60 Best Thanksgiving Movies and Shows of All Time

Thanksgiving is here, making it the perfect time to eat lots of food, hang with friends and family, and, of course, watch some great movies and television shows. If you’re looking to stay in the holiday spirit, we’ve put together a list of some of the best Thanksgiving movies and shows you can watch, so you can keep the holiday vibes going long after you eat your turkey leftovers. Sit back, grab an extra slice of pie, and let the festive holiday vewing begin.

Best All-Time Thanksgiving Movies

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973)

In a throwback that's hard to beat, this classic Peanuts tale follows the gang over Thanksgiving as the group tries to make their own holiday dinner. A welcome addition to any family get-together around this holiday, the movie doesn’t get old—even if you do. Stream: Apple TV+

Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)

This holiday road trip comedy has become a Thanksgiving classic, following Steve Martin’s ad executive Neal Page and John Candy’s shower curtain ring salesman Del Griffith as they try to get home to Chicago for the holiday. Naturally, things don’t go according to plan and the two have quite a few misadventures on the way. Stream: Paramount+, Pluto TV

Spider-Man (2002)

As one of the first major superhero blockbusters, Spider-Man has plenty to enjoy, including a young Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker, a perfectly villainous Willem Dafoe as Norman Osborn/Green Goblin, and Kirsten Dunst as Mary-Jane Watson. It also has a very memorable scene taking place during a Thanksgiving dinner that almost reveals Peter’s secret identity. Shortly after fighting with the Green Goblin, Normal is invited over to Thanksgiving dinner alongside Mary-Jane and his son Harry Osborn (James Franco). Peter swings back home and in a very tense moment, clings to the ceiling when everyone comes into his room. Later, Norman can tell Peter has an injury he gave to Spider-Man, revealing that his son’s friend is his nemesis. Stream: Disney Plus

Rocky (1976)

Always inspiring, this Best Picture winner helped make Sylvester Stallone into a superstar and remains one of the most inspiring sports movies ever made. The boxing classic even touches on Thanksgiving a bit when Rocky (Stallone) comes to take Adrian (Talia Shire) out for a date, even though it happens to be on the holiday. Her brother Paulie (Burt Young) encourages her to go out with Rocky, going so far as to launch her cooked turkey outside: "You want the bird? Go in the alley and eat the bird!" Stream: MGM+, Fubo TV

Scent of a Woman (1992)

Now best known for being the film that won Al Pacino his first Best Actor Oscar at the Academy Awards, the film is set on thanksgiving weekend. When a student (Chris O’Donnell) is hired to take care of retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade (Pacino), the two take a trip to New York City, eventually ending up at Frank’s brother’s home for Thanksgiving. The explosive Thanksgiving scene reveals how Frank originally was blinded while in the Army, and the two continue their weekend trip, ultimately forming a bond despite Frank’s irritable nature. Stream: Rent or Purchase (Amazon, Apple, Vudu)

Home for the Holidays (1995)

With her life falling apart after being fired from her job and her daughter wanting to have her own Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson (Holly Hunter), goes home to Baltimore to spend the holiday with her family. The dysfunctional Larson’s include her brother Tommy (Robert Downey Jr.), mother Adele (Anne Bancroft), and Aunt (Geraldine Chaplin). Directed by Jodie Foster, the film also stars a number of recognizable actors, including Claire Danes in an early role, Dylan McDermott, David Strathairn and Steve Guttenberg. Stream: Paramount+, Pluto TV

Best Thanksgiving Movies for Families

You've Got Mail (1998)

This romantic comedy was a big reunion between director Nora Ephron and stars Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, who all collaborated on 1993’s Sleepless in Seattle. This time around, Ryan plays Kathleen Kelly, who runs a small bookshop on the Upper West Side, while Hanks stars as Joe Fox, who runs Fox Books, a big chain bookstore much like Barnes and Noble. Taking place around the holiday season, in one memorable scene, Joe saves Kathleen some embarrassment when he pays for some of her Thanksgiving supplies at Zabar’s when she doesn't have the sufficient amount of cash on her: “Happy Thanksgiving,” he leaves her with. Stream: Rent or Purchase (Amazon, Apple, YouTube, Google)

