Movie
Smoke
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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about Smoke
Cast
Harvey KeitelAugustus 'Auggie' Wren
William HurtPaul Benjamin
Stockard ChanningRuby McNutt
Harold PerrineauThomas 'Rashid' Cole
Forest WhitakerCyrus Cole
Giancarlo Esposito1st OTB Man / Tommy
José Zúñiga2nd OTB Man / Jerry
Stephen GevedonOTB Man #3 / DennisCredits
- Directed by
- Wayne Wang
- Written by
- Paul Auster
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Collection
- Brooklyn Cigar Store Collection
- Budget
- $7M
- Box office
- $8.3M
Production
MiramaxUnited States- NDF InternationalJapan
EurospaceJapan
