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Coffee and Cigarettes

Coffee and Cigarettes

2003
Comedy, Drama
1h 35m
A comic series of short vignettes in which Jarmusch delves into the normal pace of the world from an extraordinary angle, showing just how absorbing the obsessions, joys and addictions of life can be.
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Coffee and Cigarettes

2003
Comedy, Drama
1h 35m
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Rated 29 Sep 2008
80
87th
Witnessing GZA and RZA talking alternative medicine with Bill Murray is one of cinema's finest (and weirdest) pleasures.
Rated 08 Aug 2012
65
61st
To me, It's a film about social awkwardness and the etiquettes of human conversations. Strange and delightful in an avant - garde way.
Rated 25 Feb 2012
73
55th
A collection of awkward moments played out perfectly by an awkward ensemble. Through the checkered tables that hide coffee stains and cigarette burns, we are treated with amazing black/white photography that is the norm for Jarmusch. I particularly enjoyed the Iggy/Waits bit. Mais je ne comprends pas pourquoi il utilise le francais toujours.
Rated 27 Dec 2018
55
36th
Predictably patchy series of conversational vignettes loosely related to coffee and cigarettes, which are directly discussed and/or consumed. As it progresses, you realise that most of the conversations are awkward, suggesting that miscommunication lies beneath the surface of seemingly ordinary exchanges. The segments with Pop and Waits and Molina and Coogan are amusing, but Jarmusch is digging deep with a toy shovel. It's just a hangout movie with his famous friends. That's it.
Rated 10 Jan 2007
5
44th
Besides the Iggy/Tom Waits scene and the RZA/GZA/Bill Murray scene this is really bland. But I can watch the latter over and over and over and over..........
Rated 10 Apr 2007
70
39th
A neat, quite original film. Very relaxing, often humorous, only occasionally boring. Some of the segments aren't that great, though they do seem to get better toward the end. At its best, Coffee and Cigarettes manages to find poignancy in the seemingly trivial parts of life; at its worst it finds only trivialities.
Rated 02 Jun 2007
65
40th
The quality of the shorts differ, but they're mostly good. Some brilliant dialogue compliments excellent performances.
Rated 09 Jul 2007
60
31st
Quality of the different shorts varies from pleasantly smile inducing to boring and amateurish. Personal highlights are RZA and DZA from Wu-Tang Clan giving alternative medicine advice to Bill Murray and the terrific awkwardness between Steve Coogan and Alfred Molina.
Rated 24 Jul 2007
81
83rd
Leave it to Jim Jarmusch to overload his film with a diverse pool of my favorite musicians and actors.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
77th
An absolutely wonderful film. Quirky and charming, Jarmusch has created something hilarious and offbeat that is enjoyable to watch.
Rated 13 May 2008
65
28th
The whole thing is like a huge namedrop. Most of the dialogue is just plain boring, with a few exceptions (Steve Coogan/Alfred Molina was excruciating and hilarious). Completely overrated, the emperor has no clothes.
Rated 29 Oct 2008
95
93rd
Jarmusch is telling us some storys about life.Some are trivial,some more or less meaningless and some go deeper.But every story has their own lovely character. It's a silent and patient movie to enjoy. Just have a break and listen, that's something many people have forgotten. My favorite one is "Cousins" with Blanchet and the final one " chamapagne".
Rated 28 Nov 2008
60
8th
Just a collection of scenes of people making small talk at cafes - hope i don't have to tell you that they're drinkin' coffee and smoking cigarettes - nothing important storywise, rather boring conversations, but good black&white cinematography, good acting and the pleasure of seeing two cate blanchetts chatting with each other. Worth one viewing.
Rated 18 Mar 2009
70
26th
Very mixed bag. The highs are really good the lows are pretty terrible and the entire film has an air of pretension that makes hard to really enjoy. The Molina/Coogan section is worth it, a few of the others are as well.
Rated 04 Jul 2010
60
27th
I don't see why everbody thinks this is so brilliant. The atmosphere of the dialogues and the places are interesting and the different actors/musicians passing by keeps it amusing but for me it's just a way too pretentious movie
Rated 06 Sep 2010
80
73rd
It's nice to watch something like this once in a while. Worth it for the viewing experience, and although I like the little experiment with linking a bunch of shorts over something quite universal, what you're inevitably left with is a see-sawing effect of stronger and weaker scenes.
