Top Family Holiday Movies for Thanksgiving Gatherings

The House of Yes

1997 • 85 min • Budget $1M • Box office $626K

Comedy, Drama

This intimate drama follows Jackie-O as she excitedly awaits her brother's Thanksgiving visit, unaware he'll bring his fiancée. As Jackie’s admiration for Jackie Kennedy is revealed, it becomes clear her love for her brother is profound. The film explores the…

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Home for the Holidays

1995 • 103 min • Budget $20M • Box office $22M

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Claudia Larson's life changes when she loses her job and begins a sudden affair with her boss just before he departs the company. Adding to her troubles, her teenage daughter chooses to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend instead of with…

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Alice's Restaurant

1969 • 111 min

Drama, Comedy

Arlo's life changes when he's expelled from college and spends Thanksgiving with his friend Alice. They share a comforting evening of laughter and stories. But when Arlo agrees to take out the trash, he ends up dumping it in a…

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The Nightmare Before Christmas

1993 • 76 min • Budget $18M • Box office $75M

Fantasy, Animation, Family

Jack Skellington, the ruler of Halloween Town, is tired of the same old scares. He discovers a portal to Christmas Town and becomes fascinated by the joy of the holiday. Jack decides to bring Christmas to Halloween Town, planning to…

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A Family Thanksgiving

2010 • 87 min

A successful, single lawyer enjoys a luxurious life in New York City. One day, she finds herself in a strange new reality – married with a child, living as a stay-at-home mother. She now struggles to understand this unfamiliar existence.

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The New World

2005 • 151 min • Budget $30M • Box office $30M

Drama, History, Romance

This drama explores the conflict between Native Americans and English settlers in 17th-century America, focusing on the experiences of explorer John Smith.

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Nobody's Fool

1994 • 110 min • Budget $20M • Box office $39M

Drama, Comedy

This drama follows an aging man nearing retirement who becomes involved in a complicated situation with deceitful people and unexpected connections. While fighting a workers' compensation claim against his former employer, he secretly works for his greatest rival. He also…

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Pieces of April

2003 • 81 min • Budget $300K

Comedy, Drama

April Burns lives in a small apartment in New York City with her boyfriend, far from her emotionally distant family. When she learns her mother has a terminal illness, April invites them all home for Thanksgiving. As her father struggles…

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The Daytrippers

1997 • 87 min • Budget $600K • Box office $2M

Comedy, Drama

Eliza D'Amico's perfect life is shaken when she finds a mysterious love note for her husband, Louis. Worried, she tells her mother, and they plan to confront him. To get ready, Eliza and her close-knit family of five – including…

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The Hobbit

1977 • 77 min • Budget $3M

Family, Fantasy, Animation

This adventure follows Bilbo Baggins, an ordinary hobbit who becomes involved in a grand quest. Gandalf the Wizard visits him one evening, bringing with him a company of dwarves who ask for his help. They explain that their kingdom has…

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Son in Law

1993 • 95 min • Box office $36M

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Rebecca, a South Dakota native, moves to Los Angeles for college and struggles with the city's overwhelming pace. She meets Crawl, a lively partygoer who believes in her and encourages her to stay. During Thanksgiving break, Rebecca invites Crawl back…

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The Oath

2018 • 93 min • Box office $404K

Comedy, Thriller

Amidst a deeply divided nation, a man navigates Thanksgiving with the difficult goal of keeping his family from falling apart.

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Free Birds

2013 • 91 min • Budget $55M • Box office $110M

Animation, Comedy, Family

Two turkeys from different worlds must overcome their differences and work together to travel back in time. Their goal: to alter history and ensure turkeys are never served as a holiday meal again.

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Hannah and Her Sisters

1986 • 107 min • Budget $6M • Box office $40M

Comedy, Drama

Over a year, between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's life changes unexpectedly when her husband develops feelings for her sister, Lee. This creates a ripple effect within their family, exposing the complicated relationships between the four siblings. Separately, Hannah's ex-husband begins reconnecting…

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Krisha

2016 • 81 min • Budget $30K • Box office $144K

Drama

Krisha goes home for Thanksgiving, but old problems resurface and put her family gathering in jeopardy.

