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89
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87
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83
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82
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82
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82
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82
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81
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80
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74
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74
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70
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70
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69
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62
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58
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56
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54
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54
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52
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50
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48
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45
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42
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42
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40
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40
Paris 36
38
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36
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35
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28
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28
Surveillance
22
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18
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16
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Shrek
DreamWorks Distribution L.L.C.
FILM:
MPAA RATING: PG for mild language and some crude humor
Starring
Mike Myers,
Eddie Murphy,
Cameron Diaz,
John Lithgow,
and
Linda Hunt
Once upon a time in a far away swamp, there lived an ornery ogre named Shrek (Myers) whose precious solitude is suddenly shattered by an invasion of annoying fairy-tale characters. (Dreamworks SKG)
| GENRE(S): |
Fantasy
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| WRITTEN BY: |
William Steig (book)
Ted Elliott
Terry Rossio
Joe Stillman and Roger S.H. Schulman
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Andrew Adamson
Vicky Jenson
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: November 2, 2001
Video: November 2, 2001
Theatrical: May 18, 2001
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| RUNNING TIME: |
89 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |
Named Best Animated Feature at the 74th Annual Academy Awards.
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
100
Washington Post
Stephen Hunter
It's wondrous, it's fabulous, it's -- all but unprecedented.
100
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
This is not your average family cartoon. Shrek is jolly and wicked, filled with sly in-jokes and yet somehow possessing a heart.
100
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
A movie that appeals to the eye, mind, heart and funny bone; that's a pretty good quadruple for any movie.
100
USA Today
Susan Wloszczyna
A riotous and wee bit PG-racy computer-animated family fable, is the most thoroughly enjoyable cartoon feature since "Toy Story" burst out of its box.
100
New York Daily News
Jami Bernard
An adorable, infectious work of true sophistication.
100
Variety
Todd McCarthy
This spirited and often very funny lark accomplishes something that most films in the bygone Hollywood studio era used to do but is remarkably rare in today's world of niche markets: It offers entertainment equally to viewers from 4 to 104.
100
Newsweek
David Ansen
Hilarious and captivating.
100
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
An unqualified triumph.
100
Philadelphia Inquirer
Desmond Ryan
The humor of the script constantly confounds expectations, and yet Shrek still manages to say all the right things to children.
100
Mr. Showbiz
Cody Clark
What sells Shrek is ultimately the full-bodied personality of its characters.
91
Portland Oregonian
Kim Morgan
Funny, irreverent and moving, the unconventional Shrek may mock fairy tales, but in the process, creates its own.
91
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Lives happily ever after because it's such a feisty but good natured embrace of the inner ogre in everyone.
90
Wall Street Journal
Joe Morgenstern
This beguiling fable, with its darkly distinctive look, does DreamWorks proud.
90
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
A world-class charmer that could even seduce the Academy when it hands out the first official animation Oscar next year.
90
New York Magazine
Peter Rainer
The script, instead of being what we tolerate in order to savor the visuals, is a delight all by itself.
90
Chicago Reader
Lisa Alspector
A movie whose story may be even more innovative than the superreal solidity of the animated characters.
90
Time
Richard Schickel
It is the hilarious business of Shrek, a delightful new animated feature based on the William Steig book, to subvert all the well-worn expectations of its genre.
90
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
This fractured fairy tale not only knows there's no substitute for clever writing, it also has the confidence to take that information straight to the bank.
88
Baltimore Sun
Michael Sragow
A computer-animated burlesque fairy tale that generates more belly laughs than any live-action comedy since "Best in Show."
88
Charlotte Observer
Lawrence Toppman
It's possible to groan, chuckle, wince and be moist-eyed, sometimes in a span of seven or eight minutes.
80
Film.com
Sean Means
The textures are detailed, the movements are realistic and the three-dimensional feel even improves on the humor -- you may think you've seen every good "Matrix" parody, but you haven't until you see this.
80
LA Weekly
Paul Malcolm
Shrek's first 20 minutes are so devilishly funny that letting go of pure belief doesn't seem like such a bad thing.
80
TV Guide
Frank Lovece
Colossally entertaining.
80
The New York Times
A.O. Scott
A giggly cocktail, though it's more foam than drink.
78
Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov
Charmingly subversive animation like this is a rare thing indeed, and the fact that you don't have to be under 10 years of age to thoroughly enjoy Mr. Shrek's wild ride is an added bonus.
75
Boston Globe
Jay Carr
Suggests a summit meeting between ''The Princess Bride'' and ''Bridget Jones's Diary,'' it has a decided charm of its own.
75
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
The visuals are amazingly realistic, filling the screen with authentic effects.
75
Miami Herald
Rene Rodriguez
The first of this summer's would-be blockbusters that deserves to be a hit.
75
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Paula Nechak
While Shrek may trek into that dark territory and has some questionable values simmering beneath the surface, its characters are delightful enough and the film is just sweet-natured and visually sophiscated enough to avoid sinking into the swamp.
75
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
As innocent as a Disney movie -- and a lot more entertaining.
63
Chicago Tribune
Mark Caro
Alternately sweet and mean, sophisticated and vulgar, witty and base, dazzling and ugly, charming and charmless.
60
Salon.com
Stephanie Zacharek
Am I alone in thinking that computer animation is the work of the antichrist?
40
New Times (L.A.)
Robert Wilonsky
Shrek isn't clever or smart. It just wants you to think it is, through wink after wink after wink.
40
Village Voice
Michael Atkinson
Desperately avoiding the risk of even a half-second of boredom, the movie is wall-to-window-to-door noise, babbling, and jokes.
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