Smoke (1995)

Writer Paul Benjamin is nearly hit by a bus when he leaves Auggie Wren's smoke shop. Stranger Rashid Cole saves his life, and soon middle-aged Paul tells homeless Rashid that he wouldn't mind a short-term housemate. Still grieving over his wife's murder, Paul is moved by both Rashid's quest to reconnect with his father and Auggie's discovery that a woman who might be his daughter is about to give birth.

Genres: Comedy, Drama

What to watch after Smoke

• Jackie Brown (1997)
• Smoke Signals (1998)
• Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) — Same subject: smoking, cigarette
• The Air I Breathe (2007) — Same feel: philosophical, complex
• Stardust Memories (1980) — Same feel: reflective, philosophical
• Bird (1988)