Chicken Run (2000)

Most people think so. 83% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 92%.

The creators of Wallace & Gromit bring you an exciting and original story about a group of chickens determined to fly the coop–even if they can’t fly! It’s hardly poultry in motion when Rocky attempts to teach Ginger and her feathered friends to fly…but, with teamwork, determination and a little bit o’ cluck, the fearless flock plots one last attempt in a spectacular bid for freedom. Wikipedia ↗

Chicken Run is a 2000 British stop-motion animated comedy produced by Aardman Animations and directed by Peter Lord and Nick Park. Set on a Yorkshire chicken farm in 1950s England, the film follows Ginger, a determined hen voiced by Julia Sawalha, who has spent years trying to escape the grim Tweedy Farm before the tyrannical Mrs. Tweedy, voiced by Miranda Richardson, converts the operation from egg production to chicken pies — meaning every hen will be killed.

When Rocky, a flashy American rooster voiced by Mel Gibson, crash-lands in the farm claiming he can fly, Ginger recruits him to teach the chickens to fly over the fence to freedom. Chicken Run was deliberately modeled on The Great Escape, substituting chickens for POWs, and the Aardman team's characteristic British humor — dry, self-deprecating, and rich with visual gags hidden in every frame — gave the film a warmth and wit that distinguished it from CGI animation.