Dolittle vs Shrek
Shrek has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.6/10 for Dolittle). Shrek is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 41m. Shrek is the older of the two (2001 against 2020). Both are adventure, comedy, family movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dolittle
Shrek| Dolittle | Shrek | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2020 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 41m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy | Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Stephen Gaghan | Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson |
| Main cast | Jessie Buckley, Rami Malek, Robert Downey Jr., Selena Gomez, Michael Sheen | Jim Cummings, John Lithgow, Vincent Cassel, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy |
Synopsis
Dolittle
After losing his wife seven years earlier, the eccentric Dr. John Dolittle, famed doctor and veterinarian of Queen Victoria’s England, hermits himself away behind the high walls of Dolittle Manor with only his menagerie of exotic animals for company. But when the young queen falls gravely ill, a reluctant Dolittle is forced to set sail on an epic adventure to a mythical island in search of a cure, regaining his wit and courage as he crosses old…
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.