# Thank You for Smoking

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Thank You for Smoking and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend this film for Aaron Eckhart's committed performance and its entertaining, worth-watching tone. No criticism was recorded.

## Why people recommend it

- Enjoyable, worth-watching film (3 comments): "Great movie, opened the Santa Barbara International Film Festival years back." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46166374)) "Worth watching if you haven't." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48411372)) "Enjoyable film nonetheless!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46687912))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

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- [Office Space](https://hackerapproved.com/p/office-space.md): 23 recommend
- [Don't Look Up](https://hackerapproved.com/p/don-t-look-up.md): 14 recommend
- [This Is Spinal Tap](https://hackerapproved.com/p/this-is-spinal-tap.md): 11 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Thank You for Smoking", https://hackerapproved.com/p/thank-you-for-smoking/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).