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Film · 2023

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Directed by Sam Fell and Jeff Newitt · starring Thandiwe Newton, Shobu Kapoor and Zachary Levi

  • 1 h 37 min
  • PG
  • Action · Adventure · Comedy
  • UKJapan
  • Released in the UK 7 December 2023
  • 5.6 AverageMovieNCo
  • 4.6 Users2 votes
  • 6.6 Critics3 reviews
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Synopsis

Aardman, the multi-Oscar and BAFTA award-winning studio ('Creature Comforts', 'Wallace & Gromit' and 'Shaun the Sheep') and Oscar and BAFTA nominated director Sam Fell (for 'The Amazing World of Norman' and 'Mousetown', respectively) present 'Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nuggets'.

It is the long-awaited sequel to 'Chicken Run: Farm Break', the highest-grossing stop-motion animated film in history. After defying her death in escaping from Tweedy's farm, Ginger has finally fulfilled her dream of hers: to live on a peaceful island reserve with the whole gang, far from the dangers of the human world.

When she and Rocky have her little daughter Molly, Ginger's happy ending seems final. But, on the continent, the chicken world faces a new and terrible threat. This time, Ginger and her friends will have to carry out a raid... even if they have to endanger the freedom they worked so hard to achieve.

Zachary Levi, Thandiwe Newton, David Bradley, Romesh Ranganathan and Daniel Mays replaced Gibson, Sawalha, Benjamin Whitrow (deceased), Timothy Spall and Phil Daniels as the voices of Rocky, Ginger, Fowler, Nick and Fetcher, while Jane Horrocks, Imelda Staunton and Lynn Ferguson reprized their roles as Babs, Bunty and Mac from the first film.

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The essentials

Runtime
97 min1 hour and 37 minutes
Rating
PGParental guidance
How long is Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget?
1 hour and 37 minutes (97 minutes).
When was Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 7 December 2023.
Who directed Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget?
Sam Fell and Jeff Newitt.
Who is in Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget?
It stars Thandiwe Newton, Shobu Kapoor, Zachary Levi and Bella Ramsey.
Where can I watch Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget?
In the UK it is available with a subscription on Netflix.
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Cast

Full cast (26)
Director
Sam Fell, Jeff Newitt
Writers
Karey Kirkpatrick, Rachel Tunnard, Mark Burton, Laurence Rickard
Producers
Sam Fell, Paul Kewley, Karey Kirkpatrick, Peter Lord

Videos and trailers

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'Chicken Run: Dawn of the nuggets' trailer 2:2929 November 2023

Photos and posters

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Reviews

All 3 reviews
4.6 2 votes

What the critics say average 6.6 from 3 outlets

  • 7.0 Screen DailyNikki Baughan Beneath all of the visual razzle-dazzle and quick-firing gags, though, 'Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget' is a familiar, well-executed coming-of-age narrative, in which a youngster is compelled to… Read
  • 6.7 IndiewireSophie Monks Kaufman While director Sam Fell continues the stop-motion brilliance of Peter Lord and Nick Park's original, set pieces and winking homages are given primacy over character stakes leading to a somewhat… Read
  • 6.0 The GuardianPeter Bradshaw Some of the time, this new 'Chicken Run' has the same flaw as the newer Pixar movies: a sense that the film could almost have been algorithmically fabricated through AI, especially here in the… Read

Awards

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Soundtrack

All 9 songs
  1. The CatJimmy Smith, Published BMG Rights Management UK Ltd, a BMG Company Spotify
  2. Heads UpThe Lively Ones, Used kind permission of Carlin Music Delaware LLC Spotify
  3. Träume kann man nicht verbietenKlaus Wunderlich, Published Universal, MCA Music Ltd
  4. How Little We KnowThe Nick Perito Orchestra, All rights on behalf of WC Music Corp, administered Warner Chappell North America Ltd, Published Songs of Peer Ltd, Published Reservoir Media Music Spotify

Trivia

All 7 facts

  • Changes by age

    The producer considers Julia Sawalha to be too old but her replacement, Thandiwe Newton, is only four years younger.

  • Harder than ever

    According to visual effects supervisor Nick Park, the stop-motion animation used throughout the film was more complex than anything Aardman had done before.

  • Resume roles

    Lynn Ferguson Jane Horrocks, Imelda Staunton and Miranda Richardson are the only ones to reprise their roles as Mac, Babs Bunty and Mrs. Tweedy.

  • McAfee's third

    Anndi McAfee's third animated film to be released in theaters. Her two previous ones were 'Tom and Jerry: The Great Escape' (1992) and 'Hey Arnold! The movie' (2002).

  • Second sequel

    The second Aardman sequel, after 'La oveja Shaun: La película - Granjaguedón' (2019).

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