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30+ Movies to Watch Over the Holidays

by IMDb-Editors • Created 2 years ago • Modified 11 months ago
From comedies to classics, we've rounded up 30 titles available to stream or rent as you settle into for the holidays.
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  • Bill Melendez and Todd Barbee in A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973)

    1. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

    197325mTV-GTV Short
    7.7 (13K)
    Peppermint Patty invites herself and her friends over to Charlie Brown's for Thanksgiving, and with Linus, Snoopy, and Woodstock, he attempts to throw together a Thanksgiving dinner.
    DirectorsBill MelendezPhil RomanStarsTodd BarbeeRobin KohnStephen Shea
  • Holly Hunter in Home for the Holidays (1995)

    2. Home for the Holidays

    19951h 43mPG-1357Metascore
    6.6 (16K)
    After being fired, making out with her soon-to-be ex-boss, and discovering that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson faces the unenviable task of spending the holiday with her exceedingly dull family.
    DirectorJodie FosterStarsHolly HunterAnne BancroftRobert Downey Jr.
  • Christina Ricci, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Ian Abercrombie, Anjelica Huston, Carol Kane, Matthew Beebe, Chris Ellis, Christopher Hart, Ryan Holihan, Kaitlyn Hooper, Kristen Hooper, Dana Ivey, and Jimmy Workman in Addams Family Values (1993)

    3. Addams Family Values

    19931h 34mPG-1361Metascore
    6.8 (119K)
    The Addams Family try to rescue their beloved Uncle Fester from his gold-digging new love, a black widow named Debbie.
    DirectorBarry SonnenfeldStarsAnjelica HustonRaul JuliaChristopher Lloyd
  • Woody Harrelson and Owen Wilson in Free Birds (2013)

    4. Free Birds

    20131h 31mPG38Metascore
    5.8 (28K)
    A pair of turkeys discover a time machine and decide to use it to travel to the first Thanksgiving, to take turkeys off the menu forever.
    DirectorJimmy HaywardStarsWoody HarrelsonOwen WilsonDan Fogler
  • The Big Chill (1983)

    5. The Big Chill

    19831h 45mR61Metascore
    7.1 (44K)
    A group of seven former college friends gather for a weekend reunion at a South Carolina vacation home after the funeral of another of their college friends.
    DirectorLawrence KasdanStarsTom BerengerGlenn CloseJeff Goldblum
  • Ike Barinholtz and Tiffany Haddish in The Oath (2018)

    6. The Oath

    20181h 33mR58Metascore
    5.7 (5.1K)
    In a politically divided America, a man struggles to make it through the Thanksgiving holiday without destroying his family.
    DirectorIke BarinholtzStarsIke BarinholtzTiffany HaddishNora Dunn
  • George Clooney, Bill Murray, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Owen Wilson, Eric Chase Anderson, and Wallace Wolodarsky in Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

    7. Fantastic Mr. Fox

    20091h 27mPG83Metascore
    7.9 (292K)
    An urbane fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers' retaliation.
    DirectorWes AndersonStarsGeorge ClooneyMeryl StreepBill Murray
  • Oliver Platt, Katie Holmes, Patricia Clarkson, and Derek Luke in Pieces of April (2003)

    8. Pieces of April

    20031h 20mPG-1370Metascore
    7.0 (23K)
    A wayward daughter invites her dying mother and the rest of her estranged family to her apartment for Thanksgiving dinner.
    DirectorPeter HedgesStarsKatie HolmesOliver PlattPatricia Clarkson
  • Steve Martin and John Candy in Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)

    9. Planes, Trains & Automobiles

    19871h 33mR72Metascore
    7.6 (172K)
    A Chicago advertising man must struggle to travel home from New York for Thanksgiving, with a lovable oaf of a shower-curtain-ring salesman as his only companion.
    DirectorJohn HughesStarsSteve MartinJohn CandyLaila Robins
  • Sylvester Stallone and Talia Shire in Rocky (1976)

    10. Rocky

    19762hPG70Metascore
    8.1 (670K)
    A small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the world heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.
    DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsSylvester StalloneTalia ShireBurt Young
  • Matthew Broderick, Téa Leoni, Eddie Murphy, Casey Affleck, Ben Stiller, Michael Peña, and Gabourey Sidibe in Tower Heist (2011)

    11. Tower Heist

    20111h 44mPG-1359Metascore
    6.2 (155K)
    When a group of hard-working guys find out they've fallen victim to their wealthy employer's Ponzi scheme, they conspire to rob his high-rise residence.
    DirectorBrett RatnerStarsEddie MurphyBen StillerCasey Affleck
  • The Myth of Fingerprints (1997)

    12. The Myth of Fingerprints

    19971h 33mR58Metascore
    6.0 (2.8K)
    A few days spent in close proximity to each other soon leads to family secrets and old resentments being revealed, which threaten to splinter an already dysfunctional family.
    DirectorBart FreundlichStarsJulianne MooreRoy ScheiderNoah Wyle
  • Renée Zellweger, William Hurt, Meryl Streep, and Tom Everett Scott in One True Thing (1998)

