6.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
No Smoking (2007)
No Smoking (2007)
Overview
A heavily addicted smoker is unprepared for the true price he must pay when he asks a guru's help to kick the habit.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Mixed
Viewer Rating
6.4
Overview
A heavily addicted smoker is unprepared for the true price he must pay when he asks a guru's help to kick the habit.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film explores themes of addiction, free will, and the oppressive nature of a system promising a cure, presenting a critique of both personal failings and external manipulation. Its allegorical and surreal narrative avoids explicit political alignment, focusing instead on the individual's struggle against forces that strip autonomy.
The film features an Indian cast, which inherently provides cultural diversity without engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative, a psychological thriller, does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center DEI themes.
Secondary
The film depicts a conventional marriage as a backdrop for the protagonist's psychological struggle with addiction. The narrative does not endorse or critique traditional family structures, instead using the marital relationship as a source of motivation and consequence for the main character.
The film 'No Smoking' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a man's psychological battle to overcome a smoking addiction, exploring themes of control and consequence through a surreal lens.
The film does not feature identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on other aspects, with no elements related to transgender identity present in the story or character arcs.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
No Smoking is an original film with characters created specifically for its narrative. There are no pre-existing canonical characters from source material or history whose genders have been altered.
The film features original characters within an original story. There is no prior source material, historical context, or previous adaptations establishing character races that would allow for a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.3
6.9
Critic Ratings
5.0
N/A
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