The defence The Prestige Tourist
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Coffee and Cigarettes
Comedy · Drama · 2004
An anthology of eleven vignettes featuring star-studded casts of extremely unique individuals who all share the common activities of conversing while drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes.
Movie details
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004 Comedy · Drama 1h 37m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.9 / 10
Community rating
An anthology of eleven vignettes featuring star-studded casts of extremely unique individuals who all share the common activities of conversing while drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Coffee and Cigarettes?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Jim Jarmusch
Written by
Jim Jarmusch
Roberto Benigni
Roberto (segment "Strange to Meet You")
Steven Wright
Steven (segment "Strange to Meet You")
Joie Lee
Good Twin (segment "Twins")
Cinqué Lee
Evil Twin (segment "Twins") / Kitchen Guy (segment "Jack...")
Steve Buscemi
Danny (segment "Twins")
Iggy Pop
Iggy (segment "Somewhere in California")
Tom Waits
Tom (segment "Somewhere in California")
Court is in session
Put Coffee and Cigarettes on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.