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

Sherri Lawrence

Corinna Schmitt-Porsia

Thomas Hayek

Berj Bannayan

Maximilian McKenzie

Dylan Steinford

Michael L. Hall

E. Nova Zatzman

Andre Coutu

Paul Lynch

Alex Armbruster

Jessica Metcalf

Michael Lee Taylor

Dana Jones

Alicia Turner

Michelle Rivers

Dan Skene

Daniel Buitrago Echeverri

Noel Chaput

Christopher Takacs

Manuel Kinambuta

Kaanchana Kerr

Bas Reitsma

Bradley Crosbie

Pief Weyman

Majda Drinnan

Emily Jong

Tyson Lozensky

Tori Binns

Sandor Mate

Vincent Rother

Thomas Lorber

Jamie Pimentel

Zameret Kleiman

Ivan Ramin Radnik

Aric Dupere

Danielle Dmytraszko

Sebastian Ponton

Andy Gondek

Kelly Hearns

Vic Rigler

Alan Zielonko

Millie Dallas

Randy Butcher

Jeffrey Bowes

Ciarán Copelin

Sadie Sieroty

Francisca Alvarado

Rachel Mathews

James McDougall

Andrea Ciacci

Aaron Wilcox

Sandra Mikki

Justin Harding

Menelik King

Gannon Racki

Jonathan Gomez

Naomi Frenette

Patrick Krauter

Melina Nancy Eck

Andrew M. Robinson

Laura Loaiza

Alexis Tabinga

Greg Denny

Jordan Bell

Samuel Kosub

Alex Lawrence

Rony Valencia

Shannon Spence

Mike Terrigno

Richard Emerson

Adam Meaden

Arlene Halpenny-Heeley

Ainslee Kennedy

Aurielle St. Cyr

Deborah Rubinger

River Godland

Jack Sansone

Marty Dejczak

Carolyn Arbuckle

Eli Roth

Jeff Rendell

Biko Gogaladze

Martin Martinec

Mark Bakunas

Jordan Ladd

Adrien Morot

Mathew Waters

Joe Badiali

Jon Title

Giorgi Lekishvili

Peter Staubli

Karen Baker Landers

Beso Kacharava

Dachi Abesalashvili

Bob Kellough

Alexander Sanikidze

Terry Banting

Thanksgiving Collection

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

Thanksgiving

Electromagnetic Productions

Dragonfly Entertainment

Spyglass Media Group

United States of America

English

small town

sadism

holiday

massachusetts

thanksgiving

dark comedy

riot

plymouth

murder

serial killer

consumerism

slasher

whodunit

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teenage killer

black friday

based on short film

holidays

revenge slasher

stalked by a killer

revenge horror

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. 

**Full review:** https://bit.ly/deathbypilgrim

CinemaSerf

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.

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A review by Chris Sawin

Written by Chris Sawin on Sat Nov 18 2023

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