Smurfs
NZ release: 30 June 2025
Suitable for general audiences Rated on: 24 June 2025
What’s it about?
When evil wizards Razamel and Gargamel capture Papa Smurf, Smurfette and the gang head into the real world on a daring rescue mission.
The facts
- Directed by Chris Miller (Puss in Boots)
- Characters voiced by Rihanna (Home), Natasha Lyonne (Orange is the New Black), John Goodman (Monsters Inc.), Hannah Waddington (The Garfield Movie), Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation), Sandra Oh (Killing Eve)
- English language
- Runtime: 90 minutes
Why did it get this rating?
This film was cross-rated by the Film and Video Labelling Body. You can find out more about cross-rating here.
Low-level violence
Smurfs contains some low-level cartoon violence including chase scenes, falling and explosions.
Mild coarse language
While there is no actual coarse language used, characters sometimes use the word ‘Smurf’ to replace curse words. For example, “I think I just Smurfed my pants,” and “let’s go Smurf that wizard up.” These lines are intended to be funny and are likely to go over the heads of younger viewers.
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