Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving

This year, there will be no leftovers.

Directed by Eli Roth

Produced by Electromagnetic Productions, Dragonfly Entertainment

2023106 min6.5 / 10

A darkly comedic slasher that weaponizes holiday nostalgia and consumerism anxiety through a masked killer's revenge spree in a small Massachusetts town.

After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts - the birthplace of the holiday. Picking off residents one by one, what begins as random revenge killings are soon revealed to be part of a larger, sinister holiday plan.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Thanksgiving violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Thanksgiving scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Thanksgiving easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Does Thanksgiving end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Thanksgiving sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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56/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity52

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise73

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Everything like Thanksgiving, and what each one shares →

Like Thanksgiving

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Thanksgiving

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Thanksgiving, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Thanksgiving, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Thanksgiving, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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