Smurfs: The Lost Village

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, Smurfs: The Lost Village is available in Australia on Netflix and Paramount Plus, and in the UK on Amazon Prime Video and Sky Go right now. The runtime earns every minute, with nothing here that feels like padding. Its 6/10 TMDB score, built from 1,573 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Demi Lovato leads a cast with real comic timing. Put it on tonight on Netflix and see for yourself.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Smurfs: The Lost Village earns its spot. The jokes in Smurfs: The Lost Village land because the characters underneath them are worth caring about. In this fully animated, all-new take on the Smurfs, a mysterious map sets Smurfette and her friends Brainy, Clumsy and Hefty on an exciting race through the Forbidden Forest leading to the discovery of the biggest secret in Smurf history. The chemistry Demi Lovato and Rainn Wilson bring to it does a lot of the heavy lifting. It was released in 2017. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and Smurfs: The Lost Village holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-off curiosities. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Smurfs: The Lost Village is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single evening. Demi Lovato anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.