Thanksgiving Review: Eli Roth’s Long Awaited Holiday Horror Is No Fat, With All The Trimmings

John Carver stalks Nell Verlaque in Thanksgiving.

For writer/director Eli Roth, Thanksgiving is a passion project he’s held near and dear to his heart for a long time. Dreaming up a slasher horror film that would bridge the gap between Halloween and the holidays, the filmmaker and friend/screenwriter Jeff Rendell have been cooking up this idea for decades. 

Thanksgiving

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Release Date: November 17, 2023
Directed By: Eli Roth
Written By: Jeff Rendell
Starring: Patrick Dempsey, Addison Rae, Milo Manheim, Jalen Thomas Brooks, Nell Verlaque,  Rick Hoffman, and Gina Gershon
Rating: Rated R for strong bloody horror violence and gore, pervasive language and some sexual material
Runtime: 106 minutes