Cookie's Fortune
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64% Critic Match

Cookie's Fortune

Welcome to Holly Springs... home of murder, mayhem and catfish enchiladas.

6.4 / 10 1999 1h 58mPG-13 English
ComedyDrama

Storyline

Conflict arises in the small town of Holly Springs when an old woman's death causes a variety of reactions among family and friends.

Cast & Crew

Glenn Close

Glenn Close

Camille Dixon

Lead
Julianne Moore

Julianne Moore

Cora Duvall

Liv Tyler

Liv Tyler

Emma Duvall

Chris O'Donnell

Chris O'Donnell

Jason Brown

Charles S. Dutton

Charles S. Dutton

Willis Richland

Patricia Neal

Patricia Neal

Jewel Mae "Cookie" Orcutt

Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty

Lester Boyle

Courtney B. Vance

Courtney B. Vance

Otis Tucker

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Altman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Cookie's Fortune is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker