Shrek Forever After (2010)

Most people think so. 79% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 58%, but audiences disagreed.

A midlife-crisis burdened Shrek, longing for the days when he felt like a real ogre, makes a pact with magic deal-maker Rumpelstiltskin. But when he's duped and sent to a twisted version of Far Far Away—where Rumpelstiltskin is king, ogres are hunted, and he and Fiona have never met—he sets out to restore his world and reclaim his true love. Wikipedia ↗

Shrek Forever After is a 2010 American animated comedy produced by DreamWorks Animation, the fourth and final installment in the main Shrek franchise. When Shrek grows frustrated with the domesticated routine of fatherhood and longs for the days when he was a feared ogre, he makes a deal with the scheming Rumpelstiltskin to live one day as if he'd never been born. The deal transports Shrek to an alternate reality where Far Far Away is a dystopian wasteland ruled by Rumpelstiltskin, Fiona leads a guerrilla ogre resistance, and nobody — including his wife and children — knows who Shrek is.

The It's a Wonderful Life-inspired premise gave the franchise a surprisingly effective emotional framework, allowing Shrek to rediscover what his family and friends mean to him by experiencing a world where he never existed. The alternate-reality Fiona, a warrior leading an ogre rebellion, was a compelling reinvention of the character. The film earned $752 million worldwide on a $165 million budget.