Smoke
1995
Comedy, Drama
1h 52m
A group of people's lives intertwine when a New York cigar store manager, Auggie (Keitel), befriends them. Among them is a writer who can't write (Hurt), a reluctant father hiding from his past (Whitaker), a streetwise teen with an unusual identity crisis, and Auggie's long-lost ex-girlfriend (Channing), who returns with some surprising news! (Miramax)
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Smoke
1995
Comedy, Drama
1h 52m
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Rated 14 Nov 2010
80
58th
A meandering (in the best sense of that word) walk through the lives of five people in and around NYC. Wang allows these relationships to develop, makes liberal use of his characters' story-telling abilities, and includes an underlying tone of optimism that really makes this film endearing. While we all have broken relationships and other heartaches in our past (or present), there's always hope that our doing the "little things" for others will be the conduit to putting life back together.
Rated 14 Nov 2010
Rated 17 Feb 2007
70
82nd
Great film.
Rated 17 Feb 2007
Rated 08 Feb 2008
83
88th
Movie causes canser! Brilliant, slow pacing. Lots room for actors.
Rated 08 Feb 2008
Rated 24 Sep 2008
65
57th
Some good Paul Auster moments, but it was a bit too much like a play, and who wants to see a play? Not I.
Rated 24 Sep 2008
Rated 09 Jun 2009
76
82nd
Not much happens, but it has a wonderful feel to it.
Rated 09 Jun 2009
Rated 22 Nov 2009
68
58th
Not great--especially in terms of the "story;" really, this is more of a character-driven film--with the various "stories" (or semblence thereof) revolving around a few characters. If this appeals to you, then I'd recommend this. Blue in the Face has even less of a narrative, and seems to be more about Brooklyn--which makes that film work better.
Rated 22 Nov 2009
Rated 28 Dec 2009
82
52nd
A clever film with many memorable performances.
Rated 28 Dec 2009
Rated 16 Mar 2010
75
83rd
Not a whole lot in the way of story, but Keitel and Hurt carry the film. They're both mind-numbingly good. Great atmosphere, too.
Rated 16 Mar 2010
Rated 11 Aug 2010
74
93rd
#90s#, reviews
Rated 11 Aug 2010
Rated 10 Jun 2011
78
75th
Hurt and Keitel are superb. I feel like this film captured the dying moments of the old New York.
Rated 10 Jun 2011
Rated 18 Apr 2012
79
77th
Just a nice character driven sorta feelgood movie about people making the lives of others a bit better, with a disarmingly sweet Hurt and a great Keitel. Not much in the way of story, but it's nice just to follow the lives of these people for a while. Also I guess I should start smoking.
Rated 18 Apr 2012
Rated 30 Jun 2012
80
69th
Nice, slow drama with good acting and great dialogue.
Rated 30 Jun 2012
Rated 21 Jul 2013
85
65th
great storytelling & an incredibly heartwarming duet between Keitel & Hurt.
Rated 21 Jul 2013
Rated 24 Jul 2013
77
74th
for anyone specifically looking for something humorous to watch, note that while there are times of light-heartedness, I wouldn't really call this a comedy.
Rated 24 Jul 2013
Rated 13 Apr 2016
80
76th
Smoke is an overlooked and underrated gem from Wayne Wang. It's a conversation film centering on a smoke/convenience shop in New York and the people whose lives run through it. Some may find the storytelling style dry and boring, but for fans of conversation driven filmmaking, Smoke is a great find.
Rated 13 Apr 2016
Rated 11 May 2016
80
74th
An enjoyable neat little organised mess, driven more by characters and situations than a concrete plot. It has a lightheartedness to it that feels almost like a Seinfeld episode, but longer and more real. Makes me nostalgic for a simpler time, even if the setting is modern enough. The writing and dialogue is especially good, it feels like real care went into creating these characters. Nice job by all involved.
Rated 11 May 2016
Rated 27 Jul 2017
75
69th
iyi oyunculuğun ne kadar ince performanslarda olduğunu gösteren, sevimli karakterlerle hikayeyi çok da önemsemeden işleyen ve biterken insanı iyi hissettirdiği kadar öylece bir şeylere daldıran hayli tatlı bir film. '90'ların o tuhaf kekremsi tadını daha farklı bir pencereden taşıyor.
Rated 27 Jul 2017
Rated 18 Jun 2020
65
60th
Decent 'writerly' cinema. Suffice to say, its cinematic virtues are rather scant, but Auster's characters are well defined and given sufficient life by the actors, especially Keitel and Hurt, who do fine work in understated roles. Its meandering narrative is deceptive though; it's rather conventional in terms of its 'message' and how it all plays out, despite its surface noise, which makes it a rather typical middlebrow Miramax post-Pulp Fiction product.
Rated 18 Jun 2020
Rated 14 Jan 2022
83
69th
A low-key meander through largely uneventful lives is made special by Wang & Auster’s close, specific observations of their characters and milieu, and fine, understated performances all round (with Keitel and Hurt’s wonderful buddy act standing out). Low-impact but quite resonant – ironically the narrative contrivances employed to add some “spice” don’t work as well as they could; Keitel’s powerful climactic monologue stands on its own, and I’m not sure the re-enactment was entirely necessary.
Rated 14 Jan 2022
Rated 03 Oct 2022
60
27th
The director would really like you to know he has famous friends. Keitel carries the movie as he is wont to, but there’s really not that much here to carry.
Rated 03 Oct 2022
Rated 03 Dec 2022
54
43rd
I couldn't watch this in 3 sittings. It started strong the first half, but the dialogue-centered film could not hold my interest at all the second half. The few plot surprises were over the top and didn't mesh with the rather basic dialogues. Hurt and Keitel try to be poets the entire movie and it certainly feels forced.
Rated 03 Dec 2022
Rated 07 Nov 2023
20
12th
I lost interest about 3/4's of the way through this pointless family drama stage play.
Rated 07 Nov 2023
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