Smooth Talk

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, Laura Dern stars as a teenager caught between innocent youth and the dangerous lure of adulthood in Joyce Chopra’s sinister coming-of-age drama.

Adapted from a Joyce Carol Oates story, Smooth Talk centres on teenager Connie (Oscar-winner Laura Dern, in her first leading role) navigating an endless summer of beach trips, mall visits and awkward flirting with boys. But when she attracts the predatory attention of an older man (Treat Williams), her coming-of-age season takes a frightening turn into the adult world.