
Smiley
Taste attributes: horrorthrillermysteryteenfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricateglossyenclosedcoming of agefighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy
"The New Face of Fear"
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and unsavoury: an intimate horror film, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like edge over warmth.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
4.4 /10
TMDB · 299 votes
Where to watch
We don't know of anywhere to watch Smiley in the US right now.
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
After learning of an urban legend in which a demented serial killer named SMILEY can be summoned through the internet, mentally fragile Ashley must decide whether she is losing her mind or becoming Smiley's next victim.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Directed by
- Michael J. Gallagher
Cast
- Caitlin Gerard
- Melanie Papalia
- Shane Dawson
- Andrew James Allen
- Liza Weil
Details
- Genre
- Horror
- Year
- 2012
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Level 10 Films
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











