DreamWorks Animation|| All 39 DreamWorks Animation Movies Ranked & Upcoming DreamWorks Animation Movies

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DreamWorks

May refers to:

  • DreamWorks pictures

An American film production company, and a label of Amblin Partners. It was founded in 1994 as an original live-action film studio by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen (together, SKG), of which they owned 72%.

The studio formerly distributed its own and third-party films. It has produced or distributed more than ten films with box-office grosses of more than $100 million each.

  • DreamWorks Animation

DreamWorks Animation LLC (also simply known as DreamWorks) is an American animation studio and a subsidiary of Universal Pictures, itself a subsidiary of Comcast’s NBCUniversal. It is based in Glendale, California, and produces animated feature films, television programs, and online virtual games.

  • DreamWorks Experience

A themed land at the Dreamworld theme park in Australia

  • DreamWorks Interactive

A video game production arm later acquired by Electronic Arts

DreamWorks Animation

  • DreamWorks Animation Television

An American television animation studio and production company and the arm and label of DreamWorks Animation.

  • DreamWorks Classics

A subsidiary of the animation studio and formerly known as Classic Media

Is DreamWorks Animation a part of Disney? Why?

Dreamworks Animation is not a part of Disney.

During the 90’s a great person known as Jeffrey Katzenberg was a big part of the Disney Renaissance where him and the people at Disney made hit after hit after hit with movies like The Little Mermaid, The Rescurers Down Under, and The Lion King but body really gotten along with Katzenberg while he was at the studio so right after the release of The Lion King he resigned.

So what does this have to do with Dreamworks Animation. Jeffrey Katzenberg made Dreamworks Animation with Steven Spielberg and David Geffen.

And Dreamworks Animation use to be the big competitors of Disney Animation in the 2000’s but all good things have to come to an end so Illumination decided to be so overrated as a studio in general that they make a lot of money at the box office being Disney’s new competitor.

DreamWorks Animation Movies ranked from worst to best

DreamWorks Animation has gone through its share of upheaval, with a few big successes (“Shrek,” “Madagascar”) and some notable failures. Since its first releases in 1998, it has changed, diversified, merged and been acquired by major studios (now Universal).

Shark Tale (2004)

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Plot: Oscar, a fast-talking fish, becomes an overnight sensation when he lies about having killed a shark. However, he soon begins to suffer the consequences of his deceptive actions.

Directors: Rob Letterman, Vicky Jenson, Bibo Bergeron

Shrek the Third (2007)

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Plot: After Shrek’s father-in-law King Harold becomes sick, Shrek is the next in line to take over. However, he tries to make Artie the king and takes help from Donkey and Puss in Boots.

Director: Chris Miller

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)

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Plot: Goddess Eris frames Sinbad in the robbery of the Book of Peace. Sinbad must travel to the end of the world to recover the book to save the life of his friend Prince Proteus.

Directors: Tim Johnson, Patrick Gilmore

The Road to El Dorado (2000)

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Plot: Two swindlers get their hands on a map to the fabled city of gold, El Dorado, while pulling off some sort of scam. Their plan goes bad and the rogues end up lost at sea after a number of misfortunes.

Directors: Bibo Bergeron, Don Paul, Jeffrey Katzenberg

Home (2015) 

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Plot: Oh, a loveable misfit alien who is on the run from his own alien race, takes shelter on planet Earth and befriends Tip, an adventurous young girl who is on a quest to find her displaced mother Lucy.

Director: Tim Johnson

Bee Movie (2007)

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Plot: Barry B Benson, a bee who has just completed his graduation, decides to sue humans after he learns about the exploitation of bees at the hands of mankind.

Directors: Simon J. Smith, Steve Hickner

The Boss Baby (2017)

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Plot: Seven-year-old Tim gets jealous when his parents give all their attention to his little brother. Tim soon learns that the baby can talk and the two team up to foil the plans of the CEO of Puppy Co.

Director: Tom McGrath

Madagascar (2005) 

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Plot: Four spoiled animals from the New York Central Zoo escape with the unintentional help of four fugitive penguins. They subsequently find themselves in Madagascar amidst happy lemurs.

Directors: Tom McGrath, Eric Darnell

Shrek Forever After (2010) 

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Plot: When Shrek realises that no one fears him, Rumpel offers him a shady deal. Thereafter, Shrek gets cast in an alternate reality where everybody is afraid of him but Fiona does not remember him.

