The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is a 2023 family movie directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, with a running time of 1h 33m. It stars Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy and Charlie Day.
Mario and Luigi are Brooklyn plumbers trying to get a business off the ground when a busted water main drops them into a warp pipe and out somewhere impossible. Separated on arrival, Mario lands in the Mushroom Kingdom, where Princess Peach is bracing for Bowser and his Koopa army, and Luigi ends up somewhere far darker. Illumination packs the frame with Nintendo deep cuts, from Rainbow Road to power-up mushrooms, and lets Jack Black's lovesick Bowser steal every scene. Bright, fast, and built for anyone who ever picked up a controller.
Quick answers
What is The Super Mario Bros. Movie about?
Mario and Luigi are Brooklyn plumbers trying to get a business off the ground when a busted water main drops them into a warp pipe and out somewhere impossible. Separated on arrival, Mario lands in the Mushroom Kingdom, where Princess Peach is bracing for Bowser and his Koopa army, and Luigi ends up somewhere far darker. Illumination packs the frame with Nintendo deep cuts, from Rainbow Road to power-up mushrooms, and lets Jack Black's lovesick Bowser steal every scene. Bright, fast, and built for anyone who ever picked up a controller.
When was The Super Mario Bros. Movie released?
The Super Mario Bros. Movie was released on 5 April 2023.
How long is The Super Mario Bros. Movie?
The Super Mario Bros. Movie runs 1h 33m.
Who made The Super Mario Bros. Movie?
The Super Mario Bros. Movie was directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic.
Where can I watch The Super Mario Bros. Movie?
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is available on Peacock, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus Amazon Channel, The Roku Channel, Amazon and AppleTV.
Where to watch The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Stream: Peacock, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus Amazon Channel
Watch free: The Roku Channel
Rent: Amazon, AppleTV, Fandango at Home, Spectrum On Demand
Buy: Fandango at Home
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Cast
- Chris Pratt as Mario (voice)
- Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach (voice)
- Charlie Day as Luigi (voice)
- Jack Black as Bowser (voice)
- Keegan-Michael Key as Toad (voice)
- Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong (voice)
- Fred Armisen as Cranky Kong (voice)
- Sebastian Maniscalco as Spike (voice)
- Charles Martinet as Mario's Dad / Giuseppe (voice)
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Kamek (voice)
- Khary Payton as Penguin King (voice)
- Rino Romano as Uncle Tony (voice)
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A few thoughts on The Super Mario Bros. Movie
The film is a love letter to the games, so start at the source. Super Mario Odyssey turns Mario loose across wildly inventive kingdoms with the same joy the movie chases. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe delivers the Rainbow Road thrill in your own hands. For Bowser's softer, funnier side, the Paper Mario games give the Koopa king real personality.
Movies about stepping into a whole different world
Mario and Luigi tumble through a warp pipe into the Mushroom Kingdom, the same jolt of stepping into somewhere impossible that powers Coraline's button-eyed other mother's realm, Strange World's uncharted underworld, Elio's first contact with aliens and The Croods: A New Age's journey into an unmapped land. Each film treats the ordinary world as a launching pad, not a home base.
Animated villains who are more funny than scary
Jack Black's Bowser struts through The Super Mario Bros. Movie as a heartbroken, chest-thumping menace who lands more laughs than scares, and that same soft-centered monster streak turns up in Minions' scheming yellow henchmen, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania's neurotic Dracula, Shrek the Third's preening Prince Charming and the gleeful grotesques of The Twits.
Big, loud animated comedies the whole family can watch together
The Super Mario Bros. Movie moves at a sprint, stacking sight gags, chase scenes and callbacks for anyone in the room, whatever their age. The Angry Birds Movie and Monsters vs Aliens hit that same all-ages pitch, while Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Ice Age: Continental Drift and Shrek Forever After prove a long-running franchise can keep that energy up for years.