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Broadway Danny Rose

1984 • 84 min • Budget $8M • Box office $10M

Comedy, Drama

Danny Rose, an eager but often clumsy talent manager, tries to succeed in New York's competitive entertainment scene. While searching for opportunities to revive the career of his aging lounge singer client, Lou Canova, Danny unintentionally gets involved with organized…

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Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving

1999 • 70 min

This video collects beloved holiday stories featuring Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, and Tigger. They search for winter supplies, Rabbit tackles Thanksgiving dinner, and everyone welcomes a new friend. With catchy songs, it's a holiday favorite for the whole family.

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Funny People

2009 • 146 min • Budget $75M • Box office $71M

Comedy, Drama

George Simmons is a successful and wealthy comedian who rarely considers the impact of his actions on others. However, a serious health diagnosis prompts him to reconsider his life. With guidance from hopeful aspiring comedian Ira, George begins to re-evaluate…

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Paul Blart: Mall Cop

2009 • 91 min • Budget $26M • Box office $183M

Action, Adventure, Comedy

A group of criminals seize control of a shopping mall, and a quiet security guard must step up to stop them.

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Unaccompanied Minors

2006 • 90 min • Budget $26M • Box office $21M

Comedy, Family

Snow traps five kids at the airport on Christmas Eve. While trying to find a way home, they discover the meaning of friendship as they plan an escape and try to outwit a mean airport worker determined to keep them…

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A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

1973 • 25 min

Animation, Comedy, Family

This Thanksgiving special follows the Peanuts gang as they share a day of food, friendship, and fun. Peppermint Patty invites herself and her friends to Charlie Brown's for a big turkey dinner. Charlie Brown, not known for his cooking, usually…

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The Shop Around the Corner

1940 • 99 min • Budget $500K

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Two people working at a busy gift shop initially dislike each other. They unexpectedly begin exchanging heartfelt letters anonymously, unaware of each other's identities. The film shows how they develop feelings for one another through this secret communication, revealing love…

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Planes, Trains and Automobiles

1987 • 92 min • Budget $15M • Box office $49M

Comedy

Neal Page, a stressed-out marketing executive racing against the clock, unexpectedly meets Del Griffith, a friendly but persistent shower curtain ring salesman. They end up on a long road trip to Chicago for Thanksgiving. The two men, with very different…

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Dutch

1991 • 107 min • Budget $17M • Box office $4M

Comedy, Drama

This heartwarming and funny film follows a man who wants to connect with his girlfriend's intelligent teenage son by picking him up from his exclusive school. What starts as a simple task quickly becomes a challenge. The son proves difficult,…

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A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving

1998 • 22 min

Thanksgiving arrives in the Hundred Acre Wood, and Winnie the Pooh and his friends gather food for their feast. Piglet brings acorns, Pooh brings honey, Owl brings biscuits, Gopher brings lemonade, and Tigger brings ice cream. However, Rabbit arrives and…

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Mr. Bean's Holiday

2007 • 90 min • Budget $25M • Box office $232M

Family, Comedy

While in Cannes as a prize winner, Mr. Bean accidentally separates a young boy from his father and finds himself tasked with reuniting them. His journey across France leads him to unexpected experiences, including cycling and finding love.

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Holiday Reunion

2003 • 91 min

Mitch Snider just wants a normal holiday with his family. But he doesn't have one – until a letter arrives from his estranged cousin, Woodrow. What follows is a hilarious clash between Mitch’s uptight suburban relatives and Woodrow’s eccentric, free-spirited…

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The Ice Storm

1997 • 113 min • Budget $18M • Box office $8M

Drama

It’s Thanksgiving, 1973, and the Hood family’s gathering quickly unravels into escalating conflict. The weekend takes a dramatic turn with an unprecedentedly severe ice storm, the worst in a century. The treacherous weather forces the family to confront their priorities…

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