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Smoking Causes Coughing

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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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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 Full Review Kevin Maher The 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 Full Review Larushka Ivan-Zadeh metro.co.uk This brilliant oddity is truly a film like no other. Rated: 4/5 Jul 7, 2023 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Marshall literally laughed my ass off the entire movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/06/23 Full Review Ben M Arguably Quentin Dupieux's finest work. Hilarious! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/01/25 Full Review Alex R Has qualities, but not for everyone. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/07/25 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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Quentin Dupieux

Director

Gilles Lellouche

Benzene

Vincent Lacoste

Methanol

Anaïs Demoustier

Nicotine

Jean-Pascal Zadi

Mercure

Oulaya Amamra

Ammonia

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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
Gaumont, Chi-Fou-Mi Productions
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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