Amy Sedaris, Don Knotts, Garry Marshall

After ruining his reputation with the town, a courageous chicken must come to the rescue of his fellow citizens when aliens start an invasion.

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56% liked it

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37% liked it

144 critics

G, 1 hr. 21 min.

Directed by: Mark Dindal

Release Date: November 4, 2005

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DVD Release Date: March 21, 2006

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  • October 10, 2006
    An funny and thrilling non-Pixar feature from Disney.
  • December 12, 2008
    completely average. although its not a bad flick, i still see this as a down point for disney because they are so consistently above average. i laughed a few times and my kids love it, but the story was much weaker than disney usually puts out.
  • November 13, 2008
    A bit different than most other kids movies; a bit brighter, quirkier, faster paced and creative. Very cute.
  • October 3, 2008
    A great slant on the tale we all knew as kids. Chicken Little himself is quite adorable, and he has some great quirky sidekicks.

    There were a couple of bits that were a little too ?War of the Worlds? to me, (a film I?m not very fond of), but this was a very enjoyable family ...( read more)movie with a great quirky ending.
  • July 18, 2008
    One day, Chicken Little (voice of Zach Braff) was conked in the head by a piece of the sky, causing him to declare, naturally, that the sky was falling. The ensuing panic turned to anger when Chicken Little couldn't find the piece of sky that had fallen on him, and everyone concl...( read more)uded it had been a false alarm. Now, a year later, Chicken Little is still a laughingstock for his behavior that fateful fall day. his friends, Runt of the Litter (Steve Zahn), Ugly Duckling (Joan Cusak), and Fish Out of Water, are only barely less popular than he is. And he has nothing but bad luck. But the nerds of Oakey Oaks may get their chance to save the day when the sky really does fall and an alien invasion rolls in. The real strength of Chicken Little is its clever voice-casting in supporting roles. Garry Marshall plays Chicken Little's father as, well, very Jewish. Entertaining turns by Amy Sedaris (school bully Foxy Loxy), Don Knotts (perfectly realized as a turkey). This is very much an animation for kids but it?s quite watchable for adults in the mood for some light and funny entertainment. Admittedly the character development is, in the main, fairly non-existent, but really for an 81 minute movie with this many laughs it?s not a problem. The animation is superb, and the pacing of the film is handled well by Director Mark Dindal. There is quite a bit of satirical humour if you look for it hard enough, and while quite a bit of the humour comes from slapstick, there is also plenty in the dialogue.
  • November 19, 2009
    A VERY CUTE, VERY FUNNY, FAMILY MOVIE
  • November 8, 2009
    I could see it many times and still not get bored with it ;)
  • November 3, 2009
    No estuvo a la altura de la campaņa de publicidad que le hicieron. Me decepciono bastante. Ademas, el chicken no baila!
  • October 30, 2009
    sembelih jak manok tok
  • October 29, 2009
    Family film and grandparents film..

Critic Reviews


November 4, 2005
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

It's an odd up-and-down storyline, and it's told with too many shortcuts: pop songs used in place of dialogue and emotion, pop references used in place of jokes. full review

November 4, 2005
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

The movie (directed by Mark Dindal, The Emperor's New Groove) swings from sugar buzz to glucose crash a bit too quickly. full review

November 4, 2005
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Chicken Little settles for what's expedient and safe and, over all, lives down to its title. full review

November 4, 2005
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

Chicken Little is shiny and peppy, with some solid laughs and dandy vocal performances, but even a small child may sense how forced this movie is. full review

November 3, 2005
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

Compared to the CG gems from Pixar, Chicken Little is stylistically inconsistent, narratively messy, and, well, just not much fun. full review

November 3, 2005
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

The first computer-animated film from Disney also has the distinction of being a terrible movie a hectic, uninspired pastiche of catch phrases and cliches.

November 3, 2005
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The movie did make me smile. It didn't make me laugh, and it didn't involve my emotions, or the higher regions of my intellect, for that matter. full review

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