# Romance & Cigarettes (2005)

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**Runtime**: 105 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Music, Romance
**Directed by**: John Turturro
**Written by**: John Turturro
**Starring**: James Gandolfini, Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet, Steve Buscemi, Bobby Cannavale, Mandy Moore

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A middle-aged ironworker trades his wedding ring for a younger smoker, wondering if rebellion tastes like menthols. He leaves his wife and kids only to find custody hinges on whether Tula can stop crying over kittens. Somewhere between karaoke and a noose of his own making, he learns domestic bliss isn’t just ashes in the sink.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, playful, tender

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