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Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy

2026 · 99 min

A breezy, cheeky investigative lark that mixes laughs with mild food-industry unease, easy to dip into and oddly appetising.

Directed by
Liana Stewart
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Mo Gilligan, Marcus Collins, Enam Abood
Overview
In a bold 28-day experiment, comedian Mo Gilligan tours the UK and US on a fried chicken diet to uncover the impact of the craving — and industry behind it.

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  • Netflix
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Directed by
Liana Stewart
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Mo Gilligan, Marcus Collins, Enam Abood
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • class
  • addiction
  • media
  • identity
Places
  • road trip
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Horror1
Humour6
Realism8
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Where to watch in the UK

Stream
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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Liana Stewart
Starring
Mo Gilligan, Marcus Collins, Enam Abood, Alice Driver, David Ajao, Laura Schmidt, Ashley Gearhardt, Philip Lymbery
Runtime
99 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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