Best DreamWorks movies

13619 duels later, Shrek 2 still leads the DreamWorks ranking with 1412 ELO points, just 6 points ahead of Shrek.

The top of the ranking reveals a tight contest between the first two Shrek films. Shrek 2 edges out its predecessor by a narrow 6 ELO points, suggesting both films remain equally beloved. The real divide appears between Shrek at rank 2 and Kung Fu Panda at rank 3, where a gap of 37 ELO points marks the clearest split in the top tier. Rise of the Guardians claims rank 4 with 1359 points, while How to Train Your Dragon 2 rounds out the top 5 at 1349. At the bottom, Captain Underpants languishes at rank 45 with 877 ELO points, trailing Dog Man by 63 points. The studio's most recent animated efforts struggle to win over voters, with Spirit Untamed sitting at rank 43.

This ranking draws on 13619 duels involving 78 players across 45 DreamWorks films, updated on 10 October 2026. The data reveals a community still anchored to the studio's early successes, particularly the Shrek franchise, which claims both top spots. Vote now to shape this ranking and see if newer releases can challenge the dominance of these established favorites.

Updated on October 10, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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