Men & Chicken

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Men & Chicken

2016

1h 44m

Comedy

Drama

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Two outcast brothers get to know their biological family and discover the horrible truth about themselves and their relatives.

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Critics Consensus

Men & Chicken's bizarre setup only skims the surface of a challenging, well-acted comedy with a warm heart to match its grotesque visuals and dark themes.

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Ed Potton

The Times (UK)

10/10/2016

3/5

Anders Thomas Jensen is one of Denmark's most fêted film-makers, the winner of two Oscars and a man with a knack for twisted comedies.

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Leslie Felperin

Radio Times

07/17/2016

3/5

Like the mansion where most of the action unfolds, writer/director Anders Thomas Jensen's fourth feature brims with mutant creatures, bestial desires and warped family feelings.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

07/17/2016

4/5

A darkly comic dysfunctional family drama rather than the carnival of grotesquery it could have been.

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Akos Peterbencze

Vulnerable Man (Medium)

07/21/2023

Men and Chicken is just as much of a horror as it is a comedy and a family drama. It’s the most disturbing yet hilarious movie I’ve seen for a long time.

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C.J. Prince

Way Too Indie

05/25/2019

Jensen and his game cast (especially Mikkelsen, who's hard to recognize at points) make it work too, and turn Men & Chicken into a film that's just as strange as it is entertaining.

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Nick Evan-Cook

One Room With A View

03/29/2019

3/5

Somewhat front-heavy, the twisted and demented Men and Chicken starts as a broad screwball comedy yet ends as a sobering and existential study of fraternity.

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Dennui S

@dennui Sep 19

One of my most favorite movies ever. Another weird, dark and sweet Danish film. Border might be the most similar in terms of weird and sweet movies.

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Gareth v

@geewah Aug 9

An eccentric, divisive comedy that’s worth a try if you like your humor weird and dark, but it won’t be for everyone.

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Rob W

@Mr_Inbetween 09/08/2024

Not funny haha, but funny strange.

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R 9

@RT00952237 10/18/2023

'Men & Chicken' is... out there. Good film, though! The only criticism I have is the run time, I reckon they could've shaved a decent chunk off so the somewhat predictable conclusion comes around quicker. That aside, I enjoyed this 2015 release. It has a strong cast, good humour (mainly across the first half or so) and has a plot that is certainly intriguing - and even manages a positive message in the end, just about. Mads Mikkelsen is good value here, as he is in pretty much all of his films let's be honest. I watched this as part of my watch through his filmography, so it was cool to see a number of familiar faces that he worked with previously; as well as director Anders Thomas Jensen, of course. Nikolaj Lie Kaas the most obvious, to me anyway, example of that, though you also have the likes of David Dencik and Nicolas Bro.

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Flixster F

@RT77094268 07/10/2023

5.5/10. It's unique but not entertaining enough.

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Rose G

@RT19462719 02/15/2023

Love a movie that forces you to think about its deeper themes and what it's really saying

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Synopsis

Two outcast brothers get to know their biological family and discover the horrible truth about themselves and their relatives.

Director: Anders Thomas Jensen
Producer: Tivi Magnusson
Distributor: Drafthouse Films
Production Co: M&M Productions
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Danish
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 22, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $30.1K
Runtime: 1h 44m

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