Look no further for the most well-reviewed and highly regarded Thanksgiving movies! While the pickings may seem slim, there are a number of great films that take place during the Thanksgiving holiday. Check out the links and videos on this page for a taste!
Popular Thanksgiving Movie Picks
Some of the more popular Thanksgiving central movies are:
- 1969: Alice's RestaurantMSNBC: Best Thanksgiving Movies
- 1986: Hannah and Her SistersRotten Tomatoes: A Day to Give Thanks (for Good Thanksgiving Movies)
- 1987: Planes, Trains and AutomobilesRotten Tomatoes: A Day to Give Thanks (for Good Thanksgiving Movies)
- 2003: Pieces of AprilRotten Tomatoes: A Day to Give Thanks (for Good Thanksgiving Movies)
- 2005: Brokeback MountainMSNBC: Best Thanksgiving Movies
Best Thanksgiving Family Movies
- Note: Many of the links in the following sections are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
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Best Movies Set On And Around Thanksgiving
- The Ice Storm
- Roger Ebert: The Ice Storm Review
- YouTube: Clip from The Ice Storm
- Hannah and Her Sisters
- Rotten Tomatoes: Hannah and Her Sisters Reviews
- YouTube: Sequence from Hannah and Her Sisters
- Pieces of April
- BV Entertainment: Ebert & Roeper Review What's Cooking?
- YouTube: Scenes from What's Cooking?
- The House of Yes
- YouTube: Scene from The House of Yes
- The New World
- The Los Angeles Times: The New World Review
- Yahoo! Video: Scene from The New World
- YouTube: Trailer for Eli Roth's Thanksgiving
