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It’s time to journey to the swamp, because all four films in the main Shrek series – Shrek, Shrek 2, Shrek the Third, and Shrek Forever After – joined Prime Video on March 1st. Only the spin-off Puss in Boots and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish movies are not on Prime Video. The iconic film series, led by Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz as Shrek, Donkey, and Princess Fiona, is the second-highest-grossing animated franchise ever after Despicable Me and the 18th-highest-grossing film franchise of all time, and it’s still showing no signs of slowing down, with the long-awaited Shrek 5 scheduled to hit theaters June 30, 2027.
DreamWorks’ Shrek Remains an Unbeatable Animated Franchise
Nobody could have predicted how big of a hit Shrek would be, but the original movie beat all of the odds to become a motion picture phenomenon and a cultural touchstone that still holds up today and has replicated that success time and time again. The movie didn’t just revolutionize CGI animation with more realistic characters, but it also successfully bridged the gap between fairy tales and irreverent humor to create a cult classic legacy with a multi-generational appeal that is impossible not to love. Paired with plenty of meme-worthy moments and quotes, like Shrek’s iconic “Get out of my swamp” line and the “Do you know the muffin man?” interrogation, top-tier characters and a star-studded voice cast, and an iconic soundtrack with songs like Smash Mouth’s “All Star,” Shrek became a generation-defining film.
