No Smoking

No Smoking

Directed by Anurag Kashyap

Produced by Big Screen Entertainment, Vishal Bhardwaj Pictures

2007126 min6.9 / 10

A dark, psychologically intense thriller about addiction and transformation that uses surreal, spiritual elements to explore the violent cost of breaking free from compulsion.

A heavily addicted smoker is unprepared for the true price he must pay when he asks a guru's help to kick the habit.

Questions people ask

  • Is No Smoking scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is No Smoking easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is No Smoking sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Does No Smoking end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is No Smoking violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

67/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity49

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise90

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love65

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like No Smoking

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as No Smoking

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like No Smoking, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like No Smoking, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like No Smoking, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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