Rated 18 May 2011
87
72nd
this is almost unbearably cool
Rated 10 Feb 2012
70
58th
"Bill Muthafuckin' Murray"
Rated 23 May 2013
72
59th
Awesome movie for a slow day in bed or on the couch, cuddled up with a hot cup of coffee and a person you like. Benigni is great and adorable. As always. Made me feel all hip and pretentious though...
Rated 22 May 2015
70
55th
One for when you're in the mood for something light and whimsical. Is it simply pretentious, or an insightful look into the various ways we can (mis)communicate with each other? I have no idea, because all I can think of now is hanging out with slacker-alternate Cate Blanchett. Best line without a doubt: "Bill muthafuckin' Murray".
Rated 13 Sep 2015
60
55th
Nikola Tesla perceived the earth to be a conductor of acoustical resonance.
Rated 25 Jan 2016
90
92nd
Very good, I don't understand nothing
Rated 09 Sep 2019
64
66th
good movie
Rated 12 Dec 2006
76
46th
A bit boring at times, but overall, interesting.
Rated 24 Dec 2006
82
58th
Definitely a comedy, not a drama, and a very funny one at that.
Rated 19 Feb 2007
55
49th
Not bad.
Rated 25 Mar 2007
73
60th
Film is a great montage of awesome scenes featuring a fantastic cast of actors and musicians. There's something for everyone in this movie, but the sum of it's parts doesn't necessarily constitute a great film.
Rated 09 Jun 2007
65
18th
Even with Tom Waits, I was letdown.
Rated 10 Jul 2007
4
83rd
Sometimes the vignettes work (the Bill Murray one is my absolute favorite) and sometimes they don't (the one with the two Frenchmen springs to mind.) There are enough entertaining moments and great stars to make this one worthwhile.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
20
15th
boring
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
3rd
wow your bill murray!!!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
50th
Rent the DVD, watch the Steven Wright/Roberto Benigni sketch, the Bill Murray/Wu-Tang sketch, the Tom Waits/Iggy Pop sketch, and the Steeve Coogan/Alfred Molina sketch and send it back. Otherwise, expect some amusing sketches, some boring sketches, and some mind-numbingly boring sketches.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
68
29th
Some are fantastic, such as the meeting between Tom Waits and Iggy Pop, the Twins segment, and Steven Wright meeting Roberto Benigni, but the lesser parts drag the whole down.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
60
18th
Ok film. The stories are hit and miss. I loved 4 of them, disliked a few...
Rated 14 Aug 2007
81
65th
Different and drastic.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
74
43rd
A littl e disappointing, but has some really great moments, and is essential for a Jarmusch fan to see.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
64
33rd
Slow but with various satisfying scenes including one between Alfred Molina and Steve Coogan. Worth getting if you can skip the boring bits.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
21
16th
besides the Rza and Bill Murray...suuuucked.
Rated 16 Sep 2007
50
22nd
Not my cup of tea....or coffee if you will.
Rated 18 Oct 2007
82
62nd
interesting - bill murray, rza & gza - great scene
Rated 26 Oct 2007
35
10th
3+ might want to skip this one
Rated 10 Dec 2007
40
19th
My least favorite Jim Jarmusch film. It seems he's run out of ideas, or perhaps relies too much on cast ad libs. And given the great cast - who could resist Tom Waits and Iggy Pop together? - you'd think there would be some fantastic word play and fascinating energy. But you'd be wrong. The White Stripes segment is especially ponderous, slow, and just sucks.
Rated 27 Feb 2008
50
53rd
The temptations of coffee and cigarettes.
Rated 28 Feb 2008
50
34th
Bill Murray plus GZA/The Genius plus RZA = ultimate combo
Rated 21 Mar 2008
93
95th
Filimng style wonderful, dialogue unforgettable.
Rated 19 Apr 2008
72
20th
Meh. "Smoke" or "Blue in the face" are way better.
Rated 29 Apr 2008
74
67th
Tesla coil.
Rated 24 May 2008
66
29th
I found at least half of the segments pretty dull, but including any members of the Wu-Tang Clan automatically makes it worth seeing.
Rated 15 Jun 2008
80
8th
Good segments here and there. A lot doesn't work.
Rated 19 Jun 2008
50
8th
Boooooring.