The Blind Side (2009)

This biographical sports drama tells the story of Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron), who went from being in foster care to becoming one of the best football prospects in the country. Michael ends up coming into the care of the Tuohy family, who eventually take him in and lead him on a path that takes him to the University of Mississippi and the NFL. The film won Bullock the Oscar for Best Actress and one scene of the film features Michael and the family having Thanksgiving together. Instead of sitting on the couch and watching football like they usually do, LeAnne follows Michael’s lead and brings the family together in the dining room to eat together. Stream: Rent or Purchase (Amazon, Apple, YouTube, Google)

Instant Family (2018)

This family holiday comedy stars Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne as Pete and Ellie, a married couple who decide to adopt children and create a family to push back against relatives who think they’ll never have children. The couple end up adopting three siblings, which changes their lives in ways they couldn’t imagine. Early in the film, a Thanksgiving dinner with Ellie’s family convinces the couple to adopt, as the family thinks that they’d never actually do it. The supporting cast also includes Margo Martindale, Julie Hagerty, Tig Notaro and Octavia Spencer. Stream: Paramount+, Fubo TV, FX

Funniest Thanksgiving Movies

Addams Family Values (1993)

The Addams Family returns in this sequel, which once again plays up the differences between the dark and macabre family with the seemingly happy neighborhood around them. This time around, the family welcomes a new baby and Uncle Fester (Christopher Lloyd,) is wooed by the baby’s nanny. Little does he know she’s looking to kill him and steal his inheritance. When the kids are sent to summer camp, Wednesday (Christina Ricci) finds herself part of a Thanksgiving-themed play, which naturally does not go as planned (let’s just say it involves some fire). Stream: Paramount+, Pluto TV

Funny People (2009)

Director Judd Apatow’s 2009 film is set in a world he knows very well: stand-up comedy. Teaming up with his former real-life roommate from his early days in Adam Sandler, the movie follows a young comedian Ira (Seth Rogen), who ends up becoming the assistant to a big movie star George (Sandler). In a key moment of the film, Ira invites George over for Thanksgiving with his friends, and George gives a heartfelt speech during dinner—which comes between some hilarious banter and vulgar jokes from a supporting cast that includes Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman, and Aubrey Plaza. Stream: Netflix

Son in Law (1993)

This Pauly Shore comedy gives new meaning to bringing someone home for the holidays. When Becca starts college in Los Angeles after growing up on a farm in South Dakota, she meets her dorm advisor Fred "Crawl" Weasel (Shore) and starts to become more of a California girl. The culture clash is not known to her parents until she comes home for Thanksgiving, bringing Crawl with her and his party animal persona to the farm. Naturally, the clash of cultures brings out many hilarious results, including Crawl trying his hand at farm work. Stream: Hulu

Tower Heist (2011)

This heist comedy takes place during Thanksgiving weekend, with Ben Stiller’s Tower building manager Josh Kovaks and his ragtag crew trying to steal money from a Wall Street bigwig (Alan Alda) who has set up a Ponzi scheme. Using the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade as cover, Josh leads the robbery, including help from his childhood friend Slide (Eddie Murphy) and Charlie (Casey Afflect), the building’s concierge and his brother-in-law. Stream: Hulu

Friendsgiving (2020)

This holiday comedy centers on Molly (Malin Akerman), an actress who is planning on a quiet Thanksgiving holiday with her new baby. Instead, things get very out of hand when a bunch of her friends join in for “Friendsgiving,” making the holiday more chaotic than she ever could imagine. Produced by Ben Stiller and his Heartbreak Kid co-star Akerman, the ensemble cast Kat Dennings, Christine Taylor, Jane Seymour, Aisha Tyler, Chelsea Peretti and Wanda Sykes. Stream: Starz

The Oath (2018)

This holiday comedy asks the premise: what would happen if the United States government asked all its citizens to make a loyalty pledge? This question is put to the test to the nation over Thanksgiving, just as families are sitting down to holiday dinner. Chris (Ike Barinholtz) and wife Kai (Tiffany Haddish) have their politically divided family over, and chaos ensues around the country and at home, as everyone but Chris in his family signs the pledge. Stream: Kanopy or for Rent or Purchase (Amazon, Apple, YouTube, Google)

