Hen in a Boat
Seen it?1984 | 103 min | Adventure
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans. If you loved The Goonies or Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 43 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
During the summer on their Grandfather’s land Johanna, Robert, Harald and Alex begin a secret journey up the river on a boat with a chicken in search of a new path to the North Sea of Germany. A classic German children’s adventure movie.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Arend Agthe
- Julia MartinekJohanna
- David HoppeRobert
- Fedor HoppeAlex
- Uwe MüllerHarald
- Hans BeerhenkeOpa
- Erika SkrotzkiElse
- Barbara StanekEva
- Andreas MannkopffHeinz
- Jockel ListUlf
- Julian MoscheroschLeutnant