The Smurfs

The Smurfs (2011)

  • 23% of critics liked it
    (115 reviews)

  • 46% of users liked it
    (64,227 ratings)

The Smurfs make their first 3D trip to the big screen in Columbia Pictures'/Sony Pictures Animation's hybrid live-action and animated family comedy, The Smurfs. When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the Smurfs out of their village, they're forced through a portal, out of their world and… More

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Jul 29, 2011 Wide
Sony Pictures Columbia

Critic Reviews

  • David Jenkins, Time Out

    To play The Smurfs Drinking Game you will need: Two 500cl bottles of Blue Bols (per player), one white sleeping cap, ample powder-blue face paint and too much spare time.

  • Nick Schager, Village Voice

    Gosnell directs as if every scene must be either a nauseating roller-coaster ride or a syrupy melodrama.

  • Laremy Legel, Film.com

    The Smurfs ends up being just below average, it won't give you nightmares, and small ones might dig it.

  • Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

    That two sequels have been announced is terrifying.

  • Nell Minow, Chicago Sun-Times

    It's raw and mean-spirited, with too many of the Smurf word substitutions more naughty than nice ("Who Smurfed?" or "Where the Smurf are we?"). That's Smurfed up.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Michael E


    While it is garbage in terms of the animation and the humor, it makes up for its good blend of animation and live action and I will admit the humor did suck but it did get a couple chuckles out of me. Also the voice acting isn't half bad either and each of the actors do decent… More

  • Albert K


    Why did I watch this movie? "Smurfity-smurf-smurf-smurf".... Wow, the word smurf was probably used about 200 times. The smurfs themselves? FREAKIN annoyin. Who would like these blue things? Character development? None? The villain? Equivalent in terms of cheesiness, acting,… More

  • Candy R


    Cute movie about the a group of Smurfs who end up in New York, looking for a way home. Similar to Enchanted.

  • Manu G


    Smurf happens A good movie with some nice special effects and great animation, on the other hand it was a little boring at times and the story wasn't that interesting. It was a nice try but could have been way better, When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs… More

  • Jason O


    Just average to me. I liked the animation and the movie for the most part, but Neil Patrick Harris annoys the heck out of me, and there are some Smurfy characters I would have liked to have seen, or seen more of. The "Smurf droppings" line was memorable though, heh.

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