Funny People
Lonely comedian George Simmons (Adam Sandler) discovers he has leukemia and grows a desire for real friendships. One of the movie's funniest scenes involves Sandler's character gives a toast at the Thanksgiving dinner table.
Grumpy Old Men
This grumpy—but funny!— flick follows the story of a lifelong feud between Max Goldman (Walter Matthau) and John Gustafson (Jack Lemmon). The hostility deepens on Thanksgiving Day after spotting their new female neighbor on a date.
Home for the Holidays
Claudia Larson (Holly Hunter) looses her job and finds herself having to go home to her offbeat family to spend Turkey Day together. The holiday comedy is full of dysfunctional family antics.
Miracle on 34th Street
Yes, the film is mainly about Santa Claus, but it does open with the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, making it a great way to get into the Christmas spirit early!
Scent of a Woman
The film stars Al Pacino and has an epic holiday dinner scene in which Pacino puts Bradley Whitford's character in a headlock. Ouch!
Pieces of April
Flashback to 2003 when Katie Holmes played a rebelious daughter who invites her dying mother and estranged family for Thanksgiving dinner. Can you say awkward?!
Son in Law
Small-town girl Rebecca Warner (Carla Gugino) goes away to college and comes home to her conservative family for the holidays with her new party-animal friend (Pauly Shore). Let's just say comedy ensues, big-time.
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
The comedy is about a man (Steve Martin) just trying to get home for Turkey Day when his flight gets canceled. A curtain-ring salesman (John Candy) is heading in the same direction and accompanies Martin, annoying him with his bad humor along the way.
The Ice Storm
The film takes place in 1973 during the Thanksgiving holiday and is filled with lots of sex and drinking. Party time!
Dutch
Ed O'Neill stars as Dutch, a man who picks his girlfriend's son up from prep school to bring him back home to Chicago for Thanksgiving, only to learn that the boy is not so nice.