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Cookster: The Darkest Days

2025 · 119 min

A grim, grounded descent into addiction and debt that feels heavy and tense, with moments of tenderness amid the bleakness.

Overview: Misunderstood by his family, abandoned by the system, and desperate for respect, a dyslexic teenager becomes a drug dealer struggling to balance his addiction and debt to a local gangster while a rival threatens to destroy his world, driving him apart from the girl he loves and a daughter he's never known.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Addiction, crime, family, isolation
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: addiction
crime
family
isolation
redemption
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild