Chicken Run
DreamWorks Distribution | Release Date: June 21, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
88
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 34 Critic Reviews
Positive:
33
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
It's aimed at adults as much as children, with jokes that work on multiple levels, and contraptions.
100
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
People who have seen it seem to be crazy about it. Read full review
100
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Stack
It will be the most talked-about comedy of summer. Read full review
100
Washington PostDesson Thomson
The visual comedy is brilliant. Read full review
100
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
It's a purely winning film.
100
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The suspense isn't exactly breathtaking, but there are some mighty fine laughs in this clever Claymation cartoon.Family fun for all. Read full review
91
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
A delightful, perceptive, funny, detail-perfect fable. Read full review
90
Film.comSean Means
That rare movie, a clever and unabashedly fun adventure that has as many winning moments as it has hen's teeth -- which is quite a lot. Read full review
90
SlateDavid Edelstein
Poetry in motion: It's eggsquisite. Read full review
90
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
A scene set inside the chicken-pie-making machinery proves that the Rube Goldberg formula is infallible. Read full review
90
Rolling StonePeter Travers
It may sound silly, but Lord and Park conjure up a world of visual miracles.
90
Mr. ShowbizKevin Maynard
Flock (don't walk) to the theater to see Chicken Run.
90
Film.comTom Keogh
Finally, there's a female action hero for the summer of 2000, and she's a . . . chicken. But a chicken to believe in. Read full review
90
Film.comJohn Hartl
All but guarantees that you'll want to see Chicken Run more than once. Read full review
90
SalonMichael Sragow
This movie's cornucopia of humorous riffs and stunts never fails to amuse or enthrall because it never ceases to be unexpected. Read full review
90
TNT RoughCutHeather Fehere
A movie that kids may want to see again and again, and adults will be happy to oblige.
90
VarietyTodd McCarthy
Technically superb and witty in an old-fashioned, veddy British way that will delight many adults but will sail over the heads of young audiences. Read full review
90
Dallas ObserverGregory Weinkauf
Gleefully blurs the line between species. Vive la révolution! Read full review
90
L.A. WeeklyF. X. Feeney
A delirious fable about every creature's need for espace. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
Never loses its priceless stamp of individuality. Reduced to its essence, this is a joke told by a person, not a corporation--and that makes all the difference. Read full review
90
NewsweekDavid Ansen
It starts quietly, introducing its splendid gallery of fowl, rats and humans, then builds and builds until it achieves full comic liftoff.
90
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
Doesn't try to cram messages of uplift down its audience's gullet. It's a great eggscape from banality. Read full review
88
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Not only funny and wicked, clever and visually inventive, but . . . kind and sweet. Tender and touching. Read full review
88
USA TodaySusan Wloszczyna
A little slapstick, a little action, rich characters and a whopping serving of wit. All baked to near-perfection.
88
Boston GlobeJay Carr
There's nothing paltry about its poultry.
88
New York Daily NewsStaff (Not Credited)
Funny, even thrilling. Read full review
88
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
A bizarre, thrilling, warmly funny spoof of the WWII Steve McQueen prison camp thriller, "The Great Escape" remade for a near all-chicken cast. Read full review
88
New York PostJonathan Foreman
It is not only an amazing technical accomplishment, it's also the wittiest and best-voiced animated movie to come along in years.
88
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
Imbued with infectious pluck. It's also a lucid, competent, titanically entertaining movie loaded with workable gags. Read full review
80
TV Guide MagazineStephen Miller
Who'd have thought you'd find yourself caring so much about the fate of a flock of fryers? This chicken has legs -- lots of them. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Absolutely delightful filmmaking, chock-full of gorgeously goofy animation and a storyline that cleverly echoes everything from "Stalag 17" to "Cool Hand Luke." Read full review
75
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
The package is perfectly irresistible.
75
Baltimore SunAnn Hornaday
That rare kids' movie that may be even more entertaining for its intended audience's adult companions.
40
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
A combination of "Barnyard Follies" and "Schindler's List." Read full review
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