a plan.
2000 | 84m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Peter Lord, Nick Park |
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| Writer: | Karey Kirkpatrick, Peter Lord, Nick Park |
| Staring: |
| The creators of Wallace & Gromit bring you an exciting and original story about a group of chickens determined to fly the coop–even if they can’t fly! It’s hardly poultry in motion when Rocky attempts to teach Ginger and her feathered friends to fly…but, with teamwork, determination and a little bit o’ cluck, the fearless flock plots one last attempt in a spectacular bid for freedom. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 23, 2000 |
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| Director: | Peter Lord, Nick Park |
| Writer: | Karey Kirkpatrick, Peter Lord, Nick Park |
| Genres: | Animation, Family, Comedy |
| Keywords | chicken, villain, farm, northern england, freedom, yorkshire, stop motion, escape, explosion, farmer, female villain, pie machine, claymation, plasticine, royal air force, raf, whimsical |
| Production Companies | DreamWorks Pictures, Aardman, DreamWorks Animation, Pathé |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $224,834,564
Budget: $45,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 13, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Julia Sawalha | Ginger (voice) |
| Mel Gibson | Rocky (voice) |
| Imelda Staunton | Bunty (voice) |
| Jane Horrocks | Babs (voice) |
| Lynn Ferguson | Mac (voice) |
| Miranda Richardson | Mrs. Tweedy (voice) |
| Tony Haygarth | Mr. Tweedy (voice) |
| Benjamin Whitrow | Fowler (voice) |
| Timothy Spall | Nick (voice) |
| Phil Daniels | Fetcher (voice) |
| Lisa Kay | Additional Chicken (voice) (uncredited) |
| John Sharian | Circus Man (voice) (uncredited) |
| Wyatt Shears | Additional Chicken (voice) (uncredited) |
| Jo Allen | Additional Chicken (voice) (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Karey Kirkpatrick | Screenplay |
| John O'Farrell | Additional Dialogue |
| Kelly Asbury | Storyboard |
| Peter Lord | Story, Director |
| Harry Gregson-Williams | Original Music Composer |
| John Powell | Original Music Composer |
| Frank Passingham | Director of Photography |
| Mark Burton | Additional Dialogue |
| Nick Park | Story, Director |
| Brenda Chapman | Storyboard |
| Vicky Jenson | Storyboard |
| Serguei Kouchnerov | Storyboard |
| Guionne Leroy | Animation |
| Simon Wells | Storyboard |
| Michael Kahn | Thanks |
| Ruth Wynne | Modeling |
| Simon J. Smith | Thanks |
| Geoff Zanelli | Additional Music |
| Harry Kim | Orchestrator |
| Rich Webber | Modeling |
| Andrew Birch | Thanks |
| John Buckley | Thanks |
| David Cox | Thanks |
| Carla Shelley | Line Producer |
| Robert Francis | Editor |
| Tamsin Parry | Editor |
| Mark Solomon | Editor |
| Patsy Pollock | Casting |
| Steve Box | Animation |
| Merlin Crossingham | Animation |
| Mike Cottee | Animation |
| David Bennett | Animation |
| Claire Billet | Animation |
| Mike Booth | Animation |
| Terry Brain | Animation |
| Dug Calder | Animation |
| Randy Cartwright | Storyboard |
| Mike Cash | Animation |
| Stefano Cassini | Animation |
| Gary Cureton | Animation |
| Martin Davies | Animation |
| Sergio Delfino | Animation |
| Teresa Drilling | Animation |
| Darren Dubicki | Layout |
| Curtis Fell | Animation |
| Jo Fenton | Animation |
| Francesca Ferrario | Animation |
| Tobias Fouracre | Animation |
| Andy Fraser | Animation |
| Tom Gasek | Animation |
| Jay Grace | Animation |
| Jurgen Gross | Storyboard |
| William Hodge | Animation |
| Maria Hopkinson | Animation |
| Robert Koo | Storyboard |
| Seamus Malone | Animation |
| Damian Neary | Storyboard |
| Jeff Newitt | Animation |
| Dave Osmand | Animation |
| Suzy Parr | Animation |
| John Pinfield | Animation |
| Loyd Price | Animation Supervisor |
| Darren Robbie | Animation |
| Christopher Sadler | Animation |
| Bob Scott | Animation |
| Jason Spencer-Galsworthy | Animation |
| Andy Spilsted | Animation |