Rated 28 Jul 2008
43
7th
Interesting yet very slow. Was it all improvised?
Rated 06 Aug 2008
64
15th
Originally I watched it on a recommendation of a friend who's fallen head over heels in love with indie films. And while I don't shun all indie films, some of them are rather annoying. Such as this one. Granted- Iggy Pop, Jack and Meg White are in it, but overall I found nothing amusing about it. Might have enjoyed it more as an anthology.
Rated 13 Aug 2008
70
28th
The best thing in the movie was Cate Blanchett. Most of the acting feels so amateurish and unnatural.
Rated 01 Jan 2009
75
60th
Very uneven, but when it's good, it's really good.
Rated 01 Feb 2009
79
37th
Hit or miss, but the ones that hit are amazing.
Rated 02 Mar 2009
45
8th
Pretentious and dull. Tom waits segment was ok but some were painful
Rated 13 Mar 2009
87
0th
Quirky...dry...and will make you want coffee more than any other film I know. Amazing casting, for the record.
Rated 24 Apr 2009
50
33rd
It's supposed to be all rather cute and funny and quirky and stuff, but I'm not too impressed
Rated 04 May 2009
75
68th
An overall better than decent set of vignettes. The "Bill Murray meets Wu-Tang" bit definitely pushes it into must see category.
Rated 28 May 2009
64
37th
Feels like Jarmusch just made some shorties whenever he felt like it and put it all together when there were enough to form a movie. Watchable but a bit boring.
Rated 22 Jul 2009
72
68th
I like this. Not much happening, but quirky conversations with the "actors" being themselves and just talking about everyday stuff.
Rated 24 Jul 2009
35
17th
Thing is, I don't like neither coffee nor cigarettes. It got style, but almost no content. I found the one with Molina funniest/best.
Rated 29 Jul 2009
70
35th
Why are the RZA and the GZA not in the 'starring' section of this?
Rated 01 Aug 2009
96
94th
Again, I am not really into indie movies, but this one was great.
Rated 22 Aug 2009
75
38th
Very entertaining but not all shorts are excellent. I love the ones with Bill Murray and RZA, GZA or the one with Roberto Begnini
Rated 10 Sep 2009
80
74th
Great acting. Beautiful pictures. Different. Uneven.
Rated 06 Oct 2009
60
37th
Some of the stories are really good, but some of them aren't and it gets a little disjointed.
Rated 21 Nov 2009
60
31st
Some really vignettes work, others don't. I like the ones with Cate Blanchett and the Steve Coogan/Alfred Molina sketch.
Rated 27 Dec 2009
99
93rd
I liked it a lot, it is like a movie version of Absurd Theatre of twentieth century, ones who are interested in existentialism will like it.
Rated 29 Dec 2009
45
18th
I've never smoked and I hate coffee which might explain why I didn't "get" this movie. There are only a few notable vignettes (Tom Waits meeting Iggy Pop and Bill Murray with RZA and GZA are the two best). Most of the time I found myself bored and wanting the movie to end. I wouldn't tell people not to see it as I know many people who love this movie, but it really wasn't my thing.
Rated 06 Jan 2010
92
87th
Tom and iggys scene is the best!
Rated 19 Jan 2010
60
49th
GZA, RZA and Bill Murray was about all i got out of this.
Rated 27 Mar 2010
75
32nd
part great, part pointless. not one of Jarmusch's best, but worth the while for anyone who considers himself a fan and had not seen it yet. the celeb Cameos make it more interesting, especially for fans of White Stripes, Iggy Pop and Tom Waits
Rated 09 Apr 2010
90
76th
no one does the dead pan better than the maestro jarmusch
Rated 17 Apr 2010
60
23rd
There are maybe 4 or 5 shorts that I really like, with the highlight being Gza and Rza (because Rza does no wrong). A couple are only okay but worth watching and some bore me. So judging by that... this movie is worth seeing and while I enjoy the black and white motif and the idea, it doesn't reach greatness (or even come that close) like I had expected.
Rated 10 Aug 2010
20
44th
Many in the motley cast play themselves, but not the Southern-accented Buscemi, and Blanchett plays not only herself but also, in a brunette wig, her look-alike lower-class cousin. The last-mentioned skit is a virtuoso acting display, and it vies with the Molina-Coogan duet as the best of the bunch. All of them, however, have their little drolleries -- very little and very few, yet just enough to fend off boredom.
