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72% Critic Match
Smoke
“The most precious things are lighter than air.”
7.2 / 10• 1995• 1h 52m•R• English
ComedyDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Harvey Keitel
Augustus 'Auggie' Wren
Lead
William Hurt
Paul Benjamin
Stockard Channing
Ruby McNutt
Harold Perrineau
Thomas 'Rashid' Cole
Forest Whitaker
Cyrus Cole
Giancarlo Esposito
1st OTB Man / Tommy
José Zúñiga
2nd OTB Man / Jerry
Stephen Gevedon
OTB Man #3 / Dennis
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Wayne Wang's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Smoke is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
