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Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget is the long-awaited sequel to the 2003 film Chicken Run. Ginger, Rocky, and the whole flock are back, who again go up against Mrs. Tweedy. This time, Ginger and Rocky's daughter Molly accidentally gets trapped in a "bird sanctuary" that turns out to be Mrs. Tweedy's new chicken factory.

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Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
PG
Animation
Adventure
Comedy

Release Date
December 15, 2023
Director
Sam Fell
Cast
Thandiwe Newton , Zachary Levi , Bella Ramsey , Imelda Staunton , Lynn Ferguson , David Bradley , Jane Horrocks , Daniel Mays , Nick Mohammed , Miranda Richardson , Romesh Ranganathan , Josie Sedgwick-Davies
Runtime
97 Minutes
Writers
Karey Kirkpatrick , John O'Farrell
Studio(s)
Netflix Animation , Aardman Animations
Distributor(s)
Netflix
prequel(s)
Chicken Run

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