Rated 04 Dec 2010
25
61st
"Alas, Coffee and Cigarettes is more fun to reminisce about afterwards than it is to endure." - Jeremiah Kipp
Rated 10 Jan 2011
100
94th
i love it! 5*
Rated 06 Feb 2011
61
45th
......
Rated 09 Feb 2011
75
74th
Cate Blanchett provides one of the best split screen I've ever seen.
Rated 06 Mar 2011
76
74th
Smoked a whole packet of cigarettes while watching.
Rated 11 Apr 2011
71
70th
Enjoyable, if a little hit and miss at times. Has some moments of real class, particuarly in the final few shorts. Overall Murray and Coogan stand out as the best performers simply because both excel in comic situations. The Coogan/Molina short was pure class also. It was so well written, with pitch perfect delivery and absurdly English, with the exception of "cell phone". No Englishman would bloody bloomin' blinkin' well say "cell phone".
Rated 11 Jun 2011
58
13th
This was the first Jarmusch film I ever saw, I randomly watched it on a whim. I actually might not have even watched the whole thing. At the time it seemed like the most pretentious film ever made. I was watching Iggy Pop and Tom Waits do a scene together and I was bored. I want to give it a rewatch now that I've seen more Jarmusch films and have grown to love him.
Rated 11 Aug 2011
70
43rd
GZA-RZA-Bill Murray scene was epic.You might get bored even i dont like the slowness of the movie i liked it since it has a style
Rated 29 Nov 2011
65
4th
This was not a movie. This was not entertaining. This was just... people on film, sucking precious minutes from my life. I love Criticker, but how the hell did it recommend this as a tier 8/tier 9 film for me? I'm not even going to call it bad because... a film like this shouldn't have even been considered. Sheesh. Ironic that a film titled with two stimulants would be the dullest, most boring crap imaginable.
Rated 19 Dec 2011
70
54th
I was sceptical at first, but turned out quite okey. some parts were gold.
Rated 02 Jan 2012
82
84th
There are numerous short stories in this film and most are really entertaining. There are some that are really funny and others that are more serious. There is certainly an eclectic cast, most of the actors seem to be having a great time.
Rated 03 May 2012
70
19th
I will say this: RZA/GZA/Bill Murray surpassed my already very high expectations ten times over. I mean, I knew it would be awesome, but I simply can't fathom how amazing that was. "You a bug, Bill Murray?" The way RZA says "Bill Murray" is just the best. BONG BONG. Iggy Pop/Tom Waits is excellent also and the rest have their moments, but could never truly capture my attention. Worst segment is "No Problems" by far.
Rated 10 Jun 2012
40
19th
eng; [coffee and cigarettes]; verschiedene kurzepisoden mit menschen die alle eine vorliebe zu kaffee und zigaretten haben.;
Rated 08 Jan 2013
59
36th
Stretches out between fabulous and nauseatingly boring.
Rated 14 Mar 2013
70
57th
Works better in the short versions.
Rated 04 Jul 2013
65
58th
1-strange to meet you 65 2-twins 50 3-somewhere in california 80 4-those things ll kill ya 50 5-renée 85 6-no problem 50 7-cousins 60 8-jack shows meg his tesla coil 55 9-cousins 95 10-delirium 50 11-champagne 60
Rated 06 Dec 2013
50
7th
Really boring for me.
Rated 12 Jun 2014
19
20th
Pretty silly.
Rated 07 Aug 2014
77
54th
Has its moments...
Rated 30 Aug 2014
47
44th
Jarmusch at his most self-congratulatory and pointless. It's quite telling that the original three segments are easily the best ones.
Rated 31 Aug 2014
65
69th
Blanchette, Molina, and Coogan put on impressive acting displays. Waits, Wu, and Bill Muvvie are cool as fuck. Sevius dellevium fam.
Rated 06 Dec 2014
75
44th
Just another Jim Jarmusch comedy. No need to expect big outcomes from the movie, just watch it to have fun.
Rated 17 Jan 2015
3
30th
i enjoyed some sequences, particularly some of the middle-to-late ones, but it was just too much of a celebrity inside joke.
Rated 02 Apr 2015
95
97th
Yes. Yes. Yes.

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