Thanksgiving Themed Movies

Thanksgiving is a time for family, football, food and relaxing. If you like to relax while watching a movie, here are the top turkey day movies according to Forbes.

5. Grumpier Old Men Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon star in this classic. Although not a traditional holiday movie, the heart of the movie makes it a great watch for the entire family.

4. The Ice Storm Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver star in this great movie about dysfunctional families and infidelity during the holiday season. Nominated for a Golden Globe.

3. Hannah and her sisters Woody Allen wrote, directs and stars in one of his best movies. The movie takes part between two Thanksgivings and follows the story of Hannah (Mia Farrow), her younger sisters Lee (Barbara Hershey) and Holly (Dianne Wiest) and the men in their lives.

2. Home for the Holidays An all-star cast directed by Jodie Foster makes this a great Thanksgiving film and a great heartfelt family comedy and drama. Starring Holly Hunter, Anne Bancroft, and Robert Downey Jr.

1. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone who has seen this 1987 classic. The film stars Steve Martin as Neal Page, a high-strung marketing executive, who meets Del Griffith, played by John Candy, an eternally optimistic, outgoing, overly talkative, and clumsy shower curtain ring salesman. They share a three-day odyssey of misadventures trying to get Neal home to Chicago from New York City in time for Thanksgiving with his family.