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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Illumination Illumination
Nintendo Nintendo
Universal Pictures Universal Pictures
The Super Mario Collection The Super Mario Collection

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

The galaxy awaits.

2026 98 min ★ 8.2 (3,611) Released
Adventure Animation Comedy Family Fantasy

Having thwarted Bowser's previous plot to marry Princess Peach, Mario and Luigi now face a fresh threat in Bowser Jr., who is determined to liberate his father from captivity and restore the family legacy. Alongside companions new and old, the brothers travel across the stars to stop the young heir's crusade.

Original title
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Language
EN
Country
US
Budget
$110,000,000
Revenue
$1,012,203,331
Reviews & Ratings 6
P

popcar2

May 26, 2026 · via TMDB

★ 4.0

**It's the thing! It's the thing from the game! Point at the screen and clap!** I know this is a kids movie, and I feel like if you have a kid that's under 12 years old they'd probably love it... But as an adult, this was a slog. The first movie wasn't a masterpiece but it at least had some heart and some semblance of a story, this one was an incredibly superficial advertisement for anything Nintendo. Look, it's Yoshi! Look, it's Pikmin! Look, it's Birdo! It's the bee from Mario Galaxy! It's R.O.B.! It's pilot guy! Please clap. And everything has zero substance. To quote another review: "This movie was like watching youtube shorts about jingling keys stitched together". The voice acting was also so mediocre, I can't get over this Hollywood thing of hiring popular actors instead of anyone talented. Jack Black as Bowser is **abysmal**, he's not even trying anymore. It just sounds like Jack Black. The ending... Wow. The movie just _ends._ Nothing is really resolved and everything is pushed under the rug. They defeat Bowser Jr. and the movie just instantly ends one minute later. Remember when Peach was desperate to meet and talk to Rosalina? Or maybe they can add a scene to wrap up Bowser & Bowser Jr.'s story arc? Whatever. Roll credits. At the very least I can acknowledge the animation is top-notch, Illumination low-key has better artists than Pixar these days.

C

CoolMovieGuy

May 3, 2026 · via TMDB

★ 8.0

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is an amazing movie with great voice acting and nostalgia from other Mario games. I personally think nothing is wrong with this movie, unless you are someone who's only played the games on the NES or the new games. If you are, you may not get some of the references like(spoiler alert) Star Fox, Ukiki, Rosalina, Luma's, and some other stuff. I would recomend watching if you've seen the first and if you've played Mario Galaxy.

D

datafables13

Apr 27, 2026 · via TMDB

★ 7.0

You know how, sometimes, you get a burger that's so thin, overcooked, and leathery that it stops being a "burger" and starts being "a vehicle for condiments"? That, to me, is Super Mario Galaxy: The story/writing is simply there to deliver Nintendo-brand nostalgia. As someone with deep love and fond memories of Nintendo, I'm okay with this---but I'm not going to pretend that the story is the narrative equivalent of Wagyu beef. Contrary to what some of the less charitable critics say, the movie does have a cogent story: Bowser Jr. aims to rescue his father from his imprisonment and bring the dreams they shared when Jr. was young to fruition. To do that, he kidnaps Princess Rosalina, the mother of the stars, to siphon her magic. The gang sets off to rescue the Princess. A simple enough premise; certainly serviceable. It isn't winning any awards for novelty but not everything needs to be "high art" to be enjoyable. But it fails on even this modest ambition. The execution is riddled with enough _deus ex_ to fill a Greek pantheon. Character motivations are inconsistent without real evolution. There are so many zany little subplots that it's like they worried that the audience's attention span would run out---yet they still made the thing run for over 2 hours. Fortunately, the metaphorical "condiment" was delicious---like biting into that burger expecting Hunt's ketchup but getting homemade garlic aoli mayo. The quality of the animation made the film's many callbacks enjoyable. I found myself smiling a lot and actually thinking "dang, I really _should_ get around to playing [redacted Mario game(s)]". Which, I'm certain is all Nintendo really hoped for rather than making a genuinely excellent stand-alone cinematic experience. In sum, it's not something I regret seeing---especially with my family. Though it is something I wish I had saved the video game's worth of money waiting for it to come out on streaming rather than seeing it in theaters.

Y

Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한

Apr 24, 2026 · via TMDB

★ 10.0

Enjoyable! Not much nostalgia for me because I barely played Super Mario Galaxy but I like the lore I didn't know before. I can't wait for the sequel! Thank you BlastTV Philippines!

