Parents' Guide to

Scared Shrekless

By Emily Ashby, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 6+

Halloween "scary tale" is a real treat for families.

Movie NR 2011 21 minutes
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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this movie.

Community Reviews

age 12+

Based on 11 parent reviews

age 18+

An absolutely incredible horror film

This film is absolutely fantastic, however it is quite scary.
age 18+

Not appropriate

This movie is the equivalent to a micheal myers movie and should have never seen the light of day. There is many crude and violent scenes that have scarred my 69 yr old grand dad. So ashamed when my little ones started laughing at pinnochio hanging himself

This title has:

Too much violence
Too much sex
Too much swearing
Too much consumerism
Too much drinking/drugs/smoking

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (11):
Kids say (16):

Four full-length movies and two holiday specials later, these ogres prove that they're anything but rough around the edges. Shrek and Fiona are as imperfectly lovable as ever, and their hodge-podge of faithful friends can still dish out the laughs with the best of them. Longtime fans won't be disappointed in this festive tale, which revisits Donkey and Puss's contentious relationship, gives the Duloc singers the stage once more, and chronicles Gingy's attempts to create the perfect mate.

No one familiar with Shrek will be surprised that Scared Shrekless has its fair share of potty humor (vomiting, a kick to the groin, and Gingy poops sprinkles in a moment of fear), and the Halloween theme and spooky setting calls for ghostly voices and some very mild peril. But fear not; none of this makes it off-limits for kids.

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