Movie · Comedy · Crime

In a Mississippi town, beloved matriarch Jewel Mae "Cookie" Orcutt dies by suicide. Her scheming niece, Camille, finds the body, destroys the suicide note, and frames Cookie's handyman Willis for murder to protect the family name. As the investigation unfolds, Camille's timid sister, Cora, and her daughter, Emma, become entangled in Camille's deceit, while Willis's true bond with Cookie emerges.

1999 · 1h 58m
  • 86%
Director Robert Altman

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Cookie's Fortune

Comedy

In a Mississippi town, beloved matriarch Jewel Mae "Cookie" Orcutt dies by suicide. Her scheming niece, Camille, finds the body, destroys the suicide note, and frames Cookie's handyman Willis for murder to protect the family name. As the investigation unfolds, Camille's timid sister, Cora, and her daughter, Emma, become entangled in Camille's deceit, while Willis's true bond with Cookie emerges.

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Average 7.6
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Fresh 49
Rotten 8

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Studio
Universal Pictures
Released
1999
Run Time
1 hr 58 min
Rated
PG-13
Content Advisories
Violence, Language, Suggestive Dialogue
Region of Origin
United States
© 1998 Kudzu Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.