

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
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.