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  • 2004
  • PG-13
  • Lionsgate Films
  • 1 h 37 m
  • 2004
  • PG-13
  • Lionsgate Films
  • 1 h 37 m

Summary When Todd Anderson (Storm P) is chosen as the #1 NBA draft pick by the New Jersey Nets and signs a contract for thirty million dollars, his life instantly changes. The fun really begins when he buys a new house and mistakenly invites family from the old neighborhood for a cookout on the same day he scheduled an endorsement interview. (L...

Directed By: Lance Rivera

Written By: Queen Latifah, Shakim Compere, Darryl French, Laurie B. Turner, Ramsey Gbelawoe, Jeffrey Brian Holmes

  • 2004
  • PG-13
  • Lionsgate Films
  • 1 h 37 m
  • 2004
  • PG-13
  • Lionsgate Films
  • 1 h 37 m

The Cookout

Metascore Overwhelming Dislike Based on 14 Critic Reviews
15
User Score Generally Unfavorable Based on 5 User Ratings
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Summary When Todd Anderson (Storm P) is chosen as the #1 NBA draft pick by the New Jersey Nets and signs a contract for thirty million dollars, his life instantly changes. The fun really begins when he buys a new house and mistakenly invites family from the old neighborhood for a cookout on the same day he scheduled an endorsement interview. (L...

Directed By: Lance Rivera

Written By: Queen Latifah, Shakim Compere, Darryl French, Laurie B. Turner, Ramsey Gbelawoe, Jeffrey Brian Holmes

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Metascore
Overwhelming Dislike Based on 14 Critic Reviews
15
0% Positive
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7% Mixed
1 Review
93% Negative
13 Reviews

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Metascore
Overwhelming Dislike Based on 14 Critic Reviews
15
0% Positive
0 Reviews
7% Mixed
1 Review
93% Negative
13 Reviews

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40
Wants to be an outdoor, barbecue-grilled "Barbershop" but lacks the pungency and honesty of its prototype.
By Stephen Holden FULL REVIEW
30
Eventually, the pointlessness of The Cookout exudes a modicum of charm, but the simple-minded mess still lacks the wit and moral weight of an episode of "Family Matters."
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25
Sends comedy backward in time, and we're in the 1970s, ethno-sitcom style: These Andersons in their out-of-date white, snooty gated community apparently confuse themselves with their forebears on The Jeffersons.
By Lisa Schwarzbaum FULL REVIEW
20
Queen Latifah gets co-producer and scenarist credits for this anemic comedy, and also a supporting role that amounts to the worst performance of her career.
By Chuck Wilson FULL REVIEW
20
Loosely plotted and wildly uneven farce.
By Joe Leydon FULL REVIEW
11
Everything else here – from the gross caricatures to the so-called comic mayhem – is sour to taste.
By Kimberley Jones FULL REVIEW
0
Nasty, borderline bigoted, stunningly amateurish film.
By Megan Lehmann FULL REVIEW

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3.8
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40% Mixed
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Production Company Capital Arts Entertainment, Cookout Productions, Flavor Unit Entertainment
Release Date Sep 3, 2004
Duration 1 h 37 m
Rating PG-13
Genres
Tagline This summer, get your grill on!
Website https://mt2.org/uyeler/the-cookout.13501/
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Awards

The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
• 3 Nominations
BET Comedy Awards
• 1 Nomination
BET Awards
• 1 Nomination

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