After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts, the birthplace of the infamous holiday.After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts, the birthplace of the infamous holiday.After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts, the birthplace of the infamous holiday.
- Awards
- 1 win & 15 nominations total
Ty Olsson
- Mitch Collins
- (as Ty Victor Olsson)
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IMDB should add comedy to this movie's genres because it's much funnier than it is scary or thrilling. All the kills (with the exception of perhaps one) are strongly telegraphed by the camerawork and sound design. Who the killer would end up being was quite obvious to me about halfway through, but the mystery isn't really the point of this movie. You all know that the reason to see this movie is for the gory kills, and Eli Roth certainly delivers on that point even if the rest of the movie felt pretty textbook. Grab your family and friends to go see this for a fun dessert right after your Thanksgiving dinner!
Sat down to watch this last night after wanting to see this movie since it came out.
I came away a little bit disappointed with the whole movie.
Firstly I didn't know this movie was a comedy horror, even though it's not classed as one, it certainly felt like one.
The murder scenes were so over the top you couldn't help but laugh at them.
As one reviewer stated on the Totally Killer review, that the problem when a movie is played for laughs, the tense and murder scene are not that frightening because of the comedy element.
This I found spoiled the movie somewhat for me.
Would I watch it again, no I wouldn't.
Will I watch the sequel when it comes out in 2025, yes I will as I didn't hate the film but I felt it wasn't as good as I thought it would be.
A struggling five star rating.
I came away a little bit disappointed with the whole movie.
Firstly I didn't know this movie was a comedy horror, even though it's not classed as one, it certainly felt like one.
The murder scenes were so over the top you couldn't help but laugh at them.
As one reviewer stated on the Totally Killer review, that the problem when a movie is played for laughs, the tense and murder scene are not that frightening because of the comedy element.
This I found spoiled the movie somewhat for me.
Would I watch it again, no I wouldn't.
Will I watch the sequel when it comes out in 2025, yes I will as I didn't hate the film but I felt it wasn't as good as I thought it would be.
A struggling five star rating.
I was quite surprised yet happy to see a thanksgiving horror film getting such high praise. I went in with no expectations and only saw the trailer possibly once. Let me start by saying that this film has quite graphic kills and inventive kills at that. This film starts solid with an extremely dramatic opening and then follows the basic slasher whodunnit outline. I didn't find any of the characters interesting nor do I remember a single person's name so it was kinda hard to stay invested when I don't have a connection to anyone.
After the killer is revealed the movie then rushes to the end. Not sure if the director wanted to keep the run time short or if they just didn't know how to end the film but it literally sprints to the end. If you're looking for a cheesy horror movie and just watching for fun this is for you. I just need a little more substance.
After the killer is revealed the movie then rushes to the end. Not sure if the director wanted to keep the run time short or if they just didn't know how to end the film but it literally sprints to the end. If you're looking for a cheesy horror movie and just watching for fun this is for you. I just need a little more substance.
I'm trying to decide if this was satire or an actual horror.
The acting was pretty bad and the lines were very cheesy but for some reason I couldn't stop watching it. It was like a car wreck , Lol - it's across between. "I know what you did last summer "and "urban legends."
The Boston accents were glitchy and the acting was absolutely terrible.
. It was nice to see a small Ontario towns in this film. I had to close my eyes a few times because of the Gore. I don't think I'll be having turkey for a while. Nice to see Patrick Dempsey in something albeit cheesey . If you want cheese, bad acting and gore - this is for you
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The acting was pretty bad and the lines were very cheesy but for some reason I couldn't stop watching it. It was like a car wreck , Lol - it's across between. "I know what you did last summer "and "urban legends."
The Boston accents were glitchy and the acting was absolutely terrible.
. It was nice to see a small Ontario towns in this film. I had to close my eyes a few times because of the Gore. I don't think I'll be having turkey for a while. Nice to see Patrick Dempsey in something albeit cheesey . If you want cheese, bad acting and gore - this is for you
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Going into this movie with such low expectations had me blown away. I thought it was gonna be terrible, but it was actually one of the best slasher movies that have come out in recent years. The plot is simple, characters are simple, and the kills are amazing. At the beginning of this movie almost none of the characters are likeable. And to be honest, they don't get likeable until maybe halfway through the film. The acting isn't great either, Patrick Dempsey(the sheriff) was easily the best of the whole cast. There's also so really corny lines and cheesy moments but it's a slasher and they always come with that. The highlight of this entire movie is the way characters are killed off because it's straight up brutal. The movie doesn't shy away from showing blood and guts, and from what we could see only maybe two of the deaths are CGI, the rest looked like practical effects, and there's so much death. From the start of the movie you can just tell it's gonna be a wild ride. The ending was kind of weird and not at all what you expect, I guess kind of setting up a sequel, not really sure actually. But definitely a fun movie to enjoy if you have nothing better to watch.
Did you know
- TriviaEli Roth said the cat in the movie was such a good actor, and performed on cue, that he called him Leonardo DiCatprio. The name of the cat is Tonic and he previously starred in Pet Sematary (2019).
- GoofsAs John Carver, dressed as a pilgrim, is chasing Jessica away from the murderous Thanksgiving meal, sheriff Newlon is getting Bobby out of his trunk to set him up to take the fall for the murders. Which isn't possible since Newlon is Carver. Even if he had somehow managed to get ahead of her, there wouldn't have been time to drop the pilgrim look, get his jacket on, get Bobby out of the trunk and get knocked out. She didn't run that far.
- Quotes
Sheriff Eric Newlon/John Carver: Sorry, Jessica! This year, there will be... no leftovers!
- Crazy creditsAt the very end of the credits, an outtake is shown where Jessica played by Nell Verlaque says goodbye to her father Thomas Wright played by Rick Hoffman. He says goodbye back and after she exits the scene he turns back to the camera and flips the bird at it. This is followed by someone off screen saying "Cut".
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Project: Episode dated 17 November 2023 (2023)
- SoundtracksHighway in the Wind
Performed by Arlo Guthrie
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- Viernes negro
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- Budget
- $15,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $31,908,884
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $10,306,272
- Nov 19, 2023
- Gross worldwide
- $46,553,280
- Runtime
- 1h 46m(106 min)
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- 2.39 : 1
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