Elf vs Shrek
Shrek has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.7/10 for Elf). Shrek is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 37m. Shrek is the older of the two (2001 against 2003). Both are comedy, family, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Elf
Shrek| Elf | Shrek | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Comedy, Family, Fantasy | Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jon Favreau | Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson |
| Main cast | Andy Richter, Mary Steenburgen, Amy Sedaris, Peter Dinklage, Zooey Deschanel | Jim Cummings, John Lithgow, Vincent Cassel, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy |
Synopsis
Elf
When young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's helpers. But as he grows into adulthood, he can't shake the nagging feeling that he doesn't belong. Buddy vows to visit Manhattan and find his real dad, a workaholic.
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.