Smile Before Death

Smile Before Death

Directed by Silvio Amadio

Produced by Condor International Productions, DIC

197285 min5.9 / 10

A paranoid, sleazy 1970s whodunit centered on a teenage girl's suspicion that her stepfather murdered her mother, blending mystery, family betrayal, and gothic dread.

After the death of her mother under strange circumstances, a teenage girl quickly begins to suspect that her recently widowed stepfather may be involved.

Questions people ask

  • Does Smile Before Death end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Smile Before Death scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Smile Before Death easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Smile Before Death sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Smile Before Death violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

26/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity25

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise34

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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