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.
The Fortune Cookie has generally received positive reviews.
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The Fortune Cookie was released in 1966 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 102 reviews, giving The Fortune Cookie (1966) an average rating of 73%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 79%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 73%.
With a score of 73%, The Fortune Cookie is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1966, which stands at 59%.
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