Who smokes brands?
Tobacco brands keep showing up in mainstream Hollywood movies, despite a US legal agreement barring paid product placement by the tobacco companies that benefit from global brand promotion in entertainment media. Once a brand is in a movie, it appears on multiple media platforms for decades. If no actor is listed, the tobacco brand was advertised somewhere else in a scene.
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| Year | Title | Rating | Company | Brands displayed | Used by actor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Rambo: Last Blood | R | Independents | Newport | |
| 2019 | Black and Blue | R | Sony | Kool, Marlboro, Maverick | |
| 2019 | They Shall Not Grow Old | R | AT&T | Players | |
| 2019 | Rocketman | R | Viacom | Kool | |
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood | R | Sony | Tareyton | |
| 2019 | The Farewell | PG | Independents | Maverick | Non-IMDb extra |
| 2019 | It Chapter Two | R | AT&T | Imperial | |
| 2019 | Hustlers | R | Independents | Marlboro | Jennifer Lopez |
| 2018 | Forever My Girl | PG | Independents | Camel | |
| 2018 | Life Itself | R | Independents | Camel | Olivia Cooke |
| 2018 | Green Book | PG-13 | Comcast | Kent | Viggo Mortensen |
| 2017 | All Eyez on Me | R | Independents | Newport, Maverick | |
| 2017 | Baby Driver | R | Sony | Newport | |
| 2017 | Atomic Blonde | R | Comcast | Marlboro | James McAvoy |
| 2017 | Detroit | R | Independents | Kool, Marlboro | |
| 2017 | It | R | AT&T | Imperial | |
| 2017 | Battle of the Sexes | PG-13 | Disney | Virginia Slims | Sarah Silverman |
| 2017 | Lady Bird | R | Independents | Camel, Marlboro, Newport | Saoirse Ronan |
| 2017 | Gold | R | Independents | Winston, Marlboro | Matthew McConaughey |
| 2016 | 13 Hours | R | Viacom | Guava Hookah Tobacco | |
| 2016 | Dirty Grandpa | R | Independents | Macanudo Maduro Diplomat | |
| 2016 | Hail Caesar! | PG-13 | Comcast | Viceroy | Ian Blackman |
| 2016 | Triple 9 | R | Independents | Newport, Clipper, Blu | |
| 2016 | Hello My Name Is Doris | R | Independents | Blu, Camel | |
| 2016 | The Nice Guys | R | AT&T | L&M | |
| 2016 | War Dogs | R | AT&T | Marlboro | |
| 2016 | Hell or High Water | R | Independents | Zoom, Pyramid | |
| 2016 | Bleed for This | R | Independents | Newport | Katey Sagal |
| 2016 | Allied | R | Viacom | Lucky Strike | |
| 2015 | American Ultra | R | Independents | Marlboro, Blu | |
| 2014 | Get on Up | PG-13 | Comcast | Kool | Nelsan Ellis |
| 2014 | The Equalizer | R | Sony | Marlboro | David Harbour |
| 2014 | Dumb and Dumber To | PG-13 | Comcast | Newport | |
| 2014 | The Monuments Men | PG-13 | Sony | Lucky Strike | Extra |
| 2014 | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | PG-13 | Sony | Marlboro | |
| 2014 | Jersey Boys | R | AT&T | Winston, Kent, L&M | |
| 2013 | Lee Daniels' The Butler | PG-13 | Independents | Pall Mall | Oprah Winfrey |
| 2013 | The World's End | R | Comcast | Marlboro | Simon Pegg |
| 2013 | Rush | R | Comcast | Marlboro, John Player | |
| 2013 | Don Jon | R | Independents | Newport | |
| 2013 | Captain Phillips | PG-13 | Sony | Marlboro | |
| 2013 | Escape Plan | R | Independents | Marlboro | Extra |
| 2013 | Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa | R | Viacom | Newport, American Spirit, Marlboro | |
| 2013 | August: Osage County | R | Independents | Winston | Meryl Streep |
| 2012 | Safe | R | Independents | Marlboro | |
| 2012 | Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | R | Comcast | Don Ramon | Rob Corddry |
| 2012 | Lawless | R | Independents | United Cigars, Chesterfield | |
| 2012 | The Master | R | Independents | Kool | Philip Seymour Hoffman |
| 2012 | Looper | R | Sony | Marlboro | |
| 2012 | Good Deeds | PG-13 | Independents | Marlboro |
Pay-offs? Yes or no
Some years ago, we asked fifty Hollywood producers who had featured Marlboros in their films to sign a declaration saying they received nothing in return. None signed it — no explanation.