Smurfs (2025)

Bias Rating

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Viewer Rating

Rating: 3.9

Overview

When Papa Smurf is taken by evil wizards Razamel and Gargamel, Smurfette leads the Smurfs on a mission to the real world to save him....

Starring Cast

Rihanna • James Corden • Nick Offerman

Where to watch

Prime Video

Apple TV

Google Play

Bias Dimensions

Political: Leans Left

Diversity: Moderate

LGBTQ: Negative

Gender Swap: Yes

Overview

When Papa Smurf is taken by evil wizards Razamel and Gargamel, Smurfette leads the Smurfs on a mission to the real world to save him....

Starring Cast

Rihanna • James Corden • Nick Offerman

Where to watch

Prime Video

Apple TV

Google Play

Detailed Bias Analysis

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Primary

Political: Leans LeftConfidence: High

The film's likely emphasis on universal values of community, cooperation, tolerance, and friendship, reinforced by the brand's explicit condemnation of far-right appropriations, subtly aligns its dominant themes with progressive social values.

Diversity: ModerateConfidence: High

The film exhibits some diversity in its voice cast, incorporating multiracial and Asian actors, and features a culturally diverse soundtrack. However, its on-screen human characters are predominantly white, and the narrative does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: NegativeConfidence: High

The film's LGBTQ+ presence is limited to queer coding of villains via voice casting, without explicit on-screen representation. This risks perpetuating harmful stereotypes by associating queer traits with villainy, lacking any positive or neutral counterbalance within the narrative.

Gender Swap: YesConfidence: High

The film features 'Vanity' as a female Smurf. Vanity Smurf is a well-established canonical character who has historically been portrayed as male, indicating a gender swap for this character.

FemPower: NoConfidence: High

The film features Smurfette as a central female character. However, the narrative does not include scenes where she or any other female character engages in and wins direct physical combat against male opponents. Combat in the film is generally non-physical or slapstick in nature, focusing on evasion and trickery rather than physical confrontation.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

The Smurfs are blue-skinned creatures, not human, and their race is not defined in human terms. While voice actors for Smurfs are diverse, this does not constitute a race swap as the characters' on-screen appearance and established 'race' (Smurf) remain unchanged. Human characters are predominantly white.