Director: Mike Mitchell

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)

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Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria find themselves in Africa, where Alex meets his long-lost parents. Meanwhile, Makunga, his father’s rival, will stop at nothing to be the king of the jungle.

Directors: Tom McGrath, Eric Darnell

Turbo (2013)

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Plot: Turbo (Ryan Reynolds) is a speed-obsessed snail with an unusual dream: to become the world’s greatest racer. This odd snail gets a chance to leave his slow-paced life behind when a freak accident gives him the power of superspeed.

Newly revved-up, Turbo embarks on an extraordinary quest to enter and win the Indianapolis 500. Accompanied by a dedicated pit crew of trash-talking adrenaline junkies, Turbo becomes the ultimate underdog by refusing to let his limitations get in the way of his dreams.

Director: David Soren

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) 

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Plot: As a wild stallion travels across the frontiers of the Old West, he befriends a young human and finds true love with a mare.

Directors: Kelly Asbury, Lorna Cook

Trolls World Tour (2020)

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Plot: Poppy and Branch discover that there are six different troll tribes scattered over six different lands. Each tribe is also devoted to six different kinds of music — funk, country, techno, classical, pop and rock.

When rockers Queen Barb and King Thrash set out to destroy the other music, Poppy and Branch embark on a daring mission to unite the trolls and save the diverse melodies from becoming extinct.

Director: Walt Dohrn

The Croods (2013)

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Plot: Grug and his family embark on a journey to search for a new place to live after their cave is destroyed. A young boy helps them trek through unknown places to find new shelter.

Directors: Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco

Megamind (2010)

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Plot: A supervillain named Megamind defeats and kills his enemy. Out of boredom he creates a superhero who becomes evil, forcing Megamind to turn into a hero.

Director: Tom McGrath

Penguins of Madagascar (2014)

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Plot: Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private band together with a secretive crime-fighting organisation called The North Wind to thwart Dr Octavius Brine’s plan to destroy the penguin population of the world.

Directors: Eric Darnell, Simon J. Smith

Monsters vs. Aliens (2009)

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Plot: After getting hit by a meteorite, Susan Murphy turns into a giant on her wedding day. She is then made a part of the monster team to defeat an evil alien named Gallaxhar from destroying the earth.

Directors: Conrad Vernon, Rob Letterman

Flushed Away (2006) 


Plot: Roddy, a rat, lives a luxurious lifestyle in a furnished flat. However, life has other plans for him after he gets flushed from a toilet into the sewers of London, where a new beginning awaits him.

Directors: David Bowers, Sam Fell

Rise of the Guardians (2012) 

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Plot: When Pitch, an evil spirit, returns to planet Earth to assault children and take over the world, a group of immortal guardians with extraordinary abilities join forces to protect the children.

Director: Peter Ramsey

Over the Hedge (2006)

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Plot: When a group of forest animals discover a housing development encroaching on their forest land, they meet RJ, a crafty racoon, who fools them into finding food for him from the suburbia.

Directors: Karey Kirkpatrick, Tim Johnson

Trolls (2016) 

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Plot: After the banished Chef of Bergens captures Trolls during a celebration, Princess Poppy and Branch set out on a mission to rescue their friends.

Director: Mike Mitchell

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (2012) 

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Plot: To get back home and evade capture by Animal Control, Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman embark on a riotous adventure as they join a travelling circus.

Directors: Tom McGrath, Eric Darnell, Conrad Vernon

The Prince of Egypt (1998)

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Plot: Two brothers named Moses and Rameses grow up to be the best of friends. However, when one of them becomes a ruler and the other chooses to live for the people, their friendship turns bitter.

Directors: Brenda Chapman, Simon Wells, Steve Hickner

Mr. Peabody and Sherman  (2014) 

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Plot: A talking dog, Mr. Peabody, embarks on a life dedicated to science, technology and athletics after being rejected by a potential owner. He adopts a son, Sherman.

Director: Rob Minkoff

Abominable (2019) 

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Plot: After discovering a yeti, three friends embark on a quest to reunite the creature with his family. However, they must keep him safe from a wealthy man and a zoologist who want to capture him.

