List of films set around Thanksgiving

Comedy

Alice's Restaurant, a 1969 American comedy film adapted from the 1967 folk song of the same name by singer and songwriter Arlo Guthrie
Bean, a 1997 British-American comedy film directed by Mel Smith and starring Rowan Atkinson
For Your Consideration, a 2006 American comedy film written and directed by Christopher Guest
Grumpy Old Men, a 1993 American comedy film directed by Donald Petrie and starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau
The House of Yes, a 1997 American black comedy film directed by Mark Waters and starring Parker Posey
Jack and Jill, a 2011 American comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan and starring Adam Sandler
National Lampoon's Thanksgiving Family Reunion, a 2003 American comedy TV movie directed by Neal Israel
Planes, Trains and Automobiles, a 1987 American comedy film written, produced and directed by John Hughes and starring Steve Martin and John Candy
Son in Law, a 1993 American comedy film directed by Steve Rash and starring Pauly Shore
Tadpole, a 2002 American comedy film directed by Gary Winick

Dutch, a 1991 American comedy-drama film written by John Hughes and directed by Peter Faiman
Funny People, a 2009 American comedy-drama film cowritten and directed by Judd Apatow
Hannah and Her Sisters, a 1986 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen
Home for the Holidays, a 1995 American comedy-drama film directed by Jodie Foster
Nobody's Fool, a 1994 American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Benton and starring Paul Newman
Pieces of April, a 2003 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Peter Hedges
She's Gotta Have It, a 1986 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Spike Lee
What's Cooking?, a 2000 British/American comedy-drama film directed by Gurinder Chadha

Avalon, a semi-autobiographical 1990 film directed by Barry Levinson
The Ice Storm, a 1997 film directed by Ang Lee, based on the 1994 novel of the same name by Rick Moody
The Myth of Fingerprints, a 1997 film directed by Bart Freundlich
Scent of a Woman, a 1992 film directed by Martin Brest
Thanksgiving, a 2004 short film
The War at Home, a 1996 film directed by and starring Emilio Estevez

A Family Thanksgiving, a 2010 Hallmark Channel Original Movie directed by Neill Fearnley
An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving, a 2008 television movie based on a short story by Louisa May Alcott
The Thanksgiving Promise, a 1986 Disney adaptation starring Beau Bridges
The Thanksgiving Visitor, a 1967 TV adaptation of the story by Truman Capote

Home Sweet Home (1981) - An escaped mental patient embarks on a killing spree over Thanksgiving weekend.
Blood Rage (1983) - A psychopath goes on a homicidal rampage after the twin brother he framed for murder years earlier escapes on Thanksgiving.
Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County (1998) - A family is terrorized by extraterrestrial creatures while celebrating Thanksgiving.
Boogeyman (2005) - Around Thanksgiving, a man is stalked by the entity that haunted his childhood.
Thanksgiving (2006; short film) - Two couples are taken captive and tortured by a sadist during Thanksgiving dinner.
Thanksgiving (2007; short film) - An insane, turkey-obsessed pilgrim commits a series of random murders on Thanksgiving.
Thankskilling (2009) - A group of students are hunted by a demonic turkey during Thanksgiving break.

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