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Smile

2022

Parker Finn

Sosie Bacon, Jessie T. Usher, Kyle Gallner, Caitlin Stasey ...

5.9

14,754

Horror. Thriller 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.

	Author	Review
United States	Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting	"it’s well crafted and introduces a fresh feeling mythology, with some genuine scares along the way. Smile makes for a solid enough crowd pleaser heading into the Halloween season."	POS
United States	Chris Evangelista SlashFilm	"[It] doesn't really have any of its own terms (...) And yet! I would be lying if I didn't admit that several scenes got to me"	POS
United States	Katie Rife rogerebert.com	"It leans too heavily not only on formulaic mystery plotting (...) which make this a less bracing movie experience than it might have been had it broken the mold more aggressively (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Rocco T. Thompson Slant	"[It] dexterously threads the needle between splashy, FX-heavy set pieces and fine-grained character work (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Amon Warmann Empire	"'Smile' manages to be a scary, unsettling ride that's powered by an impressively committed Sosie Bacon performance and some assured direction. Finn is one to watch (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"'Smile' will likely be a hit, because it’s a horror film that delivers without making you feel cheated. At 90 minutes, though, with less repetition, it might have been a more ingenious movie.	NEU
United Kingdom	Patrick Cremona Radio Times	"Nor is the film particularly subtle in its messaging (...) Cinemagoers will no doubt find themselves recalling countless others that have tackled similar themes with more invention and originality (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Marisa Mirabal IndieWire	"A captivating and claustrophobic mental hellscape that will cause one to both grimace and grin."	POS
United States	Tasha Robinson Polygon	"Finn seems to know that people might go to horror movies for different reasons, some more intellectual and some more emotional. Either way, he does an impressive job of making sure they’ll all come away satisfied"	POS
United States	Alyse Wax Collider	"It is predictable from the first minute. But it is an enjoyable, scary ride that is well-plotted and acted. You will know how it ends within the first five minutes of the film. But the ride getting there is well worth it"	NEU
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"There is something arresting about the central, nauseous motif (...) I found myself sheepishly grinning for some time afterwards (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	William Bibbiani The Wrap	"This isn’t just a great horror story; it’s genuinely scary. You may be able to recognize familiar elements in its DNA, but it’s mutated into something distinct and unsettling. What a showcase of shocks. What a devilish debut"	POS
United Kingdom	Olly Richards Time Out	"It fades a little after a strong start (...) Within it there are enough moments of horrible invention to make Finn a director to keep an eye on. There may be bigger, freakier surprises in store (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Lovia Gyarkye The Hollywood Reporter	"Genuinely frightening horror debut"	POS
Canada	Brandon Zachary CBR	"[It] is a powerful exploration of mental health grounded by a strong central performance -- that also happens to be absolutely terrifying"	POS
United States	Ryan Leston IGN	"Right from the start, 'Smile' gets under your skin. It may borrow from plenty of other horror tales, but director Parker Finn still manages to do a few fresh things with these well-worn tropes"	POS
United States	Trace Sauveur Austin Chronicle	"It morphs into something much stranger and exciting (...) but also ultimately does fold into becoming another overwrought allegory for its trauma through line (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Luke Y. Thompson AV Club	"Anchored by a great performance by Sosie Bacon, Parker Finn's feature debut is impressively unnerving"	POS
Denmark	Karina Adelgaard Heaven of Horror	"We are in for a real horror treat with a fantastic sound design and visuals that just work perfectly (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Nick Allen The Playlist	"It doesn’t happen too often, especially from modern studio fare, but Parker Finn’s 'Smile' is the kind of horror movie that earns the unique qualification of 'genuinely scary"	POS
Canada	Dave Canfield Screen Anarchy	"[It] is unrelentingly creepy and features a monster that is the horrific embodiment of the film's theme"	POS
Canada	Mae Abdulbaki Screen Rant	"'Smile' is already an enjoyable horror on its own, but it's supremely elevated by Bacon's performance, and viewers will no doubt find the film to be effective and terrifying (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Valerie Complex Deadline	"To me, it’s just a good film with some terrific jump moments but not much else (...) but it is one of the better scary movies to come out in 2022"	POS

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