Top Thanksgiving Films 2015

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973) Rated NR

Peppermint Patty invites herself and her friends over to Charlie Brown’s for Thanksgiving, and with Linus, Snoopy, and Woodstock, he attempts to throw together a Thanksgiving dinner. Starring Todd Barbee, Robin Kohn, Stephen Shea, Hilary Momberger

  Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) Rated R

A man must struggle to travel home for Thanksgiving with an obnoxious slob of a shower curtain ring salesman as his only companion. Starring Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins

 The Ultimate Gift (2006) Rated PG

A deceased billionaire leaves his spoiled adult grandson a series of odd tasks to perform in order to receive “the ultimate gift,” with the resentful grandson having no idea what that might be. Starring James Garner, Drew Fuller, Abigail Breslin

 An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving (2008) Rated NR

Inspired by a short story, Isabella Caldwell is a high-society woman in late-1800’s New York. When Isabella’s estranged daughter Mary becomes ill and is too proud to ask her mother for assistance, Mary’s daughter, Tilly, takes it upon herself to contact her grandmother and plead for help. Isabella’s arrival causes an upheaval in many lives, but may also lead to reconciliation within the family. Starring Jacqueline Bisset, Helene Joy, Tatiana Maslany

 A Family Thanksgiving (2010) Rated NR

A lawyer trying to make partner is shown the joys of living a more balanced life. Starring Daphne Zuniga, Dan Payne, Gina Holden

 Holiday Engagement (2011) Rated NR

Afraid to admit she was just dumped, a woman hires an actor to play her lawyer-boyfriend during a 4-day Thanksgiving weekend at her parents’ house. Starring Bonnie Somerville, Shelley Long, Jordan Bridges

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