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“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Chicken Little
Animation · Family · Comedy · 2005
When the sky really is falling and sanity has flown the coop, who will rise to save the day? Together with his hysterical band of misfit friends, Chicken Little must hatch a plan to save the planet from alien invasion and prove that the world's biggest hero is a little chicken.
Movie details
Chicken Little
“The end is near.”
2005 Animation · Family · Comedy 1h 21m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
5.9 / 10
Community rating
When the sky really is falling and sanity has flown the coop, who will rise to save the day? Together with his hysterical band of misfit friends, Chicken Little must hatch a plan to save the planet from alien invasion and prove that the world's biggest hero is a little chicken.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Chicken Little?
For the defence
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Big-Idea Head
“You watch with your brain, not your gut.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Mark Dindal
Written by
Mark Dindal · Steve Bencich · Mark Kennedy · Ron Anderson
Zach Braff
Chicken Little (voice)
Garry Marshall
Buck Cluck (voice)
Don Knotts
Mayor Turkey Lurkey (voice)
Amy Sedaris
Foxy Loxy (voice)
Steve Zahn
Runt of the Litter (voice)
Joan Cusack
Abby Mallard (voice)
Patrick Stewart
Mr. Woolensworth (voice)
Court is in session
Put Chicken Little on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Big-Idea Head
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.