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Best Family Thanksgiving Movies

Last updated: February 26, 2026

While the whole family's home for Thanksgiving, take the opportunity to bond over a great movie. We've gathered the best family Thanksgiving movies to watch together, perfect for passing the time while the turkey is in the oven—or for lounging on the couch after the feast when the food coma is setting in. For even more movies to set the mood, check out our list of Movies That Inspire Gratitude.

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A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Poster: Charlie Brown holds a bowl of dog food while Snoopy and Woodstock sit at a table that has pie and turkey on it
MOVIE

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

age 3+

Classic Turkey Day special for all ages; some insult words.

1973 NR (25 minutes)
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MOVIE

Fantastic Mr. Fox

age 7+

Offbeat family adventure may charm adults more than kids.

2009 PG (90 minutes)
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Spider-Man Movie Poster: Spider-Man climbing a building.
MOVIE

Spider-Man

age 11+

Fun superhero movie may be too intense for younger kids.

2002 PG-13 (121 minutes)
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MOVIE

Addams Family Values

age 12+

Witty '90s sequel has lots of innuendo, violent scenes.

1993 PG-13 (94 minutes)
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles movie poster: Del and Neal holding luggage
MOVIE

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

age 14+

Chaotic comedy about holiday travel nightmare has profanity.

1987 R (92 minutes)
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MOVIE

The Humans

age 14+

Ho-hum holiday "horror" dramedy has mature themes, drinking.

2021 R (108 minutes)
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Hannah and Her Sisters

age 15+

Brilliant but mature comic-drama about an imperfect family.

1986 PG-13 (103 minutes)
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MOVIE

Pieces of April

age 15+

Thought-provoking, engaging; mid-teens and older.

2003 PG-13 (80 minutes)
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Thanksgiving Movie Poster: The John Carver killer, an axe slung over his shoulder, stands in the middle of the street, his back to the camera, with a big Happy Thanksgiving banner hanging in the background
MOVIE

Thanksgiving

age 17+

Exceedingly gory, but also clever, witty holiday slasher.

2023 R (107 minutes)
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