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  • Benjamin Smoke
  • Opened June 17, 2000 | Runtime:1 hr 13 min
  • This highly unorthodox documentary follows the crooked path of Benjamin (no last name). He lives in a hidden neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia called "Cabbagetown." Drag-queen, speed-freak, all-around renegade, Benjamin left the straight (in every Read More
  • Cast: Benjamin Dickerson, Tim Campion, Brian Halloran
  • Directors: Jem Cohen, Peter Sillen
  • Genres: Documentary

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Benjamin Smoke Critic Reviews

Go Avg. Critic Score 71 out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 90
    Village Voice | Amy Taubin

    As ethereal, moving, and uncompromising as its subject.

  • 88
    San Francisco Examiner | Wesley Morris

    It's the hypnotic long-form music video Smoke never got to make.

  • 80
    The New York Times | Dana Stevens

    The film has a richer, more various visual texture than most documentaries,...

  • 80
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Thomas

    There's such a rawness, purity and even mystical force to everything Benjamin...

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