'The Humans' To 'Lez Bomb' : 5 Thanksgiving Movies To Stream This Holiday

Thanksgiving is the national winter holiday of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest as well as the year that passed celebrated in the United States, Liberia, Saint Lucia, Grenada and Canada. The holiday is celebrated with family by cooking various delicacies.

Thanksgiving means a cosy, warm at-home celebration of harvest with your loved ones and family. It's all about bonding, having great food like Turkey and pies and creating memories that you will cherish. When the family comes together for Thanksgiving, the one thing that confuses them is the fun activities that they should do together. From playing games to singing and dancing, there are many fun ways of celebrating your time with your family. One of the ways is watching a good movie together but the problem is what to watch. So if you are also stuck on what to watch this Thanksgiving, here are some movies that would be the best picks.

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5 Films To Watch On Thanksgiving

The Humans

This movie will be a good pick if you want to watch something eerie and thrilling this Thanksgiving. This psychological thriller is about Erik Blake who brings together three generations of his Pennsylvania family to his daughter's home in Manhattan to celebrate Thanksgiving. However, as the night grows darker, the family experiences eerie occurrences that bring out their worst fears.

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

If you have kids over this Thanksgiving, then this might be a great pick for you. Watch your favourite cartoon character from Peanuts, Charlie Brown celebrating Thanksgiving with Peppermint Patty and his friends who help him to make his own version of Thanksgiving meal and also make it to his grandmother's house for the family Thanksgiving dinner in time.

Lez Bomb

This is an American comedy-drama set in the backdrop of Thanksgiving that was released in 2018 and starred Jenna Laurenzo and Caitlin Mehner in lead roles. The story is about a closeted lesbian Lauren living in Jersey City who decides to take her girlfriend Hailey to her home in Ramsey on holidays and come out in front of her conservative family. However, things get messy when her family mistakes her male roommate to be her boyfriend.

The Turkey Bowl

Released in 2019, this Thanksgiving film stars Matt Jones, Ryan Hansen and Kristen Hager and is the story of a Chicago businessman Patrick Hodges who was once a quarterback during his high school days. He gets the message of a friend's death and arrives in his hometown in Oklahoma on Thanksgiving after years but ends up knowing that the death was a lie and he was called to win a legendary football match against their rivals that was called off 15 years ago.

Friendsgiving

This 2020 American drama film is based on a Thanksgiving vacation of a group of close friends. Starring Kat Dennings, Malin Akerman, Jane Seymour, Chelsea Peretti, Aisha Tyler and Christine Taylor, the movie is about best friends Molly and Abby who wanted to spend a quiet Thanksgiving but a bunch of unexpected guests make the holiday chaotic and crazy.