Shrek

An ogre's peaceful swamp life is turned upside down when fairytale creatures invade, leading to an unexpected adventure.

Critics broadly praised the film as a fast, inventive, and irreverent fairy-tale comedy that subverts familiar formulas while retaining strong family appeal.

• The film reworks ogres, princesses, dragons, rescue quests, and royal villains while explicitly poking at conventional fairy-tale formulas.
• Shrek is treated as an ugly ogre, yet the story centers his capacity for friendship, vulnerability, and love.
• Donkey's loud, relentless comic presence supplies the film's primary verbal counterpoint to Shrek's taciturn personality.
• The film combines accessible quest comedy with irreverent references and parody aimed at adult viewers.

• Enchantedirreverent fairy-tale comedy, outsider protagonists, and affectionate parody of familiar fantasy conventions
• The Princess and the Frogfamily-friendly animated adventure with comic sidekicks, musical energy, and themes of self-acceptance
• The Emperor's New Groovewhimsical fantasy quest centered on friendship, comic banter, and a character who resists conventional heroic ideals
• The Nightmare Before Christmascinematic fairy-tale adventure that combines romance, playful genre parody, and a warm moral about appearance

Directors

Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson

Release Date

2001-05-18

Runtime

90 min

Rating

7.8 / 10 (19517)

What is Shrek about?

An antisocial ogre, a relentlessly talkative donkey, and a guarded princess turn a conventional rescue quest into a buoyant fairy-tale comedy about self-acceptance.

What is Shrek like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Shrek as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is Shrek violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Shrek as mild.

What did critics think of Shrek?

Critics broadly praised the film as a fast, inventive, and irreverent fairy-tale comedy that subverts familiar formulas while retaining strong family appeal.

Which films are like Shrek?

Films with a similar feel include Enchanted, The Princess and the Frog, The Emperor's New Groove, and The Nightmare Before Christmas.

How long is Shrek?

Shrek runs 90 minutes.

Where can I watch Shrek?

In United States, Shrek streams on fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus.