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Cookie

R

1989

1h 33m

Comedy

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A mobster (Peter Falk) leaves Sing Sing after 13 years and teams up with his illegitimate daughter (Emily Lloyd).

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

It's the kind of pleasant, sometimes funny, fairly entertaining film that you can never quite remember very well, because even the filmmakers themselves haven't seen it very clearly.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Terry Francis

Southern Voice (Atlanta)

Cookie hasn't much to recommend it apart from Wiest's performance.

May 9, 2023

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

An apathetic comedy about the mafia, inferior to similar works. [Full review in Spanish]

Jul 12, 2022

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Ryan Murphy

Miami Herald

Cookie has the look and feel of a cartoon. And that, unfortunately, is why it crumbles.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 17, 2021

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Watchable yet entirely disposable...

Rated: 2/4

Nov 19, 2019

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Kathi Maio

Sojourner

Cookie will be a real disappointment for almost everyone.

Sep 9, 2019

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chris z

Wow this film so stupidly underrated. It's a comedy- i'm not sure reviewers understood that. It's also sweet and smart. Caught on tcm at tail end of Jerry Lewis day. (Small role but he’s great) But stars abound and great work by all, except maybe the mostly irritating score. Looks great. I love everyone. Dianne Wiest has never been better. Emily Lloyd and Peter Falk are great pair Screenplay is sharp and underwritten beautifully. The stuff about the news coverage of mob is so familiar from growing up in Philly but I can’t remember seeing it in another film. So nice to find a non Woody Allen NYC film from that era that I can feel great about. (I hope I don’t learn something awful about Susan Seidelman now)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/18/24

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Sascha B

A delightful little movie. Not high cinema, but extremely entertaining on a Sunday afternoon.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/05/24

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Audience Member

What the **** were they thinking?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

Considering the high bar Seidelman set with Smithereens and Desperately Seeking Susan, Cookie feels like an unsatisfying step back. While her first two features boasted highly original characters and freshly compelling stories, Cookie merely registers as late 80s fluff.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

Gangster returns home from prison only to discover his teen daughter is much like himself.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

feels very fluffy & sugar sweet

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Susan Seidelman

Director

Peter Falk

Dominick Capisco

Dianne Wiest

Lenore

Emily Lloyd

Carmela `'Cookie'` Voltecki

Michael V. Gazzo

Carmine

Brenda Vaccaro

Bunny

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Synopsis

A mobster (Peter Falk) leaves Sing Sing after 13 years and teams up with his illegitimate daughter (Emily Lloyd).

Director: Susan Seidelman
Producer: Laurence Mark, Jennifer Ogden
Production Co: Lorimar Film Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 3, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.4M
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: Surround

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