Feast Your Eyes on These 20 Thanksgiving Movies, From Friendsgiving to Turkey Drop

After you’re done feasting on turkey this Thanksgiving, head to the couch for some binge-watching.

Of course, many people will be involved in the morning Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, but for a bonding moment after the meal, there are also countless Thanksgiving-themed movies to watch.

Whether you are looking for something for the family like Charlie Brown Thanksgiving or poignantly like Miracle on 34th Streetthis holiday season there is something for everyone.

And when you’re done watching all these notable movies, you can head straight into the next holiday with the best Christmas movies.

Read ahead for the best movies to stream this Thanksgiving.

Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

Woodstock and Snoopy in ‘Charlie Brown’s Thanksgiving’, 1973.

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In this one peanut special, the whole gang gathers for a special Thanksgiving meal cooked by none other than Snoopy.

Watch Charlie Brown Thanksgiving on Apple TV+

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Thanksgiving

John Carver’s masked killer in ‘Thanksgiving’, 2023.

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If you’re not quite ready to move on from Halloween horror movies, Eli Roth’s turkey-themed slasher will serve up just what you’re craving. A year after a poorly supervised Black Friday sale ended several lives in Plymouth, Massachusetts, a ruthless killer wearing a Pilgrim mask decides that revenge is a dish best served cold.

Watch Thanksgiving on Netflix

Knives out

Don Johnson and Jamie Lee Curtis in ‘Knives Out’, 2019.

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While the murder mystery doesn’t explicitly take place during the Thanksgiving holiday, it certainly evokes the feeling of fall, from the changing leaves around the family mansion to Chris Evans’ cozy sweaters.

Watch Knives out on Tuba

Planes, Trains and Cars

Steve Martin and John Candy in ‘Planes, Trains and Automobiles’, 1987. Moviestore/Shutterstock

Steve Martin and John Candy star in this comedy about two polar opposites who end up becoming companions as they try to get home in time for Thanksgiving. (We guarantee you’ll be able to find this one playing on cable all Thursday.)

Watch Planes, Trains and Cars on Paramount+

Little Women

Saoirse Ronan and Timothée Chalamet in ‘Little Women’, 2019.

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This 2019 adaptation of Louise May Alcott’s novel of the same name follows the lives of the March sisters — Meg (Emma Watson), Jo (Saoirse Ronan), Beth (Eliza Scanlen) and Amy (Florence Pugh) — through their many ups and downs. While not specifically set around Thanksgiving, it has themes of gratitude, family, and togetherness, and is sure to give you all the warm and cozy feelings.

Watch Little Women on Hulu

Miracle on 34th Street

Richard Attenborough and Mara Wilson in ‘Miracle on 34th Street’, 1994 Michael Weinstein/20th Century Fox

After unwittingly hiring a real-life Santa Claus (Richard Attenborough) to play Santa in the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the store and its employees learn the true meaning of Christmas when a series of miracles occur on 34th Street.

Watch Miracle on 34th Street on Disney+

People

Clockwise from bottom left: June Squibb, Amy Schumer, Steven Yeun, Beanie Feldstein, Richard Jenkins and Jayne Houdyshell in ‘The Humans’, 2021.

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Based on Stephen Karam’s Tony-winning one-act play, People chronicles the tense Thanksgiving evening as the Blake family gathers in a seedy Manhattan duplex. As night falls, eerie commotion reverberates through the apartment, bringing to light the group’s deepest fears.

Watch People on Amazon Prime Video

Home for the holidays

The cast of “Home for the Holidays”, 1995.

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After being fired from her job, a single mother decides to fly home for Thanksgiving to spend time with her dysfunctional family in this family comedy from director Jodie Foster.

