Shrek 2(2004)

DreamWorks

PG
Rated PG for some crude humor, a brief substance reference and some suggestive content
1h 33m

Release Date: May 19, 2004 | Wide

89%
69%
A
7.4

Shrek and Fiona travel to the Kingdom of Far Far Away, where Fiona's parents are King and Queen, to celebrate their marriage. When they arrive, they find they are not as welcome as they thought they would be.

Releases

Original Release | May 19, 2004

2024 Re-release | Apr 12, 2024

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Box Office Results

Updated as of Jun 17, 2025 05:46 PM ET

All Releases (2)
Total US & Canada:
$444,978,202
Total International
$487,536,387
Total Worldwide:
$932,530,034

Total US & Canada:
$437,791,520
Total International
$487,534,523
Total Worldwide:
$925,326,043

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Director & Top Cast

Andrew Adamson
Director

Kelly Asbury
Director

Conrad Vernon
Director

Mike Myers
Shrek

Eddie Murphy
Donkey

Cameron Diaz
Princess Fiona

Julie Andrews

Queen

Antonio Banderas

Puss In Boots

John Cleese

King

Rupert Everett

Prince Charming

Jennifer Saunders

Fairy Godmother

Aron Warner

Wolf

Kelly Asbury

Page

Cody Cameron

Pinocchio

Conrad Vernon

Gingerbread Man

Christopher Knights

Blind Mouse

David P. Smith

Herald

Mark Moseley

Mirror

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: DTS,Dolby Digital,SDDS

Other Details

Country of Origin: United States

Language: English

Summaries

Plot Summary

After Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers) and Fiona (voiced by Cameron Diaz) come back from their honeymoon, they find an invitation to a royal ball with Fiona's parents to celebrate their marriage, an event Shrek is reluctant to participate in. Fiona, Shrek, and Donkey (voiced by Eddie Murphy) travel to the kingdom of Far Far Away and meet Fiona's parents, King Harold and Queen Lillian (voiced by John Cleese and Julie Andrews), who are surprised by Fiona's choice of husband and her new appearance. Harold becoming repulsed and at a shared meal, Shrek and Harold get into a heated argument over how Shrek and Fiona will raise their family.Fiona, disgusted at Shrek's and her father's behavior, locks herself away in her room that evening, where she meets her Fairy Godmother (voiced by Jennifer Saunders), who is also surprised at Fiona's new looks. Shrek worries that he has lost his true love, particularly after finding the diary from her teen hood and reading that she was once infatuated with Prince Charming (voiced by Rupert Everett). King Harold is accosted by the Fairy Godmother and Charming, her son. He had arranged with the Fairy Godmother that Prince Charming would overcome many obstacles in order to rescue Fiona and break the spell, finding instead the Big Bad Wolf using the tallest tower as a hangout. They reprimand Harold for breaking an old promise that Charming would be able to marry Fiona and demand that he finds a way to get rid of Shrek.After Shrek reads Fiona's diary and pages containing the single phrase "Mrs. Fiona Charming", Harold arranges for Shrek and Donkey to join him on a fictitious hunting trip, which really is a trap to lure the two into the hands of an assassin, Puss in Boots (voiced by Antonio Banderas).When Fiona realizes that Shrek left, she asks her father for help, but he replies that he always wanted the best for her and that she should think about what is the best for her, too. Puss is unable to defeat Shrek and, revealing that he was paid by Harold, asks to come along as a way to make amends. Shrek decides to go to the Fairy Godmother for help. However, the Fairy Godmother states that ogres do not live "happily ever after." Nonetheless, the three sneak into the Fairy Godmother's potion factory and steal a "Happily Ever After" potion that Shrek believes will restore Fiona's love for him. Shrek and Donkey both drink the potion, which doesn't appear to work, but when it starts to rain, they leave, and in doing so they fail to notice that a mushroom that Shrek previously sneezed potion on changes into a beautiful rose. They wait out the storm in a barn and, while there, Shrek and Donkey become dizzy and fall over and into a deep sleep.When they awake, they discover the potion has taken effect: Shrek is now a handsome human, while Donkey has turned into a stallion. In order to make the change permanent, Shrek must kiss Fiona by midnight. He, Donkey, and Puss return to the castle to discover that the potion has also transformed Fiona back into her former, human self. However, the Fairy Godmother, having learned of the potion's theft, sends Charming to the castle, where he poses as Shrek to win Fiona's love. Although Harold recognizes Charming for who he really is, he doesn't speak up. Shrek sees Charming and Fiona together, and the Fairy Godmother tricks him into thinking that they have fallen in love and urges him to leave. Believing Fiona to be happier with Charming, Shrek sadly leaves.Realizing that Fiona hasn't fallen for Charming, the Fairy Godmother gives Harold a love potion to put in Fiona's tea, which will cause her to fall in love with the first person she kisses. Harold, knowing that it is wrong to do that to Fiona, refuses, but the Fairy Godmother threatens to take away his 'Happily Ever After', which she helped him get. Shrek, Donkey and Puss overhear the exchange, and are noticed by the Fairy Godmother, who has them arrested by the royal guards and thrown into a dungeon, in a parody of COPS. When the royal ball begins, several of Shrek's friends band together to free the trio (having seen their arrest via the Magic Mirror) and create a gigantic gingerbread man (whose name is Mongo), which breaks through the castle's defenses so Shrek can stop Charming from kissing Fiona, but Mongo is presumably killed when his arms break and he falls into the moat with Gingy devastated. When Shrek arrives, Charming forcibly kisses Fiona, who then knocks him out with a headbutt.When the Fairy Godmother confronts Harold, he reveals that he never gave Fiona the love potion, having realized her love for Shrek. The Fairy Godmother tries to attack Shrek and Fiona with a spell from her wand, presumably to kill him, but it rebounds off Harold's armor when he commits self-sacrifice to save Shrek and disintegrates the Fairy Godmother into a cloud of bubbles; it also returns Harold to his true form, that of the Frog Prince. The Fairy Godmother had made a deal with Harold to turn him into a handsome man, so that he could win over Lillian, to make her kiss him and change him into a human permanently, in exchange for Charming marrying his soon-to-be daughter. Harold apologizes to Shrek and Fiona for everything he has done, and now realizes what is best for Fiona. Shrek forgives him, and Lillian tells Harold that she still loves him no matter what.When it is almost midnight, Shrek tells Fiona that if they kiss now, then their change will be permanent. But Fiona says that she wants to spend her life with the ogre she married, and Shrek and Fiona let the potion's effects wear off, with Donkey changing back as well, much to his chagrin. Harold gives his blessing to the marriage, and the party resumes as Puss and Donkey (along with Mongo) sing "Livin' la Vida Loca".In a post-credits scene, Shrek, Fiona and Donkey are still partying in the night. Dragon, who Donkey has married following the events of the first film, arrives with her and Donkey's new children called the "Dronkeys".

