Shrek

"The greatest fairy tale never told."

2001 1h 30m EN

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7.8

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89%

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METACRITIC

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7.9

IMDB

★7.8TMDB · 19,410🍅89%Rotten Tomatoes●84Metacritic★7.9IMDB · 803,764

AnimationComedyFantasyAdventureFamily

Synopsis

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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.

“The greatest fairy tale never told.”

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Cast

Mike Myers
Shrek / Blind Mouse (voice)
Eddie Murphy
Donkey (voice)
Cameron Diaz
Princess Fiona (voice)
John Lithgow
Lord Farquaad (voice)
Vincent Cassel
Monsieur Hood (voice)
Peter Dennis
Ogre Hunter (voice)
Clive Pearse
Ogre Hunter (voice)
Jim Cummings
Captain of the Guards (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andrew Adamson
Writers: Ted Elliott, Roger S.H. Schulman, Joe Stillman
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Mid-budget at $60M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 8.2× over at the box office.

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4 / 8

ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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5 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Shrek Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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318+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Powell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Sim Evan-Jones shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Andrew Adamson directs. John Powell scores. Sim Evan-Jones cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Mid-budget at $60M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
3Made its money back 8.2× over at the box office.
425 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
5Part of the "Shrek Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6318+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
7Original score by John Powell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Sim Evan-Jones shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Mike Myers and Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "The greatest fairy tale never told.".
11IMDB entry: tt0126029 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1219,410 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
13Classified under 28 themes, including "princess", "based on novel or book", "magic", "fairy tale".
14Released under 15 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Original score: John Powell
Editing: Sim Evan-Jones
Production design: James Hegedus
Costume design: Isis Mussenden
VFX supervisor: Ken Bielenberg
Sound: Alan Meyerson
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $60,000,000
Box office: $489,676,241
Return: 816% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Shrek (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes: 89% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 84/100
IMDB rating: 7.9/10 · 803,764 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 40 wins & 60 nominations total

Annie Award for Best Animated Feature
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature
Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
BAFTA's Children & Young People Award - Feature Film

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Part of

Shrek Collection

The fairytale story of a large, strong, solitude-loving, intimidating ogre named Shrek, and his friends.

Also by

Andrew Adamson

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What people are saying

Cwf972021-05-10
★ 10/10
Shrek is a masterpiece! It helped subvert the Disney Renaissance formula with great humor and heart. Myers, Murphy, Diaz and Lithgow did a great job voicing the characters. Now that this film is 20 years old, I am glad it existed.
GenerationofSwine2023-01-12
★ 10/10
Eddie Murphy was actually funny in this. I mean he was 1980s Eddie Murphy style funny in this. It was like he was at the top of his game again. It makes you miss Eddie. What we have today is not the glory that he once was. But, beyond the great return of funny Eddie...there is a wonderful dark humor that goes great with an otherwise wholesome and moving moral.
핸키2023-01-14
★ 9/10
It was so fun and a new try. 하하