# Shrek

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Shrek and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as an animated film with jokes that work for adults, not just small children.

## Why people recommend it

- Jokes that work for adults (2 comments): "Shrek sounds like it should be something for a 3 year old but it really isn't." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48959793)) "And why some of the Shrek jokes work." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46015820))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Ghost in the Shell](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ghost-in-the-shell.md): 22 recommend
- [Spirited Away](https://hackerapproved.com/p/spirited-away.md): 14 recommend
- [Who Framed Roger Rabbit](https://hackerapproved.com/p/who-framed-roger-rabbit.md): 11 recommend
- [Princess Mononoke](https://hackerapproved.com/p/princess-mononoke.md): 9 recommend
- [Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind](https://hackerapproved.com/p/nausica-of-the-valley-of-the-wind.md): 9 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Shrek", https://hackerapproved.com/p/shrek/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).