7 Festive Movies To Watch This Thanksgiving Weekend

If you’re planning a movie marathon this Thanksgiving weekend, you're in luck. From blistering dramas to infectious comedies, we’ve rounded up a list of some of the best Thanksgiving movies that will make your family get-together memorable, fun and adventurous.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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“Home for the Holidays” (1995) — Holly Hunter, Anne Bancroft, Robert Downey Jr.; directed by Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster’s comedy stars Holly Hunter as Claudia Larson, a single mom who unexpectedly travels back to her hometown to spend Thanksgiving with her dysfunctional family. What happens next? An explosive and riotous holiday dinner erupts. But suddenly, romance is in the air when Claudia meets her brother’s (Robert Downey Jr.) dashing friend (Dylan McDermott).

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“Planes, Trains & Automobiles” (1987) — Steve Martin, John Candy; directed by John Hughes

What if your flight was suddenly diverted to another place due to an unforgiving snowstorm? Well, this is exactly the premise of John Hughes’ hilarious comedy. Steve Martin and John Candy star as an unlikely pair of traveling partners who must bunk up together as they try to get home just in time for Thanksgiving.

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“The House of Yes” (1997) — Parker Posey, Josh Hamilton, Tori Spelling; directed by Mark Waters

In this film, Parker Posey shines in her role as a mentally unhinged young woman who suddenly goes into a fit of rage when her brother (Josh Hamilton) makes a big reveal during their family’s Thanksgiving get-together. Oh — and did we tell you that she thinks she is the real Jackie Kennedy?

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“Free Birds” (2013) — Woody Harrelson, Owen Wilson, Amy Poehler; directed by Jimmy Hayward

In this animated film, Woody Harrelson and Owen Wilson lend their voices as turkeys Jake and Reggie, a pair of polar opposites who must set aside their differences for a history-altering mission: to end Thanksgiving for good. How exactly? They must travel back in time to 1621, the year when the first Thanksgiving took place.

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“Scent of a Woman” (1992) — Al Pacino, Chris O'Donnell; directed by Martin Brest

One of Al Pacino’s career-defining films, Martin Brest’s searing drama finally earned the iconic actor his first, long-overdue Oscar for his role as a blind U.S. Army vet who meets prep school student Charlie Simms (Chris O’Donnell) over a Thanksgiving weekend. What ensues is an unlikely friendship between the two men that is bound to last for a lifetime.

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“Addams Family Values” (1993) — Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd; directed by Barry Sonnenfeld

In this sequel to 1991’s “The Addams Family,” classic TV’s favorite gothic family is on a rescue mission to save Uncle Fester from his new lady love. Why? Because she is a black widow. Meanwhile, siblings Wednesday (Christina Ricci) and Pugsley (Jimmy Workman) are about to participate in a musical rendition of the first Thanksgiving.

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“Nobody’s Fool” (1994) — Paul Newman, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith; directed by Robert Benton

A story about self-reflection and introspection, Robert Benton’s drama stars Paul Newman as Donald Sullivan, a 60-year-old man who’d rather spend his life adrift in emptiness — that is, until one Thanksgiving day, when his estranged son comes home with a son of his own. Suddenly, he must face the music head-on and stop avoiding adult responsibilities. Can he really do the seemingly insurmountable task?

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