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Men & Chicken (2016): Ratings & Box Office

Men & Chicken (2016) movie poster

Men & Chicken is a 2016 sci-fi drama directed by Anders Thomas Jensen. It runs 1 hour 44 minutes and earned $4.8 million worldwide. Critics gave it 85% on Rotten Tomatoes and 64 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.7/10.

IMDb rating
6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes
85%
worldwide gross
$4.8M
Metascore
64
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Men & Chicken (2016) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 44m (104 min)
Genres
Sci-Fi , Drama , Mystery , Comedy
Original language
Danish
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Men & Chicken About?

The premise of Men & Chicken without spoilers.

Two adopted half-brothers, played by Mads Mikkelsen and David Dencik, discover a surprising connection in their late father’s will. They journey to a secluded Danish island to learn about their heritage and find themselves among a peculiar group of harelipped brothers. As they navigate the eccentric community and share unusual experiences, they begin to unravel a decades-old family secret and confront unexpected truths about their origins.

Men & Chicken Themes & Keywords

· 50 tags
  • genetic experiment
  • brother brother relationship
  • death of father
  • zoophilia
  • chicken
  • reference to nikola tesla
  • reference to copernicus
  • reference to spinoza
  • reference to johannes kepler
  • reference to charles darwin
  • reference to albert einstein
  • geneticist
+38 more
  • mayor
  • island
  • human animal hybrid
  • human hybrid
  • renegade scientist
  • body deformity
  • farm animals
  • crude humor comedy
  • basement laboratory
  • adoption
  • half brother half brother relationship
  • five brothers
  • harelip
  • quirky comedy
  • brother brother conflict
  • brother brother reunion
  • half brother
  • brothers living together
  • videotape
  • cheese
  • vomiting
  • masturbation
  • toilet
  • wheelchair
  • restaurant
  • hospital
  • ferry boat
  • writer director
  • stem cell research
  • bull
  • nursery school
  • home for the aged
  • crane the bird
  • sperm
  • fable
  • cleft lip
  • oversexed
  • foot deformity
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Crew

The Director of Men & Chicken

Directed by Anders Thomas Jensen.

From the director

More from Anders Thomas Jensen

More films directed by Anders Thomas Jensen, best-rated first: Riders of Justice, The Last Viking, Adam's Apples and The Green Butchers.

Full filmography
Ratings

Men & Chicken Reviews & Ratings

Critics gave Men & Chicken 85% on Rotten Tomatoes and 64 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.7/10.

Box office

Men & Chicken Box Office

Men & Chicken grossed $4.8 million worldwide. $30,207 came from the US and Canada and $4.7 million (99%) from the rest of the world.

2016 box office

Worldwide gross

$4.8M

US & Canada
$30.2K
International
$4.7M
US & Canada 1% Rest of the world 99%
Videos

Men & Chicken Trailers & Videos

The trailer of Men & Chicken.

Men & Chicken Official Trailer 1 (2016)
Details

Men & Chicken Also Known As

18 alternative titles, including “Maend og Hoens” and “Mænd og Høns”.

Also known as
  • Maend og Hoens
  • Mænd og Høns
  • 雞密真相
  • Men and Chicken
  • Férfiak és csirkék
  • Мужчины и куры
  • De pollos y hombres
  • 男人与鸡
  • O kuřatech a lidech
  • İnsanlar ve Tavuklar
  • 맨 앤 치킨
  • Мъже и пилци
+6 more
  • Vyrai ir viščiukai
  • O kuratách a ľuďoch
  • Män & Höns
  • Чоловіки і курчата
  • メン&チキン
  • Hombres y gallinas

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FAQ

Men & Chicken FAQ: Box Office, Runtime & Release Date

Runtime, release date, director, box office, ratings, post-credit scenes and language of Men & Chicken, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Men & Chicken?

Men & Chicken runs 1 hour 44 minutes (104 minutes).

When was Men & Chicken released?

Men & Chicken was released on April 22, 2016.

Who directed Men & Chicken?

Men & Chicken was directed by Anders Thomas Jensen.

More films by Anders Thomas Jensen

How much did Men & Chicken make at the box office?

Men & Chicken grossed $4.8 million worldwide ($30,207 domestic, $4.7 million international).

How is Men & Chicken rated?

Men & Chicken has 6.7/10 on IMDb, 85% on Rotten Tomatoes, 64 on Metacritic and 66% on TMDB.

Does Men & Chicken have a post-credit scene?

No. Men & Chicken has no extra scene during or after the credits.

What language is Men & Chicken in?

The original language of Men & Chicken is Danish.

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