Directed by:
Gurinder ChadhaCinematography:
Jong LinComposer:
Craig PruessCast:
Joan Chen, Julianna Margulies, Mercedes Ruehl, Kyra Sedgwick, Alfre Woodard, Victor Rivers, Maury Chaykin, Dennis Haysbert, Richard Yniguez, Lainie Kazan (more)Plots(1)
What happens when families come together for Thanksgiving? Almost anything! Sit back, relax and enjoy this "generous and charming" (The New York Times) tale of four very different families, as they cook up some tasty holiday surprises; love, betrayal and even a few outrageous secrets! And, ultimately, discover the astonishing power love has to reconnect us all. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Joan Chen
China
Best movies:
The Last Emperor (1987)
Heaven & Earth (1993)
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014)
Julianna Margulies
USA
Best movies:
Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003) (TV movie)
The Lost Room (2006) (series)
Meet the Rizzos (2009)
Mercedes Ruehl
USA
Best movies:
Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995) (TV movie)
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
The Fisher King (1991)
Kyra Sedgwick
USA
Best movies:
Something the Lord Made (2004) (TV movie)
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Secondhand Lions (2003)
Alfre Woodard
USA
Best movies:
K-Pax (2001)
Star Trek VIII: First Contact (1996)
Primal Fear (1996)
Victor Rivers
Cuba
Best movies:
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014)
Amistad (1997)
Maury Chaykin
USA
Best movies:
Dances with Wolves (1990)
Whale Music (1994)
A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000) (series)
Dennis Haysbert
USA
Best movies:
Heat (1995)
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
Jarhead (2005)
Richard Yniguez
USA
Best movies:
The Deadly Tower (1975) (TV movie)
I Can Make You Love Me (1993) (TV movie)
The Second Civil War (1997) (TV movie)
Lainie Kazan
USA
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
The Big Hit (1998)
The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
Douglas Spain
USA
Best movies:
12 Angry Men (1997) (TV movie)
Tecumseh: The Last Warrior (1995) (TV movie)
Fix (2008)
A Martinez
USA
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
Change of Habit (1969)
Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker (1989) (TV movie)
Will Yun Lee
USA
Best movies:
Wish Dragon (2021)
Tsunami: The Aftermath (2006) (TV movie)
Die Another Day (2002)
Albie Selznick
USA
Gregory Itzin
USA
Best movies:
Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
Flying High! (1980)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
François Chau
Cambodia
Best movies:
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
Rescue Dawn (2006)
Kristy Wu
USA
Best movies:
End of Watch (2012)
Lions for Lambs (2007)
What's Cooking? (2000)
Kieu Chinh
Vietnam
Best movies:
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
The Joy Luck Club (1993)
City of Angels (1998)
Estelle Harris
USA
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Ralph Manza
USA
Best movies:
The Enemy Below (1957)
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)
The Hunters (1958)