“Is Smile Based on a True Story” refers to the question of whether the 2022 horror film Smile is inspired by real-life events. The answer is no; Smile is a fictional story written by Parker Finn, who also directed the film.
While the film’s premise of a sinister smile spreading through a community and causing people to commit suicide is disturbing, it is not based on any specific true crime or urban legend. Finn has stated that he was inspired to create the film after reading an article about a cluster of suicides that occurred in Wisconsin in the 1990s, but he did not base the film’s plot directly on those events.
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