"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.
La Jetée
Drama, Romance, Science Fiction
7.9
Parasite
Comedy, Thriller, Drama
8.5
Rear Window
Thriller, Mystery
8.4
12 Angry Men
Drama
8.5
Shaun of the Dead
Horror, Comedy
7.5
Back to the Future
Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
8.3
Fight Club
Drama
8.4
Marriage Story
Drama
7.7
The Shawshank Redemption
Drama, Crime
8.7
Taxi Driver
Crime, Drama
8.1
Alien
Horror, Science Fiction
8.2
American Beauty
Drama
8.0
Psycho
Horror, Thriller, Mystery
8.4
Joker
Crime, Thriller, Drama
8.1
Frozen II
Family, Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
7.2
Titanic
Drama, Romance
7.9
Léon: The Professional
Crime, Drama, Action
8.3
Howl's Moving Castle
Fantasy, Animation, Adventure
8.4
Spirited Away
Animation, Family, Fantasy
8.5
Knives Out
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
7.8
6.9 on the Richter Scale
Comedy, Music
6.7
Blue in the Face
Comedy
6.5
Losing Isaiah
Drama
6.4
Jazzy Misfits
Comedy, Family, Drama
6.5
The Hot Spot
Romance, Crime, Thriller
6.3
Crows Zero II
Action, Adventure, Crime, Comedy
7.2
Edging
Drama, Comedy
4.0
Jane Eyre
Drama, Romance
7.2
Up in Smoke
Adventure, Comedy
6.7
The Jacket
Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller, Fantasy
6.9
Smoke
Comedy, Drama
7.2
Pineapple Express
Action, Comedy, Crime
6.6
Half Baked
Comedy, Crime
6.3
Thank You for Smoking
Comedy, Drama
7.2
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
Comedy
6.2
Going Steady
Comedy, Romance
6.3
The Bet
Comedy
6.3
No Smoking
Thriller, Drama
7.0
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Comedy, Romance
6.2
Crows Zero
Action, Comedy, Crime
7.1