Thanksgiving Films
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1. Krisha (2015)
R | 83 min | Drama
Krisha returns for Thanksgiving dinner after ten years away from her family, but past demons threaten to ruin the festivities.
Director: Trey Edward Shults | Stars: Krisha Fairchild, Alex Dobrenko, Robyn Fairchild, Chris Doubek
Votes: 10,058 | Gross: $0.14M
2. American Movie (1999)
R | 107 min | Documentary, Comedy
Documentary about an aspiring filmmaker's attempts to finance his dream project by finally completing the low-budget horror film he abandoned years before.
Director: Chris Smith | Stars: Mark Borchardt, Mike Schank, Tom Schimmels, Monica Borchardt
Votes: 19,334 | Gross: $1.16M
3. We Are What We Are (2013)
R | 105 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
The Parkers, a reclusive family who follow ancient customs, find their secret existence threatened as a torrential downpour moves into their area, forcing daughters Iris and Rose to assume responsibilities beyond those of a typical family.
Director: Jim Mickle | Stars: Bill Sage, Ambyr Childers, Julia Garner, Wyatt Russell
Votes: 22,114 | Gross: $0.08M
4. Escape Room (I) (2019)
PG-13 | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
Six strangers find themselves in a maze of deadly mystery rooms and must use their wits to survive.
Director: Adam Robitel | Stars: Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Jay Ellis, Tyler Labine
Votes: 141,830 | Gross: $57.01M
5. ThanksKilling (2008)
Not Rated | 70 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
A homicidal turkey axes off college kids during Thanksgiving break.
Director: Jordan Downey | Stars: Wanda Lust, Natasha Cordova, Lindsey Anderson, Lance Predmore
Votes: 5,463
6. ThanksKilling 3 (2012)
Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Fowl-mouthed villain Turkie carves through the likes of a rapping grandma, a mindless puppet, a wig-wearing inventor, a bisexual space worm, and their equally ridiculous friends on his quest to recover the last copy of "ThanksKilling 2".
Director: Jordan Downey | Stars: Daniel Usaj, Joe Hartzler, Preston Altree, Benjamin Siemon
Votes: 1,284
7. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973 TV Short)
TV-G | 25 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
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.
Directors: Bill Melendez, Phil Roman | Stars: Todd Barbee, Robin Kohn, Stephen Shea, Hilary Momberger-Powers
Votes: 12,352
8. Thanksgiving (I) (2023)
R | 106 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts - the birthplace of the infamous holiday.
Director: Eli Roth | Stars: Patrick Dempsey, Ty Olsson, Gina Gershon, Lynne Griffin
Votes: 48,591
9. Addams Family Values (1993)
PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Fantasy
The Addams Family try to rescue their beloved Uncle Fester from his gold-digging new love, a black widow named Debbie.
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld | Stars: Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Joan Cusack
Votes: 109,576 | Gross: $48.92M
10. Kristy (2014)
Not Rated | 86 min | Horror, Thriller
When a college girl who is alone on campus over the Thanksgiving break is targeted by a group of outcasts, she must conquer her deepest fears to outwit them and fight back.
Director: Olly Blackburn | Stars: Haley Bennett, Ashley Greene, Lucas Till, Chris Coy
Votes: 9,280
11. Blood Rage (1987)
R | 82 min | Horror
A boy kills a man and accuses his twin brother of the murder, and the innocent brother ends up institutionalized, while his psychotic twin goes free. 10 years later, the innocent twin escapes, which triggers his brother into killing again.
Director: John Grissmer | Stars: Louise Lasser, Mark Soper, Julie Gordon, Jayne Bentzen
Votes: 5,739
12. Blood Freak (1972)
X | 86 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A biker gets a job at a turkey farm and agrees to act as guinea pig for some chemicals that need tested, failing to anticipate the murderous side effects.
