Love desperately, live recklessly.

I Smile Back

6.1 (126 votes)• 2015• 85m•Released

Drama

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Laney is an attractive, intelligent suburban wife and devoted mother of two adorable children. She has the perfect husband who plays basketball with the kids in the driveway, a pristine house, and a shiny SUV for carting the children to their next activity. However, just beneath the façade lie depression and disillusionment that send her careening into a secret world of reckless compulsion. Only very real danger will force her to face the painful root of her destructiveness and its crumbling effect on those she loves.

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Languages: English

Director: Adam Salky

Starring Cast: Sarah Silverman, Josh Charles, Thomas Sadoski, Skylar Gaertner, Chris Sarandon, Terry Kinney

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