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Holiday Hotline
Abby connects with a single dad through an anonymous cooking hotline, unaware she has met him in real life.
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Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade
2012 · 84 min★ 6.8Story setting: OfficeBig CityRivals become romantic leadsRated 6.8 with nearly 2,300 votes, and one of the few films that is genuinely about Thanksgiving. Emily (Autumn Reeser) runs Chicago's Thanksgiving Day Parade and butts heads with a cynical consultant (Antonio Cupo) brought in to decide whether the thing is worth the money. Her job becomes proving the parade means more than its balance sheet. The parade really is the centerpiece, right down to a romantic confession delivered from a moving float. A warm holiday-tradition romance that actually earns the holiday in its title.
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Abby answers a holiday hotline for people struggling to cook Thanksgiving and Christmas turkeys. Her work helping callers becomes a regular part of the story and her connection with Jack.
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A family facing hard times cannot afford a turkey for Thanksgiving dinner. The holiday meal sits at the center of their financial strain and efforts to reconcile.
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The Thanksgiving House
2013 · 85 min★ 6.3When Boston lawyer Mary Ross inherits a house in Plymouth from her late aunt, she has no idea she may have inherited a historical treasure. Mary's initial desire to sell the house is supported by her slick boyfriend, Rick, but she is shocked to discover local historian Everett Mather has evidence that her house is located on the site of the first Thanksgiving. With the house turning into an unexpected tourist attraction, putting Mary in the media spotlight at the prying of unscrupulous gossip blogger Ashleigh Mulligan, Everett tries to prove his theory and Mary tries to prove anything that will keep the house in her hands. Suddenly, Mary clings to the house as an artifact of her own history before her happy childhood memories were tarnished by her father's abandonment. Ultimately, Mary must decide if it is more important to preserve the house's historical ties or make it the site of many happy Thanksgivings to come. What will she choose?
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Artist Britt returns home for Thanksgiving and finds her estranged mother growing ill with Alzheimer's. The holiday visit brings their unresolved relationship into focus.
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Holiday Engagement
2011 · 97 min★ 6.0Afraid to tell her family she's been dumped, Hillary hires an actor to play her fiancé during a four-day Thanksgiving weekend at her parents' house.
About this list
6 movies · Updated 2026-09-26
Thanksgiving must shape the story or a substantial subplot. The list follows saved IMDb rating, highest first.
Thanksgiving brings people back to the same table, sometimes after a long time apart. In these films, the holiday changes what the family or couple has to face. A passing meal does not make a Thanksgiving story.
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