Cookie Queens

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Release Date:

Aug 7, 2026

Runtime:

1hr 31m

Synopsis

It's Girl Scout Cookie season, and four tenacious girls strive to be a top-selling "Cookie Queen," navigating an $800 million business in which innocence and ambition collide.
Moviegoers are saying
Cookie Queens delivers an unexpectedly sophisticated documentary that transforms what could have been saccharine kid content into a nuanced exploration of childhood, capitalism, and ambition. While most audiences are charmed by young entrepreneurs like five-year-old Ara doing pilates to prep for cookie season, some viewers are deeply uncomfortable with what they see as an MLM exploiting children's labor for an $800 million industry.
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  • Aug 23, 2026

    Rotten Tomatoes: 92% (Critics) Metacritic Metascore: 73 IMDB: 5.7 92/100 2026 Ranked "You should never talk back to a customer. And you should always try to upsell." - an experienced Girl Scout mentoring newer sellers in the film. Alysa Nahmias could have made a…

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    NavyVet07🔥🔥🔥
    NavyVet07🔥🔥🔥
    Aug 7, 2026

    [trying to convince my friends to see this] yeah so there’s this kid but she’s basically the lebron James of Girl Scout cookieing.. genuinely was not expecting to be so sincerely moved by this. i urge you all to seek this out. it is so special and sweet. normally i am using…

    186 Likes
    Ali
    Ali
    Mar 15, 2026

    “Well I’m trying to lose weight” “Okay so then just one box of each”

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    bretsenior
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    Jan 25, 2026

    Ara is going to fix the Sundance App Never saying no to a Girl Scout ever again

    100 Likes
    jstroud94
    jstroud94
    Jan 25, 2026

    See this movie…or else.

    93 Likes
    jcy24
    jcy24
    Jul 26, 2026

    ugh, gonna rain on everyone’s parade here, and say that this icked me out big time. Girl Scouts of America is just an MLM in a trench coat and i just can’t really find the joy in watching sweet and naive children work their asses off for the benefit of a giant non-profit.…

    87 Likes
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    Jan 25, 2026

    Olive for president 2028

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    sandpapertea
    sandpapertea
    Jan 25, 2026

    Petition for Girl Scouts to make ara’s tummy yummy cookies.

    80 Likes
    Sara Murphy
    Sara Murphy
    Aug 5, 2026

    My exposure to the Girl Scouts was limited in my home due to my mom not wanting to pay for my sister’s Brownie Scout dues, but Cookie Queens enlightened me to both the comradery and friendship that bonds these young girls together, and also the extreme pressures to sell an…

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    7.5/10 if i have a daughter i will never sign her up for the girl scouts oh my god

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    Kathie Moore

    Very sweet and compelling! The cookie manufacturers should be ashamed of themselves for not sharing more of their profits with the troops who so all the work and take the financial risk!

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80
Aug 17, 2026

Its ebullient subjects make for delightful viewing, and as they learn what it means to try to make money, their experiences and the lessons they learn feel resonant far beyond cookie season.

Metacritic review by Alissa Wilkinson
Alissa Wilkinson
The New York Times
88
Aug 7, 2026

Alongside gorgeous needle drops like “Cookie Road” and “Dreams,” Nahmias maintains her delicate observational style throughout, painting both a melancholic portrait of childhood and several different corners of Americana through young perspectives, infusing our hearts with some hope for the future.

Metacritic review by Tomris Laffly
Tomris Laffly
RogerEbert.com
70
Mar 10, 2026

Cookie Queens serves up an eminently accessible and easily meme-able serving of American-girl cuteness, featuring a diverse cast of well-chosen young women.

Metacritic review by Leslie Felperin
Leslie Felperin
The Hollywood Reporter

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Cookie Queens (2026) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as G (General Audiences), so all ages are admitted.
How long is Cookie Queens (2026)?
The movie is 1hr 31min long.
What's Cookie Queens (2026) about?
It's Girl Scout Cookie season, and four tenacious girls strive to be a top-selling "Cookie Queen," navigating an $800 million business in which innocence and ambition collide.