I Smile Back

Name: I Smile Back
Genre: Drama
Released: October 23, 2015
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 59
Cast: Josh Charles, Sarah Silverman

2015

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Broad Green Pictures | Release Date: October 23, 2015 | R

Starring: Josh Charles, Sarah Silverman

Summary: Laney Brooks (Sarah Silverman) is an attractive, intelligent suburban wife and devoted mother of two adorable children. She has the perfect husband (Josh Charles), 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 careeningLaney Brooks (Sarah Silverman) is an attractive, intelligent suburban wife and devoted mother of two adorable children. She has the perfect husband (Josh Charles), 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. [Broad Green Pictures]… Expand

Director: Adam Salky

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: R

Runtime: 85 min

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The Playlist Katie Walsh

Feb 1, 2015

Silverman is completely riveting as she tries and flails to do right, and her physical performance is remarkable: a change in her gait or expression signals the switch in her personality from human to addict. Read full review

Peter Travers

Oct 22, 2015

Silverman, digging so deep into her character that we can feel her nerve endings, is like nothing we've seen before. She's fierce and unerring. No showing off; she just is. This is acting of the highest caliber. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

Nov 5, 2015

The movie’s intelligent respect for that which is unknowable allows it to cover an enormous swath of ground in just 85 minutes. Sarah Silverman is very good in I Smile Back, and the movie is even better. Read full review

The Guardian Jordan Hoffman

Sep 11, 2015

This is a case of good acting saving a movie from its own poor choices. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Oct 22, 2015

Sarah Silverman burns through the indie drama “I Smile Back” without making the slightest move to gain our sympathy. Read full review

David Rooney

Feb 1, 2015

Despite a number of trenchant scenes and some startling depictions of sexual degradation, the film has little that's particularly original or enlightening to say about living with a chemical, genetic or emotional imbalance, making its primary function as a showcase for the lead actress to stretch her range. Read full review

Ann Hornaday

Oct 29, 2015

Although the plot is painfully familiar — and not particularly edifying, compared with similar narratives that have gone before — the novelty here is Silverman, who doesn’t exactly erase her comic persona so much as bring to the surface an inherent darkness that has always lurked in the shadows. Read full review

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Tess1982

Sep 26, 2021

An incredibly moving, skillfully executed film. Beautifully acted and directed. It was deeply moving.