Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate families. After the turkey’s served and the pie is eaten, and the plates have been cleaned. What are you planning to do with the family? Once the tryptophan kicks into high gear so that everyone’s full, happy, and eager to relax and relax, you can’t beat sitting down and putting on a family-friendly Thanksgiving film.
Although there are plenty of options in the world of Halloween-themed movies or Christmas films, You may need to search a bit harder for the best turkey-themed flick. If you’re searching for a Thanksgiving film streaming on Netflix, a Thanksgiving film available on Disneyland, or another streaming service, choices are available when you are aware of where to search.
These are the top Thanksgiving-themed films you can see in 2022. Certain offer the complete T-day experience, including scenes of families sitting around a beautifully dressed turkey. Some are more casually connected to the holiday and have an overall fall feel and less focus on the actual meal. Then there are those that will take you right from your Thanksgiving feast to the holiday season movies. With this variety, there’s bound to be something that will please your (stuffed) visitors.
Best Thanksgiving Movies
1. Humans (2021)
A play based upon the Tony-award-winning musical written by Stephen Karam, The Humans follows a family of four who meets in their shabby homes to celebrate Thanksgiving. As the holidays progress, the family begins to discuss their hopes and fears and expose the truth about themselves that they’ve kept from one another.
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2. Holiday (2020)
It’s a bit like a movie from the Christmas season; however, it is actually set during a whole year of celebrations if two people who are single get tired of being pampered by their families and decide to become the other’s (platonic) friends at celebrations and events. However, despite their firm vow to remain alone, how can they prevent feelings from forming?
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3. Friendsgiving (2020)
Two best friends planned to have a relaxing Friendsgiving, but the plans quickly change after their party gets smashed by a swarm of people they didn’t expect. What kind of wild can one celebration turn out to be?
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4. Little Women (2019)
Little Women is not expressly an American Thanksgiving film, even though most of it is set during the holidays and the days leading up to Christmas. Many scenes of the table give you that warm feeling and make you feel grateful for your loved ones.
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5. The Turkey Bowl (2019)
A few Thanksgiving customs don’t involve eating, such as getting together to catch up with former high school pals before the big meal, and obviously football. This film blends the two in a story about a man who’s summoned to his home for Thanksgiving to play football with his bitter rivals. The game was canceled fifteen years ago.
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6. Oath (2018)
This isn’t the typical film that is a good time or a happy one. In it, in the not-too-distant future, the government decrees that everyone must make a commitment to loyalty during Black Friday, which opens the door to a split in one family’s Thanksgiving meal. Can they make it through the weekend?
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7. Anne of Green Gables: Fire and Dew (2018)
You can always count on Anne Shirley on Thanksgiving. PBS was the first to show an original Anne of Green Gables movie on Turkey Day, making her an iconic figure on holiday. In the film, Anne goes to school in the city and discovers herself lost.
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8. Lez Bomb (2018)
Lauren travels to her New Jersey hometown for Thanksgiving and brings her friend along with the intent of going out with her strict parents. When Lauren’s roommate from college, Austin, tags along with her family, they think that he’s her boyfriend, and confusion (aka comedy) ensues.
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9. Krisha (2016)
The film follows a young woman who, during the Thanksgiving holiday, returns to her family. She left, which resulted in an eventful holiday for sure. The film took home the Grand Jury and Audience Awards at the 2015 South-by-Southwest Film Festival.
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10. Jim Henson’s Turkey Hollow (2015)
Nothing says Christmas like the sound of a Jim Henson puppet spectacular! It’s also too early to see Emmet Otter’s Jugband Christmas. Choose this one that features children who are tasked with investigating the legends of their local area about monsters when they visit relatives.
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11. Free Birds (2013)
The voice cast includes Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson, Amy Poehler, and George Takei. The animated comedy is ideal for families. Turkey Day flick. The story? Two time-traveling turkeys attempt to return to the first Thanksgiving meal to alter how traditional turkeys eat Thanksgiving.
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12. Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)
When a gang of criminals plans to rob the mall in the evening that falls on Black Friday, only one person is able to stop them, a Segway-riding mall guard! An unlikely hero, no doubt, but the holidays are filled with the stories of the underdog.
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13. Funny People (2009)
Although Funny People isn’t exactly about Thanksgiving, it does feature an important scene at the table during the holiday season. The film that tells the story of an actor who is diagnosed with an illness that is terminal could serve as a reminder to be thankful.
