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Cook County

Play trailer Poster for Cook County 2011,  1h 33m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 38% 13 Reviews Tomatometer 68% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
38% Tomatometer 13 Reviews 68% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
A family struggles to overcome drug abuse.

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Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News Dec 16, 2011
1/5
There's rarely a point when we believe in any of these characters, the bleakly romanticized setting or their increasingly ugly story. Go to Full Review
Kyle Smith New York Post Dec 16, 2011
0.5/4
Meth addicts at least can qualify for treatment; where, though, is the rehab facility for indie directors addicted to making ugly little movies about wretched little losers? Go to Full Review
Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times Dec 15, 2011
2.5/5
What we need is for the writer and director, David Pomes, to wallow less in aimless dialogue and lowlife sordidness. What we need is a point. Go to Full Review
Mark Bell Film Threat Dec 21, 2011
4.5/5
Cook County excels primarily due to the acting merits of Anson Mount. Mount portrays Bump as one of the more menacing, and yet pathetic, drug dealers ever to grace cinema. Go to Full Review
David Noh Film Journal International Dec 19, 2011
Strictly recommended for those dying to watch crystal meth addicts being, well, crystal meth addicts, with every attendant horror. Anyone? Go to Full Review
Brent Simon Shockya.com Dec 18, 2011
B
A gritty, pungent drama with some nicely attuned performances; the rank aroma of frantic hopelessness can almost be smelled coming off the screen. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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David Pomes

Director

Anson Mount

Bump

Xander Berkeley

Sonny

Ryan Donowho

Abe

Polly Cole

Lucy

Rutherford Cravens

Fat Earl

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Movie Info

Synopsis A family struggles to overcome drug abuse.
Director
David Pomes
Producer
Xander Berkeley, Thomas Bickham, Ryan Donowho, Anson Mount
Screenwriter
David Pomes
Distributor
Hannover House
Production Co
Greenwood Films, Red Noses Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 11, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 29, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$18.0K
Runtime
1h 33m
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