The Humans (2021)
A24 Based on the Tony Award-winning play by Stephen Karam, The Humans follows a family who gathers in one of their run-down apartments for Thanksgiving. As the holiday progresses, the family starts to talk about their dreams and nightmares, and they reveal truths about themselves that they've been hiding from each other.
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Holidate (2020)
Netflix This sounds like a Christmas movie, but it actually takes place during a year's worth of holidays. When two single people become sick of getting fixed up by their family members, they decide to be each other's (platonic) plus-ones for parties and gatherings. But, despite the firm commitment to stay single, can they stop feelings from developing.
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Friendsgiving (2020)
Saban Films Two best friends had plans for a quiet Friendsgiving, but things quickly change when their party is crashed by a whole group of people they weren't expecting. How out of control can one holiday celebration get?
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Little Women (2019)
Sony Pictures Releasing Little Women is not expressly a Thanksgiving movie, though so much of it takes place around the holidays and in the run-up to Christmas, and there are plenty of around-the-table scenes to give you that cozy feel — and make you feel thankful for your family.
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The Turkey Bowl (2019)
Lionsgate There are a couple Thanksgiving traditions that aren't about eating, namely gathering with old high school buddies before the big feast, and, of course, football. This movie combines the two in a film about a guy who's called to his hometown for Thanksgiving to re-do a football game with bitter rivals that was snowed out 15 years earlier.
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The Oath (2018)
Roadside Attractions This movie isn't your typical, feel-good fare. In it, in a not-too-distant future, the government decides everybody must take a loyalty pledge on Black Friday, which opens a rift during one family's Thanksgiving dinner. Will they survive the weekend?
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Anne of Green Gables: Fire and Dew (2018)
PBS Lez Bomb (2018)
Gravitas Ventures Lauren heads to her New Jersey hometown for Thanksgiving, bringing her girlfriend along with the intention of coming out to her conservative parents. When Lauren's male roommate, Austin, tags along, her family thinks he's her boyfriend — and confusion (aka hilarity) ensues.
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Krisha (2016)
A24 This film follows a woman who on Thanksgiving returns to the family she abandoned — which makes for a tense holiday, to say the least. The film won the Grand Jury and Audience Awards at the 2015 South-by-Southwest Film Festival.
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Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow (2015)
The Jim Henson Company Free Birds (2013)
Relativity Media Voiced by Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson, Amy Poehler and George Takei, this animated comedy is the perfect family-friendly Turkey Day flick. The plot? Two time-traveling turkeys try to head back to the first feast to change the traditional Thanksgiving menu.
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Tower Heist (2011)
Universal Pictures You know when a great time to plan a robbery is? When everyone is looking elsewhere — like at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. When a group of luxury apartment workers lose their pensions in a Ponzi scheme, they vow revenge by planning to steal from their employer during the parade.
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Turkey Bowl (2011)
Tribeca Film This film shouldn't be confused with the other Turkey Bowl movie, though it has a very similar premise: A group of college-aged friends reunite for their annual touch football game, the prize being a frozen turkey. Another bonus: This one is short, clocking in at just over an hour.
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Little Fockers (2010)
Universal Pictures The third and final franchise film follows a patriarch (Jack, Robert DeNiro) searching for a successor for his company. His son-in-law (Greg, Ben Stiller) thinks he has gained trust from his father-in-law. but does he have what it takes? Greg's hosting of a Thanksgiving holiday will help Jack decide.
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The Blind Side (2009)
Warner Bros. It's hard not to get choked up while watching Michael Oher — a homeless 17-year-old — have Thanksgiving dinner for the first time with the Tuohys. It's this moment that makes him realize how welcome he really is (and makes us realize just how thankful we are for our own family and friends). The moment takes place in a story about a family who takes in the football phenom and helps him achieve his potential.
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Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)
Sony Pictures Releasing When a gang of thieves plans a heist at the mall on the night of Black Friday, only one person can take them down: a segway-riding mall cop! An unlikely hero, to be sure, but holidays are full of underdog stories.
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Funny People (2009)
Universal Pictures Though again, Funny People isn't exactly about Thanksgiving, it does have a pivotal scene take place around the holiday table. And the movie, which is about a comedian who learns of a terminal illness, might be a reminder to be grateful.
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Pieces of April (2003)
United Artists In this one, April invites her mother (who is dying of cancer) and the rest of her distant family over for Thanksgiving dinner. She ends up having problems in the kitchen, and reaches out to someone else in her apartment building for help. The new guest has to navigate the prickly family dynamics.
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Tadpole (2002)
Miramax This movie is ostensibly a love triangle between a student named Oscar, the object of his affection, Eve, and Eve's best friend, Diane. The problem? Oscar's only 15 and Eve is his stepmother. Over Thanksgiving break, Oscar winds up in over his head when hatching a plan to seduce Diane to make Eve jealous.
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Sweet November (2001)
Warner Bros. November is an often overlooked time of year, sandwiched between Halloween and Christmas, but it takes center stage in this weepy romance, which takes place over the course of a month (including Thanksgiving). Keanu Reeves stars as a high-powered executive whose life is changed by a new relationship with a free-spirited pet groomer.
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