If you loved Maleficent, try Shrek 2

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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Maleficent

2014 · dir. Robert Stromberg

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Shrek 2

2004 · dir. Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon

What they share

Theysit in Family / Fantasy / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Maleficent, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What Shrek 2 is

Shrek meets the in-laws. He, Fiona, and Donkey visit her parents. It gets awkward.

If you loved Maleficent, try Shrek 2

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What they share

What Shrek 2 is

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