Film

Shrek 2001

Directed by Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson

  • Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
  • 90 min
  • PG

The greatest fairy tale never told.

It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot -- a wisecracking donkey.

AnimationComedyFantasyAdventureFamilyprincessbased on novel or bookmagicfairy taledonkeyliberationlordshipprincecastlevillainrobin hoodenchantment

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  • gravecomic
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The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: loved by 22The Comfort Seeker: disliked by 122 / 1The Genre DevoteeThe Genre Devotee: loved by 13The Genre Devotee: disliked by 213 / 2The SincereThe Sincere: loved by 12The Sincere: disliked by 112 / 1The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: loved by 8The Provocateur: disliked by 58 / 5The EmpathThe Empath: loved by 11The Empath: disliked by 111 / 1The Thrill ChaserThe Thrill Chaser: loved by 9The Thrill Chaser: disliked by 39 / 3The CartographerThe Cartographer: loved by 9The Cartographer: disliked by 19 / 1The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 1010loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

170 profiled raters. Loved most by The Comfort Seekers; disliked most by The Provocateurs.

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