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 & 12 nominations
Ty Olsson
- Mitch Collins
- (as Ty Victor Olsson)
Storyline
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).
- GoofsMassachusetts state law doesn't allow stores to be open on Thanksgiving.
- Quotes
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
Courtesy of Warner Records Inc.
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
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4.6/10. Watchable but not recommended
I woke up feeling generous today, hence this rating. There is some entertainment value here and one can say it's not boring. But it's not good either.
First of all, the acting. Every actor here except Dempsey and Hoffman was terrible or mediocre, at best. Casting director did a bad job, and it's the first time i say something like that in my reviews. Why hire talentless actors? Contact, maybe? Still, a good director can make a bad actor look good. But as it seems, Eli Roth was bored and didn't care much.
However, i haven't even mentioned the worst aspect here. Why every character was unlikeable or dull? Was the viewer supposed to root for the murderer? There are many dumb horror movies nowadays that almost make you root for the villain, i guess it's some kind of trend. Let me give you an advice : A horror movie is successful only if the viewer connects with the "heroes" and empathizes with them. This ridiculous movie wanted to be something like SCREAM. However, viewers were rooting for Neve Campbell and Courtney Cox and Arquette etc. They were not praying for their downfall hoping for the Ghostface to get them.
I didn't care about any character here. Dying or surviving, it made no difference for me. Of course, neither the villain was likeable. Having said that, the identity of the villain was another ridiculous thing here. A good twist is when the movie foreshadows it the whole time, in a way. Villain's motive here is brought to the light during the last minutes. How uninspired!
This tried to be a horror comedy. To be honest, i laughed a few times.
First of all, the acting. Every actor here except Dempsey and Hoffman was terrible or mediocre, at best. Casting director did a bad job, and it's the first time i say something like that in my reviews. Why hire talentless actors? Contact, maybe? Still, a good director can make a bad actor look good. But as it seems, Eli Roth was bored and didn't care much.
However, i haven't even mentioned the worst aspect here. Why every character was unlikeable or dull? Was the viewer supposed to root for the murderer? There are many dumb horror movies nowadays that almost make you root for the villain, i guess it's some kind of trend. Let me give you an advice : A horror movie is successful only if the viewer connects with the "heroes" and empathizes with them. This ridiculous movie wanted to be something like SCREAM. However, viewers were rooting for Neve Campbell and Courtney Cox and Arquette etc. They were not praying for their downfall hoping for the Ghostface to get them.
I didn't care about any character here. Dying or surviving, it made no difference for me. Of course, neither the villain was likeable. Having said that, the identity of the villain was another ridiculous thing here. A good twist is when the movie foreshadows it the whole time, in a way. Villain's motive here is brought to the light during the last minutes. How uninspired!
This tried to be a horror comedy. To be honest, i laughed a few times.
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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
- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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