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14. The Pieces of April (2003)
In this instance, April invites her mother (who is dying from cancer) along with the other members of her family members over to eat Thanksgiving dinner. There are issues in the kitchen, and she then calls an individual in her apartment to get assistance. The guest must deal with the family’s tense dynamic.
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15. Tadpole (2002)
The film is supposed to be the story of a love triangle that involves the student Oscar and the person he loves, Eve, and Eve’s best friend, Diane. The issue? Oscar is only 15 years old as well as Eve is his mother. While on Thanksgiving holiday break, Oscar gets himself in trouble after conceiving an idea to get his girlfriend Diane to cause Eve jealousy.
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16. Sweet November (2001)
It is a largely unnoticed season, tucked between Christmas and Halloween, but it’s the one that gets the spotlight in this heartbreaking romance that unfolds throughout one whole month (including the Thanksgiving holiday). Keanu Reeves is the lead character, an executive with a powerful background who is altered by a new relationship with a wild-eyed pet groomer.
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17. What’s Cooking? (2000)
This film is a revolving door between four different families and Thanksgiving dinners. It truly embodies Tolstoy’s famous quote, “Happy family members are alike. Every family that is unhappy is unhappy in their own way.”
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18. The Autumn in New York (2000)
Although it may not fall in the category of Thanksgiving, The film is set in autumn and is full of the autumnal feelings you’d expect in T-day films. (But the best advice is to bring tissues to this tear-jerking romantic love tale.)
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19. You’ve Received Mail (1998)
Although they might fall into romance online, Kathleen Kelly (Meg Ryan) and Joe Fox (Tom Hanks) are rivals in reality in the grocery line, particularly. This wacky rom-com’s classic scene from the Thanksgiving store that sees Joe takes over for an uncooperative Kelly after she has mistakenly rung her groceries in a cash-only queue is one you shouldn’t overlook.
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20. The Ice Storm (1997)
You’re lucky not to be like the characters from this film. The story is set in the year 1973, during Thanksgiving. The film Ang Lee is about two New Canaan, Connecticut families who live lives of drinking, adultery, and suburban boredom. It will inspire you to be more positive about your relatives.
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21. House of Yes (1997)
If you have a family who likes films that are a bit “out there,” this film is about a guy called Marty (Josh Hamilton) who takes a girl home for Thanksgiving in order to visit his family that isn’t as big. Parker Posey gives a darkly funny character as Marty’s sister, recently released from a psychiatric institution that is obsessed with everything Jackie O.
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22. Soul Food (1997)
Imagine all your family members coming to dinner with you, eating, and trying not to get into even one disagreement. If a grandmother is in an induced coma following an operation to remove her leg, it’s up to her children to keep the family’s traditions with no issues.
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23. Tower Heist (2011)
Is known when the best time to plot a robbery is? When everyone is looking elsewhere, such as watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. When a group made up of luxurious apartment dwellers is forced to pay their pensions through a Ponzi scam, they promise to take revenge by stealing from their employers in the course of the parade.
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24. Turkey Bowl (2011)
This film isn’t to be confused with the previous Turkey Bowl movie, though it’s based on a similar plot. The story follows a group of college friends gathering for their annual touch football match, and the prize is the gift of a frozen turkey. A bonus is that this one is a bit shorter, clocking around an hour.
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25. Little Fockers (2010)
The third and last franchise film is about an ancestor (Jack, Robert DeNiro) looking for a successor to his business. The son-in-law (Greg, Ben Stiller) believes that he has gained the trust of his father-in-law. But does he have the qualities required? Greg’s hosting role for a Thanksgiving holiday can aid Jack in making a decision.
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26. Blind Side (2009)
It’s not easy not to feel emotional watching Michael Oher. An unemployed 17-year-old enjoys Thanksgiving dinner in the very first place with Tuohys. This moment will make him realize how loved and welcomed the Tuohys truly are (and helps us appreciate our gratitude for our families and acquaintances). The event takes place in a novel about an entire family that takes in the football superstar and supports him in reaching his full potential.
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27. Daytrippers (1996)
It’s not a great holiday and a difficult Thanksgiving for Eliza (Hope Davis), and she finds an email that leads her to think that her partner Louis (Stanley Tucci), is in a relationship with someone else. She is determined to confront Louis with him in New York City, but her family is coming to visit to celebrate the holiday, and the family decides to get into the station wagon and take a ride across Long Island. The film is produced and written by Greg Mottola, known for Superbad and the Confess of this year’s Fletch.
