Shrek

2001 90 min Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Family

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.

IMDb 7.9 RT 88 Metacritic 84

budget $60,000,000 earnings $488,977,919 return 8.1x

director Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson

writers Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, Ted Elliott, Roger S.H. Schulman

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