Patrick Dempsey

Nell Verlaque

Addison Rae

Ty Olsson

Gina Gershon

Lynne Griffin

Karen Cliche

Rick Hoffman

Derek McGrath

Katherine Trowell

Jalen Thomas Brooks

Mika Amonsen

Amanda Barker

Shailyn Griffin

Tim Dillon

Chris Sandiford

Tomaso Sanelli

Jenna Warren

Gabriel Davenport

Xavier Sabeta

Milo Manheim

James Goldman

Nicholas Reynoldson

Yusuf Zine

Russell Yuen

Jeff Teravainen

Jordan Poole

Joe Delfin

Dorian Giordano

Hailey Kittle

Erika Nonato

Andriah Bryan

Joe Bostick

Geoff Rutherford

Joseph Claude Dubois

Frank J. Zupancic

Tom Keat

Alexander Elliot

Andy Boorman

Neil Robles

Hannah Storey

Charlie Storey

Shiloh O’Reilly

Pat Smith

Carlisle J. Williams

Adam MacDonald

Daniel Beiser-Hunt

Christopher Creamer

Nicholas DeCoulos

Shawn Gordon Fraser

Jake Gosden

Derek Herd

J. Timothy Hunt

Piret Jõgeda

Aaron J. La Fleur

Julie Leedes

James Magwood

Sylvain Plasse

Daniel Ryan-Astley

Corinna Schmitt-Porsia

Thomas Hayek

Berj Bannayan

Maximilian McKenzie

Dylan Steinford

Sherri Lawrence

Michael L. Hall

E. Nova Zatzman

Justin Harding

Menelik King

Andrew M. Robinson

Dan Skene

Rony Valencia

Aric Dupere

Andre Coutu

Greg Denny

Danielle Dmytraszko

Ainslee Kennedy

Aurielle St. Cyr

Shannon Spence

Tori Binns

Daniel Buitrago Echeverri

Sandor Mate

Rachel Mathews

Sebastian Ponton

Vic Rigler

Deborah Rubinger

Jordan Bell

Jonathan Gomez

Paul Lynch

Michael Lee Taylor

Alan Zielonko

Noel Chaput

Manuel Kinambuta

Mike Terrigno

James McDougall

River Godland

Millie Dallas

Andrea Ciacci

Randy Butcher

Alex Armbruster

Dana Jones

Kaanchana Kerr

Gannon Racki

Bas Reitsma

Jack Sansone

Alicia Turner

Vincent Rother

Jessica Metcalf

Thomas Lorber

Naomi Frenette

Jeffrey Bowes

Ciarán Copelin

Bradley Crosbie

Richard 'Rico' Emerson

Andy Gondek

Kelly Hearns

Samuel Kosub

Patrick Krauter

Alex Lawrence

Laura Loaiza

Jamie Pimentel

Alexis Tabinga

Christopher Takacs

Pief Weyman

Aaron Wilcox

Melina Nancy Eck

Zameret Kleiman

Sadie Sieroty

Francisca Alvarado

Michelle Rivers

Majda Drinnan

Emily Jong

Marty Dejczak

Adam Meaden

Sandra Mikki

Ivan Ramin Radnik

Tyson Lozensky

Carolyn Arbuckle

Arlene Halpenny-Heeley

Eli Roth

Jeff Rendell

Biko Gogaladze

Martin Martinec

Jordan Ladd

Mark Bakunas

Dachi Abesalashvili

Karen Baker Landers

Beso Kacharava

Bob Kellough

Giorgi Lekishvili

Alexander Sanikidze

Peter Staubli

Jon Title

Mathew Waters

Terry Banting

Joe Schroeder

Joe Badiali

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Thanksgiving

Electromagnetic Productions

Dragonfly Entertainment

Spyglass Media Group

United States of America

English

small town

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massachusetts

thanksgiving

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riot

plymouth

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masked killer

teen slasher

holiday horror

Chris Sawin

There is a void to fill regarding a yearly _Thanksgiving_ franchise. The Carver is outrageous enough to be more enjoyable if Eli Roth allows other directors to play in his grotesque cornbread-stuffing-filled sandbox in future installments. As a standalone film, _Thanksgiving_ leans more into the dumb than it does fun and will likely leave viewers feeling nauseous, especially if they see the film on a belly full of cranberry sauce and chunky gravy. 

