Get Smart

PG-13

Released Jun 20, 2008

1 hr. 51 min.

Comedy

Action

List

51%

222 Reviews

Tomatometer

67%

250,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

When members of the nefarious crime syndicate KAOS attack the U.S. spy agency Control, the Chief (Alan Arkin) has to promote his eager analyst Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell) to field agent. Smart, partnered with veteran Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway), blends inexperience, enthusiasm and ineptitude as he works to thwart a world-domination plot hatched by the wily KAOS chief, Siegfried (Terence Stamp).

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Critics Consensus

Get Smart rides Steve Carell's considerable charm for a few laughs, but ultimately proves to be a rather ordinary action comedy.

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Dylan N

Not as funny as you would expect. This is a pretty typical early 2000s action-comedy movie. But a little disappointing considering how stacked this cast is.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/02/24

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Eye C

This was a good laugh. I really like the serious faces of all making stupid things. Great cast by the way.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/22/24

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WA S

I'd forgotten how hilarious this movie is. It has been a long time since I last saw it and went searching for Get Smart 2, but sadly, the producer has stated that it will not happen. Steve Carell made the perfect Max. And I just realized "Kneel before Zod!" played Seigfried. I always thought it was Malcolm McDowell. Either way, it is great entertainment.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/19/24

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Lanfranco C

Bizarre and funny movie.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/24

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Test T

I watched this on DVD and enjoyed it. I found it amusing rather than silly, which was about right for my taste in comedy. Alongside Steve Carrel, I thought Anne Hathaway was very good, and I thought Terrence Stamp made a good villain. I liked the style of presentation, and the gadgetry and action which complemented the story nicely. I found Steve's character a little too formal, mainly because he was stepping up from being an analyst where attention to detail had been necessary. I think a better choice of former career could have improved the film.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/18/24

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KB B

This was not too good. Now I know why I never bothered with this one. I could only watch about 40 minutes. Horrible dialogue with many poor jokes.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/14/24

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Peter Segal

Director

Steve Carell

Maxwell Smart

Anne Hathaway

Agent 99

Dwayne Johnson

Agent 23

Alan Arkin

Chief

Terence Stamp

Siegfried

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Rated: B+

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Kenneth Turan

Los Angeles Times

As a reworking of one of the great 1960s TV comedies, you'd think being funny would be its main goal. But you would be wrong. Very, very wrong.

Rated: 1.5/5

Oct 18, 2008

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

Metro Newspaper (UK)

An uninspired comedy that runs the full gamut from characters being punched in the groin/face to being shot in the face/groin, until everything culminates in an expensively pointless action finale.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 22, 2008

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James Croot

Stuff.co.nz

Like a younger, more rigorous version of Leslie Nielsen in his Naked Gun prime, Carell demonstrated here why he had, at the time, a reputation as the funniest man in America.

Feb 7, 2022

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Admirably mimics the blend of genres and innovations that made the original series so memorable.

Rated: 8/10

Nov 28, 2020

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

While Carell hasn't quite attained an acting range that allows for much depth in his characters, the presence of Hathaway provides a perfect contrast to Maxwell Smart.

Rated: 3.0/4.0

Sep 8, 2020

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Synopsis

When members of the nefarious crime syndicate KAOS attack the U.S. spy agency Control, the Chief (Alan Arkin) has to promote his eager analyst Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell) to field agent. Smart, partnered with veteran Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway), blends inexperience, enthusiasm and ineptitude as he works to thwart a world-domination plot hatched by the wily KAOS chief, Siegfried (Terence Stamp).

Director: Peter Segal
Executive Producer: Peter Segal, Steve Carell, Brent O'Connor, Jimmy Miller
Screenwriter: Tom J. Astle, Matt Ember
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: Mosaic Media Group, Callahan Filmworks, Mad Chance
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Action/Violence|Some Rude Humor)
Genre: Comedy, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 20, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 10, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $130.3M

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