Drama

I Smile Back

- Love desperately, live recklessly.

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.

Release Date : 2015-10-23

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Koppelman-LevienEgoli Tossell Film

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Laney Brooks

Original Name : Sarah Silverman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bruce Brooks

Original Name : Josh Charles

Gender : Male

Character Name : Donny

Original Name : Thomas Sadoski

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eli Brooks

Original Name : Skylar Gaertner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Roger

Original Name : Chris Sarandon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Page

Original Name : Terry Kinney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Susan

Original Name : Mia Barron

Gender : Female

Character Name : Janey Brooks

Original Name : Shayne Coleman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Nurse Pauline

Original Name : Kristin Griffith

Gender : Female

Character Name : Guard

Original Name : Nick Taylor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Henry

Original Name : Sean Reda

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Kosinski

Original Name : Cynthia Darlow

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Odesky

Original Name : Clark Jackson

Gender : Male

Character Name : David Blackman

Original Name : Brian Koppelman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Katrina

Original Name : Emma Ishta

Gender : Female

Character Name : Daisy

Original Name : Oona Laurence

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : Mike Sharits

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Mattingly

Original Name : Mia Katigbak

Gender : Female

Character Name : Quaker State

Original Name : Gregory Dann

Gender : Male

Character Name : Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Kevin Abernethy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pauline (uncredited)

Original Name : Sidné Anderson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mom in Parking Lot (uncredited)

Original Name : Linda Blackstock

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chopstick Kid (uncredited)

Original Name : Luke Bogdanski

Gender : Male

Character Name : Teenager (uncredited)

Original Name : Bryan Burton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sienna (uncredited)

Original Name : Sarah Dulat

Gender : Male

Character Name : Toy Store Kid (uncredited)

Original Name : Donovan Edmondson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Toy Store Kid (uncredited)

Original Name : Jordan Edmondson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Toy Store Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Karen Edmondson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Father (uncredited)

Original Name : Joseph Galizio Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Student (uncredited)

Original Name : Isaac Galizio

Gender : Male

Character Name : Piano Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Kaitlyn T. Junas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Stephanie Katz

Gender : Female

Character Name : Piano Recital Child (uncredited)

Original Name : Colton Kraese

Gender : Male

Character Name : Piano Recital Parent (uncredited)

Original Name : Mary Beth Kraese

Gender : Male

Character Name : Zach (uncredited)

Original Name : Billy Magnussen

Gender : Male

Reviews

Reno

@Rangan

2024-05-16

> 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