On our intensity scale, Smile rates 5/5 for scares and 3/5 for dread. It is among the scariest films on WhatScares.

Smile rates 3/5 for gore — expect a moderate amount of blood and violence.

Where can I stream Smile?

Smile is not on major US subscription streamers right now — look for it on digital rental or purchase (Apple TV, Prime Video, or your usual store).

Smile

Name: Smile
Director: Parker Finn
Genre: Psychological, Supernatural
Released: 2022
Rating: 6.5

2022 · Directed by Parker Finn

PsychologicalSupernatural

IMDb6.5244k votes

RT79%critics

RT77%audience

豆瓣6.467k votes

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Not on major US streamers — check digital rental.

The vibe

A therapist witnesses a patient's grinning suicide and inherits the thing that arranged it. The premise is Ring-by-way-of-It-Follows, but the execution is relentlessly aggressive — surprise faces, upside-down establishing shots, and a curse that runs on trauma.

Before you press play

How scary is Smile?: On our intensity scale, Smile rates 5/5 for scares and 3/5 for dread. It is among the scariest films on WhatScares.
How gory is Smile?: Smile rates 3/5 for gore — expect a moderate amount of blood and violence.
Where can I stream Smile?: Smile is not on major US subscription streamers right now — look for it on digital rental or purchase (Apple TV, Prime Video, or your usual store).