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Shrek (2001)
- PG
- 05/18/2001 (US)
- Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Family
- 1h 30m
The greatest fairy tale never told.
Overview
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.
Andrew Adamson
DirectorVicky Jenson
DirectorTerry Rossio
WriterJoe Stillman
WriterTed Elliott
WriterRoger S.H. Schulman
WriterWilliam Steig
NovelCast
![Mike Myers's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/3cS8sGxRI7PKS4qMj44m1aHDX1d.jpg)
Mike Myers
Shrek / Blind Mouse (voice)![Eddie Murphy's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/qgjMfefsKwSYsyCaIX46uyOXIpy.jpg)
Eddie Murphy
Donkey (voice)![Cameron Diaz's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/y5DitIz69LzqFCTZd1omRpalpMy.jpg)
Cameron Diaz
Princess Fiona (voice)![John Lithgow's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/8Y1sjBdnVR483S8PrnAQzlESwhx.jpg)
John Lithgow
Lord Farquaad (voice)![Vincent Cassel's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/Pi6wQ0vDX6mAaFUWWVFrmums3s.jpg)
Vincent Cassel
Monsieur Hood (voice)![Peter Dennis's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/A2lPsbLYrhXcKL82byfU8FAfaMY.jpg)
Peter Dennis
Ogre Hunter (voice)![Clive Pearse's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/aRwEqA2YmmymjuJ0lheFKLE6gwU.jpg)
Clive Pearse
Ogre Hunter (voice)![Jim Cummings's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/c0sQPRCM5Ri3F4gVyxPr4AcPmIq.jpg)