Cookie Queens

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Cookie Queens

G

Aug 2026

1h 31m

Documentary

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A celebration of girlhood and the complexities that come with it, Cookie Queens is a coming-of-age story about the joys, pressures, and tensions woven into one of America's most cherished rituals: Girl Scout Cookie season.

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Cookie Queens is as much an insightful inquiry into adolescence as it is a tour through a time-honored tradition, making for a documentary that's chock-full of feel-good crumbs.

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Owen Gleiberman

Variety

Aug 10, 2026

“Cookie Queens” understands that all of this is a bit funny... Yet the film, which counts Meghan Markle and Prince Harry among its executive producers, is so focused on each girl’s odyssey of selling that there’s virtually no other dimension to it.

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Carla Meyer

San Francisco Chronicle

Aug 7, 2026

2.5/4

“Cookie Queens,” a documentary following adorable children selling Girl Scout cookies, melts the heart, of course. But overly staged scenes and a narrative slighter than the thinnest of Thin Mints mean it takes a while to get there.

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Tomris Laffly

RogerEbert.com

Aug 7, 2026

3.5/4

Nahmias understands and spells out how race, economic realities, and other social and demographic factors can sadly come to define what success might look like in America. It’s all in there, in the direct aftertaste of this irresistibly sweet package.

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Brett Arnold

At the Movies Again

Sep 1, 2026

Not a celebration of it, not an indictment of it, just a look at what it's like.

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

Aug 30, 2026

Cookie Queens is an intentionally cute documentary about four Girl Scouts and their experiences selling Girl Scout Cookies. Some of the movie looks like a staged and scripted infomercial. Child labor issues will make some viewers uncomfortable.

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Stephen Silver

The SS Ben Hecht

Aug 16, 2026

A fascinating look at a familiar ritual. But is it a good thing to introduce young children to the world of high-pressure sales tactics? Possibly not.

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Maria L

Aug 24, 2026

Go see it ! What a superb documentary film! The Cookie Queens and their families are so likable & entertaining. It’s funny, pithy and full of heartwarming American Girl Scout love, experiences and cookies. Kudos to the AJNA films crew, director and producers.

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robert M

Aug 9, 2026

what a fun and inspiring movie, the kids were amazing.

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Grant

Aug 9, 2026

Excellent movie filled with positive messages along with a tale of caution. Great movie for both parents and kids. We need more movies like this in our theaters.

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Tom B

Aug 8, 2026

Charming "documentary" about a slice of Americana, from these perspectives of several charming young girl scouts. I highly recommend.

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Norma

Aug 8, 2026

Loved it 10 out of 10. Heartwarming and fun. ❤️

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Marisa

Aug 7, 2026

I don't get it. I read the synopsis and thought this sweet, coming of age story is right up my alley. What I saw was not what I expected. First, kids don't talk like that, mini-adults in little bodies. Second. the values & principles of what (I thought) the Girl Scouts was about was not what I saw. Third, I was a Brownie & a Girl Scout, and This wasn't it. Very Disappointed.

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Synopsis

A celebration of girlhood and the complexities that come with it, Cookie Queens is a coming-of-age story about the joys, pressures, and tensions woven into one of America's most cherished rituals: Girl Scout Cookie season.

Director: Alysa Nahmias
Producer: Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw, Alysa Nahmias, Jennifer Sims
Screenwriter: Alysa Nahmias
Distributor: Roadside Attractions
Production Co: Beautiful Stories, AJNA Films
Rating: G
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 7, 2026, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 8, 2026
Box Office (Gross USA): $623.1K
Runtime: 1h 31m

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