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59% Critic Match
Smile
“This beauty pageant's about to get ugly.”
5.9 / 10• 1975• 1h 53m•PG• English
Comedy
Storyline
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?
Cast & Crew
Bruce Dern
Big Bob
Lead
Barbara Feldon
Brenda
Michael Kidd
Tommy French
Geoffrey Lewis
Wilson
Nicholas Pryor
Andy
Joan Prather
Robin
Denise Nickerson
Shirley
Melanie Griffith
Karen
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michael Ritchie's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Smile is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
