Smoking Causes Coughing

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Smoking Causes Coughing

Released Mar 31, 2023

1h 17m

Comedy

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A wildly inventive new comedy from Quentin Dupieux (MANDIBLES, RUBBER), SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING follows the misadventures of a team of five superheroes known as the Tobacco Force -- Benzene (Gilles Lellouche), Nicotine (Anaïs Demoustier), Methanol (Vincent Lacoste), Mercury (Jean-Pascal Zadi), and Ammonia (Oulaya Amamra). After a devastating battle against a diabolical giant turtle, the Tobacco Force is sent on a mandatory week-long retreat to strengthen their decaying group cohesion. Their sojourn goes wonderfully well until Lézardin, Emperor of Evil, decides to annihilate planet Earth.

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Critics Consensus

Quentin Dupieux still isn't for everyone -- but if you're on his loopy wavelength, Smoking Causes Coughing causes laughter.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Unpredictable, digressive, looping and parenthetical in structure, Smoking Causes Coughing is one of the most formally daring and unexpected films of the year.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 9, 2023

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

Tongues are firmly in cheeks throughout, and Adèle Exarchopoulos steals the movie as a cheery smartphone addict who keeps vlogging into the digital abyss, even as she’s being pursued by a murderer.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 7, 2023

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

metro.co.uk

This brilliant oddity is truly a film like no other.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 7, 2023

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

I could say that it is like a failed experiment, which, like tobacco, only leaves a bad taste in the mouth. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 5/10

Nov 21, 2024

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Alejandro Lingenti

La Nación (Argentina)

What is virtuous in this context devoid of any logic is the fluidity between the different stories that make up the film... [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Aug 7, 2024

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Diego Batlle

Otroscines.com

Although it is not among the most successful works of its director, it has his seal, his imprint, his irruptions of physical humor and visual delirium. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/5

Mar 18, 2024

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Marshall

literally laughed my ass off the entire movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/06/23

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Thom G

Dupieux pushes the boundaries further than usual in this peculiar film, where numerous absurd moments are treated as mundane within an already bizarre and completely offbeat narrative. This results in an incredibly humorous experience, particularly if you enjoy this type of peculiar humor. Be prepared to laugh—a lot.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/26/24

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dave d

A comedy that isn't funny, there's a good premise here but the film doesn't fire. Part farce and part tribute, the 81 minutes is utterly forgettable. When an oversexed rat is your most fun character your movie has lost the path. Final Score: 3.7/10

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/03/24

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Kevin L

Didn't work for me on any level. Not sure what this Dupieux guy is 'smoking' but it isn't what I'm used to. The attempts at dark humor (I'm guessing that's what it was meant to be. ???) are put across poorly. It's as if these were just drama actors who don't know how to 'say things funny'. Then again, maybe it's partly a translation thing. The robot wasn't funny. The dick joke wasn't even funny, though feeble water strength and their scrubbing each other was worth a chuckle. I really could've used some laughs today, but this sucky clunker (sunker?) wasn't it. Hell, not even proof that her headlights were bigger. 2 stars

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/25/23

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Jason W

I don't know what I've just watched but, but by jingo, I enjoyed it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/06/23

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Vincent P

A waste of time, not funny at all. It is a failed wannabe dark humour.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/03/23

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Methanol

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Mercure

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Synopsis

A wildly inventive new comedy from Quentin Dupieux (MANDIBLES, RUBBER), SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING follows the misadventures of a team of five superheroes known as the Tobacco Force -- Benzene (Gilles Lellouche), Nicotine (Anaïs Demoustier), Methanol (Vincent Lacoste), Mercury (Jean-Pascal Zadi), and Ammonia (Oulaya Amamra). After a devastating battle against a diabolical giant turtle, the Tobacco Force is sent on a mandatory week-long retreat to strengthen their decaying group cohesion. Their sojourn goes wonderfully well until Lézardin, Emperor of Evil, decides to annihilate planet Earth.

Director: Quentin Dupieux
Producer: Hugo Sélignac
Screenwriter: Quentin Dupieux
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Chi-Fou-Mi Productions, Gaumont
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 31, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 31, 2023
Box Office (Gross USA): $64.2K
Runtime: 1h 17m

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