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Public service announcement: smoking looks cool. Yes, smoking leads to increased risks of stroke and lung diseases like emphysema. These problems are well publicized in PSAs featuring former smokers who need voice boxes to speak.
But in the fantasy world of the movies, cigarettes have always been one of the ultimate props. On the silver screen, a lit square has instantly lent an air of rebellion to the smoker, who suddenly becomes more charming or sultry. You can't argue with this: 25 Movie Characters That Make Cigarette Smoking Look Cool.
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Clint Eastwood as Blondie in The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966)
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Denzel Washington as Alonzo Harris in Training Day (2001)
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Johnny Depp as Raoul Duke in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
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Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
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John Travolta as Danny Zuko in Grease (1978)
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Rita Hayworth as Gilda in Gilda (1946)
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Angelina Jolie as Lisa Rowe in Girl, Interrupted (1999)
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Jack Nicholson as J.J. Gittes in Chinatown (1974)
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Marlon Brando as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
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Jamie Foxx as Django Freeman in Django Unchained (2012)
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Ray Liotta as Henry Hill in Goodfellas (1990)
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Ryan Gosling as Luke in The Place Beyond the Pines (2013)
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Emma Stone as Grace Faraday in Gangster Squad (2013)
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James Dean as Jim Stark in Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
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River Phoenix as Mike Waters in My Own Private Idaho (1991)
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Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo in Romeo & Juliet (1996)
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