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65 out of 100

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5.4 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 34 Ratings

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  • Starring: Cate Blanchett, Roberto Benigni, Tom Waits
  • Summary: A comic series of short vignettes in which Jarmusch delves into the normal pace of the world from an extraordinary angle, showing just how absorbing the obsessions, joys and addictions of life can be. (MGM/UA)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 35
  3. Negative: 2 out of 35
  1. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Karen Karbo
    100
    Like dark chocolate -- not semi-sweet, but the exotic, nearly black stuff -- Coffee and Cigarettes won't appeal to everyone. Jarmusch is the 70 percent cacao of contemporary filmmakers, and people who love this kind of chocolate swear by it.
  2. Empire
    Reviewed by: Ian Freer
    60
    Steve Coogan and Alfred Molina deliver a terrific meditation on insincere actors.
  3. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Claudia Puig
    38
    Too slight and pointless.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 21
  3. Negative: 8 out of 21
  1. Mr.Holland
    10
    Some people are crazy. it's a beautiful film.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. Nightingale
    4
    It’s like eavesdropping on someone in the cafe. You don’t quite understand what they are talking about and in the end it turns to be just sequence of words. It is simply unable to keep the viewer interested. I guess it only can be called masterpiece because of the cast full of stars.… Expand
    • 2 of 4 users said yes
  3. kjynnj.
    1
    Judging by this film, I expect Jarmusch's next masterpiece will be called Snot, and will feature his buddies, vying to outdo each other in hipness as they sneeze and deal with their nasal secretions. I can't wait.… Expand
    • 0 of 1 users said yes

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