Smile

Smile is a 2022 American psychological horror film written and directed by Parker Finn (in his feature directorial debut), based on his 2020 short film Laura Hasn't Slept. It stars Sosie Bacon, Jessie T. Usher, Kyle Gallner, Kal Penn, Rob Morgan, and Caitlin Stasey. A sequel, Smile 2, was released in 2024.

The film follows Dr. Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon), a therapist who, after witnessing the bizarre suicide of a patient (Caitlin Stasey), goes through increasingly disturbing and daunting experiences, leading her to believe what she is experiencing is supernatural.

Victims[]

Before the Film[]

Dr. Rose Cotter and Holly Cotter’s Mother - Committed suicide by overdosing on an unknown drug.
Laura Weaver's Grandfather - Died of an unknown cause off-screen, mentioned.
Five Unknown People - Committed suicide in multiple unknown manners while under the control of the Smile Entity off-screen, pictures shown.
Unknown Person - Committed suicide by stabbing themselves to death while under the control of the Smile Entity off-screen, picture shown.
Unknown Person - Committed suicide by stepping onto a train track while under the control of the Smile Entity, where a train ran them over and cut them vertically in half off-screen, picture shown.
Unknown Person - Committed suicide by slicing off their face while under the control of the Smile Entity off-screen, picture shown.
Unknown Person - Committed suicide by disemboweling themselves while under the control of the Smile Entity off-screen, picture shown.
Unnamed Man - Committed suicide by stabbing himself in the throat while under the control of the Smile Entity off-screen, picture shown.
Unnamed Man - Committed suicide by splitting his skull in half with an ice skate while under the control of the Smile Entity off-screen, picture shown.
Unnamed Man - Committed suicide by slitting his wrists while under the control of the Smile Entity off-screen, picture shown.
Unnamed Woman - Committed suicide in an unknown manner while under the control of the Smile Entity off-screen, picture shown.
Unnamed Male Neighbor - Killed by Robert Talley in an unspecified manner off-screen to avoid being killed by the Smile Entity, mentioned. Proxy kill for the Smile Entity.
Unnamed Male Neighbor's Wife - Committed suicide in an unknown manner while under the control of the Smile Entity off-screen, mentioned.
Unnamed Man - Committed suicide by slicing his face open with a pair of garden shears while under the control of the Smile Entity, shown in a video.
Angela Powell - Committed suicide by gouging out her eyes while under the control of the Smile Entity off-screen, picture shown.
Gabriel Muñoz - Committed suicide by breaking his jaw and bludgeoning himself to death with a hammer while under the control of the Smile Entity off-screen, mentioned picture shown.
- Total - 20

During the Film[]

Laura Weaver - Committed suicide by cutting her throat from ear to ear with a shard of a broken vase while under the control of the Smile Entity.
"Mustache" (Cat) - Throat slit by Dr. Rose Cotter while under the control of the Smile Entity off-screen, body shown.
Dr. Rose Cotter - Committed suicide by burning herself alive with gasoline while under the control of the Smile Entity.
- Total - 3

Deaths[]

Total - 23
- 22 Humans
  - 9 Victims of Unknown Gender
  - 7 Men
  - 6 Women
- 1 Animal
  - All Cats

Kill Counts[]

The Smile Entity - 20 (Alive)
Robert Talley - 1 (Imprisoned)
Dr. Rose Cotter - 1 (Deceased)

Notes[]

In the film, Dr. Rose Cotter murders Carl Renken with a kitchen knife in an attempt to avoid being killed by the Smile Entity, but it is shortly after revealed to just be a hallucination, so this won't be counted.
Later in the film, Dr. Rose Cotter kills the Smile Entity by burning it alive with a kerosene lantern, but it is shortly after revealed to have just been a hallucination, so this won't be counted.