Movies Like Men & Chicken

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Adam's Apples

2005·1h 35m·★ 7.7·Anders Thomas Jensen

4 shared cast incl. Mads Mikkelsen & Ole Thestrup2 shared crewDir. Anders Thomas Jensen

The Last Viking

2025·1h 56m·★ 7.2·Anders Thomas Jensen

5 shared cast incl. Mads Mikkelsen & Nikolaj Lie Kaas2 shared crewDir. Anders Thomas Jensen

The Green Butchers

2003·1h 40m·★ 7.2·Anders Thomas Jensen

5 shared cast incl. Nikolaj Lie Kaas & Mads Mikkelsen2 shared crewDir. Anders Thomas Jensen

Riders of Justice

2020·1h 56m·★ 7.5·Anders Thomas Jensen

3 shared cast incl. Mads Mikkelsen & Nikolaj Lie KaasDir. Anders Thomas JensenComedy & Drama

Small Town Killers

2017·1h 30m·★ 5.3·Ole Bornedal

3 shared cast incl. Nicolas Bro & Søren MallingTMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Flickering Lights

2000·1h 49m·★ 7.5·Anders Thomas Jensen

3 shared cast incl. Mads Mikkelsen & Nikolaj Lie KaasDir. Anders Thomas Jensen

Election Night

1998·11m·★ 7.5·Anders Thomas Jensen

Both star Ole Thestrup & Nicolas BroDir. Anders Thomas Jensen

In China They Eat Dogs

1999·1h 31m·★ 7.3·Lasse Spang Olsen

TMDB recommendsStarring Nikolaj Lie Kaas

The Middle Man

2021·1h 35m·★ 6.0·Bent Hamer

Fans also likedStarring Nicolas BroComedy & Drama

Kontroll

2003·1h 47m·★ 7.6·Nimród Antal

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

On the Count of Three

2022·1h 26m·★ 7.0·Jerrod Carmichael

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

Brad's Status

2017·1h 41m·★ 6.5·Mike White

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama

I Swear

2025·2h 1m·★ 8.4·Kirk Jones

TMDB recommends

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

1964·1h 35m·★ 8.3·Stanley Kubrick

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Fargo

1996·1h 38m·★ 8.1·Joel Coen

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Brazil

1985·2h 23m·★ 7.8·Terry Gilliam

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The Promised Land

2023·2h 7m·★ 7.7·Nikolaj Arcel

Both star Mads Mikkelsen & Søren Malling

Love Don't Co$t a Thing

2003·1h 40m·★ 5.3·Troy Byer

Fans also likedComedy & Drama

A Royal Affair

2012·2h 17m·★ 7.5·Nikolaj Arcel

Both star Mads Mikkelsen & David Dencik

Delicatessen

1991·1h 39m·★ 7.5·Jean-Pierre Jeunet

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How Good Is Men & Chicken?

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