Good-natured but prepared with an absence of craft, The Cookout is an unappetizing collection of warmed-over jokes.
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The Cookout
Movie Info
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Director -
Lance Rivera -
Producer -
Queen Latifah -
Screenwriter -
Jeffrey Brian Holmes -
Distributor -
Lionsgate Films -
Production Co -
Cookout Productions , Flavor Entertainment Unit -
Rating -
PG-13 (Sexual References|Language|Drug Content) -
Genre -
Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Sep 3, 2004, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Aug 10, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$11.5M -
Runtime -
1h 28m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Dolby SRD , DTS , SDDS -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)