Directors: Brad F. Grinter, Steve Hawkes | Stars: Steve Hawkes, Dana Cullivan, Randy Grinter, Heather Grinter
Votes: 1,818
13.
Into the Dark (2018–2021)
Episode:
Pilgrim
(2019)
TV-MA | 80 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A woman invites re-enactors to produce an authentic first Thanksgiving for her family and friends. However, things take an unexpected turn when the actors refuse to break character.
Director: Marcus Dunstan | Stars: Reign Edwards, Kerr Smith, Courtney Henggeler, Peter Giles
Votes: 1,898
14.
Into the Dark (2018–2021)
Episode:
Flesh & Blood
(2018)
TV-MA | 93 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Kimberly, a teenager suffering from agoraphobia, has not left the house since her mother's unsolved murder. On the eve of Thanksgiving, she begins to suspect that the safe harbor of home and her doting father may be a dangerous mirage.
Director: Patrick Lussier | Stars: Dermot Mulroney, Diana Silvers, Tembi Locke, Meredith Salenger
Votes: 2,691
15. Home Sweet Home (1981)
TV-PG | 85 min | Horror
An escaped mental patient steals a station wagon and makes his way to the Bradleys' Thanksgiving celebration, where he plans to make them a little less thankful...
Director: Nettie Peña | Stars: Jake Steinfeld, Vinessa Shaw, Peter De Paula, Don Edmonds
Votes: 890
16. Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County (1998 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 93 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
After a mysterious blackout, a son goes out to investigate and captures footage of actual aliens. When the aliens follow him and his brothers back to their home, all hell breaks loose.
Director: Dean Alioto | Stars: Benz Antoine, Kristian Ayre, Gillian Barber, Michael Buie
Votes: 3,855
17. The Oath (2018)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Thriller
In a politically divided America, a man struggles to make it through the Thanksgiving holiday without destroying his family.
Director: Ike Barinholtz | Stars: Ike Barinholtz, Tiffany Haddish, Nora Dunn, Chris Ellis
Votes: 4,989 | Gross: $0.40M
18. Black Friday (III) (2021)
84 min | Comedy, Horror
A group of toy store employees must protect each other from a horde of parasite infected shoppers.
Director: Casey Tebo | Stars: Devon Sawa, Ivana Baquero, Ryan Lee, Stephen Peck
Votes: 8,059
19. The Boneyard (1991)
R | 98 min | Fantasy, Horror
Children turned into zombies wreak havoc in a coroner's building with just a burned-out psychic, an experienced cop and two coroners to stop the madness.
Director: James Cummins | Stars: Ed Nelson, Deborah Rose, Norman Fell, James Eustermann
Votes: 1,708
20. Deadly Friend (1986)
R | 91 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
After his friend is killed by her abusive father, the new kid in town attempts to save her by implanting a robotic microchip into her brain.
Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Matthew Labyorteaux, Kristy Swanson, Michael Sharrett, Anne Twomey
Votes: 8,737 | Gross: $8.99M
21. Intensity (1997 TV Movie)
186 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A woman spending Thanksgiving at the home of her friend's family in the rural Pacific Northwest finds herself in the clutches of a disturbed serial killer.
Director: Yves Simoneau | Stars: John C. McGinley, Molly Parker, Blu Mankuma, Lori Triolo
Votes: 2,180
22. Seance (I) (2021)
R | 92 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Camille, a young woman who arrives at the Fairfield Academy following one of the student's untimely and violent death.
Director: Simon Barrett | Stars: Suki Waterhouse, Madisen Beaty, Inanna Sarkis, Ella-Rae Smith
Votes: 4,334
23. You're Next (2011)
R | 95 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
When the Davison family comes under attack during their wedding anniversary getaway, the gang of mysterious killers soon learns that one of the victims harbors a secret talent for fighting back.
Director: Adam Wingard | Stars: Sharni Vinson, Joe Swanberg, AJ Bowen, Nicholas Tucci
Votes: 109,433 | Gross: $18.47M
24. Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead (2006)
Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Horror, Musical
Zombified chickens attempt to kill the fast-food workers that cook them in a restaurant built on an ancient burial ground.
