Shrek currently dominates The Wild Robot 78–22
The ogre's two-level jokes run past the new tearjerker.
Who do you think should win?
The Verdict Decade Duel
Shrek practically invented the two-audience cartoon: a swamp-ogre fairy tale for the kids and a running stream of winks for the adults, from the fractured-fairy-tale gags to the jokes that only make sense once you're old enough to catch them. The Wild Robot is the newer, quieter marvel — Chris Sanders (Lilo & Stitch, the first Dragon) trading punchlines for a painterly story about a robot mothering a gosling. A wide result leans on Shrek being a known good time for every age at once. It's the movie parents put on expecting to be entertained themselves, not just to supervise, and that grown-up payoff is hard for a brand-new film to outrun.
The Numbers
| Shrek | The Wild Robot | |
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-Head | 78% | 22% |
| Overall Win Rate | 75% | 37% |
| Championships | 28 | 8 |
| Avg Decision | 3.8s | 4.1s |
| Budget | $60M | $78M |
| Return | 8.1x | 4.3x |
Where This Matchup Sits
BingeBracket tracks 39 Animation films — Shrek near the top at #1, The Wild Robot is in the bottom quarter.
When facing other films, Chicken Run loses to both of them on the platform. Whatever separates these two, they're both a clear step above that opponent.
Shrek with 28 titles and The Wild Robot with 8 — the tournament record and the head-to-head point the same direction.
The Wild Robot is the higher-rated film on TMDB at 8.3 vs 7.8. Bracket voters keep choosing Shrek anyway — a sign that critical consensus and head-to-head instinct don't always point the same direction.
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