Friendsgiving

"And you thought family was complicated"

2020 1h 35m EN

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4.7

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★4.7TMDB · 95

Comedy

Synopsis

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Newly-divorced actress Molly, her recently-dumped lesbian best friend Abby and Molly’s mother Helen host a dysfunctional, comical and chaotic Thanksgiving dinner for their motley crew of close friends and strange acquaintances.

“And you thought family was complicated”

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Cast

Malin Akerman
Molly
Kat Dennings
Abby
Jack Donnelly
Jeff
Aisha Tyler
Lauren
Jane Seymour
Helen
Deon Cole
Dan
Ryan Hansen
Gunnar
Chelsea Peretti
Claire

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nicol Paone
Writers: Nicol Paone
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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2 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nicol Paone, shot by Neil Shapiro. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jessica Rose Weiss. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Julie Cohen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Malin Akerman and Kat Dennings and Jack Donnelly carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "And you thought family was complicated".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt8431078 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 95 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nicol Paone directs. Neil Shapiro behind the camera. Jessica Rose Weiss scores. Julie Cohen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 6 years ago.
2Directed by Nicol Paone, shot by Neil Shapiro. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Jessica Rose Weiss. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Julie Cohen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Malin Akerman and Kat Dennings and Jack Donnelly carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "And you thought family was complicated".
7IMDB entry: tt8431078 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 95 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Neil Shapiro
Original score: Jessica Rose Weiss
Editing: Julie Cohen
Production design: Shannon Kemp
Costume design: Anthony Tran
Makeup / hair: Analyn Cruz
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Friendsgiving (2020)

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Kamurai2021-02-07
★ 6/10
Good enough watch, could watch again, and can recommend. I'm not a big fan of Malin Ackerman, but she manages to a great job in this, floating back and forth between personalities as the character tries to find herself. Kat Dennings' character is a little annoying, but she seems to have fun with it. This is the movie that makes me realize that I hate Chelsea Peretti and she was barely tolerable on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine". This movie is made for a very particular audience, and if I have try to deduce what that is, then it is likely women with trouble lives, in family or love. It's a fun roller coaster of every bad Thanksgiving story you've heard of, but possibly from more affluent people with normal problems that don't actually affect their lives realistically. This really is a good enough, but I feel it is right on the edge.

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