Director: Lloyd Kaufman | Stars: Jason Yachanin, Kate Graham, Allyson Sereboff, Robin L. Watkins
Votes: 9,185 | Gross: $0.02M
25. Boogeyman (2005)
PG-13 | 89 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A young man tries to deal with the childhood terror that has never stopped haunting him.
Director: Stephen Kay | Stars: Barry Watson, Emily Deschanel, Lucy Lawless, Skye McCole Bartusiak
Votes: 32,595 | Gross: $46.75M
26. ThanXgiving (2006)
Not Rated | 86 min | Horror
A group of film students travel deep into the woods to make a movie, thinking that they've found the perfect location in the form of an abandoned campground.
Director: Bobby Ray Akers Jr. | Stars: Ari Lehman, Suki Peters, Jaxon Stanford, Forrest Boston
Votes: 97
27. Ghost Note (2017)
102 min | Horror, Thriller
An immortal blues musician terrorizes childhood sweethearts reunited over the Thanksgiving holiday.
Director: Troy Hart | Stars: Alicia Underwood, Justin Duncan, Kenny Gardner, Allyn Carrell
Votes: 973
28. Harvested 2 (2022)
Horror, Thriller
A group of social media influencers travel to Hayfork, CA on Thanksgiving Day to get footage of the Harvest Monster aka Harold Rice. While chasing fame and fortune, they soon come face to face with the urban legend who owns the night.
Director: Alex West | Stars: Hana Wu, Meggie Cherilus, Cortney Elise, Jenna Nimri
29. Black Friday (2020)
137 min | Comedy, Horror, Musical
When a hot new toy incites riots on Black Friday, the shoppers at Hatchetfield's Lakeside Mall must battle the brainwashed followers of god-like being "Wiggly" as pandemonium grips the world.
Director: Nick Lang | Stars: Jaime Lyn Beatty, Jeff Blim, Corey Dorris, Angela Giarratana
Votes: 430
30. Derelicts (2017)
73 min | Horror
A strained suburban family's Thanksgiving is disrupted by a gang of vicious vagrants.
Director: Brett Glassberg | Stars: Kelly Dealyn, David Lee Hess, Emily Ammon, Dalton Allen
Votes: 144
31. Grandma Werewolf (2017)
90 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
When a dysfunctional family goes to their recently widowed grandmother's cabin for Thanksgiving, they find out that their grandmother is actually a werewolf.
Director: Zachary Will | Stars: James Wosochlo, Trevor Brooks, America Ramos, Tricia Harmon
Votes: 81
32. Tales from the Grave, Volume 2: Happy Holidays (2005 Video)
90 min | Horror
Come join the Old Crone one more time in this chilling sequel! This time around, the Crone takes you on a year's holiday journey. Watch what happens when Valentine's Day becomes a blood ... See full summary »
Director: Stephanie Beaton | Stars: Felicia Lambreton, Leo Fenwick, Thomas Crnkovich, Gay Linn Kirkpatrick
Votes: 54
33. Never Open the Door (2014)
Not Rated | 64 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Three happy couples enjoy the holidays in a cozy secluded cabin in the woods when they are suddenly interrupted by an unprecedented event that will forever change their lives.
Director: Vito Trabucco | Stars: Jessica Sonneborn, Deborah Venegas, Kristina Page, Matt Aidan
Votes: 1,628
34. You Better Watch Out! (2013)
95 min | Horror
From the dark and twisted imaginations of Jay Byrne and Michael Welch comes a brand new holiday themed anthology film. The Storytellers are gathering on Thanksgiving for their yearly get ... See full summary »
Directors: Jason Byrne, Michael Welch | Stars: Vinnie Alley, Jason Byrne, David Civitarese, Keith Cooper
Votes: 20
35. The Last Thanksgiving (2020)
73 min | Horror
A family of cannibalistic pilgrims attacks a restaurant that stays open for Thanksgiving.
