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This is a list of films set on or around the American Thanksgiving holiday. It does not include Thanksgiving television specials.

Action

Animated

Comedy

  • Addams Family Values, a 1993 film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld
  • Alice's Restaurant, a 1969 film directed by Arthur Penn
  • An Ache in Every Stake, a Three Stooges short film
  • Awkward Thanksgiving, a 2014 film written and directed Henrique Couto
  • Beethoven, a 1992 film directed by Brian Levant
  • The Big Chill, a 1983 film directed by Lawrence Kasdan
  • Broadway Danny Rose, a 1984 film written and directed by Woody Allen
  • Diary of a Mad Housewife, a 1970 film directed by Frank Perry
  • Down and Out in Beverly Hills, a 1986 film written and directed by Paul Mazursky
  • Dutch, a 1991 film written by John Hughes and directed by Peter Faiman
  • For Your Consideration, a 2006 film written and directed by Christopher Guest
  • Friendsgiving, a 2018 film written and directed by Nicol Paone
  • Funny People, a 2009 film cowritten and directed by Judd Apatow
  • The Gold Rush, a 1925 film written by, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin
  • Gone Fishin' (film), a film directed by Christopher Cain and written by J. J. Abrams and Jill Mazursky.
  • Grumpy Old Men, a 1993 film directed by Donald Petrie
  • Hanging Up, a 2000 film directed by and starring Diane Keaton
  • Hannah and Her Sisters, a 1986 film written and directed by Woody Allen
  • Home for the Holidays, a 1995 film directed by Jodie Foster
  • The House of Yes, a 1997 film directed by Mark Waters
  • Instant Family, a 2018 American comedy-drama directed by Sean Anders
  • Jack and Jill, a 2011 film directed by Dennis Dugan
  • Mistress America, a 2015 film directed by Noah Baumbach
  • My Blue Heaven, a 1990 film directed by Herbert Ross
  • National Lampoon's Thanksgiving Family Reunion, a 2003 television film directed by Neal Israel
  • Nobody's Fool, a 1994 film directed by Robert Benton
  • Not Cool, a 2014 film directed by Shane Dawson
  • The Oath, a 2018 film directed by Ike Barinholtz
  • The Object of My Affection, a 1998 film directed by Nicholas Hytner
  • The Other Sister, a 1999 film directed by Garry Marshall
  • Palo Alto, a 2007 film directed by Brad Leong
  • Paul Blart Mall Cop, a 2009 film directed by Steve Carr
  • Pieces of April, a 2003 film written and directed by Peter Hedges
  • Planes, Trains and Automobiles, a 1987 film written, produced, and directed by John Hughes
  • Primary Colors, a 1998 film directed by Mike Nichols
  • The Prince & Me, a 2004 film directed by Martha Coolidge
  • She's Gotta Have It, a 1986 film written and directed by Spike Lee
  • Smart People, a 2008 film written by Mark Poirier and directed by Noam Murro
  • Somebody Killed Her Husband, a 1978 comedy/mystery film directed by Lamont Johnson
  • Son in Law, a 1993 film directed by Steve Rash
  • The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski, a 1985 television film written by Jean Shepherd and directed by Fred Barzyk
  • Starting Over, a 1979 film directed by Alan J. Pakula
  • Sweet Hearts Dance, a 1988 film directed by Robert Greenwald
  • Tadpole, a 2002 American film directed by Gary Winick
  • Thanksgiving, a 2014 film directed by Adam Newport-Berra
  • Thanksgiving Day, a 1990 television film directed by Gino Tanasescu
  • Tower Heist, a 2011 film directed by Brett Ratner
  • The Turkey Bowl, a 2019 film directed by Greg Coolidge
  • Turkey Drop, a 2019 TV film directed by Jerry Ciccoritti
  • What's Cooking?, a 2000 British American comedy-drama film directed by Gurinder Chadha
  • You've Got Mail, a 1998 romantic comedy film starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan

Documentary

  • The Last Waltz, a 1978 documentary film directed by Martin Scorsese about The Band's farewell concert, which took place on Thanksgiving Day in 1976
  • American Movie, a 1999 documentary film directed by Chris Smith.

Drama

  • American Gangster, a 2007 film directed by Ridley Scott
  • American Son, a 2008 film directed by Neil Abramson
  • Antwone Fisher, a 2002 film directed by and starring Denzel Washington
  • Avalon, a 1990 film directed by Barry Levinson
  • The Blind Side, a 2009 film directed by John Lee Hancock
  • Brokeback Mountain, a 2005 film directed by Ang Lee
  • Cast Away, a 2000 film directed by Robert Zemeckis
  • A Child Is Waiting, a 1963 film directed by Abby Mann
  • The Daytrippers, a 1996 film directed by Greg Mottola
  • The Doors, a 1991 biopic about Jim Morrison starring Val Kilmer
  • Four Brothers, a 2005 film directed by John Singleton
  • Giant, a 1956 film directed by George Stevens
  • Home of the Brave, a 2006 film directed by Irwin Winkler
  • The Humans, a 2021 film written and directed by Stephen Karam
  • The Ice Storm, a 1997 film directed by Ang Lee
  • Maestro, a 2023 film directed by and starring Bradley Cooper
  • The Morning After, a 1986 film directed by Sidney Lumet
  • The Myth of Fingerprints, a 1997 film directed by Bart Freundlich
  • One Special Night, a 1999 television film directed by Roger Young
  • One True Thing, a 1998 film directed by Carl Franklin
  • Palo Alto, a 2007 film written and directed by Brad Leong
  • Plymouth Adventure, a 1952 film directed by Clarence Brown
  • Prisoners, a 2013 film directed by Denis Villeneuve
  • Rescue Dawn, a 2006 film directed by Werner Herzog
  • Rocky, a 1976 film directed by John G. Avildsen, written by and starring Sylvester Stallone
  • Rocky II, a 1979 film written and directed by and starring Sylvester Stallone
  • Scent of a Woman, a 1992 film directed by Martin Brest
  • Stepmom, a 1998 film directed by Chris Columbus
  • Still Alice, a 2014 film directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland
  • Stuck in Love, a 2012 film written and directed by Josh Boone
  • Sweet November, a 2001 film directed by Pat O'Connor
  • Thanksgiving, a 2004 short film directed by Tom Donahue
  • A Time to Remember, a 2003 television film directed by William Sims Myers
  • Unfaithful, a 2002 film directed by Adrian Lyne
  • Unhook the Stars, a 1996 film directed by Nick Cassavetes
  • The Vicious Kind, a 2009 film directed by Lee Toland Krieger
  • The War at Home, a 1996 film directed by and starring Emilio Estevez

