Question 1

Is Thanksgiving (2023) scary?

Accepted Answer

Mildly — Thanksgiving (2023) works more through dread than through overt scares. As a whodunnit film, it scored 4.8/10 for fear, 7.3/10 for atmosphere, and 7.1/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 2 ratings.

Question 2

What is Thanksgiving (2023)'s release date, and is it streaming?

Accepted Answer

Thanksgiving (2023)'s US theatrical release date is November 17, 2023. Its first home release date is December 19, 2023. Its Netflix release date is February 17, 2024.

Question 3

What is Thanksgiving (2023)'s Netflix release date?

Accepted Answer

Thanksgiving (2023)'s Netflix release date is February 17, 2024. Streaming rights move, so check current listings before planning a watch.

Question 4

How many jump scares are in Thanksgiving (2023)?

Accepted Answer

Thanksgiving (2023) has 11 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

Question 5

What age is Thanksgiving (2023) appropriate for?

Accepted Answer

Thanksgiving (2023) is rated R. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating, so here is what the film actually contains. On Watch Darkly's curator scale it scored 4.8/10 for fear, 7.8/10 for gore, and 7.3/10 for intensity, where 10 is the most extreme in the catalog. It has 11 jump scares. No content warnings are on file for it.

Question 6

Who is in the cast of Thanksgiving (2023)?

Accepted Answer

Patrick Dempsey plays Sheriff Eric Newlon, Nell Verlaque plays Jessica Wright, Addison Rae plays Gaby, Milo Manheim plays Ryan, Jalen Thomas Brooks plays Bobby, Tomaso Sanelli plays Evan Fletcher, Jenna Warren plays Yulia, Gabriel Davenport plays Scuba.

Question 7

What are some films like Thanksgiving (2023)?

Accepted Answer

Films similar to Thanksgiving (2023) on Watch Darkly include Friday the 13th (1980), Scream (2022), Slither (2006), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

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