Best Oldie Thanksgiving Movies

Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

One of Woody Allen’s most critically acclaimed films is bookended by two Thanksgiving gatherings, with all kinds of drama happening in the two years between. The story centers on Mia Farrow’s Hannah and her sisters (yes, it’s right there in the title). Lee (Barbara Hershey), the youngest sibling who is in a relationship with a much older artist (Max Von Sydow), and Holly (Dianne Wiest), who jumps around from career to career looking for some stability. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and Wiest won the Best Supporting Actress, while Allen took home Best Original Screenplay. Stream: Tubi, Pluto

Trading Places (1983)

This Eddie Murphy classic pulls the hat trick of being set around all three major holidays at the end of the year with Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Murphy stars as Billy Ray Valentine, a hustler who is unwittingly brought into a scheme to “trade places” with commodities broker Louis Winthorpe III (Dan Ackroyd), all to see who can win a bet between rich brothers Mortimer and Randolph Duke (Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche). In an early scene while locked up in jail, Murphy says: “It ain't cool being no jive turkey this close to Thanksgiving!" Stream: Rent or Purchase (Amazon, Apple, Vudu)

Grumpy Old Men (1993)

A reunion of Odd Couple stars Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, this 1993 comedy follows the two as disagreeable neighbors instead of roommates. Both men are retired and widowed and when a new, attractive neighbor (Ann-Margaret) moves in across the street, the two duel for her affection. Part of the film takes place over Thanksgiving, including a scene in which John (Lemmon) and Max (Matthau) are having their own holiday dinners when they see their friend Chuck (Ossie Davis) make his way over to Ariel’s to try his hand at wooing her, causing them even more grumpiness. The ensemble cast also includes Burgess Meredith, Daryl Hannah, Kevin Pollak and Buck Henry. Stream: Pluto TV

Best Indie Thanksgiving Movies

The Ice Storm (1997)

Set during the Thanksgiving of 1973, this drama follows two families living in an upper-class neighborhood in Connecticut. The holiday brings out a range of issues plaguing both of them, including problems with marriage, infidelity, children becoming adults, “swinging,” and death. Based on Rick Moody’s book and directed by Academy Award winner Ang Lee, the cast is star-studded with Tobey Maguire, Christina Ricci, Elijah Wood, Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, and Joan Allen. Stream: Rent or Purchase (Amazon, Apple, YouTube, Google)

Pieces of April (2003)

A mix of comedy and drama, Katie Holmes stars as the title character April, who works to bring together her family over Thanksgiving to her apartment in Manhattan. April isn’t close with her family, but wants to bring everyone together to meet her boyfriend (Derek Luke) and because her mother (Patricia Clarkson) is dying of cancer and this may be her last holiday left. This indie film marked the directorial debut of screenwriter Peter Hedges and earned Clarkson nominations at the Academy Awards and Golden Globes for Best Supporting Actress. Stream: Tubi, Pluto TV, The CW

Krisha (2015)

This critically acclaimed film from Trey Edward Shults follows the titular Krisha (Krisha Fairchild) as she joins her estranged family for Thanksgiving. Played by Shults’s real-life aunt, Krisha has dealt with addiction and other life issues and has not seen her family in a long time. Long-simmering arguments come to pass and Krisha tries to rebuild the relationships with her family. Stream: Cinemax, Roku

She’s Gotta Have It (1986)

The film that helped launch Spike Lee’s career follows the love life of Nola, a young artist in Brooklyn who has three very different men courting her affections. All three men are very different, and at one point, Nola has the three men for Thanksgiving, emphasizing the differences between each of them, including Spike’s Mars Blackmon. Stream: Netflix

Best Dramatic Thanksgiving Movies

American Gangster (2007)

