Smile

Once you see it, it’s too late.


Smile
After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can’t explain. Rose must confront her troubling past in order to survive and escape her horrifying new reality.

116 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language, Violence, Horror).
Horror.
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Credits

Cast
Kyle Gallner, Sosie Bacon, Jessie T. Usher, Kal Penn, Caitlin Stasey, Judy Reyes, Judy Reyes, Gillian Zinser
Director
Parker Finn
ScreenplayParker Finn
MusicCristobal Tapia de Veer
CinematographyCharlie Sarroff
EditingElliot Greenberg
Made in2022
Produced byParamount Players, Temple Hill Entertainment

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreHorror
LanguageNone (sic)
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceNone (sic)
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
CommentsContains scenes of horror.
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

USA MPAA rating

R: RestrictedRated R for strong violent content and grisly images, and language.
Runtime115
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
2
Violence
5
Blood / Gore / Gross
5
Guns / Weapons
3
Profanity
5
Alcohol / Drugs
3
Smoking
0
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
3
Imitative Behaviour
4
Frightening / Tense Scenes
5
Jump Scenes
5
Tense Family Scenes
5
Music (Scary/Tense)
5
Music (Inappropriate)
0
Topics to talk about
5

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit
16 +
Positive messages
0
Positive role models
1
Violence
5
Sex
1
Language
4
Consumerism
0
Drinking, drugs, smoking
2

Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Metacritic.com
31 critics
14
Rottentomatoes critics
146 critics
13
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconDeeply creepy visuals and a standout Sosie Bacon further elevate Smile’s unsettling exploration of trauma, adding up to the rare feature that satisfyingly expands on a short.
15
CommonSenseMedia
Jeffrey M. Anderson quote iconLots of gore and noisy jump-scares in disappointing chiller.
5

What the People say

Metacritic.com users
29 users
14
Rottentomatoes users
1000+ users
15
Rottentomatoes popcornmeter
Popcornmeter
16
IMDB
11546 Netizens
14
The Movie DB
Community
13

Average .. 66%

13

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