Romance & Cigarettes

About Romance & Cigarettes

Ironworker Nick lives with his wife, Kitty, and three daughters. When he meets a significantly younger woman, Tula, he starts an affair with her, much to the chagrin of his wife, and his life is thrown into upheaval.

Romance & Cigarettes (2006) is a comedy music film directed by John Turturro. Its themes are working class, lovers, jukebox musical, and new york city.

James Gandolfini appears as Nick Murder, Susan Sarandon as Kitty Kane, Kate Winslet as Tula, and Steve Buscemi as Angelo. It runs 105 minutes and was released in March 2006.

The screenplay is by John Turturro. Production companies include GreeneStreet Films and Icon Entertainment International. American members can watch it on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and ScreenPix Amazon Channel.

American Psycho, Pixels, and Marriage Story make useful companions to Romance & Cigarettes, all filed under 1980s and infidelity. TMDB voters put it at 6.1 out of 10 across 171 votes and it carries a R rating.