One of Denzel’s most powerful roles is in Ridley Scott’s 2007 historical drama in which he plays infamous drug lord Frank Lucas, who took over a massive part of NYC’s illegal trade in the 1970s. Starring Russell Crowe as his one-time police nemesis and eventually his defense lawyer (yeah, it’s a wild story), the ensemble cast also includes Josh Brolin, Idris Elba, John Hawkes, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cuba Gooding Jr. and RZA in key roles. Some of the most memorable scenes of the film take place during the Thanksgiving holiday throughout the movie, including early on in the opening sequence when Frank sees his mentor Bumpy Johnson giving out free turkeys to the community, a moment that has a profound effect on Frank as he gets older. In another memorable scene, Frank takes revenge on a corrupt police officer (Josh Brolin) by sending him a turkey in a cage on his doorstep for Thanksgiving—then blowing up his beloved sports car. Happy Thanksgiving! Stream: Netflix

Four Brothers (2007)

This Detroit-set action thriller follows four adopted brothers—Bobby, Angel, Jeremiah, and Jack (Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, André Benjamin and Garrett Hedlund)—as they return home when their adoptive mother is killed in what appears to be a robbery gone wrong. The investigation uncovers corruption in town and secrets that reveal it was more than just a wrong place/wrong time shooting. In a scene in the film the four brothers come together for a Thanksgiving meal, and they all look at the empty chair and think about their deceased adopted mother and the advice she’s given each of them over the years. Stream: Prime Video, Paramount+

The Humans (2021)

Based on the play of the same name, this film follows the Thanksgiving gathering of the Blake family, taking place at the apartment of daughter Brigid (Beanie Feldstein) and her partner Richard (Steven Yuen). During the dinner, issues between the parents, relatives and children, including Brigid’s sister Aimee (Amy Schumer) and grandmother (June Squibb) come to light, causing rifts between everyone. The play previously won the Tony Award for Best Play and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Stream: Prime Video

Scariest Thanksgiving Movies

Thanksgiving (2023)

After making a fictitious Thanksgiving trailer as part of the 2007 film Grindhouse, director Eli Roth decided to give it the full feature treatment. In the vein of classic slasher films, the movie follows citizens of Plymouth, MA, as they are terrorized by a killer in a John Carver mask. Carver was one of the pilgrims who came over in the Mayflower and helped establish Plymouth as a colony. Stream: Netflix

You're Next (2011)

Even though this movie isn’t set during Thanksgiving, this slasher flick has all the feel of the holiday, as a family gathers together for a big reunion and a meal together before all hell breaks loose. Director Adam Wingard ramps up the scares here as a group of masked people attack the family during the reunion, forcing them to try and survive. Stream: Netflix

TV Episode: Pilgrim—Into The Dark (2019)

In this horror anthology series, the second season episode Pilgrim takes on the classic family holiday with some historical re-enacting. A family invites a group of actors over dressed up as pilgrim characters to help make the holiday more authentic, but end up with a bit more than they bargained for during their Thanksgiving celebration. Stream: Hulu

ThanksKilling (2009)

This slasher/black comedy might be just what you need to change up the tone on Thanksgiving. It follows a group of college students who come face to face with a homicidal turkey named Turkie who is brought back every 500 years as part of a Native American folktale. Stream: Tubi, Pluto TV, Roku, Philo

ThanksKilling 3 (2012)

Well, if you enjoyed ThanksKilling, you’ll be sure to enjoy this sequel. And no, you’re not reading that title wrong—this film details how Turkie tries to track down the last copy of the sequel “ThanksKilling 2,” fighting his way through places like FeatherWorld and Turkey Hell. Stream: Tubi, Pluto TV, Roku, Philo

The Last Thanksgiving (2020)

This comedy-horror film takes a stab at Thanksgiving as the staff of a restaurant gets attacked by cannibalistic pilgrims and must fight back to survive. The film also features a cameo from horror film veteran Linnea Quigley. Stream: Tubi, Freevee, Prime Video, Philo

Best Thanksgiving TV Episodes

Friends

When it comes to Thanksgiving TV episodes, Friends might be the sitcom that does it the best of them all. The show did nine Thanksgiving episodes over the years, here are some of our favorites that you may want to enjoy during your holiday celebration. Stream: Max, Fubo, TBS

“The One With the Football”—Season 3: While waiting for Thanksgiving dinner to cook, the group decides to play a game of touch football, despite the fact that Ross and Monica have been banned from playing by their parents for being too competitive. That gets put aside and the “Gellar Bowl” is reborn, with the siblings getting ultra-competitive again and splitting the friends into teams for a game in the park. All the while, Joey and Chandler battle for the attention of a Dutch girl who watches the two play the game. 

