Shrek the Halls

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{4.5/5} “‘How many babies does Fiona have?’ ‘Fiona has babies?’” — Two of the Three Little Pigs Shrek the Halls, released in 2007 When Fiona expresses excitement about Christmas, Shrek decides he must find out what the deal is. He goes to the bookstore and the bookseller shows him a book called Christmas for Village […]

Shrek Forever After

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{4.5/5} “This is the part where you run away.” Shrek Forever After, released in 2010 Years ago the king and queen were about to make a deal with Rumpelstiltskin when Fiona was rescued by Shrek. Shrek and Fiona are raising three kids, and Shrek misses the days when he scared people away. He expresses that […]

Shrek the Third

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{4/5} “This is like totally embarrassing, but my friend Tiffany thinkest thou vex her so soothly and she thought perchance thou would want to ask her to the homecoming dance or something.” Shrek the Third, released in 2007 Shrek and Fiona are filling in for the king and queen while the king is sick, but […]

Shrek 2

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{4.5/5} “I’m a real boy!” — Pinocchio, when he gets hit by the Fair Godmother’s wand Shrek 2, released in 2004 When Prince Charming arrives at the castle where Princess Fiona was imprisoned he finds out he’s too late — she’s already been rescued. Shrek and Fiona return home from their honeymoon, and they’re summoned […]

Shrek

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{5/5} “Some of you may die, but it’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make.” — Lord Farquad Shrek, released in 2001 When a talking donkey runs away from people who are rounding up fairy creatures, he runs into an ogre named Shrek. Shrek scares away the men who come with pitchforks to capture them. The […]

Mystery Men

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{4/5} “‘If one person vomits in my pool, I’m going to divorce you.’ ‘That’s fair.’” Mystery Men, released in 1999 The Shoveler, the Blue Raja, and Mr. Furious are superheroes, sort of. They try to be helpful, but they’re really not very good at it. Captain Amazing, on the other hand, is a professional. But […]

The Invention of Lying

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{5/5} “So that’s it, it’s Coke. It’s very famous, everyone knows it. I’m Bob, I work for Coke, and I’m asking you to not stop buying Coke.” The Invention of Lying, released in 2008 Mark realizes he can tell a lie, but no one else in the world can. When he tries to explain it […]

Butter

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{5/5} “When I think about butter, I think about family. Why? Like the thread of a grandmother’s quilt, butter is the centrepiece of a family dinner. And family, in turn, is the thread that holds our great country together.” Butter, released in 2011 Bob Pickler has been carving things out of butter for years, winning […]

Robots

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{4.5/5} “‘To be honest, I think I preferred you with ice skates on.’ ‘Yeah, well I preferred you when you had glass eyes and a brain powered by Intel.’” Robots, released in 2023 Having a robot that looks exactly like you is illegal, but some people are doing it anyway. Charles has his robot double […]

Asteroid City

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{4.5/5} “Some of our information about outer space may no longer be completely accurate.” Asteroid City, released in 2023 In 1955 in a place called Asteroid City in the desert an alien appears briefly. The government makes all the people who witness it stay there while they come in and conduct interviews. They’re trying to […]