• Shrek the Third (2007)

    When King Harold suddenly croaks, Shrek (Mike Myers) learns he will have to rule the land of Far, Far Away, unless he can find a suitable heir to the throne. The most-promising candidate is Princess Fiona's (Cameron Diaz) cousin Artie (Justin Timberlake), a teenage slacker in a medieval high-school. Shrek and his trusted companions, Donkey (Eddie Murphy) and Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas), set out to bring Artie back but find their mission is a bigger challenge than they expected.

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Shrek the Third
58
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Release Date: May 18th, 2007

DVD Release Date: November 13th, 2007

PG |1 hr 33 min

Plot Summary

When King Harold suddenly croaks, Shrek (Mike Myers) learns he will have to rule the land of Far, Far Away, unless he can find a suitable heir to the throne. The most-promising candidate is Princess Fiona's (Cameron Diaz) cousin Artie (Justin Timberlake), a teenage slacker in a medieval high-school. Shrek and his trusted companions, Donkey (Eddie Murphy) and Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas), set out to bring Artie back but find their mission is a bigger challenge than they expected.

Cast: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Rupert Everett, Justin Timberlake, Julie Andrews, John Cleese

Director: Chris Miller

Genres: Comedy , Animated , Children , Adventure

Production Co: DreamWorks SKG

Distributors: Paramount Pictures

Keywords: Playful, Quest, Transformation, Rescue, Hilarious

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Ratings & Reviews

  • 75
    Mick LaSalleSan Francisco Chronicle

    Gets back the mood, the pleasure and even some of the freshness of its first installment. show more

  • 50
    Joe MorgensternWall Street Journal

    This latest iteration of DreamWorks's money machine has its ups and downs, its longueurs along with its felicities, plus an abiding preoccupation with poop. show more

  • 60
    Kirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood Reporter

    Much of the bite and a good deal of the wit of the first two films are missing here. The rude send-up of beloved fairy tale conventions remains -- somewhat -- but these playful jabs no longer come as pleasing surprises. You expect them. And you expect better. show more

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Awards

Nominated Animated Film
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (2008)