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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