Chicken Run
mild threat, language, rude humour
Director(s)Peter Lord, Nick Park
Production year2000
Release date24/07/2026
Genre(s)Animation, Comedy
Approx. running minutes84m
CastPhil Daniels, Lynn Ferguson, Mel Gibson, Tony Haygarth, Jane Horrocks
Chicken Run
mild threat, language, rude humour
A group of chickens owned by a tyrannical egg farmer enlist a famous rooster to teach them to fly so they can escape bei ...
A group of chickens owned by a tyrannical egg farmer enlist a famous rooster to teach them to fly so they can escape being made into pies in this children's animated comedy.
violence
threat and horror
language
rude humour
theme
sex
discrimination
drugs
mild threat, language, rude humour
Classified Date:
06/07/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
violence
In scenes of slapstick animated violence, characters are thrown, kicked, fall from heights and comically crash land into each other.
threat and horror
Animated chickens are frequently at risk of being killed for food. This includes a scene in which a chicken is taken into a shed and it's implied the animal is killed. Characters become trapped in bladed machines and are swung at with axes. A character comically prepares a noose; an escape plan is described as 'suicide'.
language
Bad language includes 'bugger', 'git', 'pillock' and 'hell'. There is also brief use of the outdated term ‘nancy’ directed at a character.
rude humour
A character is described as 'over-sexed', and there are milder instances of rude humour.
theme
Some upsetting scenes occur after the implied deaths of characters, but the film's overall tone is comic and reassuring.
Contains infrequent mild threat and mild bad language
Classified Date:
09/11/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
violence
There is some mild slapstick violence, such as a chicken slapping a rooster.
threat and horror
The chickens realise they are going to be turned into meat if they don't manage to escape from the farm. There are some references to this happening and scenes in which chickens are taken away, with the implication they are going to be slaughtered, although nothing of this is shown. There are also exciting sequences in which the chickens escape from a pie making machine.
language
There is a single comic use of the phrase "thieving little buggers" by a farmer who is talking about his chickens. Other language is very mild, such as uses of 'bloomin' heck'.
sex
Sexual content is limited to some kissing, between animated characters, and some very mild innuendo.
rude humour
There is some very mild rude humour, such as a character saying eggs don't come from heaven but from a chicken's "bum".
alcohol and smoking
There is sight of a tobacco pipe, although no smoking is shown. There are also comic references to alcohol but again no sight of use.
Passed 'U' with mild threat and mild bad language
Classified Date:
12/06/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
Classified Date:
24/05/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Front Row TV Ltd
Contains mild language, violence and threat
Classified Date:
16/10/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
violence
Scenes of violence include a chicken being hit on the head with a stick.
threat and horror
Scenes of threat include a chicken seen in silhouette with a meat cleaver brought down towards it, suggesting its head is being cut off.
language
There is mild bad language ('bugger') as well as milder terms such as 'git-face' and 'butt'.
additional issues
There is a comic reference to American chickens being 'oversexed'.
Classified Date:
09/10/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
Classified Date:
21/09/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
Classified Date:
14/07/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
Classified Date:
31/10/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
Classified Date:
14/06/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
Classified Date:
09/06/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
Classified Date:
06/06/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
Classified Date:
31/03/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Fox Pathe Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
31/03/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Fox Pathe Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
09/02/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
Classified Date:
10/09/1999
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
CIC Video
Classified Date:
31/10/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
Classified date06/07/2026
LanguageEnglish
violence
threat and horror
language
rude humour
theme
sex
discrimination
drugs
Director(s)Peter Lord, Nick Park
Production year2000
Release date24/07/2026
Genre(s)Animation, Comedy
Approx. running minutes84m
CastPhil Daniels, Lynn Ferguson, Mel Gibson, Tony Haygarth, Jane Horrocks
mild threat, language, rude humour
Classified Date:
06/07/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
violence
In scenes of slapstick animated violence, characters are thrown, kicked, fall from heights and comically crash land into each other.
threat and horror
Animated chickens are frequently at risk of being killed for food. This includes a scene in which a chicken is taken into a shed and it's implied the animal is killed. Characters become trapped in bladed machines and are swung at with axes. A character comically prepares a noose; an escape plan is described as 'suicide'.
language
Bad language includes 'bugger', 'git', 'pillock' and 'hell'. There is also brief use of the outdated term ‘nancy’ directed at a character.
rude humour
A character is described as 'over-sexed', and there are milder instances of rude humour.
theme
Some upsetting scenes occur after the implied deaths of characters, but the film's overall tone is comic and reassuring.
Contains infrequent mild threat and mild bad language
Classified Date:
09/11/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
violence
There is some mild slapstick violence, such as a chicken slapping a rooster.
threat and horror
The chickens realise they are going to be turned into meat if they don't manage to escape from the farm. There are some references to this happening and scenes in which chickens are taken away, with the implication they are going to be slaughtered, although nothing of this is shown. There are also exciting sequences in which the chickens escape from a pie making machine.
language
There is a single comic use of the phrase "thieving little buggers" by a farmer who is talking about his chickens. Other language is very mild, such as uses of 'bloomin' heck'.
sex
Sexual content is limited to some kissing, between animated characters, and some very mild innuendo.
rude humour
There is some very mild rude humour, such as a character saying eggs don't come from heaven but from a chicken's "bum".
alcohol and smoking
There is sight of a tobacco pipe, although no smoking is shown. There are also comic references to alcohol but again no sight of use.
Passed 'U' with mild threat and mild bad language
Classified Date:
12/06/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
Classified Date:
24/05/2001
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Front Row TV Ltd
Contains mild language, violence and threat
Classified Date:
16/10/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
violence
Scenes of violence include a chicken being hit on the head with a stick.
threat and horror
Scenes of threat include a chicken seen in silhouette with a meat cleaver brought down towards it, suggesting its head is being cut off.
language
There is mild bad language ('bugger') as well as milder terms such as 'git-face' and 'butt'.
additional issues
There is a comic reference to American chickens being 'oversexed'.
Classified Date:
09/10/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
Classified Date:
21/09/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
Classified Date:
14/07/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
Classified Date:
31/10/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
Classified Date:
14/06/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
Classified Date:
09/06/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
Classified Date:
06/06/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
Classified Date:
31/03/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Fox Pathe Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
31/03/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Fox Pathe Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
09/02/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
Classified Date:
10/09/1999
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
CIC Video
Classified Date:
31/10/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pathe Distribution Ltd
Classified date06/07/2026
LanguageEnglish
