What is Krisha about?
When Krisha returns to her estranged family for Thanksgiving dinner, past demons threaten to ruin the festivities.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
Krisha (2016)
A woman's return to her estranged family for Thanksgiving unravels into a bleak and intimate drama.
Melancholy. A full-attention watch that takes its time. Emotionally it is devastating.
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Krisha parents guide
What we could confirm fits an R: some violence and some strong language.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- None flagged
- It is rated R, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.
Cast and crew
Directed byTrey Edward Shults
StarringKrisha Fairchild, Alex Dobrenko, Robyn Fairchild, Chris Doubek, Victoria Fairchild, Bryan Casserly
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