# The Super Mario Bros. Movie

6 Hacker News commenters recommended The Super Mario Bros. Movie and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People praise it for telling its own story in Mario's world and for proper sound effects, though some find it enjoyable but forgettable.

## Why people recommend it

- Better than earlier video game movies (2 comments): "Only the movies geared towards kids have been any good like Mario, Sonic, Wreck it Ralf, and the Lego movies." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49468680)) "which Super Mario Brothers fixed" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49468151))

## What people warn about

- Enjoyable but forgettable (1 comments): "The first Mario movie was enjoyable but forgettable." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49467698))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Ghost in the Shell](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ghost-in-the-shell.md): 22 recommend
- [Spirited Away](https://hackerapproved.com/p/spirited-away.md): 14 recommend
- [Who Framed Roger Rabbit](https://hackerapproved.com/p/who-framed-roger-rabbit.md): 11 recommend
- [Princess Mononoke](https://hackerapproved.com/p/princess-mononoke.md): 9 recommend
- [Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind](https://hackerapproved.com/p/nausica-of-the-valley-of-the-wind.md): 9 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Super Mario Bros. Movie", https://hackerapproved.com/p/super-mario-bros-movie/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).