American Cousins is a 2003 romantic comedy film directed by Don Coutts and starring Danny Nucci, Gerald Lepkowski, Shirley Henderson, Vincent Pastore, Dan Hedaya, Russell Hunter, Olegar Fedoro, and Stevan Rimkus.

The plot is about a Scots-Italian fish and chip shop owner who gives refuge to his Mafia relatives when they go on the run.

They take refuge with their law-abiding cousin Bobby, who runs a fish and chip shop in Glasgow, Scotland.

American Cousins was the debut feature for director Don Coutts, screenwriter Sergio Casci, Director of Photography Jerry Kelly and Editor Lindy Cameron[2] The team had previously made three shorts: St. Antony's Day Off (1995), Rose (1998) and Dead Sea Reels (1996) which won the Vendôme Film Festival award for Best European Short Film.

[4] Screenwriter Sergio Casci was also nominated for the BAFTA Carl Foreman Award.