Family

  • A Family Thanksgiving, a 2010 Hallmark Channel Original Movie directed by Neill Fearnley
  • Holiday Engagement, a 2011 Hallmark Channel Original Movie starring Bonnie Somerville and Shelley Long
  • The Hoboken Chicken Emergency, a 1984 Television Movie based on the 1977 book
  • Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade, a 2012 Hallmark Channel Original Movie
  • Miracle on 34th Street, a 1947 comedy-fantasy spanning from Thanksgiving to Christmas; remade for television in 1973 and theatrically in 1994
  • Molly's Pilgrim, a 1985 Oscar-winning short film
  • The National Tree, a 2009 Hallmark Channel Original Movie starring Andrew McCarthy
  • An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving, a 2008 Hallmark Channel Original Movie based on a short story by Louisa May Alcott
  • The Santa Clause, a 1994 fantasy-comedy from Disney film spanning a year, with a scene in the latter half of the film set during Thanksgiving which helps kick off the film's final act
  • Squanto: A Warrior's Tale, a 1994 Disney film based on the life of Squanto, featuring the first Thanksgiving in the final scene
  • The Thanksgiving House, a 2013 Hallmark Channel Original Movie starring Emily Rose
  • The Thanksgiving Promise, a 1986 TV film starring Beau Bridges
  • The Thanksgiving Treasure, a 1973 sequel to the critically acclaimed The House Without a Christmas Tree in which young protagonist Addie Mills befriends a cranky elderly man after she falls in love with his horse. Stars Lisa Lucas as Addie, Jason Robards, Mildred Natwick, and Barnard Hughes as Walter Rhenquist.
  • The Thanksgiving Visitor, a 1967 TV adaptation of the story by Truman Capote
  • Turkey Hollow, a 2015 film from Jim Henson Productions

Horror

  • Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County (1998), a family is terrorized by extraterrestrial creatures while celebrating Thanksgiving
  • Blood Rage (1987), a psychopath goes on a homicidal rampage after the twin brother he framed for murder years earlier escapes on Thanksgiving
  • Boogeyman (2005), around Thanksgiving, a man is stalked by the entity that haunted his childhood
  • Christmas Evil (1980), a mentally unbalanced man believes himself to be Santa Claus, giving presents to children and punishing the "naughty"; part of the film takes place at Thanksgiving
  • Derelicts (2017), a dysfunctional family's Thanksgiving is interrupted when their home is invaded by a gang of drifters
  • Escape Room (2019), a withdrawn student is challenged by a professor to do something that scares her over Thanksgiving break
  • Ghost Note (2017), the ghost of a blues musician terrorizes childhood friends who have reunited over Thanksgiving weekend
  • Home Movie (2008), home video footage documents a family's descent into violence and madness; includes scenes of various holidays including Thanksgiving
  • Home Sweet Home (1981), an escaped mental patient embarks on a killing spree over Thanksgiving weekend
  • Intensity (1997), a young woman encounters a serial killer while visiting a friend's family for Thanksgiving, then follows him to try and rescue a teenager he's abducted
  • Kristy (2014), a college girl who is alone on campus over the Thanksgiving break is targeted by a group of outcasts
  • The Last Thanksgiving (2020), a family kill people who don't celebrate Thanksgiving
  • Séance (2006), a group of college students left alone in their dorm over Thanksgiving weekend decide to hold a séance
  • Thanksgiving (2006; short film), two couples are taken captive during Thanksgiving dinner
  • Thanksgiving (2007; short film), an insane, turkey-obsessed pilgrim commits a series of random murders on Thanksgiving; directed by Eli Roth
  • Thanksgiving (2023), a full-length feature film version of the above short film, also directed by Roth
  • ThanksKilling (2009), a group of students are hunted by a demonic turkey during Thanksgiving break
  • ThanksKilling 3, a 2012 film sequel to ThanksKilling
  • ThanXgiving (2006), a college film student, Spectre, who takes his film crew to a deserted campground to finish his thesis film over Thanksgiving break, gets terrorized by serial killers

Musical

  • By the Light of the Silvery Moon, a 1953 film directed by David Butler
  • Holiday Inn, a 1942 film directed by Mark Sandrich
  • The Wiz, a 1978 film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Diana Ross

Thriller

  • The Morning After, a 1986 film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Jane Fonda
  • Don't Say a Word, a 2001 film directed by Gary Fleder
  • Prisoners, a 2013 film directed by Denis Villeneuve
  • Traitor, a 2008 film directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff about a terrorist attack planned for Thanksgiving Day
  • Unknown, a 2011 film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra

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