Watch Home for the holidays on Paramount+

Son-in-law

Clockwise from center: Pauly Shore, Cindy Pickett, Mason Adams, Lane Smith, Patrick Renna, Tiffani Thiessen and Carla Gugino in ‘Son-in-Law,’ 1993 Everett

South Dakota farm girl Rebecca (Carla Gugino) is a fish on the loose when she starts college in LA, but things begin to change when she befriends Crawl (Pauly Shore), a wildly charismatic partygoer. By Thanksgiving break, Rebecca returns home transformed—with Crawl in tow, posing as her fake fiancé.

Watch Son-in-law on Hulu

What’s cooking?

Julianna Margulies, Lainie Kazan and Kyra Sedgwick in ‘What’s Cooking?’, 2000.

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Be a fly on the wall as four different LA families—each with their own cultural and home traditions—prepare for Thanksgiving dinner in this 2000 ensemble comedy starring Julianna Margulies, Alfre Woodard, Joan Chen, Mercedes Ruehl and others.

Watch What’s cooking? on Amazon Prime Video

Gifting a friend

The cast of ‘Friendsgiving’, 2020.

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As the title suggests, the comedy starring Malin Åkerman and Kat Dennings revolves around a group of friends who reunite for the holidays.

Watch Gifting a friend on Starz

Rest

Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey in ‘Holidate’, 2020. netflix

Fed up with never having a date for the holidays, a young man (Luke Bracey) and a woman (Emma Roberts) make a deal to only date each other during the annual celebrations – which include Thanksgiving, St. Patrick and more.

Watch Rest on Netflix

Addams Family Values

Anjelica Huston and Raul Julia in ‘Addams Family Values’, 1993.

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While The Addams Family it’s reserved for Halloween, its sequel Addams Family Values counts as a Thanksgiving movie thanks to Wednesday’s chaotic play at camp (Christina Ricci).

Watch Addams Family Values on Paramount+

Instant family

Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne in ‘Instant Family’, 2018. Hopper Stone/SMPSP

Starring Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne, the film follows a couple who adopt three siblings after Thanksgiving dinner with their reluctant family.

Watch Instant family on Paramount+

Turkish Cap

Cheryl Hines and Olivia Holt in ‘Turkey Drop’, 2019. Albert Camicioli/Freeform

After returning home for the holidays, a young woman named Lucy (Olivia Holt) fears being dumped by her high school sweetheart (Tyler Perez) and, as a result, decides to take control of her life.

Watch Turkish Cap on Freeform

Pieces of April

Katie Holmes in ‘Pieces of April’, 2003 Everett

Starring Katie Holmes, the film follows a young woman named April who tries to throw Thanksgiving dinner for her estranged and somewhat dysfunctional family.

Watch Pieces of April on Tuba

Garfield’s Thanksgiving

Garfield and Jon Arbuckle in ‘Garfield’s Thanksgiving’, 1989.

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Based on Garfield comic, the special follows the legendary lazy orange cat as he receives some very bad news on the eve of Thanksgiving: he must go on a diet.

Watch Garfield’s Thanksgiving on the Peacock

black friday

Michael Jai White and Devon Sawa in ‘Black Friday’, 2021.

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In this horror film, store employees working on Thanksgiving Day get more than they bargained for when an alien parasite crashes on Earth and turns Black Friday shoppers into murderous monsters.

Watch black friday on Prime Video

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Turkey Hollow by Jim Henson

Mary Steenburgen in ‘Jim Henson’s Turkey Hollow’, 2015.

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In this Thanksgiving TV movie, a single father (Jay Harrington) and his two children (Graham Vereche, Genevieve Buechner) travel to the small town of Turkey Hollow to spend time with their aunt (Mary Steenburgen), where they are quickly captivated by the story. about a legendary monster named Howling Hoodoo.

Watch Turkey Hollow by Jim Henson on Disney+

Turkish bowl

Alan Ritchson and the cast of ‘The Turkey Bowl’, 2019.

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After being tricked by his friends into returning home for Thanksgiving, a man finds himself playing in a football game that was previously canceled 15 years ago.

Watch Turkish bowl on the Peacock

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