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The Fortune Cookie

1966 · 125 min

A sharp, cynical comedy that keeps you smiling at the schemers while feeling for the decent guy caught in the middle.

Tagline
Is he a spy? A security risk? Is he unfaithful? Or is he a nice, normal shnook - out to make a million bucks by sheer accident!
Overview
TV cameraman Harry Hinkle is injured while filming a football game. Seeing big dollar signs, his unscrupulous ambulance-chasing lawyer brother-in-law Willie Gingrich enters the picture, and convinces Harry to overstate his injuries and claim $1 million in pain and suffering. Harry's similarly-minded ex-wife suddenly reappears in an attempt to rekindle their relationship.

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • deception
  • morality
  • guilt
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour8
Realism7
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Billy Wilder
Written by
Billy Wilder, I. A. L. Diamond
Starring
Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ron Rich, Judi West, Cliff Osmond, Lurene Tuttle, Harry Holcombe, Les Tremayne
Music
André Previn
Cinematography
Joseph LaShelle
Runtime
125 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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