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 and starring Tobey Maguire and Willem Dafoe

Animated

• B.C.: The First Thanksgiving, a 1973 TV film
• Garfield's Thanksgiving, a 1989 TV film
• Feedin' the Kiddie, a 1957 cartoon short featuring Tom and Jerry
• A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, a 1973 TV film
• Free Birds, a 2013 film directed by Jimmy Hayward
• 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
• 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
• Seasons of Giving, a 1999 TV film featuring Winnie the Pooh
• Alvin and the Chipmunks: Alvin's Thanksgiving Celebration, a 2009 TV film

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
• Broadway Danny Rose, a 1984 film written and directed by Woody Allen
• For Your Consideration, a 2006 film written and directed by Christopher Guest
• The Gold Rush, a 1924 film written by, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin
• Grumpy Old Men, a 1993 film directed by Donald Petrie
• 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
• Not Cool, a 2014 film directed by Shane Dawson
• The Object of My Affection, a 1998 film directed by Nicholas Hytner
• The Other Sister, a 1999 film directed by Garry Marshall
• Paul Blart Mall Cop, a 2009 film directed by Steve Carr
• Planes, Trains and Automobiles, a 1987 film written and directed by John Hughes
• 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
• Tadpole, a 2002 American film directed by Gary Winick
• Thanksgiving Day, a 1990 television film directed by Gino Tanasescu
• Tower Heist, a 2011 film directed by Brett Ratner
• The Big Chill, a 1983 film directed by Lawrence Kasdan
• 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
• Funny People, a 2009 film cowritten and directed by Judd Apatow
• Hannah and Her Sisters, a 1986 film written and directed by Woody Allen
• Home for the Holidays, a 1995 film directed by Jodie Foster
• Nobody's Fool, a 1994 film directed by Robert Benton
• Palo Alto, a 2007 film directed by Brad Leong
• Pieces of April, a 2003 film written and directed by Peter Hedges
• 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
• Sweet Hearts Dance, a 1988 film directed by Robert Greenwald
• Thanksgiving, a 2014 film directed by Adam Newport-Berra
• What's Cooking?, a 2000 film directed by Gurinder Chadha

Drama

• American Son, a 2008 film directed by Neil Abramson
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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 Family Thanksgiving, a 2010 Hallmark Channel Original Movie directed by Neill Fearnley
• 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 Promise, a 1986 Disney adaptation starring Beau Bridges
• The Thanksgiving Visitor, a 1967 TV adaptation of the story by Truman Capote
• 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
• You've Got Mail, a 1998 romantic comedy film starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan
• Turkey Hollow, a 2015 film from Jim Henson
• Holiday Engagement, a 2011 Hallmark Channel Original Movie starring Bonnie Somerville and Shelley Long
• The National Tree, a 2009 Hallmark Channel Original Movie starring Andrew McCarthy
• The Thanksgiving House, a 2013 Hallmark Channel Original Movie starring Emily Rose

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
• 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

Thriller

• Don't Say a Word, a 2001 psychological thriller film starring Michael Douglas
• Unknown, a 2011 psychological thriller starring Liam Neeson
• Thanksgiving, a 2007 short by Joe Larue about a homosexual male couple

Other

• By the Light of the Silvery Moon, a 1953 musical film, features a scene in which the boy Wesley (Billy Gray) tries to save his pet turkey by stealing another turkey for his family's Thanksgiving dinner
• 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

See also

• List of Thanksgiving television specials

External links

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