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Rating: 6.2/10 by 114 users

I Smile Back (2015)

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.

Directing:
  • Adam Salky
Writing:
  • Paige Dylan
  • Amy Koppelman
Stars:
Release Date: Fri, Oct 23, 2015

Rating: 6.2/10 by 114 users

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Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 25 minutes
Budget: $495,000
Revenue: $63,373

Plot Keyword: based on novel or book, addiction, mental illness, wealthy family

Sarah Silverman
Laney Brooks
Josh Charles
Bruce Brooks
Shayne Coleman
Janey Brooks
Kristin Griffith
Nurse Pauline
Cynthia Darlow
Mrs. Kosinski
Brian Koppelman
David Blackman
Mia Katigbak
Mrs. Mattingly
Gregory Dann
Quaker State
Kevin Abernethy
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Sidné Anderson
Pauline (uncredited)
Linda Blackstock
Mom in Parking Lot (uncredited)
Luke Bogdanski
Chopstick Kid (uncredited)
Bryan Burton
Teenager (uncredited)
Sarah Dulat
Sienna (uncredited)
Donovan Edmondson
Toy Store Kid (uncredited)
Jordan Edmondson
Toy Store Kid (uncredited)
Karen Edmondson
Toy Store Patron (uncredited)
Joseph Galizio Jr.
Father (uncredited)
Isaac Galizio
Student (uncredited)
Kaitlyn T. Junas
Piano Player (uncredited)
Stephanie Katz
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Colton Kraese
Piano Recital Child (uncredited)
Mary Beth Kraese
Piano Recital Parent (uncredited)
Billy Magnussen
Zach (uncredited)

Reno

> How should an ideal mother behave when she's haunted by her bad past. The film is about a small family of two little kids and their parents, but all the focus was on the mother who is a drug addict and struggling with mental illness, yet care a lot for her children. But how long this happy family stays that way is the film going to reveal in its entire narration. Based on the book of the same name, half a million budget film, has a decent cast who have given their best for it. This is not a film you watch to enjoy, but a film about the families around us. This is a depiction of the real world story, like not all the families are happier as we see them from the outside. There are some secrets in them, which sets a bad example for their own children once they come to know the true nature of their parents. But some would decide to fight hard to make everything come back to the normal and some won't. That is where film derives, how it all ends makes this film unique from the other similar ones. I think this film was decent with an important topic. Not everyone would end up happy with their watch, because the story won't end up as they thought. The novel was written by a woman, so this is a woman's perspective tale and quite neatly told story. Not a bad direction or the screenplay, surprising the production quality was too good. Seems it is a quite family type film for involving kids, certainly the theme was very strong, so definitely for adults only. It is neither worth nor a waste of time, only if you come across to it and has no other choice, you can give it try. 6.5/10


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