I know I recently wrote about my favorite summer movies with a witchy/Halloween vibe. But now it’s time to share some of my favorite romantic Thanksgiving movies. I’ll be honest… there aren’t that many of them. I guess Thanksgiving, because it falls between Halloween and Christmas, kind of gets ignored by the movie making crowd. But they’re a few made-for-TV and big screen movies about fall and gratitude and family feasts that I’ve enjoyed, and I’m sharing them below.
I’ve not included links to the streaming services because the rights to movies are constantly being sold between the services so it’s hard to keep up. All trailers courtesy of YouTube.
🎬 Favorite Thanksgiving Movies
☀️ 1. Holiday Engagement (2011)
Hillary hires an actor to pose as her fiancé over a Thanksgiving weekend with her family when her real-relationship falls apart.
☀️ 2. Love at the Thanksgiving Parade (2012)
A parade coordinator in Chicago (Emily) anticipates a proposal. A wealthy consultant arrives to help with the parade finances, and sparks fly
☀️ 3. A Family Thanksgiving (2010)
A high-powered attorney gets a magical look at a life she could have had — more family, kids, love — during a Thanksgiving gathering.
☀️ 4. An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving (2008)
Based on Louisa May Alcott’s story — a struggling family at Thanksgiving time deals with challenges and hope.
☀️ 5. Funny Thing about Love (2021)
A businesswoman brings her boyfriend home for Thanksgiving only to find her family is trying to reconnect her with a lost love.
☀️ 6. Hannah and her sisters (1986)
A film spanning two Thanksgiving dinners where relationships intertwine among sisters and their loves.
☀️ 7. Little Women (1994)
This movie contains one of the most memorable Thanksgiving sequences in film. The story (both the book and the movie) beautifully blends romance, family, and gratitude, all themes deeply tied to the holiday.
