MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

Movie
Poster for Smooth Talk

Smooth Talk

1985 · 92 min

A sun-drenched summer slowly curdles into quiet dread, leaving a lingering unease.

Directed by
Joyce Chopra
Genres
Drama, Romance, Thriller
Overview
Connie, the fifteen-year-old black sheep of her family, finds her summertime idyll of beach trips, mall hangouts, and innocent flirtations shattered by an encounter with a mysterious stranger.

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

Add to a list: Smooth Talk

You have no lists yet. Name one, and this title goes into it.

All your lists

In the USNot loaded yet.
Directed by
Joyce Chopra
Genres
Drama, Romance, Thriller
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • isolation
  • family
  • sexuality
Places
  • countryside
  • suburbs
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror5
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

More like this

Titles like Smooth Talk

Movie

Carrie

1976

A slow-building, deeply unsettling tragedy that tightens its grip before erupting into a cathartic, terrifying climax.

Tense, eerie, slow-burn · about coming-of-age and isolation

Via
  • tense
  • eerie
  • coming-of-age
  • isolation
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
98 min
Details
CarrieHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Virgin Suicides

1999

A hazy, dreamlike memory of adolescence that lingers with quiet sadness and an unsettling sense of mystery.

Eerie, melancholic, slow-burn · about coming-of-age and isolation

Via
  • eerie
  • melancholic
  • coming-of-age
  • isolation
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
97 min
Details
The Virgin SuicidesHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

A Real Young Girl

1976

A slow, unsettling plunge into adolescent desire, mixing boredom and fantasy with a clinical, provocative gaze.

Tense, eerie, slow-burn · about coming-of-age and identity · nonlinear

Via
  • tense
  • eerie
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • nonlinear
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
94 min
Details
A Real Young GirlHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Let the Right One In

2008

A quiet, snowbound coming-of-age story wrapped in dread, where tenderness and brutality share the same cold breath.

Tense, eerie, slow-burn · about coming-of-age and identity · nonlinear

Via
  • tense
  • eerie
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • nonlinear
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
115 min
Details
Let the Right One InHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Rebel Without a Cause

1955

A brooding, tender portrait of restless youth, aching with loneliness and longing for understanding, building to a raw and sorrowful climax.

Tense, melancholic · about coming-of-age and identity

Via
  • tense
  • melancholic
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
111 min
Details
Rebel Without a CauseHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Burning

2018

A slow, haunting experience that lingers in ambiguity, with quiet tension and a sense of unease that builds to a disturbing climax.

Tense, eerie, slow-burn · about identity and isolation · nonlinear

Via
  • tense
  • eerie
  • identity
  • isolation
  • nonlinear
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
148 min
Details
BurningHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Perras

2011

A slow, uneasy descent into teenage secrets and consequences, told through fragmented memories that linger like a guilty conscience.

Tense, melancholic, slow-burn · about coming-of-age and identity · nonlinear

Via
  • tense
  • melancholic
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • nonlinear
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
100 min
Details
PerrasHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Stoker

2013

A beautifully chilling and sensuous psychological thriller that unsettles with its meticulous imagery and disturbing undercurrents.

Tense, eerie, slow-burn · about coming-of-age and identity

Via
  • tense
  • eerie
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
99 min
Details
StokerHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Badlands

1973

A dreamy, detached drift through violence, with wide skies and a flat narration that makes the horror feel eerily calm and beautiful.

Eerie, melancholic, slow-burn · about coming-of-age and identity · nonlinear

Via
  • eerie
  • melancholic
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • nonlinear
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
94 min
Details
BadlandsHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

It Felt Like Love

2013

A quiet, uneasy summer of watching a girl reach for attention in ways that make your skin prickle.

Tense, eerie, slow-burn · about coming-of-age and identity

Via
  • tense
  • eerie
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
82 min
Details
It Felt Like LoveHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Psycho

1960

A slow-building, unsettling experience that tightens its grip with eerie atmosphere and a shocking twist.

Tense, eerie · about identity and isolation

Via
  • tense
  • eerie
  • identity
  • isolation
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
109 min
Details
PsychoHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Lolita

1997

A queasy, beautifully shot descent into obsession, where tenderness and predation blur and every scene leaves you uneasy.

Tense, eerie, slow-burn · about identity and isolation · nonlinear

Via
  • tense
  • eerie
  • identity
  • isolation
  • nonlinear
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
137 min
Details
LolitaHidden from your suggestions.

Cast

Where to watch in the US

Change country

We have not loaded where to watch in the US for this title yet. Check again in a day or two.

Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

Details

Genres
drama, romance, thriller
Directed by
Joyce Chopra
Written by
Tom Cole
Starring
Laura Dern, Treat Williams, Mary Kay Place, Levon Helm, Elizabeth Berridge, Margaret Welsh, Sara Inglis, William Ragsdale
Music
Bill Payne, George Massenburg
Cinematography
James Glennon
Runtime
92 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

TMDBIMDbLetterboxdWikipediaWikidata

Something wrong on this page? Tell us.