Shrek Forever After

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Shrek Forever After

PG

2010

1h 35m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Fantasy

Animation

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Long-settled into married life and fully domesticated, Shrek begins to long for the days when he felt like a real ogre. Duped into signing a contract with devious Rumpelstiltskin, he finds himself in an alternate version of Far Far Away, where ogres are hunted, Rumpelstiltskin rules, and he and Fiona have never met. Shrek must find a way out of the contract to restore his world and reclaim his true love.

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Critics Consensus

While not without its moments, Shrek Forever After too often feels like a rote rehashing of the franchise's earlier entries.

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

04/16/2019

3/5

[Shrek Forever After] is a satisfactory way to end the series.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

08/30/2018

The rot set in with the third film, I think, and now, with the fourth, it's decomposed and gone to that black sludge you get at the bottom of the bin.

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Andrew O'Hagan

London Evening Standard

07/08/2010

4/5

The movie is a family drama about the family drama, so on every available level it works a treat.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

May 3

2/4

Little kids will lap this up with the same zeal as Donkey digging into a stack of his beloved waffles, but adults will find nothing new here, just another retread of ideas exhausted in the previous entries.

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

07/15/2022

A hazy melancholy result for adults and excessive abstraction for children. [Full review in Spanish]

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Andrea Hubert

NME (New Musical Express)

05/19/2021

2.5/5

Fourth time isn't the charm.

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Evelyn W.

@THEEVE 3d

I actually like this movie, other than the first one, this one is my favorite. It always makes me cry at the end when Shrek is telling Fiona the names of her children and that she will have a family eventually in her future.

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Jekabs B

@RT76631647 May 27

7/10.

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Jennifer S

@Jenspective May 27

It is darker than the original Shrek, but still has some heart. Shrek is bored, overwhelmed and missing the days when people used to be scared of him so he makes a terrible decision in trying to get ONE DAY as an ogre. He finds himself in a world where his Fiona does not exist and where Fiona does not remember him. The emotional core is heavier than I excepted. Love it

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Nathan J.

@NathanDirector May 19

Rated: 6.5/10 ⭐️ Wrapping up my epic Shrek Day binge. Expected a tired sequel, but the alternate reality twist gave it way more heart. What Worked: • Rumpelstiltskin completely steals the show. His wild energy makes him a top-tier villain. • The Wonderful Life angle is super clever. Fierce warrior Fiona was a total blast. • The darker, grittier Far Far Away gave the animation a really fresh style for me. The Friction: • The soundtrack was a bummer. Missing the classic Eddie Murphy cover left the finale feeling incomplete. • Pampered Puss was funny briefly, but the joke got old fast. I honestly missed the hero! • Shrek’s mid-life crisis felt repetitive. His grumbling made it hard to sympathize at first. Verdict: Watch for an emotional wrap-up. Skip if you have franchise fatigue.

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Andre T.

@andrestuckmannmoviereviews May 18

Is better than SHREK the third but pretty bad. D+

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Ed R

@JustcallmeER May 14

While not without its moments, Shrek Forever After too often feels like a rote rehashing of the franchise's earlier entries.

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Shrek Forever After: Official Clip - Puss Let Himself Go

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Shrek Forever After: Official Clip - Fiona, Warrior Princess

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Shrek Forever After: Official Clip - Daddy Ever After

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Shrek Forever After: Official Clip - A Deal with Rumpelstiltskin

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Shrek Forever After: Official Clip - Musical Ambush

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Shrek Forever After: Official Clip - Happily Ever After... Again

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Shrek Forever After: Official Clip - Do the Roar

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Shrek Forever After: Official Clip - Love Is a Battlefield

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Shrek Forever After: Official Clip - Shrek Rides Again

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Shrek Forever After: Official Clip - The Old Shrek

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Synopsis

Long-settled into married life and fully domesticated, Shrek begins to long for the days when he felt like a real ogre. Duped into signing a contract with devious Rumpelstiltskin, he finds himself in an alternate version of Far Far Away, where ogres are hunted, Rumpelstiltskin rules, and he and Fiona have never met. Shrek must find a way out of the contract to restore his world and reclaim his true love.

Director: Mike Mitchell
Producer: Gina Shay, Teresa Cheng
Screenwriter: Josh Klausner, Darren Lemke
Distributor: Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks SKG
Production Co: DreamWorks Animation
Rating: PG (Mild Action|Brief Language|Some Rude Humor)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 21, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Runtime: 1h 35m