Metacritic Movie Ratings
Thank You for Smoking Reviews

4.0

71

out of 100

Metascore®
Generally favorable reviews
Based on a weighted average of all critic review scores.

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

  • 88

    out of 100

    USA TodayClaudia Puig

    The razor-sharp satire Thank You for Smoking is the wittiest dark comedy of the year thus far. It has appeal to all sides of the political spectrum.

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  • 88

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

    Here is a satire both savage and elegant, a dagger instead of a shotgun.

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  • 83

    out of 100

    Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

    Cynical and cheerily merciless.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan

    A very smart and funny movie directed by Jason Reitman, who also shrewdly adapted the screenplay from Christopher Buckley's savagely satiric novel.

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  • 70

    out of 100

    VarietyDavid Rooney

    Playing a Big Tobacco lobbyist, Aaron Eckhart puts his golden news-anchor good looks and smooth conviction to better use than in any pic since his breakthrough film, "In the Company of Men."

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  • 70

    out of 100

    The New York TimesManohla Dargis

    Glibly funny and eager to please.

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  • 70

    out of 100

    The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

    The movie is amusing and clever but only skin deep. It lacks the acidity and rage of a satire such as "Network."

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