List of films set around Thanksgiving

This is a list of films set on or around the American Thanksgiving holiday.

Action

Spider-Man, a 2002 film directed by Sam Raimi

Animated

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Alvin's Thanksgiving Celebration, a 2009 TV film
B.C.: The First Thanksgiving, a 1973 TV film
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, a 1973 TV film
Feedin' the Kiddie, a 1957 cartoon short featuring Tom and Jerry
Free Birds, a 2013 film directed by Jimmy Hayward
Garfield's Thanksgiving, a 1989 TV film
Holiday for Drumsticks, a 1949 Merrie Melodies cartoon short featuring Daffy Duck
Jerky Turkey, a 1945 cartoon short
The Little Orphan, a 1949 cartoon short featuring Tom and Jerry
Mouse on the Mayflower, a 1968 TV film
Pilgrim Popeye, a 1951 cartoon short featuring Popeye
Pilgrim Porky, a 1940 Looney Tunes cartoon short featuring Porky Pig
Seasons of Giving, a 1999 TV film featuring Winnie the Pooh
Soup's On, a 1948 cartoon short featuring Donald Duck with Huey, Dewey, and Louie
This Is America, Charlie Brown: The Mayflower Voyagers, a 1988 TV film
Tom Turk and Daffy, a 1944 Looney Tunes cartoon short featuring Daffy Duck and Porky Pig
The Voice of the Turkey, a 1950 Noveltoons cartoon short

Comedy

Addams Family Values, a 1993 film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld
Alice's Restaurant, a 1969 film directed by Arthur Penn
Awkward Thanksgiving, a 2014 film written and directed Henrique Couto
Beethoven, a 1992 film directed by Brian Levant
The Big Chill, a 1983 film directed by Lawrence Kasdan
Broadway Danny Rose, a 1984 film written and directed by Woody Allen
Diary of a Mad Housewife, a 1970 film directed by Frank Perry
Down and Out in Beverly Hills, a 1986 film written and directed by Paul Mazursky
Dutch, a 1991 film written by John Hughes and directed by Peter Faiman
The Facts of Life Reunion, a 2001 television film based on the 1979-88 sitcom
For Your Consideration, a 2006 film written and directed by Christopher Guest
Friendsgiving, a 2018 film written and directed by Nicol Paone
Funny People, a 2009 film cowritten and directed by Judd Apatow
The Gold Rush, a 1924 film written by, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin
Grumpy Old Men, a 1993 film directed by Donald Petrie
Hannah and Her Sisters, a 1986 film written and directed by Woody Allen
Home for the Holidays, a 1995 film directed by Jodie Foster
The House of Yes, a 1997 film directed by Mark Waters
Jack and Jill, a 2011 film directed by Dennis Dugan
National Lampoon's Thanksgiving Family Reunion, a 2003 television film directed by Neal Israel
Mistress America, a 2015 film directed by Noah Baumbach
Nobody's Fool, a 1994 film directed by Robert Benton
Not Cool, a 2014 film directed by Shane Dawson
The Oath, a 2018 film directed by Ike Barinholtz
The Object of My Affection, a 1998 film directed by Nicholas Hytner
The Other Sister, a 1999 film directed by Garry Marshall
Palo Alto, a 2007 film directed by Brad Leong
Paul Blart Mall Cop, a 2009 film directed by Steve Carr
Pieces of April, a 2003 film written and directed by Peter Hedges
Planes, Trains and Automobiles, a 1987 film written, produced, and directed by John Hughes
Primary Colors, a 1998 film directed by Mike Nichols
She's Gotta Have It, a 1986 film written and directed by Spike Lee
Smart People, a 2008 film written by Mark Poirier and directed by Noam Murro
Somebody Killed Her Husband, a 1978 comedy/mystery film directed by Lamont Johnson
Son in Law, a 1993 film directed by Steve Rash
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski, a 1985 television film written by Jean Shepherd and directed by Fred Barzyk
Starting Over, a 1979 film directed by Alan J. Pakula
Sweet Hearts Dance, a 1988 film directed by Robert Greenwald
Tadpole, a 2002 American film directed by Gary Winick
Thanksgiving, a 2014 film directed by Adam Newport-Berra
Thanksgiving Day, a 1990 television film directed by Gino Tanasescu
Tower Heist, a 2011 film directed by Brett Ratner
What's Cooking?, a 2000 film directed by Gurinder Chadha
You've Got Mail, a 1998 romantic comedy film starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan

