While simultaneously embracing and subverting fairy tales, the irreverent Shrek also manages to tweak Disney's nose, provide a moral message to children, and offer viewers a funny, fast-paced ride.
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Director -
Andrew Adamson , Vicky Jenson -
Producer -
Penney Finkelman Cox , Sandra Rabins -
Screenwriter -
Ted Elliott , Terry Rossio , Joe Stillman , Roger S.H. Schulman , William Steig -
Distributor -
DreamWorks SKG -
Production Co -
DreamWorks SKG , Pacific Data Images (PDI) -
Rating -
PG (Some Crude Humor|Mild Language) -
Genre -
Kids & Family , Comedy , Fantasy , Animation -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
May 18, 2001, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Nov 25, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$267.7M -
Runtime -
1h 29m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby SR , DTS , Dolby Stereo , Surround , SDDS , Dolby A , Dolby Digital -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)