Smoking Causes Coughing
A dysfunctional squad of chemically powered vigilantes seeks team unity at a remote retreat where campfire tales spiral into surreal, violent comedy.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- witty
- irreverent
- surreal
- cult movie night
- late night viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an amiably trollish, consistently funny, and inventive absurdist comedy, even if its simplicity can feel obvious.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The retreat's campfire stories generate increasingly improbable tales and deliberately foreground the act of narration.
The Tobacco Force's colorful superhero identities, creature effects, and staged action are treated as comic theatrical constructions.
Extreme violence, scary stories, and bizarre bodily imagery are repeatedly reframed as deadpan jokes.
Chef Didier sends the dysfunctional vigilante team away to rebuild its cohesion before another attempt to save the world.
Films like Smoking Causes Coughing, and why
Incredible But True
surreal, deadpan genre comedy built from absurdist sketches and deliberately artificial storytelling
Deerskin
French absurdist comedy with fantastical premises, eccentric characters, and playful narrative logic
The Happiness of the Katakuris
offbeat anthology-like horror comedy that turns genre conventions into bizarre, darkly comic entertainment
Movie Details
- Director
- Quentin Dupieux
- Release Date
- 2022-11-30
- Runtime
- 77 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (428)
Cast
- Gilles Lellouche
- Vincent Lacoste
- Anaïs Demoustier
- Jean-Pascal Zadi
- Oulaya Amamra
- Alain Chabat
- David Marsais
- Julia Faure
- Adèle Exarchopoulos
- Grégoire Ludig
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Smoking Causes Coughing about?
- A dysfunctional squad of chemically powered vigilantes seeks team unity at a remote retreat where campfire tales spiral into surreal, violent comedy.
- What is Smoking Causes Coughing like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Smoking Causes Coughing as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Smoking Causes Coughing violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Smoking Causes Coughing as graphic.
- What did critics think of Smoking Causes Coughing?
- Critics broadly found the film an amiably trollish, consistently funny, and inventive absurdist comedy, even if its simplicity can feel obvious.
- Which films are like Smoking Causes Coughing?
- Films with a similar feel include Incredible But True, Deerskin, and The Happiness of the Katakuris.
- How long is Smoking Causes Coughing?
- Smoking Causes Coughing runs 77 minutes.
- Where can I watch Smoking Causes Coughing?
- In United States, Smoking Causes Coughing is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex.