“The One with All the Thanksgivings”—Season 5: Also known by fans as “The One With the Thanksgiving Flashbacks,” this episode does just that, taking the story back to each of the friends’ worst Thanksgiving Day celebrations. This episode includes the classic moment when Joey got a turkey stuck on his head, and a lengthy flashback to 1987 when Monica was still overweight, Rachel hadn’t yet had a nose job and both Ross and Chandler are in college. 

“The One Where Ross Got High”—Season 6: In this holiday episode, Ross and Monica’s parents come for Thanksgiving dinner, throwing some chaos to the day because Monica has not yet told them that Chandler has moved in with her. Monica’s parents are none too impressed with Chandler, who later finds out that it’s because when they were in college, Ross blamed Chandler for smoking marijuana when it was actually Ross who was smoking it. Another hilarious moment comes when Rachel makes dessert and accidentally makes half a trifle and half a shepherd's pie. 

“The One With the Rumor”—Season 8: Jennifer Aniston’s then-husband Brad Pitt guest starred in this holiday episode as Will, a former schoolmate of Rachel and Ross who had little to like about Rachel in high school. It’s revealed that Will spread a rumor about Rachel at school because she used to bully him, and along with that him and Ross also had a “I Hate Rachel" club where they were the only two members. This episode also includes a funny scene when Joey gets the meat sweats from eating too much turkey. 

How I Met Your Mother

“Slapsgiving”—Season 3, Episode 9: Following up on the events of the Season 2 episode “Slap Bet,” this Thanksgiving episode finds Marshall taunting Barney about the third slap to come on the night of the holiday. Through the episode, Marshall almost lets the day go without it, but eventually gets Barney with the slap just before Thanksgiving ends. Stream: Netflix, Hulu

That ’70s Show

“Thanksgiving”—Season 1, Episode 9: When his sister Laurie brings home a college friend for the holiday, Eric is put into a tough situation when she tries to seduce him, as it cause friction between him and Donna. All the while, Eric’s mother Kitty is trying to cook Thanksgiving dinner while getting annoying phone calls from her mother-in-law. It’s also a landmark episode of the show, as this is the first time Eric’s father Red calls him “dumbass,” a line he will use extremely frequently throughout the series. Stream: Peacock

Schitt’s Creek

“Turkey Shoot”—Season 1, Episode 7: Being in Schitt’s Creek already has David Rose out of his element, but after being unable to kill an insect in his room, he gets an invite that started as a joke. David then joins the locals on their annual turkey hunt, in full camouflage and guns in hand, he is put even more into an environment he’s not used to, and naturally, hilarity ensues. Stream: Amazon, Hulu, Fubo

Modern Family

“Three Turkeys”—Season 6, Episode 8: This chaotic episode finds Phil asking to be put in charge of Thanksgiving dinner and handling the cooking of the turkey (that’s turkey 1). But since his wife Claire doesn’t trust that he’ll get it right, she secretly cooks a backup turkey (that’s turkey 2). All the while, Jay and Gloria have lied to the family, letting them know they are in Mexico—but when Thanksgiving needs to move to their house, they try and avoid letting them know, also forgetting there’s another turkey in their oven too (that’s turkey 3). Stream: Hulu, Peacock, TBS

The West Wing

Shibboleth—Season 2, Episode 8: Taking place around and on the Thanksgiving holiday, President Bartlet is tasked with navigating a tense situation when a boat of immigrants arrives in California seeking asylum. All the while, Charlie must track down a very specific knife to use for carving the turkey. Eventually, the President and his team find a way to handle all the crises facing them during the week and proclaim a National Day of Thanksgiving. Stream: Max

Master of None

“Thanksgiving”—Season 2, Episode 8: One of the most critically acclaimed episodes of TV in recent years was this holiday episode of the Aziz Ansari series. The episode won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series and followed Dev (Ansari) as he celebrated Thanksgiving through the years with his friend Denise (Lena Waithe) and her family, as his did not celebrate the holiday. Waithe also wrote the episode, which charted her character’s journey of coming out as a lesbian to her family. Stream: Netflix

