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Thanksgiving

7/10

R

Movie

106 minutes

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November 16th, 2023
Horror Mystery
DIRECTOR:

Eli Roth

PRODUCERS:

Roger Birnbaum Eli Roth Jeff Rendell

STUDIOS:

Spyglass Media Group Electromagnetic Productions

DISTRIBUTOR:

TriStar Pictures

RATING:

R

RUNTIME:

106 minutes

DIRECTOR:

Eli Roth

PRODUCERS:

Roger Birnbaum Eli Roth Jeff Rendell

STUDIOS:

Spyglass Media Group Electromagnetic Productions

DISTRIBUTOR:

TriStar Pictures

RATING:

R

RUNTIME:

106 minutes

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  • Headshot Of Patrick Dempsey
    Patrick Dempsey
    Sheriff Eric Newlon
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    Nell Verlaque
    Jessica Wright
  • Headshot OF Addison Rae
    Addison Rae
    Gabriella Hearts
  • Headshot Of Milo Manheim
    Milo Manheim
    Ryan Baker

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Synopsis

Originally conceived as a parody trailer in 2007's Grindhouse, Thanksgiving is a 2023 horror-slasher film from director Eli Roth. The movie centers around a serial killer who heads to a small town in Massachusetts that creates a huge event out of Thanksgiving each year with the intent of turning the residents into the main course.


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Headshot Of Patrick Dempsey
Patrick Dempsey

Sheriff Eric Newlon

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Nell Verlaque

Jessica Wright

Headshot OF Addison Rae
Addison Rae

Gabriella Hearts

Headshot Of Milo Manheim
Milo Manheim

Ryan Baker

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Jalen Thomas Brooks

Bobby Di Stasi

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Tomaso Sanelli

Evan Fletcher

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Jenna Warren

Yulia

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Gabriel Davenport

Claude Dybing

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Thanksgiving is great in the way all good slashers are — it's funny and gruesome, with B-movie energy and a solid whodunnit at the center of it all. 

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