Four families of different ethnicities prepare for a potentially explosive Thanksgiving dinner.
Acting
Alfre Woodard and Mercedes Ruehl serve drama with their sides.
Writing
Gurinder Chadha weaves four households into one delicious disaster.
Direction
Cross-cutting that makes you feel the chaos in your chest.
Director
Gurinder Chadha
Julianna Margulies
Carla
Mercedes Ruehl
Elizabeth Avila
Kyra Sedgwick
Rachel Seelig
Alfre Woodard
Audrey Williams
Maury Chaykin
Herb 'Herbie' Seelig
Estelle Harris
Aunt Bea
Dennis Haysbert
Ronald Williams
Lainie Kazan
Ruth 'Ruthie' Seelig
Joan Chen
Trinh Nguyen
François Chau
Duc Nguyen
Kieu Chinh
Grandma Nguyen
Victor Rivers
Javier Avila
Douglas Spain
Anthony 'Tony' Avila
Eric George
Michael Williams
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gurinder Chadha made this before Bend It Like Beckham, establishing her signature multicultural family chaos.
The film was shot in Los Angeles with four actual houses—the cast bonded over real cooking between takes.
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