Overview
A pop star's world tour spirals into a nightmare as she confronts her haunting past.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- paranoid
- oppressive
- visceral
- late night horror marathon
- halloween night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the sequel’s escalation of the premise, Parker Finn’s reality-blurring horror set pieces, and Naomi Scott’s commanding lead performance, while finding it somewhat overlong and unsubtle.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Skye Riley’s world tour, pop-star status, and relentless fame pressures are central to the escalating horror.
Skye increasingly cannot determine whether terrifying encounters are real or waking nightmares.
Rehearsals, concerts, dancing, and the demands of a global tour provide the film’s distinctive horror environment.
Skye is forced to confront her past while inexplicable horrors intensify around her.
Films like Smile 2, and why
Black Swan
shares psychological horror, celebrity pressure, traumatic guilt, and uncertainty between reality and hallucination
The Neon Demon
shares pop-star subject matter, performance anxiety, surreal dread, and identity destabilization
Smile
shares escalating supernatural terror, trauma-driven paranoia, and graphic horror set against contemporary life
Perfect Blue
shares a musician protagonist, dark fame critique, and nightmarish psychological unraveling
Movie Details
- Director
- Parker Finn
- Release Date
- 2024-10-16
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (2362)
Cast
- Naomi Scott
- Rosemarie DeWitt
- Lukas Gage
- Miles Gutierrez-Riley
- Peter Jacobson
- Ray Nicholson
- Dylan Gelula
- Raúl Castillo
- Kyle Gallner
- Drew Barrymore
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Smile 2 about?
- A globally famous singer’s comeback tour becomes a waking nightmare as supernatural terror and unresolved guilt threaten to consume her public and private identities.
- What is Smile 2 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Smile 2 as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Smile 2 violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Smile 2 as graphic.
- What did critics think of Smile 2?
- Critics broadly praised the sequel’s escalation of the premise, Parker Finn’s reality-blurring horror set pieces, and Naomi Scott’s commanding lead performance, while finding it somewhat overlong and unsubtle.
- Which films are like Smile 2?
- Films with a similar feel include Black Swan, The Neon Demon, Smile, and Perfect Blue.
- How long is Smile 2?
- Smile 2 runs 127 minutes.
- Where can I watch Smile 2?
- In United States, Smile 2 streams on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