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28. The Garfield Thanksgiving (1996)
If there’s a thing Garfield is able to do, that’s celebrating holidays that are all about food. Forget about the turkey. Where’s the lasagna?
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29. Home for the holidays (1995)
Claudia Larson’s Thanksgiving starts badly when she is dismissed from her job, and her daughter tells her that she’s going to spend Thanksgiving with her husband instead. At the conclusion of the film, Claudia Larson’s spirited protagonist develops an entirely new perspective on life.
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30. No Fools in the World (1994)
The film opens at Thanksgiving in a lonely, upstate New York and follows Sully, a construction worker in his 60s who decides to put his life in order. It might not be the most joyful holiday entertainment. However, the film did earn the star Paul Newman a Best Actor Academy Award nomination, and the script is based on an award-winning Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Richard Russo.
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31. Grumpy Old Men (1993)
Two old friends (who haven’t been able to get along since they were kids) and a shared love and passion make for a fascinating storyline — and a humorous Thanksgiving-themed scene.
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32. Addams Family Values (1993)
The Addams Family is so groovy and is usually linked to Halloween. But The Addams Family Values has a Thanksgiving-themed pageant that is so different from others featuring Wednesday Addams. Everyone in the ’90s makes it the annual rerun.
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33. Son in Law (1993)
If you’re looking to show your children how comedy was in the 1990s, Look for the Pauly Sore film. In this movie, Shore plays a college RA who goes to one of his advisors’ farms for Thanksgiving.
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34. The Scent of a Woman (1992)
With a stunning performance from Al Pacino, Scent of a Woman is set during the Thanksgiving holiday, when a college student (Chris O’Donnell) is willing to care for a disabled veteran (Pacino) for a week. He discovers more than the college can provide him with. Pacino ended up winning an Oscar for the film.
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35. Curly Sue (1991)
Be careful not to fall over the cute protagonist of the John Hughes film, who helps a homeless man by taking people’s money to provide shelter and food. It’s sharp enough but not to be too sappy (though it can be cute).
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36. Avalon (1990)
For those who are fans of Diner Director Barry Levinson, this is another from his “Baltimore” films. The film takes place in the 1940s and 1950s, which was a time of transformation, and nowhere are the changing views of the times more evident than at one significant Thanksgiving dinner.
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37. Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
If you had to pick the best Thanksgiving-themed film and this is it, then this is it. The hilarious antics that Steve Martin’s eccentric character, who is high-strung, must endure just to get home to eat the Thanksgiving meal with family, you’ll leave your back hurting.
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38. You’ve Gotta Get It (1986)
In the story of this Spike Lee movie, Brooklyn artist Nola Darling is in a relationship with three guys at once -and invites them all to an unforgettable Thanksgiving dinner. After you’ve completed the original film, you’ll proceed toward the Netflix television series.
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39. Hannah as well as Her Sisters (1986)
The period between Thanksgiving and Christmas seems to be just the right amount of time for a unique love triangle to develop. Hannah’s husband is in love with her sister, Lee. In the meantime, Lee’s ex-husband sets out to marry her third sibling, Holly.
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40. The Big Chill (1983)
The film is heavily based on nostalgia, as many good holiday films do. It’s about a group of college buddies who meet up again after the death of one of their friends and includes a big Thanksgiving flashback scene, so it has that coming-home-for-the-holidays feel.
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41. The Last Waltz (1978)
For those who love The Band, it doesn’t come any better than this concert film directed by Martin Scorsese that captures a final performance 1976 on Thanksgiving Day 1976.
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42. Rocky (1976)
Ideal for adult members of the family, This famous Sylvester Stallone movie features a memorable holiday dinner sequence. Following that, you’ll have the chance to explore all sequels over the course of the break during the holidays.
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43. The A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973)
A classic that is timeless, This Charlie Brown special tackles the holiday in a way only the Peanuts group can. The majority of Peanuts specials have been ported onto Apple TV+, so you’ll require a subscription in order to be able to view them.
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44. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Sure, this film with a stellar cast, including Natalie Wood and Edmund Gwenn, is usually linked to Christmas, but the film actually premieres at the time of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. As the season of Christmas generally begins the day following Thanksgiving, the film is completely on the theme.
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45. Babes in Toyland (1934)
It’s also called March of the Wooden Soldiers. The classic film airs as a Thanksgiving tradition in certain areas of the United States. Even if you’re not already, consider making it a tradition at your own home!
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