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What's Cooking?

  • 2000
  • PG-13
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
3.2K
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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.

  • Director
    • Gurinder Chadha
  • Writers
    • Gurinder Chadha
    • Paul Mayeda Berges
  • Stars
    • Joan Chen
    • Julianna Margulies
    • Mercedes Ruehl
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    3.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gurinder Chadha
    • Writers
      • Gurinder Chadha
      • Paul Mayeda Berges
    • Stars
      • Joan Chen
      • Julianna Margulies
      • Mercedes Ruehl
    • 59User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
    • 57Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Top Cast48

    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
    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
    • 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
    • Director
      • Gurinder Chadha
    • Writers
      • Gurinder Chadha
      • Paul Mayeda Berges
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews59

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    Summary

    Reviewers say 'What's Cooking?' Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Curabitur pretium tincidunt lacus.

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    Lorem ipsum dolorSit amet consecteturAdipiscing elitSed do eiusmodTempor incididuntUt labore et doloreMagna aliquaUt enim ad minimVeniam quisNostrud exercitation
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    Storyline

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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 with Ebert & Roeper: 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)
      International copyright secured
      Performed and Produced by Dan Russell

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 1, 2000 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • Vietnamese
      • Yiddish
    • Also known as
      • What's Cooking
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Because Entertainment
      • Flashpoint (I)
      • Hope and Gravy Inc.
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    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,045,899
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $144,586
      • Nov 19, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,698,759
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 49m(109 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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