Storyline

Shrek (Mike Myers) has rescued Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz), got married, and now is time to meet the parents. Shrek, Fiona, and Donkey (Eddie Murphy) set off to Far, Far Away to meet Fiona's mother and father. But not everyone is happy. Shrek and King Harold (John Cleese) find it hard to get along, and there's tension in the marriage. It's not just the family who are unhappy. Prince Charming (Rupert Everett) returns from a failed attempt at rescuing Fiona, and works alongside his mother, the Fairy Godmother (Jennifer Saunders), to try and find a way to get Shrek away from Fiona. — Film_Fan Picking up where the first Shrek movie left off, Shrek (Mike Myers) and Fiona (Cameron Diaz) are now happily married and living in Shrek's house in the swamp. Donkey (Eddie Murphy) reappears, much to Shrek and Fiona's annoyance. King Harold (John Cleese) and Queen Lillian (Dame Julie Andrews) of Far, Far Away hear of their daughter Fiona's marriage and invite her and Shrek to the palace to celebrate. When the King discovers that Shrek is an ogre, he is immediately opposed to the marriage. Prince Charming (Rupert Everett), who is determined to marry Fiona, appears, and he and the King band together to separate Shrek and Fiona and get Fiona to marry Prince Charming. The Fairy Godmother (Jennifer Saunders) also appears, and she is not as benevolent as you think. — grantss After a beautiful honeymoon, newlyweds Shrek and Fiona are called by Fiona's parents to celebrate their marriage. But things are not as pleasant as Fiona thought because of her father's sudden disapproval. In response, the King turns to a malevolent Fairy Godmother and her son Prince Charming for help in a plot to separate both Shrek and Fiona as well as hiring a pussy cat assassin named Puss in Boots. — Blazer346 This movie picks up right where the first movie ended. Shrek (Mike Myers) and Fiona (Cameron Diaz) return from their honeymoon to find a letter from Fiona's parents inviting the newlyweds over for dinner. The only problem is that they have no idea that their daughter is now an ogre. — Britney 1 more All

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