The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
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Two Italian-American plumbers are transported to a magical world and must team up to stop a powerful villain from conquering the Mushroom Kingdom.
The story
Italian-American brothers Mario and Luigi operate a struggling plumbing business in Brooklyn. After a significant water main leak is reported on the news, the pair enters a sewer to fix it but are suddenly sucked into a Warp Pipe and separated. Mario lands in the Mushroom Kingdom, while Luigi is transported to the Dark Lands. Mario must navigate this new world, meet Princess Peach, and find a way to reunite with his brother while facing the threat of the Koopa King, Bowser, who seeks to conquer the Mushroom Kingdom and marry the Princess.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Mario and Luigi, struggling plumbers in Brooklyn, are separated after being sucked into a Warp Pipe. Mario arrives in the Mushroom Kingdom and meets Princess Peach and Toad. Peach plans to ally with the Kong family to defeat Bowser, who has imprisoned Luigi to force a marriage. Mario defeats Donkey Kong in the Jungle Kingdom using a Cat Suit. The group travels via go-karts to the Mushroom Kingdom, where they are ambushed on Rainbow Road. After a detour through the ocean, they reach the wedding where Peach uses an Ice Flower to freeze Bowser's forces. Mario uses a Tanooki Suit to rescue Luigi. A battle ensues, and a misplaced explosion sends Bowser and his army back to Brooklyn. In the human world, Mario and Luigi use a Super Star to defeat Bowser's forces. Peach shrinks Bowser and imprisons him in a jar, while the brothers are hailed as heroes in Brooklyn before moving to the Mushroom Kingdom to work together.
- First release year
- 2023
- Runtime (minutes)
- 92
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Aaron Horvath; Michael Jelenic
- Writers
- Matthew Fogel · writer
- Cast and characters
- Chris Pratt · Mario; Anya Taylor-Joy · Princess Peach; Charlie Day · Luigi; Jack Black · Bowser; Keegan-Michael Key · Toad; Seth Rogen · Donkey Kong; Fred Armisen · Cranky Kong
- Genres
- adventure; comedy
- Themes
- brotherhood; heroism
- Tone and mood
- adventure; fantasy
- Premise and plot tags
- portal fantasy; video game adaptation
- Source material / true-story basis
- Nintendo's Mario video game franchise
- Franchise connections
- Mario
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics but was a significant commercial success, breaking several box-office records for video game adaptations.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 46 · scale: 100 · review count: 53
- Awards and nominations
- Golden Globe Awards · Best Animated Feature Film · nomination; Golden Globe Awards · Best Original Song · nomination; Golden Globe Awards · Cinematic Box Office Achievement · nomination
- Production trivia
- The film became the highest-grossing film based on a video game.; The song 'Peaches' was co-written by Jack Black and the directors.
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