Smile is a 2022 American psychological supernatural horror film written and directed by Parker Finn, based on his short film Laura Hasn't Slept. Sosie Bacon stars in the film as a therapist who bears wirness to a patient's unusual suicide and subsequently undergoes more disturbing and terrifying events that lead her to believe she is seeing something supernatural. It also features Jessie T. Usher, Kyle Gallner, Kal Penn, and Rob Morgan, with Caitlin Stasey returning in her role from Laura Hasn't Slept.
In June 2020, a movie adaptation of Finn's short was announced, and the cast was added in October 2021. Principal photography began that month in New Jersey and concluded in November. After receiving favorable test screenings, distributor Paramount Pictures decided to release the picture theatrically rather than on the streaming site Paramount+.
Smile debuted at Fantastic Fest on September 22, 2022, and was released widely in the US on September 30. The film earned mostly positive reviews and grossed more than $217 million worldwide on a $17 million budget. A sequel, Smile 2, was released in October 2024.
Cast[]
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Rose Cotter
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Sosie Bacon | |
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Trevor
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Jessie T. Usher | |
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Joel
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Kyle Gallner | |
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Dr. Madeleine Northcott
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Robin Weigert | |
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Laura Weaver
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Caitlin Stasey | |
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Dr. Morgan Desai
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Kal Penn | |
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Robert Talley
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Rob Morgan | |
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Victoria Muñoz
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Judy Reyes | |
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Holly
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Gillian Zinser | |
International versions[]
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Cantonese | 魅笑 |
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Czech | Úsměv |
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French (Canada) | Sourire |
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French (France) | Smile |
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German | Smile – Siehst du es auch? |
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Hindi | स्माइल |
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Hungarian | Mosolyogj |
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Indonesian | Smile |
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Italian | Smile |
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Japanese | Smile スマイル |
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Malay | Smile |
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Persian (Filimo) |
لبخند |
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Persian (Funofilm) |
لبخند |
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Persian (GapFilm) |
لبخند |
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Persian (Namava) |
لبخند |
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Persian (Pishtazmovie) |
لبخند |
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Persian (Studio Shahdad) |
لبخند |
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Portuguese (Brazil) | Sorria |
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Russian | Улыбка |
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Slovak | Úsmev |
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Spanish (Latin America) | Sonríe |
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Spanish (Spain) | Smile |
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Thai | ยิ้มสยอง - เมื่อรอยยิ้มนำมาสู่ความสยอง ยิ้มสยอง |
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Turkish | Gülümse |
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Ukrainian | Усміхайся |
