Smile

Smile

1975 · 113 min · EN · PG · 6.2 (32 votes)
Dir. Michael Ritchie · Starring Bruce Dern, Barbara Feldon, Michael Kidd, Geoffrey Lewis, Nicholas Pryor, Joan Prather

This beauty pageant's about to get ugly.

Comedy

It's time again for California's "Young American Miss" beauty pageant, the biggest event of the year for Big Bob Freelander and Brenda DiCarlo, who give their all to put on a successful pageant. But Brenda is having marital difficulties and Bob's son is up to some mischief. Could this year's pageant be in jeopardy?

VIBE

A wry, satirical look at the superficiality of beauty pageants. It feels like a slightly off-kilter, character-driven comedy from the 70s, exploring ambition and disillusionment with a quirky, observational tone.

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