What is Smile 2 rated, and is it OK for kids?

Rated R, and it earns it: intense fear, lots of jump scares, and moderate sex and nudity. Not one for kids.

Smile 2 (2024)

Film · 2h 7m · Rated R

Horror, Musical, Mystery, Thriller

A pop star's world tour becomes a relentless spiral of terrifying events and a gritty past.

Suspenseful and bleak. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it is devastating.

Streaming on Netflix, Prime Video and Paramount+.

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Smile 2 parents guide

It stays inside its R, with intense fear and lots of jump scares.

Scare: Terrifying; Our top level for fear.
Jump scares: Lots; Jump scares are a main device.
Gore: Graphic gore; Blood and wounds shown clearly.
Violence: Strong violence; Violence is frequent or intense.
Sex and nudity: Moderate; Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
Language: Strong; Frequent strong profanity or slurs.

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Three questions

Is Smile 2 scary?: Yes. Smile 2 is one of the scariest titles in the CouchRot catalog.
How gory is Smile 2?: Graphic gore and strong violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
What is Smile 2 rated, and is it OK for kids?: Rated R, and it earns it: intense fear, lots of jump scares, and moderate sex and nudity. Not one for kids.

What is Smile 2 about?

About to embark on a new world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her dark past to regain control of her life before it spirals out of control.

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

It leaves the ending open to interpretation.