Chicken Run poster

Chicken Run (2000)

Film · 1h 24m · Rated G

Animation, Comedy, Family

A brisk, whimsical comedy follows a determined flock of chickens as they hatch a broad, uplifting escape plan.

Campy, with wholesome humor. A family watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.

Not on a US subscription service as of Oct 26, 2026.

Chicken Run parents guide

No surprises for a G: no swearing and a few tense moments.

Our estimate: fine from about 7. Rated G.

Scare
Mildly scary
A few tense or eerie moments.
Jump scares
None noted
Gore
No gore
Violence
Some violence
Some fighting or peril.
Sex and nudity
None noted
Language
None noted

How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.

Three questions

Is Chicken Run scary?
Only a little. Chicken Run has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
How gory is Chicken Run?
No gore and some violence. Squeamish viewers are fine here.
What is Chicken Run rated, and is it OK for kids?
It is a G that behaves like one: no swearing and a few tense moments.

What is Chicken Run about?

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.

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

Yes. It lands on a happy note.

Cast and crew

Directed byPeter Lord, Nick Park
StarringJulia Sawalha, Mel Gibson, Imelda Staunton, Jane Horrocks, Lynn Ferguson, Miranda Richardson

More like Chicken Run

More like this feeling

Prompts we typed into CouchRot, and the lists that share its tags.

Lists with the same feel: Feel-good and Family night.

Five more like Chicken Run

Say the mood. Five picks with where they stream, right here.

Uses the TMDB API; not endorsed or certified by TMDB. Intensity, content, tone and pace tags are CouchRot's own.