"Smoking" and "No Smoking" are two segments of the film which are based on closely connected plays. The original plays covered eight separate stories, which have been pared down to three each for these movies. At a certain point in the story of each segment, the five female characters (all played by Sabine Azema) and the four male characters (all played by Pierre Arditi) have their lives skillfully recapped in terms of "what might have happened" if they had made or failed to make certain choices. For example, "No Smoking" focuses chiefly on the relationship between the mild-mannered Miles Coombes and his infinitely more aggressive and ambitious wife, Rowena.
Last Year at Marienbad
Drama, Romance
7.4
Delusions of Grandeur
Comedy, History
7.4
The Wild Boys
Drama, Adventure, Fantasy
6.5
Same Old Song
Drama, Comedy, Romance
7.0
Mélo
Drama, Romance
6.9
Three Colors: Blue
Drama
7.7
Side Effects
Thriller, Crime, Drama
6.6
Fresh
Horror, Thriller
7.0
The Green Mile
Fantasy, Drama, Crime
8.5
Interstellar
Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction
8.5
Joker
Crime, Thriller, Drama
8.1
Oldboy
Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Action
8.3
Suicide Squad
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
5.9
The Shining
Horror, Thriller
8.2
The Truman Show
Comedy, Drama
8.1
The Shawshank Redemption
Drama, Crime
8.7
Dune
Science Fiction, Adventure
7.8
Avatar
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
7.6
Us
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
7.0
Green Book
Drama, History
8.2
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Science Fiction, Drama, Romance
8.1
Amores Perros
Drama, Thriller
7.6
Open Hearts
Drama, Romance
7.1
Pulp Fiction
Thriller, Crime, Comedy, Drama
8.5
Manhattan
Comedy, Drama, Romance
7.7
Life Partners
Romance, Comedy
5.8
House of Luk
Drama, Family, Comedy
0.0
Blackmail
Drama, Thriller, Crime
6.5
Big Fish
Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
7.8
Grease
Romance, Comedy
7.4
Stalag 17
Comedy, Drama, War
7.7
The Other Side of the Bed
Drama, Romance
6.0
Top Hat
Music, Comedy, Romance
7.3
His Girl Friday
Comedy, Romance
7.4
Nashville
Drama, Comedy
7.3
Oscar
Comedy
7.3
Lear Rex
Drama
0.0
Hairspray
Comedy, Romance, Drama
6.7
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Drama, History
7.1
Journey to Italy
Drama, Romance
7.3