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      The Cookout

      2004, Comedy, 1h 28m

      42 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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      Good-natured but prepared with an absence of craft, The Cookout is an unappetizing collection of warmed-over jokes. Read critic reviews

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      College basketball player Todd Anderson (Storm P) signs a $30 million deal with the New Jersey Nets and promptly moves to a wealthy suburb. His mother (Jenifer Lewis), however, insists that Todd remain connected to his humbler roots. So Todd decides to hold a good old-fashioned cookout at his new mansion. But this turns out to be more difficult than he expected, and his old friends and relatives clash with the sophisticated characters that have recently come into his life.

      • Rating: PG-13 (Drug Content|Sexual References|Language)

      • Genre: Comedy

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Lance Rivera

      • Producer: Queen Latifah

      • Writer: Jeffrey Brian Holmes

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

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      • Box Office (Gross USA): $11.5M

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      • Distributor: Lionsgate Films

      • Production Co: Cookout Productions, Flavor Entertainment Unit

      • Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS

      • Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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      • Jan 23, 2010

        The laughs were lukewarm

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      • Oct 01, 2008

        not as good as I wished it would be

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      • Aug 29, 2007

        Every black stereotype you can imagine.

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