The Thanksgiving Movie
The Thanksgiving Movie

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The Thanksgiving Movie

2020
Movie
76 min
English

Join Butterball the turkey and Missy the Dodo as they come to the rescue of Thanksgiving and embark on an unforgettable, clock-racing countdown to a holiday dinner. It's a Thanksgiving Movie for the ages.

Insights

IMDb5.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes46%
Metacritic41/100
Google Users60%
Director: Eli RothGenres: Horror, Slasher

Plot Summary

In Plymouth, Massachusetts, a town revered for its Thanksgiving traditions, a mysterious masked killer begins a murderous rampage on the holiday. As the body count rises, the remaining residents must band together to unmask the killer and survive the night. The film cleverly ties the slasher elements to the historical themes of the holiday.

Critical Reception

The Thanksgiving Movie received mixed to negative reviews from critics, who often found it to be a generic slasher film that didn't offer much innovation to the genre. However, audiences were generally more receptive, enjoying the gore and the connection to the holiday theme, though some found the plot predictable.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its gore and suspenseful moments, providing enough frights for horror fans.

  • Criticized for a predictable plot and underdeveloped characters.

  • The film's connection to the Thanksgiving holiday was seen as a unique, albeit sometimes forced, element.

Google audience: Google users largely enjoyed the film for its straightforward horror elements and the unique holiday setting, finding it a fun, albeit not groundbreaking, slasher flick. Some viewers found the scares effective, while others wished for more originality.

Fun Fact

The film is a feature-length continuation of a fake trailer of the same name that Eli Roth created for Quentin Tarantino's 2007 film Grindhouse.

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