Smiley Face

Smiley Face (2007)

  • 66% of critics liked it
    (35 reviews)

  • 43% of users liked it
    (8,990 ratings)

One woman's day goes all to pot in this resinous comedy from independent filmmaker Gregg Araki. Jane (Anna Faris) is a college dropout and aspiring actress who suffers from a certain lack of ambition, doubtless reinforced by her fondness for marijuana. One morning, Jane wakes with a busy day ahead… More

R, 1 hr. 24 min.
Directed By
Gregg Araki
Written By
Dylan Haggerty
Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Nov 16, 2007 Wide
On DVD
Jan 8, 2008
First Look Media

Critic Reviews

  • Matt Zoller Seitz, New York Times

    Despite its laid-back script, Smiley Face is as prankishly political as Mr. Araki's Doom Generation...

  • Nathan Lee, Village Voice

    Dylan Haggerty has written an eleventh-hour candidate for the funniest movie of 2007, that Gregg Araki has directed his finest film since 1997's Nowhere, and that Faris, flawless, rocks their inspired idiot odyssey in a virtuoso comedic turn.

  • Jack Mathews, New York Daily News

    One shudders to think what Smiley Face might have been with someone like Paris Hilton in the role. But Faris has this character -- a bright, sweet college graduate with a temporarily incapacitated brain -- down perfect.

  • , New York Magazine

    Basically a sketch padded out to feature length, the film constantly hovers on the edge between amiable and annoying.

  • Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

    An unabashed valentine to Anna Faris, an opportunity for the actress to show that she can carry a movie composed of often hilarious nonstop misadventures.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • paul o


    Its really funny until you realize that smoking pot can ruin your life in less than 24 hours. I liked it since it actually had a realistic view of what its like being smacked and how other people see you. Dealer: "You're going to have to pay me" Anna Faris: Oh… More

  • Drew S


    Fuck. Just get high and watch Smiley Face and appreciate its complete loopiness and the incredible perceptiveness with which it depicts stoned behavior. The only times it falters is when it breaks the illusion with something vaguely out of place (Anna Faris's meat factory… More

  • Alexis N


    This movie follows the adventures of a girl who had about 8 too many pot cupcakes. Her logic is shot. I thought it was really funny, but frustrating. Burn outs stress me out. But after watching this movie I can see what prop 19 didn't pass, everyone got too high and forgot to… More

  • Coxxie M


    Drugs are bad. probably.

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    Cast: Anna Faris, John Krasinski, Jane Lynch, Danny Trejo, John Cho, Adam Brody, Danny Masterson, Michael Hitchcock, Natashia Williams, Rick Hoffman, David Goldman, Jayma Mays, Marion Ross Director: Gregg Araki Summary: Talk about living the high life: Hilarity ensues as a young… More

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