Coffee and Cigarettes
2003 · Movie · R · 97 min · ★ 6.9 · 64% critics
Coffee and Cigarettes is an anthology of eleven vignettes centered on people sharing coffee and smoking while they talk. With only those repeated rituals to connect the segments, each encounter feels personal, ordinary, and sometimes uncomfortable.
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Details
- Years
- 2003
- Release date
- 2004-03-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Critic score
- 64/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (1,048 votes)
- Box office
- $8,013,820
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like dialogue-driven, slice-of-life vignettes and find charm in awkward, low-key chat; Not for you if you need a traditional plot arc, prefer more action-driven films, or dislike uneven short segments like Night on Earth or Down by Law.
Pros: witty, memorable conversations; Unique vignette format; Star-studded cast | Cons: no real plot; uneven segments; slow, dull pacing
Themes
- smoking
- cigarette
- autograph
- coffee
- bartender
- cousin
- smalltalk
- jukebox
- gathering
- conversation
- interview
- addicted
- +9 more
Cast & crew
Roberto Benigni
as Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
Steven Wright
as Steven (segment "Strange to Meet You")
Joie Lee
as Good Twin (segment "Twins")
Cinqué Lee
as Evil Twin (segment "Twins") / Kitchen Guy (segment "Jack...")
Steve Buscemi
as Danny (segment "Twins")
Iggy Pop
as Iggy (segment "Somewhere in California")
Tom Waits
as Tom (segment "Somewhere in California")
Joseph Rigano
as Joe (segment "Those Things'll Kill Ya")
Vinny Vella
as Vinny (segment "Those Things'll Kill Ya")
- VJ
Vinny Vella, Jr.
as Vinny Jr. (segment "Those Things'll Kill Ya")
Directed by Jim Jarmusch