7 Thanksgiving Movies to Whet Your Appetite on Turkey Day

7 Thanksgiving Movies to Whet Your Appetite on Turkey Day

Christmas movies seem to dominate this time of year, but before you dive into or take a look at Hallmark’s deliciously cheesy Christmas movies Red At the movies, consider spending some time watching Thanksgiving movies during Thanksgiving week! The Thanksgiving movie is an often overlooked (and frankly, pretty rare) type of holiday movie. It barely touched on Turkey Day, but has plenty of fall vibes (like the Nora Ephron classic). You have mail), is all about getting home on time for Thanksgiving dinner (e.g Planes, trains and automobiles) or somewhere in between (like darlingswhose streaming begins on November 28th).

A Thanksgiving movie could be the perfect accompaniment to your turkey dinner this holiday season—and is definitely a great idea for that post-dinner food coma. Here are seven of the best Thanksgiving movies to stream this holiday season.

darlings (November 28th)

darlings follows two best friends and college freshmen who want to achieve one goal over Thanksgiving break: break up with their high school significant other or do a “Turkey Dump.” Kiernan Shipka, Nico Hiraga and Caleb Hearon star in this coming-of-age comedy. darlings Premieres Thanksgiving Day (November 28) on Max.

Stream on Max

The people (2021)

During a turbulent time, a family gathers for Thanksgiving dinner in a tiny apartment in New York’s Chinatown. Richard Jenkins, Jayne Houdyshell, Amy Schumer, Beanie Feldstein, Steven Yeun and June Squibb star in this underrated A24 film based on the Tony Award-winning play of the same name. You can stream it for free on Amazon Prime Video.

Stream on Prime Video

Vacation (2020)

Although not exclusively a Thanksgiving movie, Vacation covers Turkey Day! Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey star in the romantic comedy about two single adults who team up to be each other’s date at every family holiday of the year. You can stream Vacation on Netflix.

Stream on Netflix

Friendsgiving (2020)

A group of dysfunctional friends get together for a Friendsgiving, bringing vegan dishes and lots of drama. Malin Åkerman, Kat Dennings, Aisha Tyler, Chelsea Peretti, Christine Taylor, Jane Seymour, Deon Cole, Wanda Sykes, Margaret Cho and Fortune Feimster star in Friendsgiving, streaming on Starz.

Stream on Starz

Fantastic Mr Fox (2009)

Another non-specific Thanksgiving movie, huh? Fantastic Mr Fox The lack of official Turkey Day scenes is made up for with stolen turkeys, elaborate dinner scenes, and a beautiful autumnal color palette. George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray are the singing stars of this 2009 Wes Anderson film. You can catch Fantastic Mr Fox Streaming on Disney+.

Stream on Disney+

You have mail (1998)

Are not all Are Nora Ephron’s films the perfect fall film? You have MayI may only have that one iconic Thanksgiving scene, but I’ll take any excuse to return to this 1998 romantic comedy starring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks. Additionally, Elwood Edwards, the voice behind the iconic “You’ve got Mail!” message, died earlier this month. For these two reasons I recommend a return visit You have mail this Thanksgiving. It’s not currently streaming anywhere, but you can rent it for $4 on Amazon.

Rent on Amazon

Planes, trains and automobiles (1986)

Steve Martin and John Candy star in this heartwarming John Hughes film about two strangers who find themselves thrown together after a series of travel accidents while trying to get home for Thanksgiving. You can stream Planes, trains and automobiles on Paramount+.

Stream on Paramount+

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