Thanksgiving Movies
As you unwind from your Thanksgiving holiday meal and decide whether to brave the holiday shopping sales and crowds the next day, or wrestle with twisted masses of holiday lights, many families seize the opportunity for a long weekend with the kids. to spend the time. the night with some good holiday movie rentals. The following are some suggestions for Thanksgiving movies that the whole family should enjoy.
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973)
This time-tested favorite always appeals to kids and brings adults back to childhood times before the days of Nickelodeon and Disney Channel 24-hour cartoons, where the idea of watching Action movies from Thanks on the TV at 8pm was a pleasure in itself. In this classic, Charlie Brown is pressured into hosting a “traditional” Thanksgiving meal for his friends. With their limited culinary knowledge and skills, everyone learns something about friendship, cooperation, and the true meaning of Thanksgiving.
Home for the Holidays (1995)
Home for the Holidays is one of several Thanksgiving movies where a typical dysfunctional family is reunited for the Thanksgiving holidays. This is a comedy starring Clair Danes and Robert Downey Jr, and it’s relaxing and fun for the whole family.
Planes, trains and automobiles (1987)
This classic John Candy / Steve Martin comedy centers on two travelers trying to get home for Thanksgiving, amid canceled flights and unsavory fellow travelers.
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
The classic story of the post-Thanksgiving season at Macy’s in New York, where citizens are put to the test in their Christmas spirit and their belief that the man hired as Santa Claus at Macy’s is real. Wonderful, warm, and enlightening, as always, and a must-have addition to the Thanksgiving movie portfolio.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Something about this movie makes it a classic Christmas replay. Although it doesn’t focus on the Thanksgiving season at all, the movie’s setting and repetitive lessons on greed, family, and appreciation for what we have make it a must for family movie time.