Movie

I Smile Back

2015 · 85 min

A raw, unflinching portrait of a woman's unraveling, anchored by a fearless performance that leaves you unsettled and heartbroken.

Tagline: Love desperately, live recklessly.
Overview: Laney is an attractive, intelligent suburban wife and devoted mother of two adorable children. She has the perfect husband who plays basketball with the kids in the driveway, a pristine house, and a shiny SUV for carting the children to their next activity. However, just beneath the façade lie depression and disillusionment that send her careening into a secret world of reckless compulsion. Only very real danger will force her to face the painful root of her destructiveness and its crumbling effect on those she loves.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, dark and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Addiction, isolation, family, parenthood
Content: Strong sexual content and language. Mild violence and gore.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 3 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: addiction
isolation
family
parenthood
trauma
Places: suburbs
home
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong