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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. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Two outcast brothers get to know their biological family and discover the horrible truth about themselves and their relatives.
  • Genre:
    comedy
  • Original Language:
    Danish
  • Director:
    Anders Thomas Jensen
  • Producer:
    Tivi Magnusson
  • Writer:
    Anders Thomas Jensen
  • Release Date (Theaters):
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $30.1K
  • Runtime:
  • Production Co:
    M&M Productions

Cast & Crew

Mads Mikkelsen
Elias
David Dencik
Gabriel
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Gregor
Søren Malling
Franz
Nicolas Bro
Josef
Lars Lunøe
far
Rikke Louise Andersson
Sara
Ulla Asbjørn-Damsted
Gæst
Thor Bisbjerg
Hvid kittel II
Ole Thestrup
Flemming Abbott
Anders Thomas Jensen
Director
Jeppe Kaas
Music
Anders Thomas Jensen
Writer
Tivi Magnusson
Producer
Frans Bak
Music Director
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  • 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.

    October 10, 2016 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

    Ed Potton

    Times (UK)

  • 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.

    July 17, 2016 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

    Leslie Felperin

    Radio Times

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

    July 17, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

    Wendy Ide

    Observer (UK)

  • The actors capture the boorishness and animalistic side of their characters, but also their vulnerability in the face of a world that makes such little sense to them.

    July 15, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

    Geoffrey Macnab

    Independent (UK)

  • Hilarious, charming, and slightly traumatic.

    July 15, 2016 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

    Charlie Theobald

    Little White Lies

  • Hilarious in places, hideous in others, this struggles to make its philosophical case. But the performances are exceptional and the conceit could not be more daring or distinctive.

    July 14, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

    David Parkinson

    Empire Magazine
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Audience Reviews for Men & Chicken

  • Aug 17, 2017
    A bit of a sci-fi family drama as two entirely different adopted brothers look for and find the old familial stomping grounds ... only to be faced with the ugly reality that its not quite up to expectations. Late in the film we all discover the reason why, but not before the brothers are faced not only with their differences but with bonding in spite of them. There's heart in this mess, which may be the point of all families, eh?
    Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
  • Nov 28, 2015
    Mads Mikkelsen is priceless - and nearly unrecognizable with a cleft lip, fake teeth and an eccentric composition - in this hilarious comedy that feels like a darkly humored mix of The Island of Dr. Moreau and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but the ending feels a bit off.
    Carlos M Super Reviewer
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