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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Millennial Junk T

@adrian92 1d

This is one of the more hilarious Shreks inn the franchise. I don’t understand the hate AT ALL. I was dying of laughter watching it, and it had a great message at its core. 5/5 stars from me.

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Max C

@MaxCronin 3d

A massive Improvement from Shrek The Third. I would recommend watching this to anyone who liked the first two movies but it might fall flat if you are wanting something as good as the first 2, overall a decent watch for all ages, 7/10.

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Nathan H

@Nateratesmovies 6d

the worst out of the shrek franchise 1 was perfect, 2 was out of this world, 3 was great, and then there was this one. shrek is in an alternate universe and puss in boots is fat? fiona dosent know shrek? donkey dosent know shrek? makes no sense, horrible movie.

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Brandon E.

@beespray989 6d

Fun concept and twist on the story frame. Rumple is a great villain and piper is great. Puss is hilarious in this too. One of the best changes in the movie time swap.

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Aidan M

@RT76796384 Jun 14

I just rewatched Shrek Forever After and it holds up beautifully as an entertaining film for kids and adults alike. The biggest standout is the villain, Rumpelstiltskin. Sinister, believable, and compelling, he drives the stakes perfectly without relying on past villains. The movie is packed with laughs and charm, but what makes it work is its emotional core. Shrek’s love for Fiona and his family is deeply felt. The scene with his children's toy causing him to cry is surprisingly emotional. Using an alternate timeline was a clever way to retell the original movie's magic. It is not perfect; the "what-if" story isn't completely original, and some jokes—like the chimichanga gag—fall flat. However, these are minor flaws in a very good sequel. It is a heartfelt, funny, and charming wrap-up to Shrek's journey that deserves another look.

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Evelyn W.

@THEEVE Jun 7

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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Fiona

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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: DreamWorks SKG, Paramount Pictures
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