Synopsis
After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain.
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Cast
- Sosie BaconDr. Rose Cotter
- Kyle GallnerJoel
- Caitlin StaseyLaura Weaver
- Jessie T. UsherTrevor
- Kal PennDr. Morgan Desai
- Rob MorganRobert Talley
- Robin WeigertDr. Madeline Northcott
- Judy ReyesVictoria Munoz
- Gillian ZinserHolly
- Jack SochetCarl Renken
Recommendations
- 92
TheWrap
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. - 87
Polygon
No matter how excessively the legitimate scares pile up, they’re startling and convincing. The editing and music are impressively tuned for maximum impact whenever the slow-burning tension resolves with an abrupt, ugly surprise. All of which makes Smile an efficient ride, if an unusually unrelenting one. - 83
Collider
Smile holds no surprises. No big twists. You know what you are getting going into this movie. 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. - 80
The Guardian
The movie is a shard of comic and cosmic spite, and the image of the malign smile carries force. - 75
Slant Magazine
Everything Smile is doing is familiar enough at this point to be considered old-fangled, but the striking precision of its craft sloughs away any sensations of déjà vu. - 70
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. - 70
Little White Lies
Slipping into insanity right alongside its protagonist, Smile is an uncommonly sharp movie deviously disguising itself as more of the same. Lowering our defences with the appearance of the commonplace may be its most wicked move of all. - 67
IndieWire
Overall, Smile delivers a captivating and claustrophobic mental hellscape that will cause one to both grimace and grin.
