How They Smiled

2011Movie13 minNR

70
GoodGoodWatch score

A moving, melancholic mystery movie about the mind and everyday modern life, with standout characters.

Good for date night · friends night · teens

Skip it if you need an uplifting mood

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Not for warmth, laughs or comfort.

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Story

Bestselling New York novelist Henry Jenkins (Richard Burgi) is not a man of many words. He drinks his tea and enjoys his toast, and walks no more than four blocks to seventh street to Lizzy's coffee shop, where he sits three seats away from the door. Henry has finished the final draft in his penultimate novel in the "Blood Asp" series, which have won him multiple awards over the years. Lizzy Garland (Heather Snell), on the other hand, is a woman of many words. She keeps her customers coming back with her warm spirit and inviting conversation. Henry stays for the tea, and because it takes his mind off certain things.... But he has a plan, and a machine, which if things go well, he will get them back, and will remember how they smiled...

Feels like

  • Psychological Thriller
  • Melancholy
  • Mystery
  • Character-Driven
  • Bleak
  • Uncanny
  • Contemporary
  • Intrigue
  • Slow-Burn

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Directed by
Nicolas Wendl

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Facts

December 14, 2011 · 13 min · NR

Released
December 14, 2011
Runtime
13 min
Age rating
NR
Genres
Mystery, Horror, Thriller
Original language
English
Made in
United States
Budget
$8,500

Q&A

3 questions, like "Is How They Smiled worth watching?"

Questions about How They Smiled

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is How They Smiled worth watching?

70
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 70 (IMDb 6.1).

Will How They Smiled scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

It's more unsettling than scary: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for uncanny, but 3 for scares.

Will I feel good after watching How They Smiled?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.