Pieces of April Drinking Game Rules
Start your Pieces of April drinking game with a messy, heartfelt Thanksgiving. Peter Hedges directs a tight 80-minute story packed with awkward laughs and sharp emotion. Katie Holmes leads as April, with Patricia Clarkson and Oliver Platt adding bite and warmth. You move from a broken stove in a New York walk-up to a tense road trip. Each beat pushes the family, and keeps your glass busy.
Use this movie drinking game to track kitchen chaos, cutting zingers, and rare grace notes. It suits Friendsgiving or a cozy weeknight watch, and the pace never drags. Choose beer, wine, or a zero proof drink. Sip water between drinks and set a limit. Play with any group size and keep it friendly. Ready to cook, cringe, and cheer with April and the Burns family?
Pieces of April Drinking Game Rules:
Pieces of April Drinking Game Rules
- Take a sip when April knocks on a neighbor’s door with the turkey.
- Drink when someone mentions her broken stove or oven.
- Take a sip when the turkey goes into or comes out of an oven.
- Drink when a neighbor actually helps her cook.
- Take a sip when a neighbor refuses to help.
- Drink when April borrows a tool, spice, or pan from someone.
- Take a sip when April checks the timer or thermometer.
- Drink when Jim defends April during the car ride.
- Take a sip when Joy delivers a sharp, biting comment.
- Drink when Joy feels sick or needs to stop the car.
- Take a sip when Timmy snaps a photo or lines up a shot.
- Drink when Beth judges April or tries to take control.
- Take a sip when Bobby works on his look or borrows a suit.
- Drink when Bobby rides the subway or hustles through the city.
- Finish your drink when someone says “first pancake.”
- Take a sip when April tapes photos or decorations in the hallway.
- Drink when cranberry sauce, yams, or mashed potatoes appear.
- Take a sip when Grandma blurts out something blunt or odd.
- Finish your drink when the family reaches April’s apartment door.
- Finish your drink when everyone finally sits and shares the meal.
Title: Pieces of April
Released: 28 Nov 2003
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 80 min
Genre: Comedy
Plot: In a very poor zone of New York, April Burns and her boyfriend, Bobby, are preparing to receive April's family for thanksgiving dinner. While Bobby tries to borrow a suit for himself, April realizes that her stove is broken. She tries desperately to find a neighbor that can let her cook the turkey, since she does not want to fail (again) with her family. Meanwhile, in a suburb of Pennsylvania, her dysfunctional family is preparing to travel to New York. While driving, the relationship between the Burns and their black-sheep April is disclosed through the conversations between her father Jim, her resented mother Joy, her brother, her sister and her grandmother.
Language: English, Mandarin
