Shrek at 25: Honest Review and a Family Guide to the Re-Release

Shrek returned to cinemas on 15 May 2026 for its 25th anniversary in standard and 4DX; India dates awaited

Verified scores: 88% critics and 90% audience on Rotten Tomatoes; it won the first-ever Best Animated Feature Oscar

What holds up: heart, voice acting and the fairy-tale satire; what dates it is some pop-culture gags and early-2000s gross-out humour

Rated PG, 90 minutes, broadly fine for ages 6+, with a few crude jokes parents may want to flag

Shrek 5 is the genuinely new film, now pushed to 30 June 2027; Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is the latest fully new entry