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

Apr 15, 2026 · via TMDB

★ 5.0

Now I know that I'm not really the demographic for this, but I didn't mind the last one from 2023 so had an open mind as it started. Princess 'Peach' is kidnapped by the menacing baby 'Bowser' who is none too pleased that his dad has been locked up. He is determined to use her as leverage to free him, but that is exactly what intrepid and ingenious 'Mario' and 'Luigi' intend to thwart. What now ensues is the thinnest of stories stretched across a messy collection of interstellar scenarios as they bounce from world to world trying to rescue the royal damsel in distress. I always reckoned that the amiable mushroom people belonged more in an Arabian Nights tale than a sci-fi cartoon, but even their innocent cheeriness can't really enliven this rapidly and colourfully edited together sequence of pinball-machine style scenes. There is surprisingly little effort made to characterise either the goodies or the baddies and the frenetic nature of the animation barely leaves us time to draw breath before we ascend to another level and pretty much repeat as before - only with slightly different props and goals. It's not so much that this lacks a beginning, middle and end - it is more that it just comes across as contant sequence of scenes that could all see the film conclude as predictably as the sun coming up. Perhaps very young children might enjoy the sheer buzz of this, but there really isn't anything visually or from the script to entertain the grown ups. I bet the merch merchants are happy, though.

C

certifiedcritic

Apr 7, 2026 · via TMDB

★ 9.0

It was engaging from start to finish. My minor gripe is that they introduced a scene that was deemed controversial by fans and removed it from the games yet they decided to add it to the movie, ok lol. Other than that, every scene had the right amount of comedy, action, suspense, and dramatic shot transitioned perfectly. The characters seemed much more themselves here than in the previous installment

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Cast 36
Chris Pratt

Chris Pratt

Mario (voice)

Charlie Day

Charlie Day

Luigi (voice)

Anya Taylor-Joy

Anya Taylor-Joy

Princess Peach (voice)

Jack Black

Jack Black

Bowser (voice)

Keegan-Michael Key

Keegan-Michael Key

Toad (voice)

Benny Safdie

Benny Safdie

Bowser Junior (voice)

Glen Powell

Glen Powell

Fox McCloud (voice)

Brie Larson

Brie Larson

Rosalina (voice)

Donald Glover

Donald Glover

Yoshi (voice)

Kevin Michael Richardson

Kevin Michael Richardson

Kamek (voice)

Roxana Ortega

Roxana Ortega

Ukiki (voice)

Luis Guzmán

Luis Guzmán

Wart (voice)

Issa Rae

Issa Rae

Honey Queen (voice)

Eric Bauza

Eric Bauza

Toad General (voice)

Carlos Alazraqui

Carlos Alazraqui

Additional Voices (voice)

Hope Levy

Hope Levy

Additional Voices (voice)

Monia Ayachi

Monia Ayachi

Additional Voices (voice)

Ryan Bartley

Ryan Bartley

Additional Voices (voice)

Eric Lopez

Eric Lopez

Additional Voices (voice)

Rachel Butera

Rachel Butera

Additional Voices (voice)

Scott Menville

Scott Menville

Additional Voices (voice)

Jessica DiCicco

Jessica DiCicco

Additional Voices (voice)

Laraine Newman

Laraine Newman

Additional Voices (voice)

Johnny Gidcomb

Johnny Gidcomb

Additional Voices (voice)

Matt Nolan

Matt Nolan

Additional Voices (voice)

Danielle Hartnett

Danielle Hartnett

Additional Voices (voice)

Isaac Robinson-Smith

Isaac Robinson-Smith

Additional Voices (voice)

Sean Rohani

Sean Rohani

Additional Voices (voice)

Michael Jelenic

Michael Jelenic

Additional Voices (voice)

Rino Romano

Rino Romano

Additional Voices (voice)

Fred Tatasciore

Fred Tatasciore

Additional Voices (voice)

JP Karliak

JP Karliak

Additional Voices (voice)

Kiff VandenHeuvel

Kiff VandenHeuvel

Additional Voices (voice)

Susan Leslie

Susan Leslie

Additional Voices (voice)

Scott Whyte

Scott Whyte

Additional Voices (voice)

Matthew Wolf

Matthew Wolf

Additional Voices (voice)

Crew 14
Heather A. Maxwell

Heather A. Maxwell

Additional Storyboarding

Javier Recio Garcia

Javier Recio Garcia

Additional Storyboarding

Guillaume Aretos

Guillaume Aretos

Production Design

Aaron Horvath

Aaron Horvath

Director

Michael Jelenic

Michael Jelenic

Director

Chris Meledandri

Chris Meledandri

Producer

Shigeru Miyamoto

Shigeru Miyamoto

Producer

Dennis Leonard

Dennis Leonard

Foley Mixer

Brian Tyler

Brian Tyler

Original Music Composer

Jeremy Bowker

Jeremy Bowker

Sound Designer

Michael Semanick

Michael Semanick

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Daniel Laurie

Daniel Laurie

Supervising Sound Editor

Jeremy Bowker

Jeremy Bowker

Supervising Sound Editor

Matthew Fogel

Matthew Fogel

Screenplay

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US Release Dates 4

Apr 1, 2026

PG Theatrical

May 19, 2026

PG Digital

Jun 16, 2026

4K Ultra HD / Blu-ray / DVD

PG Physical

Jul 30, 2026

Peacock

PG Digital

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