Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson

Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell) is on a mission to thwart the latest plot for world domination by the evil crime syndicate known as KAOS. When the headquarters of U.S. spy agency Control is attacked and...( read more  read more... ) the identities of its agents compromised, the Chief (Alan Arkin) has no choice but to promote his ever-eager analyst Maxwell Smart, who has always dreamt of working in the field alongside stalwart superstar Agent 23 (Dwayne Johnson). Smart is partnered instead with the lovely-but-lethal veteran Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway). Given little field experience and even less time, Smart—armed with nothing but a few spy-tech gadgets and his unbridled enthusiasm—must thwart the doomsday plans of KAOS head Siegfried (Terance Stamp).

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PG-13, 1 hr. 50 min.

Directed by: Peter Segal

Release Date: June 19, 2008

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DVD Release Date: November 4, 2008

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  • August 22, 2008
    Steve Carell & Anne Hathaway make the perfect & most unlikely action heroes in this hysterical & thrilling adaptation of the classic TV series.
  • July 27, 2009
    Great performance by the always funny Steve Carell. Anne Hathaway had a smart and witty role which she played well. The movie is goofy and even stupid at times, but so what, life isn't always about the serious stuff.
  • July 23, 2009
    Roger Ebert, how do you continue to make it as a critic? Man, I miss Gene Siskel. He was the perceptive one.

    This was set up so well to play to the next generation. It couldn't be Maxwell Smart's son? His nephew? A distant admirer who joins the agency because he's channelin

    ...( read more)g Smart? Geez. Still, I did chuckle out loud a couple of times. The premise was set up by them -- and they blew it. What a shame.
  • July 11, 2009
    Silly, spoof spy movie. A hopeless field agent has the save the world from evil domination.
  • May 21, 2009
    Run of the mill silly half arsed spy spoof stepping on the toes of Naked Gun, Police Squad, Police Academy and of course ripping many many films which Im sure you can guess.
    The best bit about the entire film is of course the very funny and much liked Steve Carell. His nice guy, ...( read more)neat, humerous, everyday bloke next door type of personality is refreshing and always welcome and thats why most of his films are good despite being average. Smart is just another example of this, the plot is crap, the cast is poor (including a bored looking Stamp) and the action is just the usual sterotypical stuff. The only decent parts in the film are when Carell is either talking or doing something slightly stupid.
    The best sequence being when he's trying to escape from his wrist binds in an airplane toilet hehe
    Generally a stupid pointless film thats no different to so many others of its kind, but its saved by the brilliant Carell.
  • November 6, 2009
    Yawn.
    Ho sentito che ci sarà un seguito. Ma spendere soldi in qualcosa di buono no?
  • November 5, 2009
    Funny, action packed, smart, and well casted, Get Smart was one of 2008's hits. B+: Really Good.
  • November 5, 2009
    this was the funniest movie
  • November 5, 2009
    Good funny film but not as comical as Johnny English.
  • November 3, 2009
    Stupid spy movie, good for entertainment though.

Critic Reviews


October 18, 2008
Pete Hammond, Boxoffice Magazine

Smart summer entertainment that retains the likeability and wit of its source material but brings it into the 21st century with a perfectly cast Steve Carell. full review

August 22, 2008
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times

The film is about as funny as a 3am cold call, and if you are a critic you cannot slam down the phone before you have heard it out. full review

June 20, 2008
David Edelstein, New York Magazine

Get Smart is likable and very funny -- at least a two-to-one ratio of excellent gags to clunkers -- but it's not, for better or worse, Get Smart. full review

June 20, 2008
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

Get Smart could have been smarter. But like the show that inspired it, it's still smarter than it looks. full review

June 20, 2008
Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com

Retains the likeability and wit of its source material but brings it into the 21st century. full review

June 20, 2008
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

It's funny, exciting, preposterous, great to look at, and made with the same level of technical expertise we'd expect from a new Bond movie itself. And all of that is very nice, but nicer still is the... full review

June 20, 2008
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

The new Get Smart doesn't miss it by that much. full review

June 19, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today

It can't decide whether it wants to be a thrilling action movie or a quirky comic spoof. The elements seem in conflict, rather than seamlessly blended. full review

June 19, 2008
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

No knockout, but Carell wins on a rock-solid technicality -- he's funny. full review

June 18, 2008
Armond White, The New York Press

Get Smart tempts one toward the cynical thought that summer entertainment is deliberately meaningless. Should Hollywood ever grow up, Carrell and Hathaway would be ideal for another remake: God forbid... full review

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Comments


  • oerigjerogjoierjg
    April 6, 2009
    Great eminent casts and a lot of money was spent on this. But this is a boring and horrible movie !
  • thedoctor2k7
    March 12, 2009
    i loved it
  • kiannamark
    March 10, 2009
    OMG this show is hilarious i love it a lot!!
  • sejoa
    July 3, 2008
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  • link6969
    June 18, 2008
    Keep Loving you
  • spiderfan4life
    February 13, 2008
    here is a treat for Valentine's Day. send your loved one an e card.

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  • andreatally
    November 14, 2007
    Here's the new poster

    http://www.cinematical.com/2007/11/14/exclusive-get-smart-poster-premiere
  • mhrmaw
    July 9, 2007
    I just saw the trailer for this on Entertainment Tonight.
    It looks really funny.

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