This Thanksgiving, Be Thankful for Movies
If your ideal holiday includes movies and comfort food, this lineup is for you. From animated charm to heartfelt dramas, these Thanksgiving-inspired films bring all the fall vibes.
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1.
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
(1987)
A man desperately trying to get home for Thanksgiving is forced to travel with an overly chatty stranger, creating nonstop chaos and comedy.
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2.
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
(1973)
Charlie Brown throws together a last-minute Thanksgiving meal for his friends, serving popcorn, toast, and a whole lot of heart.
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3.
Soul Food
(1997)
Three sisters struggle to keep their family's Sunday dinner tradition alive after their matriarch falls ill, told through the eyes of a young nephew who loves them all.
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4.
What's Cooking
(2000)
Four neighboring Los Angeles families — Black, Latino, Jewish, and Vietnamese — celebrate Thanksgiving simultaneously, each navigating love, secrets, and generational clashes.
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5.
Home for the Holidays
(1995)
A woman returns home for Thanksgiving and immediately gets thrown into the hilarious chaos that only dysfunctional family gatherings can create.
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6.
Pieces of April
(2003)
A daughter tries to host Thanksgiving for her complicated family, running into every cooking disaster imaginable.
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7.
The Humans
(2021)
Three generations of the Blake family gather for Thanksgiving in a cramped New York apartment, where eerie sounds and family secrets slowly surface in the dark.
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8.
Real Women Have Curves
(2002)
A first-generation Mexican-American teen in East L.A. fights for her college dreams while navigating her mother's expectations and her own sense of identity and worth.
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9.
Krisha
(2015)
A woman returns home for Thanksgiving hoping to reconnect, but old tensions rise in this emotional and intense family drama.
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