Feast Your Eyes on These 20 Thanksgiving Movies, FromFriendsgivingtoTurkey Drop

Mar. 15, 2025

A masked killer in ‘Thanksgiving,’ 2023; The cast of ‘A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving,’ 1973; Ana de Armas in ‘Knives Out,’ 2019.Photo:TriStar Pictures and Spyglass Media Group; United Feature Syndicate; Claire Folger/Lionsgate/Kobal/Shutterstock

TriStar Pictures and Spyglass Media Group; United Feature Syndicate; Claire Folger/Lionsgate/Kobal/Shutterstock

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

Of course, many people will be tuned into the morning’sMacy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, but for a post-meal bonding moment, there are also countless movies centered around Thanksgiving to turn on.

Whether you’re looking for something family-friendly likeA Charlie Brown Thanksgivingor heartwarming likeMiracle on 34th Street, there’s a little something for everyone this holiday.

And once you’re done watching all these notable films, you can head right into the next holiday withthe best Christmas movies.

Read ahead for the best movies to stream this Thanksgiving.

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

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

CBS

Thanksgiving

The killer in a John Carver mask in ‘Thanksgiving,’ 2023.Pief Weyman/TriStar Pictures

Pief Weyman/TriStar Pictures

If you’re not quite ready to move on from the horror films of Halloween,Eli Roth’sturkey-themed slasherserves up exactly what you crave. A year after a poorly supervised Black Friday sale ends several lives in Plymouth, Mass., a ruthless killer donning a Pilgrim mask decides that revenge is a dish best served cold.

WatchThanksgivingon Netflix

Knives Out

Don Johnson and Jamie Lee Curtis in ‘Knives Out,’ 2019.Claire Folger/Lionsgate/Courtesy Everett

Claire Folger/Lionsgate/Courtesy Everett

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

WatchKnives Outon Tubi

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Steve MartinandJohn Candystar in this comedy film about two polar opposites who wind up becoming travel companions as they try to make it home in time for Thanksgiving. (We guarantee you’ll be able to find this one playing on cable all day Thursday.)

WatchPlanes, Trains and Automobileson Paramount+

Little Women

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

Columbia Pictures

This 2019 adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s eponymous novelchronicles 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. Though it doesn’t explicitly take place around Thanksgiving, it’s got themes of gratitude, family and togetherness, and will certainly give you all the warm and cozy feelings.

WatchLittle Womenon Hulu

Miracle on 34th Street

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

After unknowingly hiring the real-life Santa (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 take place on 34th Street.

WatchMiracle on 34th Streeton Disney+

The Humans

Clockwise from lower left: June Squibb, Amy Schumer, Steven Yeun, Beanie Feldstein, Richard Jenkins and Jayne Houdyshell in ‘The Humans,’ 2021.Linda Kallerus/Showtime Networks/Courtesy Everett Collection

Linda Kallerus/Showtime Networks/Courtesy Everett Collection

WatchThe Humanson Amazon Prime Video

Home for the Holidays

The cast of ‘Home for the Holidays,’ 1995.everett collection

everett collection

WatchHome for the Holidayson 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 out of water when she heads off to college in L.A., but things start to look up 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.

WatchSon-in-Lawon Hulu

What’s Cooking?

Julianna Margulies, Lainie Kazan and Kyra Sedgwick in ‘What’s Cooking?,’ 2000.Flashpoint/Stagescreen/Kobal/Shutterstock

Flashpoint/Stagescreen/Kobal/Shutterstock

Be a fly on the wall as four diverse L.A. families — each with their own cultural and household traditions — prepare for Thanksgiving dinner in this 2000 ensemble comedy starringJulianna Margulies,Alfre Woodard,Joan Chen, Mercedes Ruehl and more.

WatchWhat’s Cooking?on Amazon Prime Video

Friendsgiving

The cast of ‘Friendsgiving,’ 2020.Everett Collection

Everett Collection

As the title suggests, the comedy film starringMalin ÅkermanandKat Denningsrevolves around a group of friends who reunite for the holidays.

WatchFriendsgivingon Starz

Holidate

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

Sick of never having a date for the holidays, a young man (Luke Bracey) and woman (Emma Roberts) make a deal to only date each other on annual celebrations — which include Thanksgiving, St. Patrick’s Day and more.

WatchHolidateon Netflix

Addams Family Values

Anjelica Huston and Raul Julia in ‘Addams Family Values,’ 1993.Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock

Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock

WhileThe Addams Familyisreserved for Halloween time, its sequelAddams Family Valuescounts as a Thanksgiving film thanks to Wednesday’s (Christina Ricci) chaotic play at camp.

WatchAddams Family Valueson Paramount+

Instant Family

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

StarringMark WahlbergandRose Byrne, the film follows a couple who adopt three siblings following a Thanksgiving dinner with their reluctant family.

WatchInstant Familyon Paramount+

Turkey Drop

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

WatchTurkey Dropon Freeform

Pieces of April

Katie Holmes in ‘Pieces of April,’ 2003.Everett

StarringKatie Holmes, the film follows a young woman named April who attempts to throw a Thanksgiving dinner for her estranged and slightly dysfunctional family.

WatchPieces of Aprilon Tubi

Garfield’s Thanksgiving

Garfield and Jon Arbuckle in ‘Garfield’s Thanksgiving,’ 1989.Garfield & Friends/YouTube

Garfield & Friends/YouTube

Based on theGarfieldcomic strip, the special follows the legendarily lazy orange cat as he gets some very bad news ahead of Thanksgiving: He must go on a diet.

WatchGarfield’s Thanksgivingon Peacock

Black Friday

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

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

WatchBlack Fridayon Prime Video

Jim Henson’s Turkey Hollow

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

WatchJim Henson’s Turkey Hollowon Disney+

The Turkey Bowl

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

WatchThe Turkey Bowlon Peacock

source: people.com