The Sopranos

“He Is Risen”—Season 3 Episode 8: The height of tension between Tony Soprano and Ralph Cifaretto hits a high point here, as Tony forces his wife Carmela to disinvite Ralphie and her best friend Rosalie from Thanksgiving dinner. The episode follows a key moment in the season after Ralphie kills an innocent girl and forces Tony to reprimand him, causing even further sparks between the two. Stream: Max

It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia

“The Gang Squashes Their Beefs”—Season 9, Episode 10: When the gang’s plan for Thanksgiving is thwarted by some of the beef they’ve had in the past—they just want to rent a movie and eat hoagies, but things keep getting in the way—they decide to finally squash them once and for all. The episode takes the crew through to some of the people they’ve had the biggest issues with and they try and make peace, most of not coming so easy. Stream: Hulu, Fubo, FX

Seinfeld

“The Mom & Pop Store”—Season 6, Episode 8: After Kramer, Elaine and George each receive invitations to Tim Whatley’s (Bryan Cranston) Thanksgiving Eve party, Jerry tries to find a way to get to the party despite not being wanted. Jerry sneaks his way into the party, and ends up being a bit of a “troublemaker” when he accidentally pops the Woody Woodpecker balloon in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. Stream: Netflix

The Office

“WUPHF.com”—Season 7, Episode 9: While not an official Thanksgiving episode, this is as close as it gets, as Dwight finally fulfills his dream of becoming the “Hay Festival King" at his hay festival he holds for Thanksgiving in the Dunder-Mifflin parking lot. With a massive hay maze and plenty of hay everywhere, Dwight gets to achieve the title that eluded him as a kid when his family held the hay festival. Stream: Peacock, Fubo, NBC

South Park

“A History Channel Thanksgiving”—Season 15, Episode 13: It’s a Thanksgiving episode in the way only the South Park boys can do it. When Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny are assigned to write a report on Thanksgiving, they decide to use a History Channel episode as their source. The only issue is that the episode says that aliens actually influenced the first Thanksgiving, opening up a can of worms for the boys that includes government agents, wormholes, and of course, aliens. Stream: Max

Mad Men

“Public Relations”—Season 4, Episode 1: The opening episode of Mad Men’s fourth season finds the characters and the show itself with big changes as Thanksgiving approaches: Sterling Cooper has now become Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, and Don Draper is on his own after his wife Betty divorced him. He spends his Thanksgiving away from his family, while his daughter Sally makes an impression on her stepfather’s family, spitting out food at the holiday table and embarrassing her mother. Stream: Philo, AMC+

Mad Men

“Dark Shadows”—Season 5, Episode 9: This episode is set around and on the Thanksgiving of 1966 as a toxic smog envelops New York City. The smog illustrates some of the turmoil that is going on for some of the characters, as Don Draper gets competitive with one of his underling copywriters, while his ex-wife Betty tries to sow some discord by telling their daughter Sally one of Don’s secrets. There are multiple Thanksgiving scenes in the episode, including one at Don’s large city apartment and one with Betty ending the episode saying that she is “thankful that I have everything I want.” Stream: Philo, AMC+

Mad Men

“In Care Of”—Season 6, Episode 13: In this season finale, Don Draper blows up his professional life when he decides to be too honest with a client when pitching for Hershey chocolate. This leads Don to take his kids back to where he grew up on Thanksgiving, finally telling his family more about the man he really is. Roger Sterling is later invited over to Joan’s apartment for Thanksgiving dinner, joining her and the son they had together, although they are the only two who know about his paternity. Stream: Philo, AMC+

Rugrats

“The Turkey Who Came to Dinner”—Season 4: In this classic kids cartoon, the Rugrats gang learn about the story of the Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving from their parents and all the traditions that will be taking place that day. They end up making friends with a wild turkey and hope to invite the turkey to Thanksgiving dinner. Stream: Paramount+, Philo, Netflix, Hulu

