Best Animated Movies To Watch If You Love Shrek

Summary

• Shrek is a celebrated film lauded for blending animation, musicals, and fantasy, standing the test of time.
• Shrek 5 is on the horizon, sparking interest and anticipation among fans for the return of beloved characters.
• Diverse animated films like How to Train Your Dragon, Moana, and others offer a range of compelling stories to enjoy.

Shrek is one of the most beloved films all over the world and is a crown jewel in the long history of work that Dreamworks has curated over its illustrious releases. Shrek harnessed the power of animation, musicals, and fantasy and put it all together in a masterful story that has stood the test of time and launched several sequels. Shrek is a beautifully created movie that gives audiences everything from comedy, drama, action, and adventure—starring Mike Myers as Shrek, an ogre who lives in the middle of a swamp who becomes displaced when a neighboring kingdom begins deporting fairy-tale creatures.

Shrek takes it upon himself to remedy the situation, which results in him setting out on a quest to save a princess along with his companion, Donkey, played by Eddie Murphy. Shrek stands among the best animated films in history as an equal and holds a special place in the hearts of fans all over the world. With the announcement of the fifth film, fans will be searching for a movie to fill the void until its release. Here are some of the best animated movies to watch if you love Shrek.

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How To Train Your Dragon

A Grand Fantasy Tale With A Different Take On Swords And Dragons

Hiccup Haddock is a young boy who is part of a clan of Vikings. Vikings, who have a long and proud history of battle and slaying dragons, are the polar opposite of Hiccup. Unable to fit into the puzzle of his family, Hiccup finds himself a new path after he befriends a black dragon named Toothless.

Seemingly finding the other half of his mundane life, things go awry when Hiccup and his family become at odds with going against the grain and protecting a dragon over his own flesh and blood. How to Train Your Dragon is a phenomenal creation from DreamWorks Pictures that covers all the bases of family, responsibility, and maturity. How to Train Your Dragon sparked three films and a live-action adaptation.

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Hotel Transylvania

A Hauntingly Brilliant Family Comedy

As the matriarch of monsters, Count Dracula hosts a resort dedicated to his kind to allow them a chance to get away from humankind and exist in peace with one another. The Hotel Transylvania opens its doors to honor the daughter of Dracula, Mavis, who turns one-hundred and eighteen.

Adam Sandler stars in this priceless family drama as Count Dracula, a father who is struggling with his daughter reaching maturity and considering leaving the nest. Mavis Dracula, played by Selena Gomez, seeks freedom after she has been kept under her father’s rule ever since they lost her mother. A Cog is thrown into the mix when an unsuspecting human crashes the party and causes pure chaos.

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Spellbound

A Mystical Adventure With A Dash Of Love And Affection

Spellbound debuted on Netflix and is a recent addition to the long list of animated successes Netflix has curated, including The Mitchells Versus the Machines and Nimona. The film tells the story of a young princess named Ellaina who must save her parents after they are mysteriously turned into monsters.

With the kingdom falling into ruin, Ellaina must work fast before the damage done to her family becomes permanent. Spellbound explores some very mature themes and focuses on the issues that arise in a broken home.

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Moana

A Divine Coming Of Age Tale

Moana is a breakout hit among Disney films and is a stunning tale that explores the history and culture of Pacific Islanders, paying respect to a proud and strong people. A teenage girl named Moana becomes her tribe’s only hope and must set out on her own to restore the heart of Te Feti before a dark threat wipes her people away.

While on her musical adventure, Moana befriends the god Maui, played by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and tries to walk down her path to become a wayfinder. Moana also received a second installment that returned fans to the waters of Motunui in a beautiful sequel.

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Kubo And The Two Strings

A Boy Set Out On A Journey To Save What’s Left Of His Family

Kubo and his mother lived in hiding in a cave from his grandfather, the Moon King. Having taken one of Kubo’s eyes, the Moon King seeks to capture the pair to force Kubo away from his humanity and become everything his mother didn’t want for him.

After mistakenly going out when the moon is full, Kubo is attacked by his mother’s two sisters, who were sent by the Moon King. To save her son, Kubo’s mother gives her life to protect him. Having nothing left to lose, Kubo sets out on a mission to take on his grandfather, stop his cruelty, and save his remaining family.

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Ice Age

A Hodgepodge of Animal Survivors From The Ice Age Try And Search For Salvation

The meteor hit, and the world quickly began to sink into chaos. Animals and inhabitants all over rush to find refuge and escape the plummeting temperatures.

Manny, a wooly mammoth played by Ray Romano, migrates to where he believes he’ll find shelter and finds himself in the company of a ground sloth named Sid, played by John Leguizamo, and a sabre-tooth tiger named Diego, played by Dennis Leary. This star-studded cast creates a comical romp across a post-apocalyptic earth, dragging the laughs out of viewers kicking and screaming.

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Sing

A Pitch Perfect Film Perfect For Families

Sing is a magical movie that plays on the heartstrings of music lovers and delivers breathtaking performances that force the smiles and the tears. Buster Moon is the owner of a theater where he dreams of finally putting together a brilliant show of talent and musical ability.

Unfortunately, times are changing, and the theater does not pull a crowd as it used to. Buster thinks of a last-ditch effort to revitalize the genre and his theater and puts together a competition with a grand prize. Applications spring in like wildfire, creating one of the most spectacular musical numbers in animated film history.

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Puss In Boots

A Hilariously Epic Spin-Off Of The Shrek Film

Puss in Boots was a character introduced in the second Shrek movie, hired by King Harold to kill Shrek. While that plan obviously did not work out, Puss found himself a part of Shrek’s makeshift party and a recurring character in the franchise.

Finally starring in his own movie, Puss in Boots stars Antonio Banderas and tells the story of before Puss met Shrek and his friends. In the story, Puss is a hero whose reputation is tarnished after being accused of bank robbery. Hitting rock bottom and having no other prospects, Puss teams up with his friends Humpty Dumpty and Kitty Soft Paws to pull off the heist of a century.