The Smurfs 2

"Get ready to get naughty!"

2013 1h 45m EN

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★5.7TMDB · 2,417

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The evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence. But when he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants, and only a secret spell that Smurfette knows can turn the Naughties into real Smurfs, Gargamel kidnaps Smurfette and brings her to Paris, where he has been winning the adoration of millions as the world¹s greatest sorcerer. It's up to Papa, Clumsy, Grouchy, and Vanity to return to our world, reunite with their human friends Patrick and Grace Winslow, and rescue her! Will Smurfette, who has always felt different from the other Smurfs, find a new connection with the Naughties Vexy and Hackus or will the Smurfs convince her that their love for her is True Blue?

“Get ready to get naughty!”

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Cast

Katy Perry
Smurfette (voice)
Hank Azaria
Gargamel
Neil Patrick Harris
Patrick Winslow
Jayma Mays
Grace Winslow
Brendan Gleeson
Victor Doyle
Jacob Tremblay
Blue Winslow
Nancy O'Dell
Nancy O'Dell
Karim Babin
Room Service Waiter

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Raja Gosnell
Writers: J. David Stem, David N. Weiss, Jay Scherick
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Canada, Belgium

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MONEY

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$105M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.3× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: United States of America, Canada, Belgium.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Smurfs (Theatrical) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Raja Gosnell, shot by Phil Meheux. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Heitor Pereira. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sabrina Plisco shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Raja Gosnell directs. Phil Meheux behind the camera. Heitor Pereira scores. Sabrina Plisco cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America, Canada, Belgium. Dialogue in English.

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1$105M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Made its money back 3.3× over at the box office.
3Released 13 years ago.
4International production across 3 countries: United States of America, Canada, Belgium.
5Part of the "The Smurfs (Theatrical) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Raja Gosnell, shot by Phil Meheux. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Heitor Pereira. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Sabrina Plisco shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Katy Perry and Hank Azaria and Neil Patrick Harris carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Get ready to get naughty!".
11IMDB entry: tt2017020 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Phil Meheux
Original score: Heitor Pereira
Editing: Sabrina Plisco
Production design: Bill Boes
Costume design: Véronique Marchessault
Makeup / hair: Todd Tucker
Stunt coordinator: G.A. Aguilar
Runtime: 105 min · 1h 45m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $105,000,000
Box office: $347,434,178
Return: 331% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: The Smurfs 2 (2013)

Part of

The Smurfs (Theatrical) Collection

An American CGI/live-action film series based on The Smurfs comic book series created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo and the 1980s animated TV series.

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Kamurai2020-09-21
★ 6/10
Decent watch, probably won't watch again, but can recommend. Again, Neil Patrick Harris and Jayma Mays are the best thing about this movie titled "The Smurfs", and this time they have more humans taking the focus away from the Smurfs. Additionally they have the Naughties that also distract from the Smurfs, but they at least make the movie interesting and accent the Smurf story line instead of stealing the spotlight for their own story. This time around they did something very interesting and focused the story line to Smurfette, not well, but they did it. This allows Gargamel, the Naughties, the Smurfs and the humans (part time) to focus on her so the movie is chiefly Smurf focused, even though (as specifically discussed in the movie) Smurfette and the Naughties aren't technically the same as the others. (This is arguable, as it is possible all Smurfs are magically created.) The messages of inclusion and togetherness and family are actually a lot stronger in this movie than the first, as well as the level of goofiness from Gargamel, to include his celebrity status. I think I'm just not a fan of this movie series, but clearly the movies did good enough to warrant their production value.
RealZero2025-07-02
★ 7/10
The movie starts off very similar to the first one, and like the first one it is kinda split between the Smurfs' adventures and the story of the Winslow's, the human family from New York. This time the main story is about Smurfette, though, and how her origin story of being Gargamel's creation influences her life. The story plays similar to the first movie: The Smurfs have to find and fight Gargamel to rescue Smurfett while the Patrick Winslow has to learn about what "family" means or can mean. But does Smurfette even WANT to come back? And does Patrick even want a bigger part in his extended family? Some part of this one were actually quite positively surprising. Smurfette is a very nice character in this one, and so are the new, additional "Smurfs" Vexy and Hackus. The adventures of the Smurf-side are actually quite funny and emotional, while, to me, the human half was...understandable and fitting, but quickly a bit exhausting due to people, especially, Patrick, just wanting to be a kind of jerk. Fitting to the movies theme both sides, though, need to learn the main lesson: That family is not who you are born with, but the people that love and care for you. And this certainly is a nice message that's handled well at least on the Smurf side. The development of Smurfette's relationship to the others is nice and at several points really emotional, happy and sad once after another and the movie does a much better job at invoking caring and empathy than the first one and I really enjoyed that. And once again, Gargamel's performance was totally over-the-top and really fun and funny. But, also like in the first movie: While the Winslow's part is more emotional and important than in the first movie...once again the overall movie could've easily been done completely without them. But still: A cute family movie about how the people who actually love and care about you are your true family! <3 Smurfette, Vexy and Gargamel are the best here!