Shrek (2001)
May 18, 2001
Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Family
1h 30m


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.
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Cast & Crew
- Director
- Andrew Adamson
- Shrek / Blind Mouse (voice) Mike Myers
- Donkey (voice) Eddie Murphy
- Princess Fiona (voice) Cameron Diaz
- Lord Farquaad (voice) John Lithgow
- Monsieur Hood (voice) Vincent Cassel
- Ogre Hunter (voice) Peter Dennis
- Ogre Hunter (voice) Clive Pearse
- Captain of the Guards (voice) Jim Cummings
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Keywords
- princess
- based on novel or book
- magic
- fairy tale
- donkey
- liberation
- lordship
- prince
- castle
- villain
- robin hood
- enchantment
- swamp
- parody
- anthropomorphism
- dragon
- woman director
- ogre
- cartoon donkey
- hilarious