Smile
Celebrate the Incredible Strength of Humanity.
Celebrate the Incredible Strength of Humanity.
Drama, Family
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2005
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Introduced to a volunteer opportunity with the Doctor's Gift Program, Katie (Mika Boorem) signs up for a trip to China, where she meets Lin (Yi Ding), a girl with whom she shares a birthday. Lin has a facial deformity that discourages her from ever showing her face, but her friendship with Katie helps her start to see life in a new way.
Cast:
,
Sean Astin
,
Beau Bridges
,
Linda Hamilton
,
Erik von Detten
,
Mika Boorem
,
Cheri Oteri
,
Jonathon Trent
,
Ding Yi
,
Wang Luoyong
,
Chi Shuai
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Details
Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
107 min
Release date:
8 Apr 2005
Country:
CN, US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 win.
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Well-meaning but dramatically lopsided tearjerker bogs down in generic teen angst and domestic squabbling.
– Justin Chang,
Variety,
7 Apr 2005
rotten:
Overall, it's pretty elementary stuff, along the lines of a Disney Channel TV movie.
– Walter V. Addiego,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 Apr 2005
rotten:
There's little doubt that a nonfiction film would have been more powerful than this strained drama, which offers a Malibu brat as the audience's point of identification.
– Sheri Linden,
Hollywood Reporter,
8 Apr 2005
fresh:
This movie's so filled with admirable intentions that they practically spill onto the screen before it starts.
– Gene Seymour,
Newsday,
21 Apr 2005
fresh:
Sure, it's mushy, but you can't make a movie called Smile and not be at least a wee bit saccharine about your intentions.
– Peter Debruge,
Miami Herald,
26 Aug 2005