The Super Mario Bros. Movie
A bright, fast-moving animated adventure that brings the beloved video game to life with humor, brotherly love, and nearly nonstop action. It earns its PG rating through cartoon combat, a genuinely spooky skeleton-chase sequence, and a menacing villain who repeatedly threatens to kill characters.
Most comfortable for kids 6 and up; sensitive viewers under 8 may need a heads-up about the dark forest scene and Bowser's scarier moments.
If you’d rather skip
A large dog corners Mario and Luigi in a bathroom, lunging directly at the camera before the scene turns comedic; could startle children who are sensitive to aggressive dogs.
Luigi wanders a dead-looking forest, bats trigger a jump scare, then skeletal creatures with glowing fire eyes claw out of the ground en masse and chase him; he escapes into a mansion and lightning flashes to reveal he is surrounded by masked figures. This is the film's scariest sequence.
Loud musical stings accompany the bat jump scare and the first skeletal creature lunging at Luigi.