Drama

American Son, a 2008 film directed by Neil Abramson
Antwone Fisher, a 2002 film directed by and starring Denzel Washington
Avalon, a 1990 film directed by Barry Levinson
The Blind Side, a 2009 film directed by John Lee Hancock
Brokeback Mountain, a 2005 film directed by Ang Lee
The Daytrippers, a 1996 film directed by Greg Mottola
Four Brothers, a 2005 film directed by John Singleton
Giant, a 1956 film directed by George Stevens
Home of the Brave, a 2006 film directed by Irwin Winkler
The Ice Storm, a 1997 film directed by Ang Lee and based on the 1994 novel of the same name by Rick Moody
The Morning After, a 1986 film directed by Sidney Lumet
The Myth of Fingerprints, a 1997 film directed by Bart Freundlich
One Special Night, a 1999 television film directed by Roger Young
One True Thing, a 1998 film directed by Carl Franklin
Palo Alto, a 2007 film written and directed by Brad Leong
Plymouth Adventure, a 1952 film directed by Clarence Brown
Prisoners, a 2013 film directed by Denis Villeneuve
Rescue Dawn, a 2006 film directed by Werner Herzog
Rocky, a 1976 film directed by John G. Avildsen, written by and starring Sylvester Stallone
Rocky II, a 1979 film directed, written by, and starring Sylvester Stallone
Scent of a Woman, a 1992 film directed by Martin Brest
Still Alice, a 2014 film directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland
Sweet November, a 2001 film directed by Pat O'Connor
Thanksgiving, a 2004 short film directed by Tom Donahue
A Time to Remember, a 2003 television film directed by William Sims Myers
Unfaithful, a 2002 film directed by Adrian Lyne
Unhook the Stars, a 1996 film directed by Nick Cassavetes
The Vicious Kind, a 2009 film directed by Lee Toland Krieger
The War at Home, a 1996 film directed by and starring Emilio Estevez

Family

A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain, a 1982 TV film
A Family Thanksgiving, a 2010 Hallmark Channel Original Movie directed by Neill Fearnley
Holiday Engagement, a 2011 Hallmark Channel Original Movie starring Bonnie Somerville and Shelley Long
Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade, a 2012 Hallmark Channel Original Movie
Miracle on 34th Street, a 1947 comedy-fantasy spanning from Thanksgiving to Christmas; remade for television in 1973 and theatrically in 1994
The National Tree, a 2009 Hallmark Channel Original Movie starring Andrew McCarthy
An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving, a 2008 Hallmark Channel Original Movie based on a short story by Louisa May Alcott
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale, a 1994 Disney film based on the life of Squanto, featuring the first Thanksgiving in the final scene
The Thanksgiving House, a 2013 Hallmark Channel Original Movie starring Emily Rose
The Thanksgiving Promise, a 1986 TV film starring Beau Bridges
The Thanksgiving Visitor, a 1967 TV adaptation of the story by Truman Capote
Turkey Hollow, a 2015 film from Jim Henson
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion, a 1993 TV film

Horror

Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County (1998), a family is terrorized by extraterrestrial creatures while celebrating Thanksgiving
Blood Rage (1983), a psychopath goes on a homicidal rampage after the twin brother he framed for murder years earlier escapes on Thanksgiving
Blood Freak (1972), giant turkey monster.
Boogeyman (2005), around Thanksgiving, a man is stalked by the entity that haunted his childhood
Home Movie (2008), home video footage documents a family's descent into violence and madness; includes scenes of various holidays including Thanksgiving
Home Sweet Home (1981), an escaped mental patient embarks on a killing spree over Thanksgiving weekend
Intensity (1997), a young woman encounters a serial killer while visiting a friend's family for Thanksgiving, then follows him to try and rescue a teenager he's abducted
Kristy (2014), a college girl who is alone on campus over the Thanksgiving break is targeted by a group of outcasts
Thanksgiving (2006; short film), two couples are taken captive and tortured by a sadist during Thanksgiving dinner
Thanksgiving (2007; short film), an insane, turkey-obsessed pilgrim commits a series of random murders on Thanksgiving; directed by Eli Roth
ThanksKilling (2009), a group of students are hunted by a demonic turkey during Thanksgiving break
ThanksKilling 3, a 2012 film sequel to ThanksKilling
Thanxgiving, a 2006 film, directed by Bobby Ray Akers, Jr. about Spectre, a college film student, who takes his film crew to a deserted campground to finish his thesis film over Thanksgiving break

Musical

By the Light of the Silvery Moon, a 1953 film directed by David Butler
Holiday Inn, a 1942 film directed by Mark Sandrich

Thriller

Don't Say a Word, a 2001 film directed by Gary Fleder
North by Northwest, a 1959 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Prisoners, a 2013 film directed by Denis Villeneuve
Unknown, a 2011 film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra

Other

The Last Waltz, a 1978 documentary film directed by Martin Scorsese about The Band's farewell concert, which took place on Thanksgiving Day in 1976
The Doors, a 1991 biopic about Jim Morrison starring Val Kilmer

External links

List of Thanksgiving Feature Films and Videos at the Internet Movie Database

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