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May 31, 2024 · Some films get a little greedy: Miracle on 34th St. and The Santa Clause are primarily known as Christmas movies, while Holiday Inn literally covers all the holidays. But what’s Thanksgiving...
Nov 7, 2023 · Nevertheless, we’ve collected 21 Thanksgiving movies (and Thanksgiving-adjacent movies) that capture the spirit of the holiday—turkey-trotting, tossing the pigskin, carb-loading, fighting...
- Gwen Ihnat
- 41 sec
- She's Gotta Have It (1986) Spike Lee's very first feature is a pitch-perfect example of the early indie movie. She's Gotta Have It is a performance-forward, low-budget shoot that focuses on the exuberant Nola Darling (Tracy Camilla Johns) and the three men in her life: Jamie (Tommy Redmond Hicks), Greer (John Canada Terrell), and Mars (Lee).
- Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) While not all of Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters takes place during the holidays, the movie rests on three pivotal scenes across three pertinent Thanksgivings.
- The House of Yes (1997) Another entry in the "thank God this isn't my family" category, The House of Yes is a gloomy, fascinating look at the darkest holiday gathering you can imagine.
- Pieces of April (2003) So many of us can relate to April (Katie Holmes) as she tries hard to make the perfect holiday meal against all possible odds. The black sheep's main hurdle is her claustrophobically small New York apartment — complete with broken oven — as she attempts to pull off Thanksgiving dinner for her estranged family, including her terminally ill mother (Patricia Clarkson), driving in from Pennsylvania.
Nov 9, 2023 · From '90s cult classics to your favorite feel-good comedies, these Thanksgiving movies will get you in the holiday spirit ahead of Thursday's feast.
Nov 21, 2023 · No disrespect to anyone else's list of the 148 Best Thanksgiving Movies, but films that actually engage with the themes of this emotionally-complex holiday are rare. Here's a few that get it...
- Jesse Hassenger
- 24 min
Nov 22, 2023 · Looking to watch a Thanksgiving movie? Here are family friendly PG Thanksgiving movies to watch, including animation, comedy and classics on Netflix and Disney Plus.
Sep 25, 2023 · Whether you welcome strangers into your home or you opt for Friendsgiving instead, these Thanksgiving movies all have something we can relate to.
