Smoke

Name: Smoke
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1995-06-09
Duration: 1 h 52 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Harvey Keitel, William Hurt, Stockard Channing, Harold Perrineau, Forest Whitaker

1995·Movie·R·112 min·★ 7.2(531)

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“The most precious things are lighter than air.”

Writer Paul Benjamin is nearly hit by a bus when he leaves Auggie Wren's smoke shop. Stranger Rashid Cole saves his life, and soon middle-aged Paul tells homeless Rashid that he wouldn't mind a short-term housemate. Still grieving over his wife's murder, Paul is moved by both Rashid's quest to reconnect with his father and Auggie's discovery that a woman who might be his daughter is about to give birth.

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France	Molotov TV	Apple TV Store, Canal VOD, LaCinetek
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Japan	U-NEXT, Cinefil Wow Plus Amazon Channel	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies

About Smoke

Smoke is a 1995 English-language comedy and drama film directed by Wayne Wang. The cast is led by Harvey Keitel, William Hurt, Stockard Channing. It has a runtime of 1h 52m. Viewers rate it 7.2/10 across 500 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Hoopla.

Smoke was produced by Miramax, NDF International, and Eurospace and made in Germany and Japan. It was released on June 9, 1995, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $7 million, it went on to gross $8 million worldwide.

Director: Wayne Wang
Writers: Paul Auster
Release date: June 9, 1995
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: Germany, Japan
Budget: $7 million
Box office: $8 million
Production: Miramax, NDF International, Eurospace

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Smoke cast & crew

Smoke was directed by Wayne Wang and written by Paul Auster.

The cast features Harvey Keitel as Augustus 'Auggie' Wren, William Hurt as Paul Benjamin, Stockard Channing as Ruby McNutt, Harold Perrineau as Thomas 'Rashid' Cole, Forest Whitaker as Cyrus Cole, and Giancarlo Esposito as 1st OTB Man / Tommy.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Rachel Portman, cinematography is by Adam Holender, and it was produced by Kenzo Horikoshi and Hisami Kuroiwa.

Is Smoke worth watching?

Smoke holds an audience score of 7.2/10 from 531 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed comedy films.

At 1h 52m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy and drama, Smoke is worth a place on your watchlist.

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