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Though it's very formulaic, this film, it's still at the better end of recent gore-fests. We start off with the most unlikely of scenarios - a Thanksgiving sale at a supermarket that goes spectacularly and violently wrong. The population of the founding father's very own Plymouth in Massachusetts become frenetic and determined to do whatever it takes to get into this store and get their free waffle iron! Anyway, a group of kids manage to sneak in first and provoke the waiting crowd - that leads to a stampede with tragic results. Scoot on twelve months and the same store is proposing to have anther such sale, despite the fatalities last time round that led to no prosecutions thanks to some security camera "errors". Sheriff "Eric" (Patrick Dempsey) is concerned for public safety but that's just the start of his woes. When the rather odious and foul mouthed waitress "Lizzie" (Amanda Barker) is found - well half of her is found - stuck to the store's illuminated signage, he must find the culprit before there are even more revenge attacks by the masked pilgrim... Yes, we've seen this all before but here Eli Roth takes a cast that might have been graduates from Ben Platt's "Theater Camp" (2023) and turns them into prey for a menacing killer who certainly has some imagination when reeking his havoc on those who did him wrong. It takes a swipe at the commercial culture around this American holiday - rather well presented via Rick Hoffman's store-owning "Thomas", father or our lead "Jessica" (Nell Verlaque) and husband to the really rather shallow "Kathleen" (Karen Cliche). There's a bit of boyfriend rivalry that accidentally displays the versatility (?!) of Milo Manheim who quite successfully ditches his butter wouldn't melt image (anyone seen "Journey to Bethlehem"?) before a suitably far-fetched denouement that does take it's time, repeats itself a bit and concludes screaming sequel. There are some some funny moments, the cast largely gel well and though not exactly scary, there are a few effective jumps. I doubt that you'll recall it for long after, but I think this is actually quite good.

Thanksgiving follows the "by-the-numbers" horror formula. There is little that's new on offer here and its at times. downright gratuitous, where a little originality, would have paid, better dividends. 

That's not to say its not watchable. On a very superficial level, it is. Acting is solid and the well paced scares, are effective.

Yet, the sad fact remains, this is yet another unremarkable entry in a sea of unoriginal titles and that, in and of itself, leaves little "wiggle room", to recommend this one, over countless others.

Fun yet formulaic entry into the thanksgiving horror genre. Some funny & gory kills and really slimy dumb characters make the first 2/3rds of movie quite enjoyable, however in the 3rd act there is a switch in the mood and tone from fun satire to self-serious & sadistic horror which makes for a boring finale. Despite it's flaws, Eli Roth's Thanksgiving has franchise potential and that's something to be thankful for.

Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving is exactly what you’d expect from the director of Hostel; gory, outrageous, and packed with shocking kills. It’s a fun and bloody holiday slasher that’s entertaining enough if you enjoy Roth’s over-the-top style. The premise of a Thanksgiving-themed horror movie is a great idea, and the film delivers on some of that promise with creative kills and moments of real tension.

However, the movie doesn’t fully capitalize on its potential. For a concept like this, there was so much room to explore the holiday theme in clever and twisted ways, but it only skims the surface. Add to that a script that feels a bit weak and acting that’s hit or miss, and the movie doesn’t quite hit the heights it could have. While the gore and spectacle are solid, the lack of deeper characters and smarter writing makes it feel more like a fun distraction than something truly memorable.

Still, I enjoyed it overall. It’s thrilling in parts, messy in others, but it delivers enough chaos and bloodshed to make for a good time. If you like slasher films with campy vibes, Thanksgiving is worth a watch—just don’t expect a feast.

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