    13. One True Thing

    19982h 7mR63Metascore
    6.9 (13K)
    A career woman reassesses her parents' lives after she is forced to care for her cancer-stricken mother.
    DirectorCarl FranklinStarsMeryl StreepRenée ZellwegerWilliam Hurt
  • Autumn Reeser and Antonio Cupo in Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade (2012)

    14. Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade

    20121h 24mTV-GTV Movie
    6.8 (2.3K)
    An eager Thanksgiving parade coordinator is shocked when a wealthy consultant is hired to analyze its finances. Faced with teaching him that the parade means so much more to her than money, she finds herself reluctantly falling for him.
    DirectorRon OliverStarsAutumn ReeserAntonio CupoApril Telek
  • Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron in Sweet November (2001)

    15. Sweet November

    20011h 59mPG-1327Metascore
    6.7 (97K)
    A workaholic executive, and an unconventional woman agree to a personal relationship for a short period. In this short period she changes his life.
    DirectorPat O'ConnorStarsKeanu ReevesCharlize TheronJason Isaacs
  • Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, and Joan Allen in The Ice Storm (1997)

    16. The Ice Storm

    19971h 52mR72Metascore
    7.3 (63K)
    In 1973 suburbia, several middle-class families experimenting with substance abuse and the swinging lifestyle find their lives spinning beyond their control.
    DirectorAng LeeStarsKevin KlineJoan AllenWilliam Cain
  • Greta Gerwig and Lola Kirke in Mistress America (2015)

    17. Mistress America

    20151h 24mR75Metascore
    6.7 (29K)
    A lonely college freshman's life is turned upside-down by her impetuous, adventurous stepsister-to-be.
    DirectorNoah BaumbachStarsGreta GerwigLola KirkeShana Dowdeswell
  • Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon in Stepmom (1998)

    18. Stepmom

    19982h 5mPG-1358Metascore
    6.8 (78K)
    A terminally ill woman must deal with her ex-husband's new lover, who will be their children's stepmother.
    DirectorChris ColumbusStarsJulia RobertsSusan SarandonEd Harris
  • Parker Posey, Liev Schreiber, and Hope Davis in The Daytrippers (1996)

    19. The Daytrippers

    19961h 27mR73Metascore
    7.1 (8.3K)
    When she discovers a love letter written to her husband by an unknown paramour, the distraught Eliza turns to her tight-knit Long Island family for advice.
    DirectorGreg MottolaStarsHope DavisStanley TucciParker Posey
  • Emma Watson, Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, and Eliza Scanlen in Little Women (2019)

    20. Little Women

    20192h 15mPG91Metascore
    7.8 (273K)
    In 19th century Massachusetts, the March sisters--Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy--on the threshold of womanhood, go through many ups and downs in life and endeavor to make important decisions about their futures.
    DirectorGreta GerwigStarsSaoirse RonanEmma WatsonFlorence Pugh
  • Michael Krauss in Avalon (1990)

    21. Avalon

    19902h 8mPG68Metascore
    7.2 (7.3K)
    A Polish-Jewish family comes to the U.S. at the beginning of the twentieth century. There, the family and their children try to make themselves a better future in the so-called promised land.
    DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsAidan QuinnElizabeth PerkinsLeo Fuchs
  • Jamie Lee Curtis, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, Christopher Plummer, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Michael Shannon, Ana de Armas, LaKeith Stanfield, Jaeden Martell, and Katherine Langford in Knives Out (2019)

    22. Knives Out

    20192h 10mPG-1382Metascore
    7.9 (830K)
    When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate.
    DirectorRian JohnsonStarsDaniel CraigChris EvansAna de Armas
  • Steve Guttenberg, Bruce Dern, Cloris Leachman, Kevin Pollak, Elaine Hendrix, Deirdre O'Connell, Jenna Laurenzo, Caitlin Mehner, and Brandon Micheal Hall in Lez Bomb (2018)

    23. Lez Bomb

    20181h 30mTV-14
    5.2 (1.8K)
    A still closeted young woman brings her girlfriend home for Thanksgiving, only to have her coming out efforts thwarted by the unexpected arrival of her male roommate.
    DirectorJenna LaurenzoStarsJenna LaurenzoCaitlin MehnerDeirdre O'Connell
  • Vivica A. Fox, Nia Long, Mekhi Phifer, Vanessa Williams, Michael Beach, Irma P. Hall, Brandon Hammond, and Jeffrey D. Sams in Soul Food (1997)

    24. Soul Food

    19971h 55mR70Metascore
    7.0 (9.5K)
    One person can keep a family together and, when that one person is gone, a family can be torn apart.
    DirectorGeorge Tillman Jr.StarsVanessa WilliamsVivica A. FoxNia Long
  • For Your Consideration (2006)

    25. For Your Consideration

    20061h 26mPG-1368Metascore
    6.3 (17K)
    Three actors learn that their respective performances in the film "Home for Purim," a drama set in the mid-1940s American South, are generating award-season buzz.
    DirectorChristopher GuestStarsCatherine O'HaraHarry ShearerParker Posey

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