The 27 Greatest Summer Blockbusters of the Century, Ranked
Big-budget action flicks, family-friendly films and much-anticipated sequels are among the blockbusters that have had fans flocking to the theaters every summer.
But of those summer films grossing $100 million (domestically) or more, which have been the best? Find out as we rank the most critically acclaimed summer blockbusters of the 21st century by Metascore below.
The winner of the first-ever Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, this family-friendly film spotlights the voice talents of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz as an ogre, donkey, and princess, respectively. The film also had people humming Smash Mouth songs again.
“This is not your average family cartoon. Shrek is jolly and wicked, filled with sly in-jokes and yet somehow possessing a heart.” —Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times