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Smurfs: The Lost Village
Family · Comedy · Adventure · 2017
In this fully animated, all-new take on the Smurfs, a mysterious map sets Smurfette and her friends Brainy, Clumsy and Hefty on an exciting race through the Forbidden Forest leading to the discovery of the biggest secret in Smurf history.
Movie details
Smurfs: The Lost Village
“They were never alone.”
2017 Family · Comedy · Adventure 1h 29m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
6.0 / 10
27.3K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
41 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
40 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
6.4 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
In this fully animated, all-new take on the Smurfs, a mysterious map sets Smurfette and her friends Brainy, Clumsy and Hefty on an exciting race through the Forbidden Forest leading to the discovery of the biggest secret in Smurf history.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Smurfs: The Lost Village?
For the defence
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Kelly Asbury
Written by
Pamela Ribon · Stacey Harman
Demi Lovato
Smurfette (voice)
Rainn Wilson
Gargamel (voice)
Joe Manganiello
Hefty (voice)
Jack McBrayer
Clumsy (voice)
Danny Pudi
Brainy (voice)
Mandy Patinkin
Papa Smurf (voice)
Julia Roberts
Smurfwillow (voice)
Court is in session
Put Smurfs: The Lost Village on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.