Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

This time, they're breaking in!

2023 • 101 min • Family · Animation · Adventure · Comedy

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Synopsis

A band of fearless chickens flock together to save poultry-kind from an unsettling new threat: a nearby farm that's cooking up something suspicious.

Our family guide

Best from age 6

Movie Knight Score

923 reviews

100 Reviewers · 3 · 53%
69 Audience · 920 · 47%

Ginger and Rocky's daughter, Molly, sneaks off to explore the human world, only to find herself trapped in a high-tech chicken farm. The original flock must now execute a daring plan to infiltrate the facility and save all of poultry-kind from a sinister new threat.

Violence & peril: 3/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 0/10
Romance & sensuality: 1/10
Scary moments: 3/10

Heads up

Some peril and chase sequences
Brief mild scares with menacing machines
Themes of factory farming and animal welfare

What it models well

Teamwork and collaboration
Protecting family and friends
Courage and bravery
Standing up for what is right

Talk about it after

Ethical treatment of animals and food production
The importance of listening to advice from elders
Balancing independence with responsibility

Written by the Movie Knight editorial team for Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget. Our own words, our own scoring — always double-check against your family's standards.

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Top billed cast

Director: Sam Fell • Crew: Karey Kirkpatrick, John O'Farrell, John O'Farrell, Karey Kirkpatrick, Rachel Tunnard, Mark Burton

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Reviewer notes

Recommended
Whilst not as entertaining as its predecessor, <em>'Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget'</em> produces whats necessary to create a solid effort. I'm no fan of recasting, especially when it comes to voice acting, but I can't deny Thandiwe Newton and Zachary Levi are good enough replacements for (the superior, still) Julia Sawalha and Mel Gibson.…
r96sk, TMDB Community

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
So now that our intrepid band of chickens have escaped the menacing clutches of "Mrs. Tweedy", they set up home on a peaceful little island. Thing is, their feathered brethren on the mainland are in even more danger than they were before, and when "Ginger" finds out the gang decide to launch a daring raid on a new, state of the art, factory that has one single purpose: to turn chickens into nuggets!…
CinemaSerf, TMDB Community

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/chicken-run-dawn-of-the-nugget-bfi-review/ "Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget is a satisfying sequel that should please its target audience. The new cast bears the responsibility of successfully keeping the iconic characters recognizable while maintaining the unique charm of the original film.…
Manuel São Bento, TMDB Community