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(WTAJ) \u2014 While Christmas movies take over TV and streaming, there are a few cult classic films that focus on Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n
If you want to watch holiday movies, three cult classics focus on Thanksgiving, while most holiday films focus on Christmas.<\/p>\n
You can \u201cweeze the juice\u201d while you travel the country with John Candy to get home for Thanksgiving \u2014 or you can go on a road trip to get your fianc\u00e9\u2019s spoiled teenager.<\/p>\n
Planes, Trains and Automobiles has become a cult classic. The film features Steve Martin and John Candy. Martin runs into Candy as he tries to get home from New York to Chicago to spend Thanksgiving with his wife and two kids. Clearly, the comedy ensues from both actors in the first few minutes when they meet.<\/p>\n
Truly, a Thanksgiving film worth watching.<\/p>\n
The film also has a classic cameo from Flashdance\/Tremors superstar Kevin Bacon in the first few minutes.<\/p>\n
Planes, Trains and Automobiles can be found streaming on Paramount+, MGM+ and Amazon Prime.<\/p>\n
We\u2019re going to \u201cweeze the juice\u201d here with 1993\u2019s \u201cSon In Law\u201d featuring Pauly Shore. A classic \u201cfish out of water\u201d tale that caught on with Millennials.<\/p>\n
Pauly Shore was hot off \u201cEncino Man,\u201d featuring Brendan Frasier as a caveman brought back to life in the 1990s, with Sean Astin from the 1980s film The Goonies.<\/p>\n
Son-in-law features Shore and Carla Gugino in starring roles. Lane Smith, from My Cousin Vinny and the soon-to-be Perry Smith from Lois and Clark, plays a major role too. Shore stars as a hipster resident advisor who falls in love with Gargino while at her parents\u2019 farm over Thanksgiving break. The California hipster lights up the screen as he tries to make the California scene mesh with the all-American country folk.<\/p>\n
Oh, by the way, have you seen The Sandlot? \u201cThe Great HAMbino\u201d plays Gugino\u2019s younger brother.<\/p>\n
Son-in-Law can be found on various streaming services; however, it\u2019s not included with any streaming subscriptions.<\/p>\n
In the late 1980s, Al Bundy was a household name, thanks to the smash hit sitcom \u2018Married\u2026 with Children.\u2019<\/p>\n
Roughly four seasons into the 11-season series, Ed O\u2019Neill jumped to the big screen. He played a blue-collar construction business owner who decided to travel from Chicago to Georgia to pick up his girlfriend\u2019s son, played by Ethan Embry (Vegas Vacation, Sneaky Pete), to bring him home for Thanksgiving with him and the kid\u2019s mother.<\/p>\n
Hilarity ensues as the duo struggles to connect and end up in a homeless shelter, as the Prep School all-star learns a lot about life and compassion.<\/p>\n
Dutch also features Christopher McDonald (Shooter McGavin from Happy Gilmore) and E.G. Daily, who voiced a slew of animated characters in the \u201990s, including Tommy Pickles of the Rugrats.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, Dutch is unavailable on streaming at this time.<\/p>\n
Everyone loves a good Charlie Brown movie, show, or comic. Snoopy, Linus, Lucy, Woodstock\u2026 The gang has been celebrating Thanksgiving every year since 1973. It\u2019s a classic for adults and a fun intro to the older cartoons for today\u2019s kids.<\/p>\n
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving is available to stream on Apple+ with a subscription.<\/p>\n
Stay up to date with the latest news in the palm of your hand. Click here<\/a> to download the WTAJ app for Apple and Android devices. <\/strong><\/p>\n While other movies happen to take place in the Thanksgiving timeframe, none focus on Thanksgiving, friends and family like these four iconic cult classics.<\/p>\n Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/i><\/p>\n