The Smurfs

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The Smurfs

PG

2011

1h 42m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Fantasy

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Evil wizard Gargamel (Hank Azaria) has plagued the happy, peaceful Smurfs for a very long time. Finally, he succeeds in chasing the little blue people from their village and through a magic portal -- which transports them to Manhattan and into the life of ad executive Patrick Winslow (Neil Patrick Harris). Only three apples high and lost in the Big Apple, the Smurfs (Jonathan Winters, Alan Cumming, Katy Perry) must find a way back to their world before Gargamel tracks them down.

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Critics Consensus

The Smurfs assembles an undeniably talented cast of voice actors and live-action stars -- then crushes them beneath a blue mound of lowest-common-denominator kiddie fare.

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Keith Uhlich

Time Out

May 3, 2024

1/5

It makes you think about deep things, man, such as your own mortality.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Jan 27, 2012

2/4

Peyo's much cherished creations do little to nothing for me, and I can't say spending a 102-minutes with them in a live action-computer animated hybrid was all that high on my personal to-do list.

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Jim Schembri

The Age (Australia)

Sep 14, 2011

4/5

The Smurfs will likely be the best, most enjoyable kid film of 2011. And, yes, adults have been catered for. Dive in.

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James Croot

The Post NZ

Oct 14, 2022

2.5/5

The less-than-Smurfy live-action adaptation...

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 23, 2020

.5/4.0

One can only hope that America ignores this charmless, unimaginative, and downright traumatic trip through 80's children's television.

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Brent McKnight

The Last Thing I See

Jul 14, 2020

C-

"The Smurfs" is so smurfing sweet that you'll want to smurfing puke all over the smurfing place.

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Andre T

@andrestuckmannmoviereviews Aug 12, 2026

This movie is so bad that is boring long and stupid which make me almost sleep when I was watching the entire film I can see what is happening and watch it but is so boring and frustrating man I hate this movie and it’s obviously one of the worst family kids movies I ever seen. F

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Anvarjon M

@RT17959978 Aug 7, 2026

Men hayron qoldim. Yoshligimda bu filmni ko‘rib juda quvonganman. Hozir esa bu ballarni ko‘rib ochig‘i hayronman. Sabab oldinlari filmni baholarisz his qilib ko‘rardik bu film esa baholari juda past lekin hissiyot bolalik jihatlama men bu filmga 10/10 qo‘yaman. Eng muhumi filmda bolalik va beg‘uborlik bor

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Jax R

@RT91817070 Jul 25, 2026

The movie is okay but a bit annoying

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diogo13 T

@Tua_mera Jul 12, 2026

An acceptable adaptation that plays it safe by using the classic formula of bringing animated characters to New York. The film is essentially worth watching for Hank Azaria's excellent and hilarious performance as Gargamel and the good dynamic between the human cast and the little Smurfs.

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BRADY ANDREW S

@BRADY1169420 Jun 28, 2026

very cute movie for kids

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Grace B.

@RT59755345 Jun 19, 2026

I remember watching it in theaters when it first came out and I loved it

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Synopsis

Evil wizard Gargamel (Hank Azaria) has plagued the happy, peaceful Smurfs for a very long time. Finally, he succeeds in chasing the little blue people from their village and through a magic portal -- which transports them to Manhattan and into the life of ad executive Patrick Winslow (Neil Patrick Harris). Only three apples high and lost in the Big Apple, the Smurfs (Jonathan Winters, Alan Cumming, Katy Perry) must find a way back to their world before Gargamel tracks them down.

Director: Raja Gosnell
Producer: Jordan Kerner
Screenwriter: J. David Stem, David N. Weiss, Jay Scherick, David Ronn
Distributor: Sony Pictures
Production Co: Kerner Entertainment
Rating: PG (Some Mild Rude Humor|Action)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 29, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 4, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $142.6M
Runtime: 1h 42m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS

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