Doctor Dolittle vs Shrek
Shrek has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 5.7/10 for Doctor Dolittle). Doctor Dolittle is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 30m. Doctor Dolittle is the older of the two (1998 against 2001). Both are comedy, family, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood. Both feature Eddie Murphy.
Doctor Dolittle
Shrek| Doctor Dolittle | Shrek | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.7/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 1998 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 25m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Comedy, Family, Fantasy | Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Betty Thomas | Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson |
| Main cast | Richard Schiff, Erik Dellums, Oliver Platt, Ossie Davis, Jeffrey Tambor | Jim Cummings, John Lithgow, Vincent Cassel, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy |
Synopsis
Doctor Dolittle
A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle seems to have the world by the tail, until a long suppressed talent he possessed as a child, the ability to communicate with animals is suddenly reawakened with a vengeance! Now every creature within squawking distance wants the good doctor's advice, unleashing an outrageous chain of events that turns his world upside down!
Shrek
It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot -- a wisecracking donkey.
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