Tiny blue adventurers tumble into Central Park, bringing wholesome, brisk, and broadly humorous fantasy to the Big Apple.
Big broad humor. A family watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Netflix and Paramount+.
Nothing past what a PG promises: mild language and nothing scary.
Our estimate: fine from about 7. Rated PG.
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When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours -- in fact, smack dab in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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