Excellent

MASTER SCORE 78.5 / 100

2015Comedy / Drama / Mystery1h 44m

MEN & CHICKEN

“You don't choose your own family”

Men & Chicken is a black comedy about two outcast brothers who, by getting to know their unknown family, discover a horrible truth about themselves and their relatives.

Above the Line

Anders Thomas Jensen·DirectorAnders Thomas Jensen·WriterSebastian Blenkov·Director of PhotographyFrans Bak·Original Music ComposerAnders Villadsen·Editor

Cast

Mads Mikkelsen·EliasDavid Dencik·GabrielNikolaj Lie Kaas·GregorSøren Malling·FranzNicolas Bro·JosefOle Thestrup·Flemming AbbottBodil Jørgensen·Ellen AbbottKirsten Lehfeldt·Ingrid AbbottLisbet Dahl·SusanRikke Louise Andersson·Sara

Full Crew

(30 credits)

Directing· 1

Anders Thomas Jensen·Director

Writing· 1

Anders Thomas Jensen·Writer

Camera· 2

Sebastian Blenkov·Director of PhotographySebastian Blenkov·Camera Operator

Editing· 1

Anders Villadsen·Editor

Sound & Music· 3

Frans Bak·Original Music ComposerJeppe Kaas·Original Music ComposerNino Jacobsen·Sound Designer

Art & Design· 5

Mia Stensgaard·Production DesignManon Rasmussen·Key CostumerAnne Cathrine Sauerberg·Key Makeup ArtistMorten Jacobsen·Makeup ArtistThomas Foldberg·Makeup Artist

Production· 15

Kim Magnusson·ProducerTivi Magnusson·ProducerChristoph Fisser·Executive ProducerCarl Woebcken·Executive ProducerHenning Molfenter·Executive ProducerDario Suter·Executive ProducerChristoph Daniel·Executive ProducerMarc Schmidheiny·Executive ProducerJoel Brandeis·Executive ProducerPeter Bækkel·Associate ProducerJessica Ask·Associate ProducerPeter Nadermann·Associate ProducerMeinolf Zurhorst·Associate ProducerKristina Kornum·Line ProducerPhilipp Klausing·Line Producer

Other Departments· 2

Peter Hjorth·VFX SupervisorNanna van Elk·Post Production Supervisor

By the Numbers

78.5

OF 100

Master Score

6.7

OF 10

IMDb

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CRITICS

Rotten Tomatoes

$5M

Worldwide Gross

Oscar Wins

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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Men & Chicken's key art.

Dominant Palette

3 colors

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Mood

Quirky, Unsettling

Composition

Centered

Era

2010s

Visual Style

Photographic

“The movie poster for 'Men & Chicken' features a group of nine people arranged in a somewhat haphazard manner against a muted, textured wall. At the front, sever”

comedymystery

Key Elements

ChickensEggsChandelierBaby

Atmosphere

Muted

Color Mood

Neutral

Setting

Indoor

Design Score

7/10