Movie

The Fortune Cookie

“Is he a spy? A security risk? Is he unfaithful? Or is he a nice, normal shnook - out to make a million bucks by sheer accident!”

★ 7.2(348)19662h 5m

Comedy Drama Crime

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The Fortune Cookie is streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in Mexico. Availability checked 15 June 2026.

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Director: Billy Wilder
Release date: 1966-10-19
Runtime: 2h 5m
Language: English
Box office: $6,800,000
Budget: $3,705,000
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Studio: Phalanx Productions

The Fortune Cookie — trailer

About The Fortune Cookie

The Fortune Cookie is a 1966 movie in the Comedy, Drama and Crime genres, directed by Billy Wilder, starring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau and Ron Rich. It has a runtime of 2 hours 5 minutes. It holds an average rating of 7.2/10 from 348 viewers. Below you can see where to watch The Fortune Cookie in Mexico — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

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.

Cast

Jack Lemmon

Harry Hinkle

Walter Matthau

Willie Gingrich

Ron Rich

Boom Boom Jackson

Judi West

Sandy Hinkle

Cliff Osmond

Purkey

Lurene Tuttle

Mother Hinkle

Harry Holcombe

O'Brien

Les Tremayne

Thompson

Marge Redmond

Charlotte Gingrich

Ann Shoemaker

Sister Veronica

Ned Glass

Doc Schindler

Archie Moore

Mr. Jackson

Themes & keywords

shadowingamerican footballbrother-in-lawwheelchairhonestyinsurance fraudcinematographerfortune cookieprivate investigatorblack and whitesurveillanceex-wifeman in wheelchaircleveland brownsamerican football player