| Andy Symanowski | Animation |
| Christina Vilics | Animation |
| Seth Watkins | Animation |
| Ian Whitlock | Animation |
| Catherine Yuh Rader | Storyboard |
| Mike De Saulles | Musician |
| Matt Caines | Thanks |
| Marty Cohen | Thanks |
| Bruce Daitch | Thanks |
| Ann Daly | Thanks |
| Jeremy Dane | Thanks |
| Alex Drought | Thanks |
| Fiona Eberts | Thanks |
| Leslee Feldman | Thanks |
| Penney Finkelman Cox | Thanks |
| Nick Fletcher | Thanks |
| Doug Fries | Thanks |
| Paul Gibbs | Thanks |
| Cecil Kramer | Thanks |
| Melanie Maniam | Thanks |
| Ann Morgan | Thanks |
| Maurice Morgan | Thanks |
| Johnny Parsons | Thanks |
| Alec Porter | Thanks |
| Jack Rosenthal | Thanks |
| Alan Stewart | Thanks |
| Phil Lewis | Production Design |
| Tim Farrington | Art Direction |
| Craig Atkinson | Modeling |
| Claire Baker | Modeling |
| Georgie Everard | Modeling |
| Nancy Jones | Modeling |
| Duncan Miller | Modeling |
| Lesley Osbourne | Modeling |
| Bridget Phelan | Modeling |
| Gavin Richards | Modeling |
| Ed Sams | Modeling |
| Lisa Scantlebury | Modeling |
| Kathryn Williams | Modeling |
| Gill Bliss | Modeling |
| Allan Burne | Modeling |
| Diane Holness | Modeling |
| Gavin Jones | Modeling |
| Lee Wilton | Modeling |
| Kevin Wright | Modeling |
| Mark Chamberlain | Additional Photography |
| Brendan Donnison | ADR Voice Casting |
| Adam Vernon | Best Boy Electrician |
| Richard Hosken | Best Boy Electrician |
| Richard Clarke | CG Animator |
| James McKee Smith | Additional Music |
| Gavin Greenaway | Conductor |
| Roger Sharland | Projection |
| James Mather | Supervising Sound Editor, Foley Editor |
| Dina Eaton | Temp Music Editor |
| Marylata Elton | Music Supervisor |
| Julie Andrews | Musician |
| Cathy Giles | Musician |
| Nicholas Bucknall | Musician |
| Andrew Findon | Musician |
| Anna Noakes | Musician |
| Jonathan Snowden | Musician |
| Richard Bissill | Musician |
| Peter Davies | Musician |
| Lindsay Shilling | Musician |
| Paul Archibald | Musician |
| Andrew Crowley | Musician |
| Oren Marshall | Musician |
| Boguslav Kostecki | Musician |
| Bruce Fowler | Orchestrator |
| Linda Langley | Sculptor |
| Lisa Newport | Sculptor |
| Merriel Waggoner | Second Assistant Director |
| Drew Jones | Visual Effects Producer |
| Rachael Penfold | Visual Effects Producer |
| Tabitha Dean | Visual Effects Editor |
| Roz Lowrie | Visual Effects Editor |
| Natasha Wilkinson | Visual Effects Editor |
| Bee Arnoux | Art Department Coordinator |
| Trisha Budd | Assistant Art Director |
| Joanne Smith | Draughtsman |
| Alastair Green | Set Designer |
| Justeen Bailey | Set Dresser |
| Rachel Bowen | Set Dresser |
| Kitty Clay | Set Dresser |
| Anita Clipston | Set Dresser |
| Melanie Ford | Set Dresser |
| Robert Dibble | First Assistant Camera |
| Frank Bloom | Legal Services |
| Marriott Harrison | Legal Services |
| Michael Solinger | Post Production Supervisor |
| John Fattorini | Scenic Artist |
| Fred De Bradeny | First Assistant Director |
| Robert Hurley | Second Assistant Director |
| Rich Priestley | Second Assistant Director |
| Will Norie | Third Assistant Director |
| Vicki Hiatt | Additional Editing |
| Andrew Ward | Assistant Editor |
| Angharad Owen | Associate Editor |
| Peter Hunt | Color Timer |
| Adrian Shipp | Editorial Production Assistant |
| Jason Wheeler | Negative Cutter |
| Ian Jewels | Gaffer |
| Ezra Sumner | Assistant Production Manager |
| Alex Matcham | Production Accountant |
| Karen Walter | Production Accountant |
| Harry Linden | Production Manager |
| Veronica Pollard | Researcher |
| Tim Hands | Dialogue Editor |
| Diane Greaves | Foley |
| Ben Jones | Foley |
| Jack Stew | Foley |
| Danny Hambrook | Sound Effects Editor |
| Kevin Yates | Sound Engineer |
| Adrian Rhodes | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Richard Whitfield | Supervising Music Editor |
| John Bradley | Lighting Supervisor |
| Liam Owen | Production Runner |
| Dan Lane | Additional Storyboarding |
| Lisa Bilbe | Finance |
