Cookie's Fortune
Cookie's Fortune

Cookie's Fortune

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1999
1h 58m
6.4(198 votes)
Comedy
Drama

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

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