Good movie, a bit gross and immature, but kids will love it. Spent a lot of time watching this when I was younger.
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Not age appropriate for kids under 5, age appropriate for kids over 6; suggested age 6. -
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Common Sense says
Gross-out laughs meet a marvelous fairytale mix.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 6 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Shrek
Parents need to know that this movie is rated PG, but it includes some edgy humor directed at teens and adults. It's a shame that Hollywood finds it necessary to include this material in a movie that would be otherwise perfect family fare, but that's the economic reality of this era of moviemaking. The jokes teens and adults snicker at (like when Shrek wonders if the small Lord Farquaad is compensating for something with his very tall castle) will be over the heads of most younger kids, but parents should be ready for some questions. There's also plenty of potty humor and gross-out joke directed at kids – mostly based on the appalling personal habits of ogres. Scary scenes for young ones include fights with guards, villagers coming after Shrek with pitchforks, and a fire-breathing dragon (who turns nice when she falls for Donkey). A bird explodes and its eggs are eaten, and a character is eaten in one gulp by the dragon, but it's not graphic.
Read our full review by Nell Minow
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about Donkey's statement that Shrek has "that kind of 'I don't care what nobody thinks of me' thing." Is it true that Shrek didn't care what people thought of him? How can you tell? What did it mean to say that ogres are like onions? What does it mean to say that people have layers? Princess Fiona expected Prince Charming to save her and Shrek came instead. How did she change her mind about him? How did it help her to accept herself? Why is self-acceptance so important?
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- I rate this title on for age 6 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Hilarious
I greatly enjoyed this well made movie.
- I rate this title iffy for age 6 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
great
lots of vilonce and language but nothinng else.
- I rate this title off for age 5 and give it
Great for 6+ but younger kids won't get it
I watched this with my 3 year old. Whilst there was nothing in it that I didn't want him to see, much of the humour went way over his head. Also he spent most of the film asking me why Shrek and Fiona were being nasty to everyone
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
:)
Love it! :)
Lives in Ohio- I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
Filled with sexual references, not really a film for young kids
This film is perfectly fine for 11 year olds and over. 10 year olds need parental guidance. The content is too iffy for young kids.
- Lives in FloridaI rate this title on for age 8 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
kewl
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
LOVED it
What can I say? Shrek's a lovable fellow. I didnt know what a "parfait" was at the time i saw it, though
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Great, but iffy.
John goodman rules!!!!!
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
John Goodman is hysterical!
I love this movie! john Goodman and Eddie Murphy are good!
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
Goodman is great
John Goodman is great as Shrek! Who else could've done it! almost as good as Goodman's Monsters inc
- I rate this title off for age 13 and give it
Funny, but not really appropriate for young kids.
I have younger children and found that this movie was very funny, but way to full of unnuendo's for my children. Everyone always says they won't get it, but I feel that if you continue to shove it in their faces over and over--they will. I would not allow my oldest child (11) to even see this movie. I would have to say it would be okay for 13 and up.
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
good fairytale mix.
i like how the director mixed the fairy tales in one movie.
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
Spectacular
Though the language is a bit strong for a PG, this movie is amazing. I do not typically like comedies, but I laughed at this movie, and it was one of the few comedies that I really enjoyed. I own this movie and watch it all the time, kids love it as well. Shrek is probably Dreamwork's best work.
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
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- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Crude laughs, but a great storyline
Sexual Content (Pause): Sexual humor and innuendo, but most of it will go over kids' heads. Violence (Pause): Characters are constantly in peril, a character is eaten alive. Language (Pause): A few uses each of "ass", "damn", and "crap". Social Behavior (On): Princess Fiona is a strong female character. Tolerance is a major theme of the movie. Some crude humor. Commercialism (Not an Issue): None in the movie, but Shrek stuff is everywhere - cups, toys, video games, you name it. Drug/Alcohol/Tobacco (Pause): A bear is seen with a pipe, reference to pina coladas.
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