Highlights
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie will be available on Netflix starting December 3rd, just in time for the holidays, making it a perfect light-hearted and color-saturated option for families and friends.
- The movie features beloved Nintendo characters and is produced by Illumination, with the creator of Super Mario Bros. serving as executive producer. It follows the adventures of Mario and Luigi in the Mushroom Kingdom, where they must rescue Luigi from the love-struck monster Bowser.
- Netflix will also release other family-friendly films throughout November and December, including Pokémon Concierge, Brandy's Best. Christmas. Ever!, Leo, The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday, Family Switch, and Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is heading to Netflix in time for the holidays. Which holidays? At least some of the cold ones. Perhaps that will provide consolation for those unfortunate penguins in the film's opening scene.
Technically, The Super Mario Bros. Movie has been streaming on Peacock since August, giving the smash (bros.) hit video game adaptation plenty of time to build on its already massively successful theatrical run. But now, the Super Mario Bros. Movie looking into a second home at Netflix, much like retired couples flocking down to Florida for the winter. For people looking to enjoy something light-hearted and color-saturated with their loved ones during their preferred holidays, this is coming at the right time. Even better, it's bringing some friends.
Deadline reports that The Super Mario Bros. Movie will officially hit Netflix on December 3rd. This gives folks celebrating Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Yule, and even the underdog hero Festivus a chance to come together for a formal viewing of the movie where Jack Black sings a love song as a dragon turtle. Unfortunately, National Pie Day on December 1st will miss the window. The world can be cruel sometimes.
Joining The Super Mario Bros. Movie will be a slew of other family-friendly films between November and December on Netflix. For one, December will see the release of the charming stop-motion series Pokémon Concierge, though no specific date has been announced. The other releases include Brandy's Best. Christmas. Ever! on November 16th, the animated film Leo from Adam Sandler on November 21st, The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday and the Jennifer Garner/Ed Helms body swap comedy Family Switch on November 30th, and finally the long-anticipated sequel Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget on December 15th.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie sees the beloved Nintendo franchise move to the big screen via the animation of Illumination and even Super Mario Bros. creator Shigeru Miyamoto serving as executive producer. Brothers Mario (Chris Pratt) and Luigi (Charlie Day) are everyman plumbers in the city who find themselves plunged into the alternate world of the Mushroom Kingdom. There, they become separated, leading Mario to muster his courage and rescue his brother from Black's imposing yet lovestruck Bowser. But he can only do this with the help of the Kingdom's colorful characters, including Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy), Toad (Keegan-Michael Key), Donkey Kong (Seth Rogen), and more.
Families, friends, and other such gatherings will likely relish the opportunity to enjoy this romp through Nintendo's unsubtle yet surprisingly comfy world on the streaming platform of their choice. It's always nice to have something available to watch from multiple sources because it simply means more people get to enjoy it. That's never a bad thing.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie comes to Netflix on December 3rd, 2023.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
While working underground to fix a water main, Brooklyn plumbers and brothers Mario and Luigi are transported through a mysterious pipe to a magical new world. But when the siblings are separated, an epic adventure begins.
Source: Deadline
