Cigarettes & Coffee

1993 · directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

Rating

69/100

Hit

no

At a desert diner, the lives of five strangers become linked through a single twenty-dollar bill. Shot for $20,000 and starring Philip Baker Hall, the short premiered at Sundance and later inspired Anderson’s debut feature Hard Eight (1996).

Cigarettes & Coffee (1993), directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, rates 69/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Kirk Baltz
• Philip Baker Hall
• Scott Coffey
• Kim Gillingham
• Miguel Ferrer
• Michael Harris
• Jennifer Kaplan
• Bonnie Fidelman

Crew

• Vincent Baldino — Director of Photography
• Paul Thomas Anderson — Writer

More from Paul Thomas Anderson

1. There Will Be Blood (2007) — 96/100 · hit
2. Phantom Thread (2017) — 86/100 · hit
3. One Battle After Another (2025) — 83/100 · hit
4. Boogie Nights (1997) — 82/100 · hit
5. The Master (2012) — 80/100 · hit
6. Magnolia (1999) — 79/100

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