63
Metascore
34 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83ColliderEmma KielyColliderEmma KielyWith Thanksgiving, Roth brings horror back to basics and reminds us that it can be nasty, gory, gnarly, and a ton of fun all at once.
- 80Total FilmJames MottramTotal FilmJames MottramBlending OTT gore, devilish humor and on-the-nose satire, this is sick, twisted and hugely enjoyable.
- 80The Daily BeastNick SchagerThe Daily BeastNick SchagerThanksgiving is less a cheap rollercoaster ride than a faithfully grisly throwback, complete with more than a few subtle (and not-so-subtle) shout-outs to Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th.
- 80TheWrapTomris LafflyTheWrapTomris LafflyUndercooked dishes aside, with eye-popping production design and an invitingly rowdy premise, you feel just thankful enough for the full, calorie-rich meal Roth’s latest slasher provides — bones and all, but no leftovers.
- 70SlashfilmJeremy MathaiSlashfilmJeremy MathaiMore than anything else, Thanksgiving is a gnarly, entertaining, and gleefully over-the-top fright fest — one that demands to be enjoyed in rowdy midnight screenings at repertory theaters for years to come.
- 70VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanThanksgiving follows the rules of the slasher genre, but it’s got a more charged and entertainingly hyperbolic atmosphere than these movies used to have.
- 58The Film StageAlistair RyderThe Film StageAlistair RyderWhen unashamedly embracing a slasher persona, it proves far better than it has any right to be––what a shame these simple genre thrills are tangled in a more confused attempt at horror-comedy.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckIt offers plenty of cheap thrills, or more accurately cheap kills, presented with the sort of attention to bloodthirsty detail that horror aficionados crave. Pity, though, that there aren’t really any more actual grindhouses.
- 50Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshLos Angeles TimesKatie WalshIf Thanksgiving had to be any specific dish on the holiday table, it would be stuffing: disparate chunks tossed together and baked. Stuffing is a dish where old bread goes to shine — a cheap and easy crowd-pleaser. But this particular serving of it is missing a crucial element, the binder.
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThe Cult of Roth will almost certainly eat this holiday horror feast up. But this turkey is never more than a mixed bag, and as the laughs peter out and the “clues” are contrived to fit the finale, “Thanksgiving” takes that tryptophan turn towards nodding off, the curse of Turkey Day since that first Thanksgiving — in Virginia.