200 Cigarettes

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200 Cigarettes

R,

1999,

1h 41m,

Romance/

Comedy

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30%

64 Reviews

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59%

25,000+ Ratings

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30%

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64 Reviews

59%

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25,000+ Ratings

This ensemble comedy follows an array of young people in New York City on New Year's Eve. Among the numerous characters looking for love and fun are impulsive artist Ellie (Janeane Garofalo) and punks Tom (Casey Affleck) and Dave (Guillermo Diaz), who meet up with Stephie (Gaby Hoffmann) and Val (Christina Ricci), two girls from Long Island. Also interacting with various partygoers are a pensive bartender (Ben Affleck) and a taxi driver (Dave Chappelle) who operates a disco in his cab.

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Critics Consensus

A clumsy and scattered comedy with a poorly executed script.

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Andi Zeisler

Bitch Media

Mar 4, 2021

The female creative team of [Director Risa Bramon] Garcia and writer Shanna Larson drove a set of storylines that centered women's frank sexuality in a way that still isn't as mainstream as it should be.

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Ray Conlogue

Globe and Mail

Mar 19, 2002

2/4

There's no sign of the writerly derring-do that is really essential to daisy-chain storytelling.

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Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

May 11, 2001

Hit-and-mostly-miss retro comedy.

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Chase Burns

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

Dec 8, 2021

We frequently look past a subpar movie's terrible script or acting as long as it contains good special effects or cinematography, but we rarely extend the same courtesy to good costuming. How boring.

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CSM Staff

Christian Science Monitor

Mar 21, 2019

.5/4

Silly, plotless, slow.

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M.V. Moorhead

New Times

Mar 21, 2019

[Director Risa Bramon Garcia] gets sharp, funny work from her hot young cast.

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Synopsis

This ensemble comedy follows an array of young people in New York City on New Year's Eve. Among the numerous characters looking for love and fun are impulsive artist Ellie (Janeane Garofalo) and punks Tom (Casey Affleck) and Dave (Guillermo Diaz), who meet up with Stephie (Gaby Hoffmann) and Val (Christina Ricci), two girls from Long Island. Also interacting with various partygoers are a pensive bartender (Ben Affleck) and a taxi driver (Dave Chappelle) who operates a disco in his cab.

Director: Risa Bramon Garcia
Producer: Betsy Beers, David Gale, Van Toffler
Screenwriter: Shana Larsen
Production Co: Paramount
Rating: R
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Mar 18, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.9M
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Surround

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