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I Smile Back

"Love desperately, live recklessly."

2015-10-23 Drama 1hr 25m

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.

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Storyline

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.

  • Released
    2015-10-23
  • Revenue
    $63,373
  • Budget
    $495,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 25m
  • Genre
    Drama
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    6.2
  • Production
    Koppelman-Levien, Egoli Tossell Film

Crew

Adam Salky
Director
Amy Koppelman
Writer
David Levien
Producer

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Cast

Sarah Silverman

Sarah Silverman

Laney Brooks
Josh Charles

Josh Charles

Bruce Brooks
Shayne Coleman

Shayne Coleman

Janey Brooks
Kristin Griffith

Kristin Griffith

Nurse Pauline
Cynthia Darlow

Cynthia Darlow

Mrs. Kosinski
Clark Jackson

Clark Jackson

Mr. Odesky
Brian Koppelman

Brian Koppelman

David Blackman
Emma Ishta

Emma Ishta

Katrina
Mike Sharits

Mike Sharits

Bartender
Mia Katigbak

Mia Katigbak

Mrs. Mattingly
Gregory Dann

Gregory Dann

Quaker State
Kevin Abernethy

Kevin Abernethy

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Sidné Anderson

Sidné Anderson

Pauline (uncredited)
Linda Blackstock

Linda Blackstock

Mom in Parking Lot (uncredited)
Luke Bogdanski

Luke Bogdanski

Chopstick Kid (uncredited)
Bryan Burton

Bryan Burton

Teenager (uncredited)
Sarah Dulat

Sarah Dulat

Sienna (uncredited)
Donovan Edmondson

Donovan Edmondson

Toy Store Kid (uncredited)
Jordan Edmondson

Jordan Edmondson

Toy Store Kid (uncredited)
Karen Edmondson

Karen Edmondson

Toy Store Patron (uncredited)
Joseph Galizio Jr.

Joseph Galizio Jr.

Father (uncredited)
Isaac Galizio

Isaac Galizio

Student (uncredited)
Kaitlyn T. Junas

Kaitlyn T. Junas

Piano Player (uncredited)
Stephanie Katz

Stephanie Katz

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Colton Kraese

Colton Kraese

Piano Recital Child (uncredited)
Mary Beth Kraese

Mary Beth Kraese

Piano Recital Parent (uncredited)
Billy Magnussen

Billy Magnussen

Zach (uncredited)

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Reviews for I Smile Back
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A Review by Rangan 7

Written by Rangan on 2016-08-18

> 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 par... read more

> 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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A Review by 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, y...

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A Review by Rangan 7

Written by Rangan on 2016-08-18

> 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 addi...

read more