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Movies that feel likeShrek Forever After (2010)

A midlife-crisis burdened Shrek, longing for the days of when he felt like a real ogre, makes a pact with magic deal-maker Rumpelstiltskin. But when he's duped and sent to a twisted version of Far Far Away—where Rumpelstiltskin is king, ogres are hunted, and he and Fiona have never met—he sets out to restore his world and reclaim his true love.

If you loved Shrek Forever After, the closest films we have are Trolls (2016), Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) and The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019). All three share Shrek Forever After's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015).

🍅 58% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.3 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Mike Mitchellwittyplayfulepicdreamlikewhimsicalwarm
8 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · Amazon Prime Video · Disney Plus

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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Shrek (2001) · Shrek 2 (2004) · Shrek the Third (2007)

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Trolls
2016 · dir. Mike Mitchell
🍅 76%★ 6.4adventure · animation · comedy

Same director's bright fairy-tale energy, songs and a village to save

The difference: Sugar-rush jukebox pop — none of Shrek's midlife rue

After the monstrous Bergens invade Troll Village, Princess Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and overly-cautious, curmudgeonly outcast Branch set off on a journey to rescue her friends. Their mission is full of adventure and mishaps, as this mismatched duo try to tolerate each other long enough to get the job done.

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Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
2022 · dir. Joel Crawford
★ 7.8animation · adventure · fantasyNetflix

The same universe wrestling with mortality — and doing it beautifully

The difference: Genuinely intense — death stalks this one for real

Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: He has burned through eight of his nine lives, leaving him with only one life left. Puss sets out on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore his nine lives.

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The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
2019 · dir. Mike Mitchell
🍅 84%★ 6.5action · adventure · animationRent or buy

Mike Mitchell again — a hero whose whole world gets rewritten

The difference: Meta brick-gag overload — sweeter but far more frantic

It's been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: LEGO DUPLO® invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild.

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Checkered Ninja
2018 · dir. Thorbjørn Christoffersen
★ 7.1animation · comedy · adventurePrime Video

Irreverent animation that sneaks real edge under the jokes

The difference: Adult Danish satire — a revenge plot, dark by design

A possessed Ninja doll teams up with a teenage boy to avenge the murder of a poor child factory worker.

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Sausage Party
2016 · dir. Greg Tiernan
🍅 82%★ 6.1adventure · animation · comedyRent or buy

The same mix in both: wit, then play

The difference: Trades the warmth of Shrek Forever After for an angle of its own

Hot dog Frank leads a group of supermarket products on a quest to discover the truth about their existence and what really happens when they're chosen to leave the grocery store.

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The Croods: A New Age
2020 · dir. Joel Crawford
🍅 76%★ 6.9animation · family · adventurePeacock

Epic where it counts, dreamlike underneath

The difference: Easier on the play than Shrek Forever After

Searching for a safer habitat, the prehistoric Crood family discovers an idyllic, walled-in paradise that meets all of its needs. Unfortunately, they must also learn to live with the Bettermans -- a family that's a couple of steps above the Croods on the evolutionary ladder. As tensions between the new neighbors start to rise, a new threat soon propels both clans on an epic adventure that forces them to embrace their differences, draw strength from one another, and survive together.

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The Smurfs 2
2013 · dir. Raja Gosnell
🍅 14%★ 5.3fantasy · family · comedyNetflixParamount+

A cartoon villain scheming to corrupt a storybook community

The difference: Bland live-action hybrid — the wit is strictly for the kids

The evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence. But when he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants, and only a secret spell that Smurfette knows can turn the Naughties into real Smurfs, Gargamel kidnaps Smurfette and brings her to Paris, where he has been winning the adoration of millions as the world¹s greatest sorcerer. It's up to Papa, Clumsy, Grouchy, and Vanity to return to our world, reunite with their human friends Patrick and Grace Winslow, and rescue her! Will Smurfette, who has always felt different from the other Smurfs, find a new connection with the Naughties Vexy and Hackus or will the Smurfs convince her that their love for her is True Blue?

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Ice Age: Continental Drift
2012 · dir. Steve Martino
🍅 37%★ 6.5animation · comedy · adventureMaxDisney+

A settled family man dragged into one more big cartoon adventure

The difference: Fourth-sequel autopilot — pirates and pratfalls, little heart

Manny, Diego, and Sid embark upon another adventure after their continent is set adrift. Using an iceberg as a ship, they encounter sea creatures and battle pirates as they explore a new world.

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Rio 2
2014 · dir. Carlos Saldanha
🍅 50%★ 6.3animation · adventure · comedyDisney+

A domesticated hero rediscovering his wild side under pressure

The difference: Carnival-bright and busy — the jokes land much softer

It's a jungle out there for Blu, Jewel and their three kids after they're hurtled from Rio de Janeiro to the wilds of the Amazon. As Blu tries to fit in, he goes beak-to-beak with the vengeful Nigel, and meets the most fearsome adversary of all: his father-in-law.

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Cars 2
2011 · dir. John Lasseter
🍅 40%★ 6.2animation · family · adventureDisney+

A franchise favorite thrown far outside his comfort zone

The difference: A sidekick spy detour — widely the series' low point

Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.

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The Secret Life of Pets 2
2019 · dir. Chris Renaud
🍅 60%★ 6.4animation · comedy · family

An animated sequel about letting go of a comfortable old life

The difference: Gentle pet-scale stakes — no kingdom, no what-if, no bite

Max the terrier must cope with some major life changes when his owner gets married and has a baby. When the family takes a trip to the countryside, nervous Max has numerous run-ins with canine-intolerant cows, hostile foxes and a scary turkey. Luckily for Max, he soon catches a break when he meets Rooster, a gruff farm dog who tries to cure the lovable pooch of his neuroses.

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🍅 80%★ 6adventure · animation · comedyParamount+

Both keep coming back to the same thing: villain

Evil pirate Burger Beard is in search of the final page of a magical book that makes any evil plan he writes in it come true, but the final page happens to be the Krabby Patty secret formula. When Burger Beard endangers Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Squidward, Sandy, and Plankton must embark on a quest to retrieve the recipe and save their city...a quest that takes them to the surface world and transforms them into superheroes.

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