| Janet Legg | Assistant Camera |
| Stuart Markovic | Catering |
| Beth MacDonald | Assistant Camera |
| Arthur Sheriff | Publicist |
| Paul Smith | Lighting Camera |
| Dave Alex Riddett | Director of Photography |
| Gary Kachelhoffer | Animation |
| Hans Zimmer | Thanks |
| Mike Prestwood Smith | Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Tristan Oliver | Director of Photography |
| Kim Keukeleire | Animation |
| Jérôme Seydoux | Thanks |
| Cody Cameron | Storyboard Artist |
| Peter Sallis | Thanks |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jeffrey Katzenberg | Executive Producer |
| Peter Lord | Producer |
| David Sproxton | Producer |
| Nick Park | Producer |
| Jacky Priddle | Producer |
| Michael Rose | Executive Producer |
| Jake Eberts | Executive Producer |
| Lenny Young | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | Best Animated Feature | N/A | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Animated Feature | N/A | Nominated |
Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 57 | 86 | 42 |
| 2024 | 5 | 61 | 98 | 40 |
| 2024 | 6 | 54 | 83 | 39 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 49 | 74 | 28 |
| 2024 | 11 | 44 | 82 | 25 |
| 2024 | 12 | 43 | 58 | 31 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 31 | 53 | 6 |
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| 2025 | 10 | 549 | 715 |
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| 2024 | 8 | 731 | 903 |
A guilty pleasure for me personally, as I love both 'The Great Escape' and most of the works I have seen, over the years, from this rightfully-esteemed British animation company. Highly recommended both for children and for adults who enjoy animation. ...
Made my roommate who hates stop-motion animation watched this in 2018 and even he had a good time. It's maybe not as great as I remember thinking it was when I was a little kid, but it still holds up to some degree. _Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._ ...
A very good stop-motion animation! <em>'Chicken Run'</em>, which I watched a crap tonne when I was little but not for a vast number of years now, is an impressive production given it came out in 2000. Despite a pretty simple feel to the film, it's a very well developed concept. The, admittedly ... short, run time truly flies by. Of course everything looks, relatively, terrific, but I'm impressed by the pacing which is clean. As for the cast, Julia Sawalha is the definite standout - she's fantastic as Ginger. Timothy Spall and Phil Daniels, as rats Nick and Fetcher, are amusing. Mel Gibson (Rocky), though still decent, isn't actually that good in this. A fun and interesting story! Definitely worth seeing if you haven't already. I'm intrigued to see where they go with the upcoming sequel.
Ok, there is an huge temptation to riddle this review with puns - but I'm just going to say it's a cracking little family adventure. It's seemingly based on a whole range of classic movies from the "Great Escape", "Star Trek" to "Love Story" with a score cannibalised from just about any/everything e ... ver written by Messrs. Korngold/Williams & Bernstein all adding to this really super stop-motion animation that Ray Harryhausen would have been proud of.. A flock of chickens are relentlessly exploited for their eggs by the evil "Mrs Tweedy" - that is, until "Rocky" (an on-form Mel Gibson) arrives over the fence and incites escape plans... Meantime their malevolent owner (Miranda Richardson) has plans to industrialise production - and this time, not just of the eggs... It's a fun frolic, this - with great vocal performances from Jane Horrocks, Julia Sawalha and Benjamin Whitrow as the rather pompous RAF spotter chicken "Fowler". Nick Park and Peter Lord - and the wonderfully imaginative Aardman team - have built upon their "Wallace and Gromit" experience and created some charming characters with some great lines for both the young, and the formerly young. Certainly a film you can leave the kids alone in front of the telly to.