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- 2023
- R
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 46 m
- 2023
- R
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 46 m
- 2023
- R
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 46 m
- 2023
- R
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 46 m
Thanksgiving
63
6.3
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 34 Critic Reviews
63
68% Positive
23 Reviews
23 Reviews
24% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
9% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 34 Critic Reviews
63
68% Positive
23 Reviews
23 Reviews
24% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
9% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
The film is Roth’s, and so expect a silly premise, comic-book violence, and gory set pieces. What you might not expect is the humour. Thanksgiving is funny.
Roth thinks in hooks and punchlines, which keeps the copious slayings inventive and gratifying while also enlivening the connective tissue between them.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 81 User Ratings
6.3
57% Positive
46 Ratings
46 Ratings
31% Mixed
25 Ratings
25 Ratings
12% Negative
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 81 User Ratings
6.3
57% Positive
46 Ratings
46 Ratings
31% Mixed
25 Ratings
25 Ratings
12% Negative
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
Roth and Rendell find the perfect balance of humor and horror, understanding the absurdity of their premise while still making their characters buy into the world. What that creates is a film embracing its own silliness, free of irony, while avoiding the pitfalls of oversentimentality.
[Roth] knows his stuff and he’s very adept at serving up both gross-outs and real leap-from-your-seat moments.
I’d place Thanksgiving halfway between “fair” and “good.” Inevitably, Roth can’t keep his baser storytelling and filmmaking instincts at bay forever.
The Cult of Roth will almost certainly eat this holiday horror feast up. But this turkey is never more than a mixed bag, and as the laughs peter out and the “clues” are contrived to fit the finale, “Thanksgiving” takes that tryptophan turn towards nodding off, the curse of Turkey Day since that first Thanksgiving — in Virginia.
It’s as scary as a pumpkin pie left in the oven too long. Instead of horror, it’s pretty funny.
I liked it alot as a Eli Roth and slasher fan. If you like late 90s/early 2000s horror flicks than this is for you. Witty humor with some better than expected kills. LA elitism and post modern jargon that destroys most new films was only midly annoying and did not take away from the film.
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So far this movie is brutal and saddening because it showcases so much truth to consumerism and lack of giving a crap about anything but greedy and instant gratification no matter who is **** killer goes on a revenge spree for reasons that are clearly understood though tragic and disheartening as it really gives a glimpse into the heartlessness and cruelty of people and their lack of concern for humanity over merchandise.
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Pretty horrendous. I mean, so much wrong with it, I could write an essay on it. But to keep it short, and save any poor **** from getting drawn in by the decent score it has right now-- this movie is garbage.
Characters ****, the characters don't have a brain, there's no logic, there's so much pointless **** in the movie, the whole theater was laughing at how stupid the movie was at some points, the villain made no sense, they had no coherent clues, honestly, i wouldnt be surprised if the directors had no **** clue who the murderer was when they were done filming, so they rolled a dice and went with whoever came up. i mean seriously garbage. And some more points, the effects were horrible, the only reason this is even considered horror is because they have a jumpscare every 10 minutes, and they had absurd kills.
It's not a zero because there was some entertainment factor, from how stupid some of it was, and how the film was somewhat visually appealing.
Long story short, it's garbage, don't waste your time, nor your cash, the 20 bucks I forked over for this is 20 dollars more than this movie should have made.
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Production Company
TriStar Pictures,
Spyglass Media Group,
Ethereal Visage Productions,
Cream Productions,
Dragonfly Entertainment,
Electromagnetic Productions,
TSG Entertainment
Release Date Nov 17, 2023
Duration 1 h 46 m
Rating R
Tagline There will be no leftovers.
Website
https://www.thanksgiving.movie/
Awards
Golden Scythe Horror Awards
• 8 Nominations
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
• 1 Nomination
Phoenix Critics Circle
• 1 Nomination