Director: Erick Lorinc | Stars: Amanda Arrants, Jake Balser, Annie Collins, Mitch Collins
Votes: 243
36. Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
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.
Director: John Hughes | Stars: Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins, Michael McKean
Votes: 160,228 | Gross: $49.53M
37. Rocky II (1979)
PG | 119 min | Drama, Sport
Rocky struggles in family life after his bout with Apollo Creed, while the embarrassed champ insistently goads him to accept a challenge for a rematch.
Director: Sylvester Stallone | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers
Votes: 231,217
38. National Treasure (2004)
PG | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
A historian races to find the legendary Templar Treasure before a team of mercenaries.
Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean
Votes: 355,128 | Gross: $173.01M
39. Pieces of April (2003)
PG-13 | 80 min | Comedy, Drama
A wayward daughter invites her dying mother and the rest of her estranged family to her apartment for Thanksgiving dinner.
Director: Peter Hedges | Stars: Katie Holmes, Oliver Platt, Patricia Clarkson, Derek Luke
Votes: 22,124 | Gross: $2.53M
40. Prisoners (2013)
R | 153 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts.
Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Melissa Leo
Votes: 809,352 | Gross: $61.00M
41. The Humans (2021)
R | 108 min | Drama
During one evening, the Blake family gathers to celebrate thanksgiving in a broken-down flat newly rented by the daughter and her new man. As the darkness falls, we find that all have less to be thankful about.
Director: Stephen Karam | Stars: Richard Jenkins, Jayne Houdyshell, Amy Schumer, Beanie Feldstein
Votes: 10,808
42. For Your Consideration (2006)
PG-13 | 86 min | Comedy
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.
Director: Christopher Guest | Stars: Catherine O'Hara, Harry Shearer, Parker Posey, Christopher Guest
Votes: 15,888 | Gross: $5.54M
43. The New World (2005)
PG-13 | 135 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of the English exploration of Virginia, and of the changing world and loves of Pocahontas.
Director: Terrence Malick | Stars: Colin Farrell, Q'orianka Kilcher, Christopher Plummer, Christian Bale
Votes: 89,859 | Gross: $12.71M
44. The Ice Storm (1997)
R | 112 min | Drama
In suburban New Canaan, Connecticut, 1973, middle-class families experimenting with casual sex and substance abuse find their lives beyond their control.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Henry Czerny
Votes: 59,957 | Gross: $7.84M
45. Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)
PG | 91 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
When a shopping mall is taken over by a gang of organized crooks, it's up to a mild-mannered security guard to save the day.
Director: Steve Carr | Stars: Kevin James, Keir O'Donnell, Jayma Mays, Raini Rodriguez
Votes: 117,403 | Gross: $20.82M
46. The Last Waltz (1978)
PG | 117 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A film account and presentation of the final concert of The Band.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robbie Robertson, Muddy Waters, Neil Young, Van Morrison
Votes: 20,150 | Gross: $0.32M
47. Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow (2015 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 88 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
The Emmerson family heads to the quaint town of Turkey Hollow to visit Aunt Cly. Tim and Annie quickly grow bored without the Internet, and soon try to track the howling hoodoo, an elusive monster the locals dismiss as a legend.
Director: Kirk R. Thatcher | Stars: Mary Steenburgen, Jay Harrington, Graham Verchere, Genevieve Buechner
Votes: 834
48. Garfield's Thanksgiving (1989 TV Short)
TV-G | 24 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Jon falls for Garfield's veterinarian--who puts Garfield on a diet--and invites her to Thanksgiving dinner.
Directors: Phil Roman, Gerard Baldwin, Bob Nesler, John Sparey | Stars: Lorenzo Music, Thom Huge, Gregg Berger, Julie Payne
Votes: 1,302
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