Smoke (1995)

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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.

• Released: 1995-06-09
• Genres: Comedy, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 52m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 551 votes

Directed by Wayne Wang.

Top cast

• 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
• Giancarlo Esposito as 1st OTB Man / Tommy
• José Zúñiga as 2nd OTB Man / Jerry
• Stephen Gevedon as OTB Man #3 / Dennis
• Jared Harris as Jimmy Rose
• Ashley Judd as Felicity

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Smoke

• United States: watch free on Hoopla; rent on JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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