If you loved Up in the Air, try Thank You for Smoking
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Jason Reitman, and they both carry the cerebral mood tag, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Up in the Air, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Thank You for Smoking is
Washington DC, a humid summer, a cigarette lighter clicks. A lobbyist speaks, a senator scowls, a young son looks up. Jason Reitman finds humor in spin.

