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The Hen House

9.019891h MovieDramaTV Movie

Lily lives on a remote smallholding in County Donegal. She keeps herself to herself. But a game of hide-and-seek exposes a secret.

DirectorDanny Boyle
WriterFrank McGuinness
ProducerRobert Cooper

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Cast · Directed by Danny Boyle

SCSinéad Cusack
Sinéad Cusack
Lily
TDTony Doyle
Tony Doyle
McCloskey
BB
Barry Birch
Farren
PLPat Leavy
Pat Leavy
Bridie
EMEleanor Methven
Eleanor Methven
Della McCloskey
NC
Nathan Carr
Aidan McCloskey
DC
Darryl Carr
Joe McCloskey
MMMaria McDermottroe
Maria McDermottroe
The Teacher
CC
Colm Carlin
Boy
DC
Domhnall Carlin
Boy
NMNoel McGee
Noel McGee
The Priest
DM
Duncan Magee
Schoolboy

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The Hen House — streaming FAQ

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Is The Hen House on Netflix?

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The Hen House hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around October 25, 1989. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.