Smile 2

"It's the last thing you'll see."

2024 2h 7m EN

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6.6

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86%

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METACRITIC

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6.7

IMDB

★6.6TMDB · 2,387🍅86%Rotten Tomatoes●67Metacritic★6.7IMDB · 152,891

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Synopsis

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About to embark on a new world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her dark past to regain control of her life before it spirals out of control.

“It's the last thing you'll see.”

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Cast

Naomi Scott
Skye Riley
Rosemarie DeWitt
Elizabeth Riley
Lukas Gage
Lewis
Miles Gutierrez-Riley
Joshua
Peter Jacobson
Morris
Ray Nicholson
Paul Hudson
Dylan Gelula
Gemma
Raúl Castillo
Darius

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Parker Finn
Writers: Parker Finn
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.9× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Smile Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

CAST

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202+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Parker Finn, shot by Charlie Sarroff. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Cristóbal Tapia de Veer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Elliot Greenberg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Naomi Scott and Rosemarie DeWitt and Lukas Gage carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Parker Finn directs. Charlie Sarroff behind the camera. Cristóbal Tapia de Veer scores. Elliot Greenberg cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 4.9× over at the box office.
2Released 2 years ago.
3Part of the "Smile Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4202+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Parker Finn, shot by Charlie Sarroff. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Cristóbal Tapia de Veer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Elliot Greenberg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Naomi Scott and Rosemarie DeWitt and Lukas Gage carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "It's the last thing you'll see.".
10IMDB entry: tt29268110 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 98 themes, including "drug dealer", "depression", "new york city", "dancing".
12Released under 19 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Charlie Sarroff
Original score: Cristóbal Tapia de Veer
Editing: Elliot Greenberg
Production design: Lester Cohen
Costume design: Alexis Forte
Makeup / hair: Jared Balog
VFX supervisor: Craig Crawford
Sound: Dan Kenyon
Stunt coordinator: Christopher Place
Runtime: 127 min · 2h 7m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $28,000,000
Box office: $138,128,854
Return: 493% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Smile 2 (2024)
Rotten Tomatoes: 86% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 67/100
IMDB rating: 6.7/10 · 152,891 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

5 wins & 18 nominations total

Part of

Smile Collection

The Smile collection consists of American psychological supernatural horror films based on an original story written by Parker Finn. The overall plot centers around a curse where One infected person is consumed, the entity forces them to take their own life and then the witness becomes cursed.

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Parker Finn

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What people are saying

Manuel São Bento2024-10-16
★ 8/10
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/smile-2-review/ "Smile 2 not only proves to be the best horror movie of 2024, but it also stands out as one of the best horror sequels in recent years, improving upon all aspects that made the original a gigantic success. Through a thought-provoking exploration of trauma, loss, and guilt, the story’s rising emotional intensity elevates the fascinating horror elements, creating an unforgettable cinematic experience. Naomi Scott’s career-best, riveting performance combines with technical qualities worthy of awards-season recognition, solidifying Parker Finn’s name as one of the most promising filmmakers in contemporary horror." Rating: A-
r96sk2024-10-18
An improvement on the (good) original. Naomi Scott's performance is outstanding, she is so convincing and fully committed to the role all the way through - to the point that she elevates the film as a whole up a notch. The rest of the cast are good, e.g. Rosemarie DeWitt, but <em>'Smile 2'</em> is very much Scott's movie. The run time is perhaps a little longer than it needs to be, though to be honest that is only a minor criticism in the grand scheme of things. Much of what is onscreen helps nullify any potential (minor) pacing issues, the violence and gore is quite graphic but it is nicely done and is exactly what we want to see from a production of this sort, let's be real. I will say this does feature a few too many cheap jump scares, something I'm not a big fan of, but just like the above it isn't a notion that hinders the overall quality of the end result. Based on the ending, the next sequel could be a lot of fun - here's hoping!
No2024-11-23
Tween horror. Perfect to have on in the background whilst making tiktoks or like somthing I dunno lol. I get the feeling the script for this was written in text speak and emojis. I'm not sure if this is Blumhouse, I couldn't summon enough interest to bother finding out. If you've seen the first flick (not movie and certainly not film), you know what this is about, cheese "jump scares" that solely rely on the sound being loud and some tween-palette friendly "gore" - a bit of blood. Nothing's shocking, horrifying or engaging and the "acting" is terrible, which is maybe the most shocking element. That guy that was in The White Lotus, I've seen be good in things other than this, he's not good in the 5 minutes or so he's in this. Naomi Scott waddles round like a less obese version of Florence Pugh with even less charisma. She's pretending to be a pop star, a story misstep that leads to some AI generated music that somehow sounds a decade or so dated. Film could have been vastly improved if it was ~80 minutes of Scott being attack with a screwdriver, but that didn't happen and it's 2hours of mediocrity. Looking at the sidebar here, it made money, so I guess we're getting Smile 3. With some luck, that will be an entirely AI project and no actual creatives will be harmed in the creation process.