Thanksgiving weekend is in full swing, and at this point, Christmas is right around the corner! Let’s face it this is the perfect time of the year to cuddle up and watch a good movie and eat leftovers. To make it easy for you, we have curated, 20 Thanksgiving movies You can watch your family eat pumpkin pie with whipped cream or make yourself a turkey sandwich.
Movie Ideas for Thanksgiving Watching
Movie Synopsis: The Emerson family moves to the quaint Turkish town of Hollow to visit Aunt Cly. Tim and Annie quickly become bored without internet and are soon trying to track down the Howling Hoodoo, an elusive monster dismissed as a legend by the locals.
free bird
Movie Synopsis: Pardon by the President, Lucky Turkey (Wayne Wilson) named Reggie can lead a carefree life, until fellow bird Jake (Woody Harrelson) recruits him for a history-changing mission. Jack and Reggie travel back to 1621, just before the first Thanksgiving. The plan: prevent all turkeys from becoming holiday dinners. Unfortunately, the two birds encounter colonist Miles Standish (I took the pen), to capture feathered friends for all the hungry pilgrims.
Garfield’s Thanksgiving
Movie Synopsis: Garfield and Odie scare John out of bed with military music and drill sergeant attitude as he demands pancakes the size of Australia and lots of coffee for breakfast. After the meal, Garfield decides to sleep but changes his mind to kick Odie off the table.
Home for the holidays
Movie Synopsis: When her teenage daughter comes out on Thanksgiving, single mom Claudia Larson (Holly Hunter) travels alone to his childhood home for an explosive holiday dinner with his dysfunctional family. Claudia quickly tires of her parents, her long-suffering sister (Cynthia Stevenson), his snobby brother-in-law (Steve Guttenberg) and his nut aunt (Geraldine Chaplin) but the evening turns interesting when sparks fly between Claudia and her brother’s handsome friend Leo Fish (Dylan McDermott)
Addams Family Values
Movie Synopsis: The wacky Addams family members are going to do even more creepy antics in this sequel. This time, Gomez Adams (Raul Julia) and his wife Morticia (Anjelica Huston), is celebrating the arrival of a baby boy. But siblings on Wednesday (Christina Ricci) and Pugsley (Jimmy Workman) aren’t too happy about the new addition, and do their best to eliminate the child When nanny Debbie Zelinski (Joan Cusack) shows up to keep the kids in line, his presence leads to an unexpected treacherous turn.
son in law
Movie Synopsis: Country Girl Rebecca (Carla Gugino) spent most of her life on a farm in South Dakota, and, when she goes to college in Los Angeles, Rebecca immediately feels out of place in the gritty urban environment. His friend is Krall (Pauley Shore), who convinces the unsuspecting Rebecca to stay in town. When Thanksgiving break rolls around, Rebecca, no longer an innocent farm girl, invites Kroll back to South Dakota, where he pretends to be her fiancé.
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Movie Synopsis: An irresponsible playboy (Eugenio Derbez) must grow up quickly when an ex-lover gives him their daughter to raise — then disappears without a trace.
A family thank you
Movie Synopsis: An ambitious attorney (Daphne Zuniga) wakes up in an alternate reality as a wife and mother of two.
Pilgrim
Movie Synopsis: Inspired by true events: In an effort to remind her family of their privilege and help them bond, Mrs. Anna Barker invites Pilgrim re-enactors to stay with her for Thanksgiving. When the “actors” refuse to break character, the Barker family learns that there is such a thing as too much gratitude. Into the Dark: Pilgrim premieres Friday, November 1 on Hulu.
sweet november
Movie Synopsis: Nelson Moss (Keanu Reeves) and Sarah Deaver (Charlize Theron) has nothing in common except an hour spent in DMV hell. Intrigued by each other, but not quite ready to commit, they settle on a rather unconventional affair: a one-month trial, after which they go their separate ways. No expectations. no pressure No strings attached. Neither of them consider falling in love.
For your consideration
Movie Synopsis: Oscar Gould’s prospect for an independent film cast and crew with its virtually unknown, veteran star (Catherine O’Hara) creates award buzz. Although the movie in question, “Home for Purim,” is impossibly awful, rumors of a future nomination snowballed and caught the attention of a distributor who wanted to make a few “small” changes.
Movie Synopsis: Charlie and Sally Brown are planning to visit their grandmother for Thanksgiving dinner, when Peppermint Patty calls Charlie Brown and invites her to her house for Thanksgiving dinner.
Knife out
Movie Synopsis: The circumstances surrounding the death of crime novelist Harlan Thrombey are mysterious, but there’s one thing famed detective Benoit Blanc knows for sure — everyone in the wildly dysfunctional Thrombey family is a suspect. Now, Blanc must wade through a web of lies and red herrings to uncover the truth.
Miracle on 34th Street
Movie Synopsis: In this Christmas classic, an old man named Kris Kringle is going (Edmund White) Fill in for a drunken Santa at Macy’s annual Thanksgiving Day Parade. Kringle proved such a hit that he was soon making regular appearances at the chain’s flagship store in midtown Manhattan. When Kringle claims to customers and employees alike that he really is Santa Claus, it leads to a court case to determine his sanity and, more importantly, his veracity.
cocoa
Movie Synopsis: Despite his family’s generations-old ban on music, young Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead. After meeting a charming trickster named Hector, the two new friends embark on an extraordinary journey to unlock the true story behind Miguel’s family history.
What is the child’s fault?
Movie Synopsis: After a one-night stand results in a pregnancy, the woman in question decides to try to build a relationship together with the emotionally immature father.
american
Movie Synopsis: When a group of bully birds threaten his father and take over their circus, Cuckoo the parrot turns to Hollywood TV superhero El Americano for help.
Latin history for morons
Summary: Comic and actor John Leguizamo His one-man show “Latin History for the Dead” examines the oppression of Hispanic culture throughout American history.
accumulated
Movie Synopsis: A retired employee and his replacement share five journeys to work.
resident
Movie Synopsis: After taking a DNA test, Latin America’s most decorated artist, Rene Perez, embarks on a global adventure to trace the footsteps of his ancestors and record his latest album.
