Thanksgiving might not have a ton of movies to watch for the holiday, compared to, say, the hundreds of horror movies to watch during Halloween, or the dozens of Christmas movies to watch in December.
The undisputed king of Thanksgiving-related movies, John Hughes’ classic ’80s comedy, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, is pure holiday entertainment through and through.
Set over Thanksgiving weekend in 1973, The Ice Storm follows two families—the Hoods and the Carvers—as they each grapple with their own inner troubled psyches and ulterior lifestyles they keep hidden from their families,
Beginning the film and ending it with Thanksgiving dinners year apart from one another, Hannah and Her Sisters follows a wide extended family linked through Hannah or either of her sisters.
You’re not likely to find a better Thanksgiving romantic comedy as You’ve Got Mail, the third and arguably best pairing between cinematic costars Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan after their earlier Joe Versus the Volcano and Sleepless in Seattle.