Succession

“I Went to Market”—Season 1, Episode 5: Even though they are not on the best of terms, Logan Roy’s (Brian Cox) wife decides to invite his brother Ewan (James Cromwell) to Thanksgiving dinner. Cousin Greg is sent to Canada on a 12-hour drive to go pick him up, all the while, one of Logan’s sons, Kendall (Jeremy Strong), plots a vote of no-confidence against his father as he tries to take over the company. Stream: Max

She’s Gotta Have It

“#NolasChoice (3 DA HARD WAY)”—Season 1, Episode 9: In this TV adaptation of Spike Lee’s debut feature film, the first season culminates in a holiday dinner at Thanksgiving. Much like the movie, Nola invites her three suitors—Mars Blackmon (Anthony Ramos), Greer Childs (Cleo Anthony), and Jamie Overstreet (Lyriq Bent)— over for Thanksgiving dinner, where they discuss their relationships with Nola over her homemade meal. Stream: Netflix

Friday Night Lights

“Thanksgiving”—Season 4, Episode 13: After taking the football head coach job at the struggling East Dillon High School, coach Eric Taylor (Kyle Chandler) ends the season by facing off against his previous team. As he prepares for this game and his family prepares for Thanksgiving dinner, coach Taylor and his wife Tami have to worry that she may lose her job, while players like Landry (Jesse Plemmons), Tim (Taylor Kitsch) and Vince (Michael B. Jordan) have to juggle personal problems heading into the most important game of the year. Stream: Netflix

Happy Endings

“More Like Stanksgiving”—Season 3, Episode 4: To celebrate Thanksgiving, the gang gets together to watch an old episode of “the Real World” they appeared on in college, which shows how Jane and Brad first got together. All the while, Dave and Alex host Thanksgiving and Dave tries to give an authentic Native American spin on the holiday with disastrous results. Stream: Hulu

More Great Movies and TV to Watch on Thanksgiving

Yellowstone

If you haven’t started the action-packed series or are looking to catch up, the Thanksgiving holiday is the perfect time to jump in. The show follows the Dutton family as they work to control the largest ranch in Montana, battling outside forces and their own family drama to stay in power. Stream: Peacock, Philo, Fubo

When Harry Met Sally (1989)

This classic romantic comedy asks the question: “Can men and women just be friends?” Starring Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan as the titular Harry and Sally, this movie has so many classic funny moments and lines. While it doesn’t have a Thanksgiving scene, it has the feel of a Thanksgiving movie, with a bunch of it taking place during the fall and winter holiday season. Stream: Rent or Purchase (Amazon, Apple, Vudu)

For Your Consideration (2006)

This Christopher Guest-directed comedy takes aim at the Hollywood awards industry as the stars of the fictional “Home for Purim” learn that their performances in the not-yet-completed movie are starting to gain awards buzz. From studio interference to bickering screenwriters and a clueless producer, the film eventually gets retitled “Home for Thanksgiving” to make it more popular with audiences. Stream: Cinemax

The Object of My Affection (1998)

In this romantic comedy, Jennifer Aniston stars as Nina, a social worker who decides to leave her controlling boyfriend after becoming pregnant. She decides to raise the baby with her best friend George (Paul Rudd), who she develops feelings for as they get closer, including a Thanksgiving dinner with some friends that doesn't go as well as Nina hoped. The film was adapted from the book of the same name by Stephen McCauley and also stars Tim Daly, Alan Alda, and Steve Zahn. Stream: Rent or Purchase (Amazon, Apple, Vudu, Google, YouTube)

Sweet November (2001)

In this romantic drama, Keanu Reeves stars as Nelson, an advertising executive who works too much, and falls in love with Charlize Theron’s Sara. While he feels that Sara can be the one to change his life, he learns that she has terminal cancer. The two try and make the time they have left together memorable, spending November together, including Thanksgiving. Stream: Kanopy, Hoopla

The Replacements (2000)

Football is tradition on Thanksgiving, so why not fire up this comedy, which stars Keanu Reeves, Orlando Jones, Rhys Ifans, and Jon Favreau as replacement football players who take over after the pro teams go on strike. Gene Hackman stars as coach Jimmy McGinty, who is brought in to lead this ragtag group of players to the playoffs. Stream: TBS, TNT, TruTV