ThanksGiving Movies

 Charting the top movies to watch this Thanksgiving with your family.

1- A Home of our Own (1993) IMDb

Director: Tony Bill
Stars: Kathy Bates, Edward Furlong, Clarissa Lassig

The story begins in Los Angeles when Frances Lacey (Kathy Bates) takes her six children and drives north to find a home of their own away from the bad influences of the big city.

................................................. 2-The New World (2005)

Director: Terrence Malick
Stars: Colin Farrell, Q'orianka Kilcher, Christopher Plummer, Christian Bale

................................................. 3-Scent of a Woman (1992)

Director: Martin Brest
Stars: Al Pacino, Chris O'Donnell, James Rebhorn, Gabrielle Anwar

................................................. 4-Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)

Director: John Hughes
Stars: Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins, Michael McKean

................................................. 5-Four Brothers (2005)

Director: John Singleton
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, Garrett Hedlund, André Benjamin>/p>

.................................................... 6-Avalon (1990)

Director: Barry Levinson
Stars: Aidan Quinn, Elizabeth Perkins, Leo Fuchs, Eve Gordon

................................................. 7- Pieces of April (2003)

Director: Peter Hedges
Stars: Katie Holmes, Oliver Platt, Patricia Clarkson, Derek Luke

................................................. 8-Friends (1994 TV Series)

Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc

................................................. 9-A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973)

Director: Bill Melendez, Phil Roman
Stars: Todd Barbee, Robin Kohn, Stephen Shea, Hilary Momberger

................................................. 10-Addams Family Values (1993)

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Stars: Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Joan Cusack

................................................. 11-Rescue Dawn (2006)

Director: Werner Herzog
Stars: Christian Bale, Steve Zahn, Jeremy Davies, Zach Grenier

................................................. 12-Nobody's Fool (1994)

Director: Robert Benton
Stars: Paul Newman, Bruce Willis, Jessica Tandy, Melanie Griffith

................................................. 13-The Ice Storm (1997)

Director: Ang Lee
Stars: Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Henry Czerny

................................................. 14-Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

Director: Woody Allen
Stars: Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Michael Caine, Barbara Hershey

................................................. 15-The Last Waltz (1978)

Director: Martin Scorsese
Stars: Robbie Robertson, Muddy Waters, Neil Young, Van Morrison

........................................................................................................................................ 16- The House of Yes (1997)

Director: Mark Waters
Stars: Parker Posey, Josh Hamilton, Tori Spelling, Freddie Prinze Jr.

........................................................................................................................................ 17-Holiday Engagement (2011 )

Director: Jim Fall
Stars: Bonnie Somerville, Shelley Long, Jordan Bridges, Sam McMurray

........................................................................................................................................ 18-Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994)

Director: Xavier Koller
Stars: Adam Beach, Mandy Patinkin, Sheldon Peters Wolfchild, Irene Bedard

........................................................................................................................................ 19-The Sopranos (1999 )

Stars: James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli

........................................................................................................................................ 20-Holiday Inn (1942)

Director: Mark Sandrich
Stars: Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds, Virginia Dale

........................................................................................................................................ 21-What's Cooking? (2000)

Director: Gurinder Chadha
Stars: Joan Chen, Julianna Margulies, Mercedes Ruehl, Victor Rivers

........................................................................................................................................ 22-Pocahontas (1995) alt version Pocahontas I, The Princess of American Indians: An Animated Classic

Director: Mike Gabriel, Eric Goldberg
Stars: Mel Gibson, Linda Hunt, Christian Bale, Irene Bedard

........................................................................................................................................ 23-Alice's Restaurant (1969) IMDb

Director: Arthur Penn
Stars: Arlo Guthrie, Patricia Quinn, James Broderick, Pete Seeger

........................................................................................................................................ 24-A Time to Remember (2003 ) IMDb

Director: John Putch
Stars: Dana Delany, Doris Roberts, Megan Gallagher, Louise Fletcher

........................................................................................................................................ 25-Grumpy Old Men (1993) IMDb

Director: Donald Petrie
Stars: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith

........................................................................................................................................ 26-Home for the Holidays (1995) 

Director: Jodie Foster
Stars: Holly Hunter, Anne Bancroft, Robert Downey Jr., Charles Durning

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29-Miracle On 34th Street (1947)
Director: George Seaton
Stars: Natalie Wood, Maureen O'Hara, Edmund Gwenn

More commonly associated with a different holiday, most people forget this Christmas classic actually kicks off on Thanksgiving. And to be fair, once Thanksgiving is in the books, it’s usually a mad dash to the Christmas finish line, so it’s never too early to get in a jolly frame of mind. (And this one involves lawyers, so we’re all in on Miracle on 34th Street.)

30-Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving (1999)
Director: Jun Falkenstein, Karl Geurs, Harry Arends
Stars: Jim Cummings, John Fiedler

31-Alvin and the Chipmunks: Alvin's Thanksgiving Celebration (2008)
Director: Tim Hill
Stars: Jason Lee David Cross Cameron Richardson Justin Long

37- Mouse on the Mayflower( 1968 )
Director: Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass
Stars:Tennessee Ernie Ford, Eddie Albert, June Foray

38- Garfield's Thanksgiving( 1989 )
Director: Phil Roman, John Sparey
Stars:Lorenzo Music, Gregg Berger

There aren’t a ton of Kids Thanksgiving Cartoons/Movies, but here are a few more suggestions on watching this Seasons Movies with your children!

- A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
- Care Bears – Give Thanks
- Alvin and the Chipmunks Thanksgiving Special
- Winnie the Pooh – Season of Giving
- Pocahontas 1 and - Pocahontas 2
- Garfield – Holiday Celebration
- Avalon
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