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Shrek

Shrek is a 2001 American animated fantasy comedy film directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, and written by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, and Roger S. H. Schulman, loosely based on the 1990 children's picture book Shrek! by William Steig. It is the first installment in the Shrek film series, and stars Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and John Lithgow.

Description credits

Description adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Shrek · CC BY-SA 4.0. Text adapted for this entry.

REVIEW COVERAGE

Partially reviewed

Original notes based on the cited sources. This is a partial assessment; categories we haven’t assessed remain unknown.

Edition & review scope

Concise original summary of selected content described by the NZ Classification Office, not a full viewing. Levels are Parents Forge interpretations, not official age ratings. Unknown means not established; source omissions do not establish absence.

English-language 2001 animated film. NZ Classification Office Quick Take scope; source-reported runtime 90 minutes. No equivalence to other cuts, languages, releases or catalog runtimes is assumed.

Catalog ID 9988Edition: default

CONTENT BREAKDOWN

What’s in this entry?

Violence

Mild

Comic scenes involve a dragon eating a man and animals apparently exploding; dialogue describes violent threats.

Sexual content

Unknown · not fully assessed

Not established by this source-based guide.

Nudity

Unknown · not fully assessed

Not established by this source-based guide.

Language

Unknown · not fully assessed

Not established by this source-based guide.

Alcohol, drugs & smoking

Unknown · not fully assessed

Not established by this source-based guide.

Frightening & intense themes

Mild

A castle contains skeletal remains of dragon victims.

Content notes describe the material, not a universal age recommendation. Different releases, editions and installments can contain different material.

Review sources

Guide updated 2026-11-11T06:46:10Z · Parents Forge source-based summary

NZ Classification Office: Shrek · Source (accessed 2026-11-11)
Factual source: Te Mana Whakaatu, New Zealand Classification Office. Original concise advisories by Parents Forge; no endorsement claimed.