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Thank You for Smoking

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HD. Aaron Eckhart lights up the laughs with a devilishly dry performance as a smooth-talking smoking lobbyist in this acclaimed satire.

Directors: Jason Reitman

Starring: Aaron Eckhart Maria Bello Cameron Bright

Genres: Drama Comedy Arthouse

Subtitles: English [CC]

Audio languages: English

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Supporting actors: Adam Brody Sam Elliott Katie Holmes David Koechner Rob Lowemore…William H. MacyJ.K. SimmonsRobert Duvall

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Shusaku Endo

More like reality TV, recommend watching but read my review first!

Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2016

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If you've ever wondered about a "day in the life" of a lobbyist and what they do for a living - great movie. I'm in government affairs, and this pretty much has been my career trajectory, down to the starting my own consulting firm. My friends ask me if this is tongue-in-cheek, and my response is its more close to reality than absurdity. One of the characters in the movie was fashioned after a woman I replaced - so hits very close to home.

I've compared notes with my colleagues in the business, and we've all seen it and laugh.

Is it right for you? Depends on your sense of humor and what you like in movies. If you like watching the Colbert Report and the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, there is a high probability that you will enjoy this movie.

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Lesson in PR & lobbying as much as how the cigarette industry tried to stay out of trouble

Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2020

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Thank You For Smoking is about how the cigarette industry tried to deny that it was responsible for cancer. It focuses upon one of its main spokesmen Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart) who works for the Academy of Tobacco Studies. He specialized in spin. For instance in the opening he claimed that the cancer researchers were profiting from the deaths of people, while the cigarette industry was most interested in the health of America’s children and was starting a multi-million campaign to convince people not to smoke. He could walk into any situation and twist things around and turn the tables on them. It’s obviously an ironic black comedy.

An example of the cynicism and comedy of the film is when Naylor gets in an argument with two of his best friends who are lobbyists for the alcohol and gun industry. He tells them that cigarettes are way worse than they are given how many people die from smoking a year compared to their products. Another time he gets kidnapped and covered in nicotine patches to get back at his work.

The movie focuses upon how far Naylor can push the industry given his gift for gab. Will it ever catch up to him? Does he feel any guilt?

It turns out to be a lesson in public relations and lobbying as much as about the lengths to which the cigarette industry tried to stay out of trouble.
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AJW

Relax and have a smoke!

Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2017

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This movie is one of my favorite comedies. That's what kind of movie I consider it - straight-forward logic mixed with great humor and dialogue. Excellent cast as well. This movie is drenched with sarcasm from front to finish and I love it. As an on and off smoker for many years I have to give credit where credit is due and facts are facts about big tobacco. One thing that amuses me most is that nobody smokes in the entire film (besides the colonel holding a cigar), I find this very clever ;-)

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Connor

Underrated Gem

Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2021

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Political comedies often fall flat in the years after their release, and especially since the Trump era the genre has been a wasteland, but this one is a rare gem. The first time I saw this, I was a bit young. Just getting into politics, it wasn't the kind of movie I'd typically have bothered with. Ended up checking it out off a glowing review, and upon revisiting it years later it's fascinating how much it formed my political outlook at the time. Rewatching as a proper adult, so much more of the humor shines through. None of it is particularly groundbreaking insight, but it's solid comedy just based on the irony of what is there right in front of us. At once it lets you feel nostalgic for the way politics used to be, the almost-simplicity of it's corruption and amorality, and reminds you that politics was never good. Especially with how open the joke is of American politics these days, it's almost like a knowing nudge at the future in retrospect.

Meta-appreciation aside, the movie itself is a lot of fun. The gags are all pretty highbrow, the political jabs are at the system, not partisanship, so it holds up well even as the nicotine industry has moved onto brighter pastures with vaping. For antiheroes, they even do a decent job of representing some of the genuine issues from the side of the lobbyists, if a bit tongue in cheek with the delivery. The story is compelling, but it never loses the levity of the concept. It's a strange movie to be what it is and still be watchable all these years later, but it works. Perfectly cast, fun, but not stupid. Movies like it are few and far between.

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Joan Jansen

Funny, but dishonest.

Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2019

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Time and time again, they avoid and deceive about the addictive nature of cigarette smoking and concentrate on the only chemical element that isn't generally harmful to health unless it is used in very large doses, nicotine. There are well over 4000 chemicals in cigarettes and it is primarily the combustion that is harmful. The fact that tobacco is a MAOI compound which is an anti depressant is never mentioned anywhere. Big pharma and the AMA and all the states and agencies that get funding from the 1998 tobacco settlement would make big tobacco look like absolute saints.

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F. R. Jack

Thank YOU!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 20, 2016

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Oscar Wilde said the man who sees both sides of an argument sees nothing. This film is a an uncompromisingly frank exploration of partisan perspectives. It is very funny. Whether you're unconcerned, rabidly anti- or pro-smoking, this is a well-spent and very enjoyable 90 minutes. Thank you Jason Reitman. As a doctor, my advocacy is against smoking. But long live in a world with free-will and informed choice.

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Lewcol

A little gem

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 4, 2010

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This film did not get much publicity when it was first released and i bought it because it is from the same director as the recent hit 'Up in the Air'. The film is not really about smoking and it certainly does not promote smoking as a good idea, although the main charactor works as a P.R. man for the tobacco industry. He is not portrayed as either good or bad but as a professional, doing a difficult job really well. I think the film attempts to look at American society and consumerism, and the choices that everybody in a free society are free to make.Aarron Eckhart in the main role is excellent with a great supporting cast including Robert Duvall and William H Macy.

Airy Fairy

A Great Movie

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 27, 2019

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An early film from the director of Juno and Up In The Air, this excellent comedy drama is the man's ( Jason Reitman) best movie

MedIC

Great movie

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 3, 2020

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Something for every parent to show their kids, and every student to watch and consider. Great film

Calum I. MacLeod

A Thoughtful Movie With a Wicked Sense of Humour

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 26, 2013

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Even though Thank You For Smoking has a great cast, witty script and excellent direction, I am surprised that this film is as popular as it is. I didn't so much laugh at the film as laugh at myself for entertaining the many hypocrisies raised. It maintains just enough satire to prevent itself from pushing the obvious messages down our throats, and does quite a good job of arguing the "other side" now and again. A brave film, which I'm glad was made.

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