Director: Jill Culton

Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) 

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Plot: Dragon Warrior Po takes it upon himself to foil the plans of murderous peacock Shen who intends to conquer China and destroy kung fu. For this, Po has to unveil the mystery of his own past.

Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson

Puss in Boots (2011) 

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Plot: Puss teams up with his friends, Humpty Dumpty and Kitty Softpaws, in order to defeat two criminals, Jack and Jill, and retrieve the magical beans that they possess.

Director: Chris Miller

Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) 

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Plot: The Dragon Warrior, Po, has to deal with challenges galore when circumstances compel him to train a bunch of awkward pandas in martial arts so that they can trounce Kai, a wicked supernatural warrior.

Directors: Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Alessandro Carloni

Kung Fu Panda (2008)

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Plot: When Po the Panda, a kung fu enthusiast, gets selected as the Dragon Warrior, he decides to team up with the Furious Five and destroy the evil forces that threaten the Valley of Peace.

Directors: Mark Osborne, John Stevenson

Captain Underpants: The first epic movie  (2017)

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Plot: Two naughty fourth-graders, George and Harold, hypnotise their school principal Benjamin Krupp and convince him that he is Captain Underpants, a superhero.

Director: David Soren

Shrek (2001) 

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Plot: Shrek, an ogre, embarks on a journey with a donkey to rescue Princess Fiona from a vile lord and regain his swamp.

Directors: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson

Shrek 2 (2004) 

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Plot: When Shrek and Fiona return from their honeymoon, her parents, the rulers of Far Far Away, invite them over. But as the king does not like Shrek, he enlists a fairy to keep him away from his daughter.

Directors: Conrad Vernon, Kelly Asbury, Andrew Adamson

Read more: Shrek 5: Cast, Plot, Release Date and Everything You Need to Know

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)

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Plot: Hiccup aims to unite the vikings and the dragons in order to bring peace on the island of Berk. However, he must stop the evil Grimmel and his devious plans to wipe out all dragons.

Director: Dean DeBlois

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) 

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Plot: Hiccup and Toothless are faced with the threat of Drago, a dragon trapper, bent on capturing and dominating over all dragons. However, they are determined to defeat him and restore peace on Berk.

Director: Dean DeBlois

Antz  (1998)

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Plot: Z, an ant, feels irrelevant in his anthill. Soon, he meets Bala who also feels the same when it comes to her social skills. Unaware that destiny has some huge plans for both of them, they meet again.

Directors: Tim Johnson, Eric Darnell

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)  

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When a huge vegetable-ravaging beast destroys the plots right before the Giant Vegetable Competition, Lady Tottington asks Wallace and his dog, Gromit, to track the beast and rescue the village.

Directors: Nick Park, Steve Box

Chicken Run (2000)

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Plot: Rocky, a rooster, and Ginger, a chicken, decide to escape from a chicken farm when they learn that their owner is plotting to have them killed.

Directors: Nick Park, Peter Lord

Read more: Chicken Run 2: Cast, Plot, Trailer, Release Date and Everything You Need to Know

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

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Plot: Hiccup, a Viking, must kill a dragon to mark his passage into manhood and be initiated into his tribe. However, he ends up doing the exact opposite by befriending a deadly Night Fury.

Directors: Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois

DreamWorks Animation’s Upcoming films

Spirit Untamed

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Plot: A girl and her new friends must save a herd of wild mustangs from rustlers.

Director: Elaine Bogan

Release date:  June 4, 2021

Read more: Spirit Untamed: Cast, Plot, Trailer, Release Date and Everything You Need to Know

The Boss Baby: Family Business

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Director: Tom McGrath

Release date: March 26, 2021,

Read more: The Boss Baby 2 : Movie Updates and All About the Movie

The Bad Guys

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Plot: Two suspended Los Angeles policemen (Adam Baldwin, Mike Jolly) become masked wrestlers billed as the Boston Bad Guys.

Director: Pierre Perifel
Release date: April 15, 2022

Read more: The Bad Guys (2022): Cast, Plot, Trailer, Release Date and Everything You Need to Know

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

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Plot: Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: he has burned through eight of his nine lives. Puss sets out on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore his nine lives.

Director: Joel Crawford, Januel Mercado (co-director)

Release date: September 23, 2022

Read more: ‘Puss in Boots 2’: Cast, Plot, Trailer, Release Date and Everything You Need to Know

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