The Super Mario Bros. Movie

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The Super Mario Bros. Movie

PG

2023

1h 32m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

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Mario and Luigi go on a whirlwind adventure through Mushroom Kingdom, uniting with a cast of familiar characters to defeat Bowser.

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While it's nowhere near as thrilling as turtle tipping your way to 128 lives, The Super Mario Bros. Movie is a colorful -- albeit thinly plotted -- animated adventure that has about as many Nintendos as Nintendon'ts.

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Christina Newland

iNews.co.uk

09/18/2024

3/5

Without overplaying its hand, it hits all the major notes within the wild, inventive universe of block-breaking and Goomba-stomping.

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Peter Travers

ABC News

04/21/2023

This lively computer-animated take on the video game just opened and it’s already the biggest box-office smash of 2023. Despite lapses into dull and disposable, it’s also a godsend for parents seeking family entertainment for the 5-year-old in all of us.

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John Wilmes

Chicago Reader

04/15/2023

Among the many errors of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, screenwriter Matthew Fogel plops him and his brother Luigi into a milquetoast Brooklyn family that doubts them and disrespects their small-business dreams.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

May 10

2.5/4

...a blisteringly-paced endeavor that fares best within its appealing, lighthearted first half...

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Megan Kearns

InSession Film

May 7

C

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is tedious, vapid and incredibly trite from a writing perspective.

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Michael Nordine

Movie Brief

May 5

The good Mario movie is in another castle.

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Caleb

04/24/2025

Best video game movie I ever seen

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Daniel

03/08/2025

It was good. Followed a good story line.

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shaiders

02/24/2025

Possibly the greatest video game movie.

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Fatiyah

02/13/2025

Excellent Movie! We really enjoyed it so much.

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John B

02/02/2025

Fun movie. I loved all of the retro Nintendo references

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Annette D

@RT35921403 01/12/2025

The Super Mario movie is one that turned out to be a pleasant surprise. I was one of those people skeptical of Chris Pratt's casting as Mario. It turned out to be forgiveable. The casting worked out, and I can't complain about any of them. Jack Black's song is hilarious and memorable. Spoiler alert: in the movie, thee writer poke fun at Mario and Luigi's accents, breaking the fourth wall, and I'm ok with it. The movie was a perfect blend of nostalgia for those of us who grew up playing the games and fresh for the new generation to enjoy. I loved the various characters, and if they do a sequel, I look forward to seeing more. For anyone who hasn't seen it, stay till after the end because there's an end credit scene. It's equally enjoyable for kids and adults. Definitely worth a watch. I call this a successful movie adaptation of a video game. Well done to everyone involved. 7/10

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Synopsis

Mario and Luigi go on a whirlwind adventure through Mushroom Kingdom, uniting with a cast of familiar characters to defeat Bowser.

Director: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic
Producer: Christopher Meledandri, Shigeru Miyamoto
Screenwriter: Matthew Fogel
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal Pictures, Nintendo, Illumination Entertainment
Rating: PG (Action and Mild Violence)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 5, 2023, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 16, 2023
Box Office (Gross USA): $574.9M
Runtime: 1h 32m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1