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  1. Cookie's Fortune is a wittily diagrammed portrait of a small town shaken to its roots by this deceptive calamity. The movie, though, never really becomes more than a diagram.

  2. Reviews. Cookies Fortune (Robert Altman, USA, 1999) Whether Robert Altman tackles drama or comedy, his vision of the world invariably ends up seeming bleak. For thirty-five years, Altman has painted a rich canvas in which people are always disconnected from each other and from themselves.

  3. Apr 9, 1999 · Anne Rapp. "Cookie's Fortune'' is Robert Altman's sunniest film, a warm-hearted comedy that somehow manages to deal with death and murder charges without even containing a real villain.

  4. Jan 1, 1999 · Cookie’s Fortune Review. When the matriarch of a Southern family commits suicide, her best friend and handyman is suspected of having killed her. It falls to her wild great-grandneice to...

  5. Cookie's Fortune deserves to be appreciated on its own terms. A less-ambitious outing from veteran director Robert Altman (at least when compared to movies like Nashville, The Player, and Short Cuts), this movie delivers agreeable performances and a...

    • Robert Altman
    • PG-13
    • Glenn Close
  6. Film Review by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat. In this relaxed and amiable Southern gothic comedy of manners, director Robert Altman explores the tattered yet durable spirit of community in Holly Springs, Mississippi.

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  8. Apr 2, 1999 · 1 h 58 m. Summary The death of a widow in a small Mississippi town leads to mystery. Comedy. Drama. Directed By: Robert Altman. Written By: Anne Rapp. Cookie's Fortune. Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 28 Critic Reviews. 71. User Score Generally Favorable Based on 16 User Ratings. 7.3. My Score. Hover and click to give a rating.

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