6 Best Thanksgiving Movies Of All Time
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973)
A true classic, this Peanuts cartoon gives many viewers a sense of nostalgia. Return to the iconic moment when Lucy pulls the football away from Charlie Brown right as he’s about to kick it. Life is hard, but in this animated film, sweetness prevails when the Peanuts gang prepares a Thanksgiving feast complete with jelly beans.
Scent of a Woman (1992)
The movie focuses on the relationship between Frank (Al Pacino), a blind, retired lieutenant in the US army who is difficult to get along with, and Charlie (Chris O’Donnell), a prep school student who takes the job as Frank’s assistant for Thanksgiving.
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
This John Hughes comedy starring Steve Martin and John Candy is already a Thanksgiving classic for many. Neal (Martin) ends up rerouted because of a snowstorm. As he struggles to find a way home for Thanksgiving, he gets stuck with overwhelmingly positive Del (Candy).
One True Thing (1998)
Meryl Streep was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance in this movie as a wife and mom who struggles with cancer. Renée Zellweger plays the grown daughter who has to come home to help with the holidays. The two try to hold the family together, especially during a tense Thanksgiving meal when guests get all the attention.
The Gold Rush (1925)
Charlie Chaplin as the Little Tramp eats his shoe for Thanksgiving dinner while trapped in a blizzard in this endearing silent film classic from 1925. Watch this one if you’re in the mood to see a leather shoe prepped and eaten as if it were a succulent turkey. Makes you grateful for what you have!
Free Birds (2013)
In this family-friendly animated romp, two turkeys steal a time machine and head back to the first Thanksgiving to try to keep turkeys off the menu. An all-star cast featuring Owen Wilson, Amy Poehler, and George Takei provides the voices.
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