Shrek

May 2001

(122)

Synopsis

Winner of the first Academy® Award for Best Animated Feature (2002), Shrek sparked a motion picture phenomenon and captured the world’s imagination with…the Greatest Fairy Tale Never Told! Shrek (Mike Myers) goes on a quest to rescue the feisty Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) with the help of his loveable Donkey (Eddie Murphy) and win back the deed to his swamp from scheming Lord Farquaad.

Reviews

4.6

122 total

5 91

4 21

3 5

2 1

1 4

Anthony Lane

However cunning the rendering of surfaces, there's still something flat and charmless in the digital look, and most of the pleasure rises not from the main romance but from the quick, incidental gags.

Jami Bernard

The brilliance of the voice work, script, direction and animation all serve to make Shrek an adorable, infectious work of true sophistication.

Nathan Rabin

Shrek's ability to fit in a number of touching, funny moments says much about the intelligence and wit behind it. It's just a shame that the film is never as clever or as hip as it so desperately feels the need to be.

Christy Lemire

After a 90-minute onslaught of in-jokes, here's the real punch line: Shrek strives to have a heart. Supposedly there's a message about beauty coming from within, but somehow it rings hollow.

Joe Morgenstern

The charms of Shrek, which is based on the children's book by William Steig, go far beyond in-jokes for adults.

Lisa Alspector

This romantic fantasy complicates the roles of beauty and beast, making it hard to guess what form a sensitive resolution will take.

Critic reviews

Anthony Lane

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Jami Bernard

The brilliance of the voice work, script, direction and animation all serve to make Shrek an adorable, infectious work of true sophistication.

Full Review

Nathan Rabin

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Christy Lemire

After a 90-minute onslaught of in-jokes, here's the real punch line: Shrek strives to have a heart. Supposedly there's a message about beauty coming from within, but somehow it rings hollow.

Full Review

Joe Morgenstern

The charms of Shrek, which is based on the children's book by William Steig, go far beyond in-jokes for adults.

Full Review

Lisa Alspector

This romantic fantasy complicates the roles of beauty and beast, making it hard to guess what form a sensitive resolution will take.

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Richard Schickel

No one has ever made a funnier jackass of himself than Murphy.

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User reviews

Lexi Emery September 24, 2014

Check why he was so mean with donkey help you it you in the first floor oh girl I can't do you know you would if you like it the donkey of sound like Eddie Murphy he was D I would look like my love you're saying like Fiona Clor and f*** what he is a frame in Queens guy you will just save little princess class code you know I am a large me you know what you're not bewildered a donkey this is a grave for talking news what you did because you never lie remember liar liar pants on fire is a beer annoyed you know what you want to talk no longer you know I always and forever for you would be nice of Donkey would love for you lovely princess don't be a jerk around low a dragon deploy do you believe Olga Persis I brought you here that's what you want fine if you live that's why you fell in love with track you like it you will always be loved I doubt if you want

Clara Phoebe October 8, 2014

Best movie of all time Shrek is a movie about an ogre who wants nothing but peace and quiet in his swamp. But all changes when the magical creatures of the land are rounded up, and escape to Shrek's swamp. Shrek carries out a quest full of mischief, fun, love and thrills in order to get his swamp back. During his journey he learns a lot about friends, and becomes a new ogre. I highly recommend this movie. It is a beautiful combination of old fairy tales modernized, with brilliant characters and excellent voice acting. 5/5.

Tristan Phoenix September 4, 2014

Once You Go Shrek, You'll Always Love It Shrek is the animated fairy tale film of animated fairy tale films. It centers on an ogre trying to regain his swamp and finding love in a princess he's instructed to bring to a king. This is a great animated adventure movie featuring cool characters and greatly chronicling humor, drama and amazing sing-alongs. Once you go Shrek, you'll always love Shrek. It's definitely one of my all time favorite animated films.

Lavonda Anthony September 26, 2014

Love it!!

BILL PARHAM September 18, 2014

Shrek I enjoyed this as a kid.

Adam Flores September 26, 2014

👍 Shrek is love, shrek is life

LaDasia Early September 15, 2014

Greatness I Loved This Movie Since I Was A Kid!

Antoinette Lee September 24, 2014

Great film Great story

susy Ortiz September 26, 2014

Shrek Divertida

manuel lorenso September 28, 2014

Shuek Muy dibertida pelicula

Luis Garcia September 23, 2014

Can see this movie over and over

Cast and credits

Actors	Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow
Producers	Jeffrey Katzenberg, Aron Warner, John H. Williams
Director	Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
Writers	Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, Roger S.H. Schulman

Additional information

Rotten tomatoes® score

88%

Audio language

English (Stereo)

Subtitles

English

Run time

90 minutes

Rating

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