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What's Cooking?

  • 20002000
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 49m
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6.8/10
2.8K
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Julianna Margulies, Joan Chen, Mercedes Ruehl, Kyra Sedgwick, and Alfre Woodard in What's Cooking? (2000)
Four families in LA of different ethnicity (Latino, Asian/Vietnamese, African and Jewish) gather together for Thanksgiving dinner.
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Four families in LA of different ethnicity (Latino, Asian/Vietnamese, African and Jewish) gather together for Thanksgiving dinner.Four families in LA of different ethnicity (Latino, Asian/Vietnamese, African and Jewish) gather together for Thanksgiving dinner.Four families in LA of different ethnicity (Latino, Asian/Vietnamese, African and Jewish) gather together for Thanksgiving dinner.
IMDb RATING
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2.8K
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    • Gurinder Chadha
    • Gurinder Chadha
    • Paul Mayeda Berges
  • Stars
    • Joan Chen
    • Julianna Margulies
    • Mercedes Ruehl
    • Gurinder Chadha
    • Gurinder Chadha
    • Paul Mayeda Berges
  • Stars
    • Joan Chen
    • Julianna Margulies
    • Mercedes Ruehl
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    • 55User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
    • 57Metascore
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    Julianna Margulies at an event for What's Cooking? (2000)
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    What's Cooking? (2000)
    Julianna Margulies, Joan Chen, Mercedes Ruehl, Kyra Sedgwick, and Alfre Woodard in What's Cooking? (2000)
    Julianna Margulies, Joan Chen, Mercedes Ruehl, Kyra Sedgwick, and Alfre Woodard in What's Cooking? (2000)

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    Joan Chen
    Joan Chen
    • Trinh Nguyen
    Julianna Margulies
    Julianna Margulies
    • Carla
    Mercedes Ruehl
    Mercedes Ruehl
    • Elizabeth Avila
    Victor Rivers
    Victor Rivers
    • Javier Avila
    Douglas Spain
    Douglas Spain
    • Anthony Avila
    Maria Carmen
    • Sofia Avila
    Isidra Vega
    Isidra Vega
    • Gina Avila
    Elena Lopez
    • Grandma Avila
    A Martinez
    A Martinez
    • Daniel
    Richard Yniguez
    Richard Yniguez
    • Robert Avila
    Lorraine Perez
    • Auntie Delores
    Eva Rodriguez
    • Auntie Eva
    Adrian Armas
    Adrian Armas
    • Avila Cousin
    Caz
    • Gordo
    François Chau
    François Chau
    • Duc Nguyen
    • (as Francois Chau)
    Will Yun Lee
    Will Yun Lee
    • Jimmy Nguyen
    Kristy Wu
    Kristy Wu
    • Jenny Nguyen
    Brennan Louie
    • Joey Nguyen
      • Gurinder Chadha
      • Gurinder Chadha
      • Paul Mayeda Berges
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    • Trivia
      Rachel's mom, Ruth, spills coffee onto the saucer of the 4th cup. She puts spoons on all 4 saucers without cleaning the spilled coffee.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas/Red Planet/What's Cooking?/Bounce/Rugrats in Paris (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Wouldn't It Be Nice
      (1966)

      Written by Brian Wilson, Tony Asher and Mike Love

      Copyright 1966, renewed 1967 Irving Music, Inc. (BMI)

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    American Stew
    We've had AMERICAN PIE, AMERICAN BEAUTY, and AMERICAN PSYCHO. This is AMERICAN STEW.

    The film is entertaining as it mixes drama and comedy into an interesting recipe. To use other metaphors, the film is the American tossed salad or mixing bowl. We see four quite different families experiencing Thanksgiving day in seemingly different ways. But underneath, we see also the similarities of the joys, pains, and struggles as the various families deal with the reality hidden beneath the holiday veneer.

    As the family members connect with and disconnect from each other and with members of the other families, the surface is pulled away, and we see what is really underneath the pleasantries and polite facades. This is a very accurate depiction of the sadness and humor that surround family holidays, and the film might be a good thing to watch just before or during such holidays. We see ourselves reflected in the mirror of the movie and can learn that holidays can be hilarious pains.
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    • mermatt
    • Feb 15, 2001

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    • Release date
      • December 1, 2000 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • English
      • Spanish
      • Vietnamese
      • Yiddish
    • Also known as
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Because Entertainment
      • Flashpoint (I)
      • Hope and Gravy Inc.
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    • 1 hour 49 minutes
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      • Dolby

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