Four families of different ethnicities prepare for a potentially explosive Thanksgiving dinner.
01-20-2000
1h 50m
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Movie Details
Production Info
Director:
Gurinder Chadha
Writers:
Paul Mayeda Berges, Gurinder Chadha
Production:
Lions Gate Films
Key Crew
Executive Producer:
Ethan Hurt
Associate Producer:
Gurinder Chadha
Executive Producer:
Beau Rogers
Line Producer:
David Grace
Executive Producer:
Abe Glazer
Locations and Languages
Country:
GB; US
Filming:
US; GB
Languages:
en
Main Cast
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